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Posts by Erin Thursby‭

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Q&A Why aren't detective stories written in the protagonist's POV?

These are examples of mystery stories where things are told from the protagonist's point of view. See this link for more, I've cut pasted the pertinent information below. 1st person, narrator ...

posted 8y ago by Erin Thursby‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A How do I end a comedy sketch?

Terrible gruesome death. In the tradition of Monty Python, as well as Key & Peele or even Amy Schumer. Going beyond total escalation. And back again. Take a premise, stretch it to the limit, t...

posted 7y ago by Erin Thursby‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A I've got too many flashbacks

A story riddled with flashbacks is a sign of weakness, unless it's a device. But, I'm finding that for my MC, she's flashing back a bit to the past, a bit more than I'd like, and mayhap at too much...

1 answer  ·  posted 7y ago by Erin Thursby‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A Using ellipses in a novel

Chicago style is with the spaces. As are most law briefs. You get used to that, it can stick. But AP style is without. And AP style is what people generally see in regular life. (News Stories, most...

posted 7y ago by Erin Thursby‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A How to write an online screen name in dialogue?

Names should always be written as they actually are. Because they are names, unless of course, the pronunciation of the name or the format makes it difficult for the reader to understand or convey ...

posted 6y ago by Erin Thursby‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A How can my story describe a world and a society without relying on individual characters?

Collectives are important, but individuals in a collective are a driving force. The first thing you would need to do is establish POV. Because you don't want inner thoughts, you don't want 1st per...

posted 5y ago by Erin Thursby‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A Punctuating text messages with speaker tags in running copy

Well, you can take inspiration from pictures of texts that are posted all the time. Like this: But basically, online, people are accustomed to reading text messages in this format. Doing this i...

posted 5y ago by Erin Thursby‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A How can I make names more distinctive without making them longer?

According to quora: The letters of the alphabet that are used least frequently in the English language are Q, J, Z and X. Each of these letters is used in less than one percent of English v...

posted 5y ago by Erin Thursby‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A How do I express that a culture has a different standard of beauty?

I am aware that there are lots of different ways to do this. I'm being subtle about it thus far. Our standards of beauty are skinny but with an ample bosom here in the US for the most part. The wom...

8 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by Erin Thursby‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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