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Storyteller/creator vs writer Since I've begun to attempt this thing called writing, proper writing not coming up with tales and bits to amuse little kids, I've had this doubt. What are the differences, if any real ones, between a storyteller someone who creates and tells stories that only exist in their mind, and a writer who p... (more) |
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Sounds: how to describe them? How do I describe the sound of a low growl in a low technological culture context? All that comes to mind as possible descriptions are the sounds of rolling logs, or the wheels of a wagon. Note: this culture also does not know what the sounds of thunder or rain are, or even running water. But back... (more) |
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How to avoid being too wordy How do I avoid being wordy? Do you know of any exercises or something similar to help with that? I feel, when reading my own writing, that I use "expensive" language, as we say in Portuguese, way too often. I don't seem to be able to use colloquial speech when writing tending to just put down the ... (more) |
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A: I want my novel to contain custom fonts - what should I do? Try using a font editor/creator software. I installed one not too long ago on my own laptop because I wanted a more cursive look to parts of some of my chapters (for when someone is reading or writing a letter kind of thing). You can create a complete "alphabet" with that, with as many squiggles an... (more) |
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Building character trust My main characters finally met. Officially... They still don't know who the others are, and are from different cultural backgrounds, too different for the others to seem normal. Although they are very different, and have started out with similar but at the same time different objectives, their fina... (more) |
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Names and aliases This is related to my previous question. So, let's say I want the readers to not be sure of who my character really is. They'd know her as Olivia, but think she might be Beatrice, or maybe Helena... One is supposedly dead but no one has seen the body since they dumped her before she actually died, ... (more) |
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Is it OK to rename characters? One of my characters has two names, one she was given by her parents and is how the world/other characters know (of)her, another she likes and uses to "throw enemies off her scent" Is it OK to refer to her by the second name til her true identity is revealed to one of the heroes? For instance - Oli... (more) |
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Is it OK to introduce a character to leave it simmering to a later date? One of my secondary characters is going to play an important part, more important than at present, in the story. Is it OK to introduce him, make the reader love him, and then leave him behind til a much later appearance? Just sort of drop him off the plot and leave him simmering? The character play... (more) |
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A: How often can I use time lapses? You should use time-lapses as many times as you need them, unless you want to tell the story of your characters minute-by-minute, day-by-day. I think time lapses are more or less a necessity if you don't want your story to have a million words count... They can be as short as a few hours passing, o... (more) |
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How to figure out what my target readers are? I write something between fantasy and sci-fi. But if someone would ask me what age group, target group I'm writing for I wouldn't know how to reply. I feel that if a six year old couldn't be allowed to read what I write, then I shouldn't be writing it. There are some works I loved for their creati... (more) |
— | about 7 years ago |
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Rewriting a scifi story to fit with actual science, should I do it as I go? Rewriting a scifi story to fit with actual science, should I do it as I go, or just write first and make the needed changes while editing? My world exists in my mind, clear and palpable. but I am somewhat... Let's just say that when I read something I find annoying I usually don't finish the book, ... (more) |
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What to do if my writer's brain functions in English but my target readers are those of my motherland? As a reader I have spent far more hours, well... years reading in English than my natural Portuguese mother language. Now that I am writing, in Portuguese, I find myself fishing for words I know well in English and then not being able to translate them properly to Portuguese. Like the word/expressio... (more) |
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