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Posts by brianmearns‭

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Q&A 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...

3 answers  ·  posted 12y ago by brianmearns‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A An adjective relating to the circus? [closed]

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 "circ...

0 answers  ·  posted 11y ago by brianmearns‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A 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...

6 answers  ·  posted 12y ago by brianmearns‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A 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 doe...

2 answers  ·  posted 12y ago by brianmearns‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭