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Question An adjective relating to the circus?
I'm looking for an adjective which essentially means "of or relating to the circus." My context is: > As they stood in the doorway, taking in the circus-like activities around them... But "circus-like" is garbage, can anyone suggest a good adjective to use in its place? Alternatively, I could repla...
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over 11 years ago
Question Should I close this quoted paragraph?
I have a paragraph of dialog which technically continues into the next paragraph, but I want to interject a "she continued" almost immediately into the second paragraph. So should I close the quote on the first paragraph, or leave it open? E.g., "Well," Antimony began, taking a deep, thoughtful...
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almost 12 years ago
Question Very simple markup language for writing fiction
I'm using a plain text editor (Vim) to write a fiction piece (chapter book), and I'm wondering what markup languages others use for such a task? I'm looking for something exceedingly simple, it does not have to be powerful at all. Minimum requirements would be supporting basic styling like bold, ital...
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almost 12 years ago
Question Very long sentences: personal style or just bad writing?
I'm writing a story targeted towards children in which the protagonist is a young girl. I find that in writing her dialog and the narrative, I'm producing a lot of very long sentences, to the point that an entire paragraph may be seven or eight lines long, but consisting of a single sentence. It feel...
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almost 12 years ago