Activity for Koblenzâ€
| Type | On... | Excerpt | Status | Date |
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| Edit | Post #21873 | Initial revision | — | about 5 years ago |
| Edit | Post #21376 | Initial revision | — | about 5 years ago |
| Edit | Post #19411 | Initial revision | — | about 5 years ago |
| Edit | Post #18344 | Initial revision | — | about 5 years ago |
| Edit | Post #18151 | Initial revision | — | about 5 years ago |
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Correcting a handwritten manuscript I used to write on a word processing software, so all the work of rewriting, correcting, editing was easy. Now I'm more and more inclined to handwrite my manuscripts, but all this work of cross out words or rewriting some parts seems tricky. For example, do I have to let a larger spacing between the... (more) |
— | over 7 years ago |
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A subplot becoming another novel I'm writing a novel where I imagined two or three subplots (or storylines). Now I found that one of the subplots has evolved and grown so big that It can be an independant plot itself and could (or could not) lead to another novel. It's a bit annoying for me, because now I have to decide whether I h... (more) |
— | over 7 years ago |
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Can a novel without any death be taken seriously? I was asking myself this question while writing a novel that don't imply any death or even really dramatic event ! The novel tells about the main character's strugglings and conflictuous relationships, but death never occurs in the story ! Can a story like this be taken seriously and don't be consid... (more) |
— | almost 8 years ago |
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Text structure in a fictional diary I began writing a novel. It's something I'm preparing for a long time and I now have enough material. Given the fact that I will concentrate on my main character's poitnt of view, and that I want to show his toughts on a daily basis, I decided that the better form should be a fictional diary. As I s... (more) |
— | over 8 years ago |
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A: When is the best time to add detail? If it interests you, this have been the subject of researches, notably by french literary theorist and semiotician Roland Barthes (in Introduction to the Structural Analysis of Narratives) Barthes divide writers in two categories : > Ellipsis writers : (sorry, not sure of the exact term), such as F... (more) |
— | over 8 years ago |