Activity for anilineā
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Edit | Post #38017 | Initial revision | — | about 5 years ago |
Edit | Post #37883 | Initial revision | — | about 5 years ago |
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Edit | Post #34132 | Initial revision | — | about 5 years ago |
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A: To what extent should we fear giving offense? Trying to not offend in general, as a goal in and of itself, is automatically a losing proposition. Posed as an optimization problem, it resolves to saying nothing and reaching no one. You cannot please everyone. Every choice attracts some potential readers and alienates others. This is normal. The... (more) |
— | over 5 years ago |
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A: Is there such a thing as too inconvenient? For whom have my hands laboured, Urshanabi? Both temporary setbacks and unexpected failures in the end are entirely appropriate. Unexpectedly unhappy endings are as old as civilization. The best ending for the characters and the best ending for an acclaimed book are often different. This is normal.... (more) |
— | over 5 years ago |
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A: Opening chapter foreshadowing or not? You don't have to put the homicide into Chapter 1, but you might want to. While this approach is a well-worn cliche of police procedurals, especially series (in which the protagonist is known in advance), it is nevertheless an excellent way to lead into introducing the protagonist: An injustice has ... (more) |
— | over 5 years ago |
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A: Borrowing Characters No, absolutely not. Copyright owners have the exclusive right to produce derivative works based on their properties. Thus, using Ender himself as a character in your story without permission from the copyright owner - even for one scene, even for one sentence - is copyright infringement. It doesn't... (more) |
— | almost 6 years ago |