Alexander‭

"Change of heart" may, or may not be real change of heart. There may be different scenarios to explain your events. Justice is above all. Your character "A" may be self-centered, but he has a str...

posted 5y ago by Alexander‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

Any book or article can be written with either personified (first-person) or non-personified narration. You just have to select one way or the other. Typically, reader can tell from the very start...

posted 5y ago by Alexander‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

This is perfectly fine as long as your protagonist's character arc is satisfying and complete. If someone else is stealing the show at the end, there may be good reason for that, and lessons to lea...

posted 5y ago by Alexander‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

I would say it all depends on your idea of the book. If you want your book to be depressing all the way, then you are good, and your story can be a very good one. However, I personally don't appre...

posted 8y ago by Alexander‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

There are "odd things", and there are "mysteries". Mysteries are supposed to get the audience on the hook, and get explained at some point later. Odd things just happen without explanation, and cha...

posted 7y ago by Alexander‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

It is quite common for a work of fiction to show a "Calm before the storm". Maintaining good humor after the tonal shift is much more difficult, and rare. The movie "Life Is Beautiful" is the firs...

posted 6y ago by Alexander‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

To add to other's answers, my own writing can be described by two loops: A. Creative loop: Excitement Exhaustion Writer's block B. Editing loop: Sensing flaws in my writing Revising While ...

posted 6y ago by Alexander‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

First of all, if your story is set 100 years in future, with all relevant technological advancements in place, you would want to make it all clear from the very beginning. You don't wont to create ...

posted 6y ago by Alexander‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

Twist should be quick. Ideally, within a scope of a short paragraph reader's world should be turned upside down and the general idea of what was really going on must be formed. At this point, read...

posted 6y ago by Alexander‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

I see, basically, two scenarios how your MC's dark complexion can be relevant and require special description. Your MC skin tone is darker than the average, to the point that it might influence t...

posted 6y ago by Alexander‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

You either have to be precise, and include diagrams, or be "vaguely dramatic". There is no "middle ground" here. Literature has many examples of chess matches and chess players. Other answers have...

posted 6y ago by Alexander‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

Is your novel set in future? Generally speaking, yes. It is both reasonable and safe to assume that English will continue to serve as a primary language of scientific and engineering community. Th...

posted 5y ago by Alexander‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

If you are writing via planning and worldbuilding, your creative process goes like this: idea => concept => detailed plot/setting Research can be (and should be) used in every step of the p...

posted 5y ago by Alexander‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

It is not necessary to run different character arcs chronologically synchronized. However, it is important not to create a false impression that these arcs are synchronized. For example in "A Song...

posted 5y ago by Alexander‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

Humility is the best when shown, not told. Design a scenario when your character has something that any normal person would brag about, only that he/she is never bragging. It is the best if the ot...

posted 5y ago by Alexander‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭