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Answer A: Word for a Female Teenager?
In regards to your first example, if you establish beforehand that the protagonist is a teenager, the reader isn't liable to assume that the other girl is a child because of the another preceding the girl in the sentence. Putting another girl is enough for the reader to gather that this other chic...
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about 8 years ago
Answer A: Benefits of Chapter titles in fictional writing?
A table of contents is helpful guide to any reader that wants to backtrack to a certain point in the story, perhaps to remind themselves how a certain event occurred, or see again how a particular character got to be wherever they are, how they look, etc. Not to mention it's also great for when you w...
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about 8 years ago
Answer A: Is my method of Narration switching from objective to subjective too complicated?
As long as you make sure the POV transitions are smooth and clearly let the reader know that the POV has changed, (Have you had any trouble with that?) I think it will make for an interesting, intricate read. Since you seem to have it planned out in so much detail as well, I think you should go for i...
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about 8 years ago
Answer A: Naming a character late in the chapter but introducing him first
I think it's a good approach! As a reader, I would enjoy the sense of mystery, and I don't think you should change it at all. As for what he should be called before he's introduced, what about his eye color? There's nothing special about, for example, brown eyes. It would be hard to make that a spoil...
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about 8 years ago