Activity for Stilezâ€
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| Edit | Post #38553 | Initial revision | — | over 4 years ago |
| Edit | Post #38067 | Initial revision | — | over 4 years ago |
| Edit | Post #29560 | Initial revision | — | over 4 years ago |
| Edit | Post #26162 | Initial revision | — | over 4 years ago |
| Edit | Post #26078 | Initial revision | — | over 4 years ago |
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A: What makes a character irredeemable? There's an ambiguity in the OP's question which we need to consider first. When we say a character is irredeemable, do we mean in and of themselves (without external reference), or to a neutral third party (such as a reader?), or to someone affected by their actions (another character)? What does i... (more) |
— | over 4 years ago |
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A: How do I portray irrational anger in first person? Ask yourself (or inquire) what such a person is experiencing. - It could be "I remember shaking, and then the next thing I knew was...", and they know how they felt (hot, exhausted?) and are told by others what they did. - Could be they had thoughts that they ended up accepting. ("I just had to win... (more) |
— | over 4 years ago |
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A: What do you do when your message could be dangerous? Working within your premise of "novel as message", very few messages are black-and-white. Most will bring problems if ignored and also if taken too far, or too literally. Humans (and maybe any other species likely to evolve in the real universe) are likely to have difficult and sometimes conflicting ... (more) |
— | almost 6 years ago |
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Realistic way to ensure letter is posted in 10+ years time I'm a bit stuck on what should be a straightforward plot issue but not sure what is actually realistic. The character is going away into tera incognita (effectively exile until a deadly enemy has surely died, who will stop at nothing to hurt their family if it'll hurt the character). They may come b... (more) |
— | about 6 years ago |
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A: How to handle a massive info dump post-ending? A few tricks come to mind. One that your description strongly suggests is similar to Agatha Christie's "And then there were none", which might be exactly the kind of work you are looking for. It matches your description almost exactly. In that puzzler, she had the same issue - couldn't disclose duri... (more) |
— | about 6 years ago |