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A: Would it be possible to create a character without substantial motivation? The point of a story is to have a conflict on the road to a goal. In your case, your goal is to have a nihilistic life, and therefore a conflict to this would be situations that clearly attempt to flip this upside down. Does he absolutely not want to be famous, so he somehow accidentally becomes fam... (more) |
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A: How do I include translations without ruining the flow of the text? Think of writing fiction as a translation of a novel from the place where your story is set into English. Following Lauren Ipsum's answer, simply noting that the conversation was occurring in two different languages is sufficient. There are techniques used however, such as in Saving Private Ryan whe... (more) |
— | about 7 years ago |
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A: Should a reader have enough information to deduce the twist? It's all about readability. Do you want your readers to read your book again, and find out some unique new puzzle or piece of information that they never noticed in the first read through? Are you writing your book to be a one night stand, just a fling - or do you want your book to be something that... (more) |
— | about 7 years ago |
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A: Spoilers; What Makes A Feel Good Tragedy? There is a common difference between the two separate sections you have presented. Between Feel Good, and Feel Bad - those two groups have a clearly defining difference, and that is that in Feel Good stories the protagonists are better off in the end of the story than at the start. Think of the succ... (more) |
— | about 7 years ago |
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A: How do I know when to include subplots? Subplots are forms of a story that are used to lead in important pieces of information for your overarching story. Think of subplots as the bricks that build your wall, (the entire arc). Subplots are just generally the stories that lead to more information, a certain character's background, informat... (more) |
— | about 7 years ago |
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A: What is a good way to name characters? An interesting idea that no one has suggested yet is to simply break down normal nouns into more name like ones. For example, create a name that is associated with the character - if a character's primary trait is strength, why not name them Luft? (Similar to the word lift), if a character can use so... (more) |
— | about 7 years ago |
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A: How can I keep my dialogue nuanced and informal without breaking the illusion that the story is a translation (from a fictional language)? When writing fantasy or any form of fiction that exists in a world vastly different from ours, try to imagine the text you're writing as a translation. Yes, even for your own main character. Remember that you're writing in the perspective of your main character. If your character can't understand som... (more) |
— | about 7 years ago |
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Writing Montage in Novels I have a similar question as the one asked in 'How to write montages in prose? (fantasy novel)' however, there has been no answer in this and it is far too general. The question I wish to ask is; Are there any specific techniques that you can use to write a montage, or a short sequence of events tha... (more) |
— | about 7 years ago |
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How do you convey a term or idea that exists in the modern world, but not in the setting of the story? When writing Fantasy, Historical Novels, or even Science Fiction - language patterns and terms are incredibly different back then (or in the future), then we have now. How can you properly convey an idea that doesn't exist, for example, the word psychology , in such a setting? For example, a charact... (more) |
— | over 7 years ago |
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Should capitalization be used for emphasis for a character's tone? Capitalization in a text has been something heavily debated in the writing community due to its nature as being preference based, and finding a hard set answer is fairly difficult. However, should capitalization be used for emphasis as part of a character's tone? Assume a character is based purely a... (more) |
— | over 7 years ago |
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Tips on engaging the audience in the first chapter? What are some tips you would recommend to immediately attract a reader, or make the story interesting enough to continue reading? I want to know if there are any specific techniques or ways that you can create interest in a multitude of different situations so it wouldn't matter if the world is shro... (more) |
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How do you describe details of an object visually? When writing in the first person, how do you visually describe details of a specific object, such as words written on a piece of paper? Take this for example: > What was his name? That's something he never bothered with before - something completely irrelevant to him over the past few days. He look... (more) |
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How do I handle a backstory big enough to be a story of its own? I have an idea I'm working on, where there's a huge backstory that I'm not sure how to deal with. In my particular case, the backstory and main story are these: The backstory begins as stereotypical “Hero” plotline, whereas a boy starts from nothing, gains companions, and goes to save the world. Ho... (more) |
— | over 7 years ago |