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Answer A: Hate to love, love to hate
The best advice I've ever received on writing tragic/well-intentioned villains was in an online Q&A with a fantasy author. I don't recall her exact words but in essence she said to find seemingly reasonable things your villain wants, like what you have in common with your villain. Find the things you...
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over 6 years ago
Question I'm writing a thesis/novel. What should I pay attention to on a possible research trip?
For my BA degree, I am required to complete a thesis project in the field of fiction writing, and I plan to write a novel. With the idea I'm pursuing right now, I plan for it to have elements of fantasy, but be set in a historical time period in a real place. In a few weeks I may have the opportunity...
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almost 7 years ago
Answer A: Details: How do you describe a character's clothing in a story?
There are many ways to approach this, but here are a few thoughts I had reading your question: - Definitely use "football jersey" rather than "football shirt" - Describe not just what the clothing is but how it is - does it fit tightly, or is it loose? Are the colors bright or faded? Does it appear ...
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almost 7 years ago
Answer A: Is there a word or a sets of words that describe a persons beautiful dead face?
The previous answers on here seem to assert that a corpse could not possibly be beautiful due to the physiological processes that occur at or shortly after death. I would argue that these have little to do with your first question -- since we don't know the context of the scene, there is no way to de...
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almost 7 years ago
Answer A: System for Coming up With a Good Title
I think it's a system for coming up with titles, yes, but as Thomas said there's no one formula. One of my fiction workshop professors once gave us an exercise in which each member of the class had to examine their piece and choose one possible short title, one long one, and one strange one, just to...
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over 7 years ago