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Posts by Loser Like You‭

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Q&A How can I raise the stakes and make a character's decision compelling?

Stories, either written or on film, get boring when logic dictates what does and does not happen. We don't empathise with logic, we empathise with the human elements of choice, namely strong emotio...

posted 7y ago by Loser Like You‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A What if my story seems too similar to a particular movie?

If you're story exceeds genre, becomes more than the sum of its parts, then it is original, regardless of how similar it may be. When I'm reading a story, I'm not comparing it to all the stories I...

posted 7y ago by Loser Like You‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Should I use the terms "people" "person" "man" and "woman" in fantasy setting?

You can just have the humans call each other He, She, Person, People. The other species' then have their own variations of those words. I assume, in your work, that the two species eventually meet...

posted 7y ago by Loser Like You‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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