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Question Preventing unintentional reading between the lines
I'm a really literal writer. I don't write stuff that makes people "read between the lines." Problem is, people still always read between the lines. This leads to them understanding my writing in a way that wasn't my original intent. For example, I ask a lot of questions on Stack Exchange. Peopl...
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over 6 years ago
Question The protagonist can't defeat the antagonist without the antagonist being stupid
What should I do if my story's plot is built around the antagonist being extremely strong, and by the end it's clear that the protagonist cannot possibly defeat the antagonist, unless the antagonist makes a stupid mistake in the "final battle" (or the protagonist magically gets super strong)? Is rewr...
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over 7 years ago
Question How should I "remind" the reader of something that they may have forgotten?
Say there is a small detail in the beginning of the book that has a big effect later on. The reader might've forgotten about that by the time they get to that part. How should I remind the reader about the detail, other than straight-up saying something along the lines of: Remember the X 10 years ag...
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about 8 years ago