AGirlHasNoName‭

Are you changing narrators? Think of your Third-Person story as being told by a single narrator. Now when you get to the back-story, does the character who is being talked about take over the narr...

posted 6y ago by AGirlHasNoName‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

I think that the biggest problem here is that this was not critique. It was unconstructive criticism. That reader didn't enjoy the mood you set in your piece. That is fine. There are styles of writ...

posted 5y ago by AGirlHasNoName‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

There are a couple questions out there on How to ask a smart question and the FAQ has its own tips, but lets assume you know how to ask what you want. From a purely writing perspective, most of the...

1 answer  ·  posted 5y ago by AGirlHasNoName‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

I recently noticed a trend to a few of my questions. I am attracted to writing in places with extreme brevity. This makes sense to me on a personal level. I've always been attracted to one-liners a...

0 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by AGirlHasNoName‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

Are there any software tools available that will help me dissect my meter? I have always been extremely poor at scansion and while my writing doesn't suffer terribly for it, it makes writing strict...

1 answer  ·  posted 5y ago by AGirlHasNoName‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

First, consider the characteristics of the fantasy element in a world-building sense. Then you have a baseline understanding of what your dragon steak is like. You could do a one to one comparison....

posted 5y ago by AGirlHasNoName‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

I had a similar experience with The Hobbit. But I don't think that's because of the target age of the audience. I think it is because of the style of story that it was. Plucky adventurer full of pl...

posted 5y ago by AGirlHasNoName‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

Outlines are a tool. Nothing more. Should you use it? I don't know, that depends on you. Does the added structure help you focus and develop your story? or is it needless distraction that you freq...

posted 5y ago by AGirlHasNoName‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

Many publishers set their own standards for justification and the choice may not be up to you. On top of that many books are simply justified. As time passes on your work may end up on different pl...

posted 5y ago by AGirlHasNoName‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

I couldn't disagree more! I almost argued in the comments but restrained myself because that would have been tangential and unproductive. Sure, asking what to write and not being able to write abo...

posted 5y ago by AGirlHasNoName‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

You can put your content into a <div id="recipeXYZ"> nested normally within your blog post. Then you can load the content to a print page dynamically. Now you can print from your original pag...

posted 5y ago by AGirlHasNoName‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

When we speak sometimes we draw out certain sounds for emphasis. We also see this technique in song, for both emphasis as well as expanding the meter to make the words fit a certain rhythm. One w...

5 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by AGirlHasNoName‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

Write from the POV of the monster. This way the prey can be described in more dismissive terms. You can then add inner thoughts of the monster. Dismissive thoughts about how this one does what they...

posted 5y ago by AGirlHasNoName‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

When answering questions on Stack Exchange, some of us challenge the assumptions of the author. These frame challenges can often be quite popular answers. This popularity, however, can simply be a ...

3 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by AGirlHasNoName‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

Thanos is a narcissist of the highest order. He speaks in such a commanding way because he believes unwaveringly that his every idea is superior to that of any other being. He twists every action,...

posted 5y ago by AGirlHasNoName‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭