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A: How to edit story structure When organizing my novel, I divided it into sections. At first I simply split it intuitively where it "felt right" to do so, points where there were big changes in story structure, setting, new characters came into play or something else made relevant changes to what was going on. This division into... (more) |
— | almost 7 years ago |
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A: Making the death of background characters sad We, as the audience, get sad when something feels incomplete. When any central character dies, the story or the world feels incomplete because we got used to them and/or because they are important to whatever is going on. As for making a background character's death sad, focus on what is left behind... (more) |
— | about 7 years ago |
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A: When writing non-linear, do I have to note time changes? You may do it, you may not. Pulp Fiction didn't do it, neither Memento. When writing a small nonlinear section in my novel, I didn't do it. However , in all of those instances there are several things that might have inspired the author not to use scene cues. - In Pulp Fiction, there aren't many ti... (more) |
— | about 7 years ago |
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What makes a good death scene? I'm looking specifically into the written medium ( NOT screenwriting) and the death of an important friendly character. It's supposed to be a scene to make the reader scream "please, don't", not "yes, die, idiot!" Are there any known tricks for writing such a scene? (more) |
— | about 7 years ago |
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A: How can I continue one scene after many scenes? The key is to, as soon as the new scene begins, make it clear that it is a continuation of the previous scene. Show the audience something they're familiar with, such as a scenario or camera angle used previously. The longer the audience goes without noticing you are resuming a previous scene, the an... (more) |
— | about 7 years ago |
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How can I write silent communication? How to write silent communication? Humans communicate in a lot of different ways, often concurrently. While writing dialogue I frequently find myself interrupting the lines to add stuff like the following: - "there was an awkward silence between them" - "Patricia reached out for Devin" - "comprehens... (more) |
— | about 7 years ago |