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Posts by EJ785‭

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Q&A Where can I find online resources about writing a visual novel?

I would look at movie scripts for ideas on how to layout the dialog and then look at how to write a book outline and use that format for keeping track of your plot branches. Finally character sheet...

posted 7y ago by EJ785‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A Are tables of contents mandatory in novels?

I've never read a fiction book and expected a table of contents. Also some of my favorite books have no table of contents nor chapter titles. So from a reader's viewpoint I see no flaw in not havin...

posted 7y ago by EJ785‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A When does use of offensive language in a book go from a character trait or to convey emotion to bad use of English skills

I decided to included some offensive language in one of my novels as many novels do. I was wondering however at what point does it become poor dialogue or just plain bad English. Obviously I'm not ...

4 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by EJ785‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A How often should you use walk on and characters that just are moving the story forward?

How often can you employ this before it starts to seem too convenient and fake?

1 answer  ·  posted 7y ago by EJ785‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A Could I get a publisher outside of my home country to publish my work?

Just wondering if I sent a manuscript to an publisher based in lets say the states, would I need to live in the states for my manuscript to be considered?

1 answer  ·  posted 7y ago by EJ785‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A Are there any differences between writing a movie script and writing a tv series script?

Aside from the obvious difference of a movie script been one complete story and a tv series been a continuing story across several episodes. Is anyone aware of anything you would do differently bef...

1 answer  ·  posted 7y ago by EJ785‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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