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Question How to stop viewing your story as a film
When thinking about scenes and story ideas, I can't help but picture something playing out as a movie. It's so much easier to picture someone moving and doing things than to actually describe what they are doing and write about it. I understand that this would make it easier for me to grasp what is h...
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almost 8 years ago
Question I have a hard time staying focused on a single novel
I am currently writing three different stories. I didn't start this on purpose, because I knew it would be very difficult to keep up, but I couldn't help it and kept getting different great ideas that would fit in different stories. I've narrowed it down to three main stories that I've been working ...
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almost 8 years ago
Question What if my story seems too similar to a particular movie?
I'm writing a story about fictional beings who have the power of the four elements. Only very few, very rare people posses the power of all four elements while most only have one. My main character is going to be one of those who have the powers of all the elements. The thing is, I don't want people...
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almost 8 years ago
Question How much detail is too much?
I've read a few amateur stories online and sometimes the author will include so much detail that the reader gets a little bored or distracted and forgets what the actual story is talking about. How do I know whether I am using too much, not enough, or the right amount of detail?
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almost 8 years ago
Question Options for point of view in a story
At first I was going to tell my story told from my main character's point of view, but now I'm wondering if I should make it coming from the point of view of a third-person narrator. I wanted the main character to display her thoughts and emotions to the reader, but I also wanted the reader to exper...
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almost 8 years ago
Question Describing big cities and using slang words while writing
I've been trying to write a book that takes place somewhere in America, maybe New York, Chicago, or another large city. But the problem is, I live in Hawaii and have never been to a city that large. How should I go about writing about the city? Also, in Hawaii, we use a lot of slang words for talking...
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almost 8 years ago