Activity for K. Bailey‭

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Edit	Post #21306	Initial revision	—	almost 5 years ago
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Question	—	How do I avoid rambling in first person narratives? When writing in first person narrative, there are points when the narrator expresses their opinion on a situation, the emotions they're feeling and so on. I've read books where there are several paragraphs at once of just the narrator talking about something and how they feel about it or recalling pa... (more)	—	over 7 years ago
Question	—	How do I avoid making scenes feel rushed? I've written several scenes and reread them silently. Most times they sound rushed, unnatural and uncomfortable. This especially happens with action or other fast-paced scenes. How do I avoid this happening so that the scene develops naturally and doesn't feel like everything is happening too fast? A... (more)	—	over 7 years ago
Question	—	Longer or shorter chapters? This is not a question asking if I should add more or less to my chapters in terms of descriptions and so on to make them longer or shorter. It's more about grouping an already written story. I'm trying to choose between having a larger amount of short chapters or a smaller amount of long chapters. ... (more)	—	over 7 years ago
Question	—	Do you need to have an introduction at the beginning of every book in a series? A series I am working on deals with an underlying storyline that progresses through each book. I'm afraid of confusing a reader if they decide to start reading a book somewhere in the middle of the series and end up being a bit lost as to what is going on. Because of this, I was wondering if it would... (more)	—	over 7 years ago