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Posts by MGOwen‭

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Q&A What are some examples of modern original plots?

No country for old men (book, haven't seen the movie) had a killer and a guy who found some money. Don't want to spoil it, but I don't think it can be fit into any of the tradional plots - no resol...

posted 14y ago by MGOwen‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A Preventing the symbolic conflict of "Hunger Games" from overshadowing widespread social plight

Not sure if this is along the lines of your question exactly, but: The first book was great (mostly about the games), The second book was good (more politics, but still plenty about the games) ...

posted 12y ago by MGOwen‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A How can I make a collection of essays / arguments more attractive to publishers?

Keep in mind that "attractive to publishers" means "readers will pay money for it". That and only that. What you will need to do is prove that there is a market for this (when we can already read m...

posted 12y ago by MGOwen‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A Genre conventions: Which end do readers expect?

I think readers want a good story, not a particular type of ending. After writing (or even just outlining) all three endings, you'll be able to decide, better than we can, which is the best. We r...

posted 10y ago by MGOwen‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A How do you write a Stack Exchange answer?

Be brief, clear and correct. (Note how my top answer to this question overtook the more complete accepted answer).

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

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