AGirlHasNoName
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See all 38 »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 7y ago by AGirlHasNoName · last activity 7y 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 7y ago by AGirlHasNoName · last activity 7y 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 7y ago by AGirlHasNoName · last activity 7y 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 7y ago by AGirlHasNoName · last activity 7y 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 7y ago by AGirlHasNoName · last activity 7y 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 7y ago by AGirlHasNoName · last activity 7y 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 7y ago by AGirlHasNoName · last activity 7y 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...
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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....
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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...
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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 7y ago by AGirlHasNoName · last activity 7y ago by System
I'm a chef. I'm also a writer. It's inevitable that I would want to write a cookbook. In fact I've probably started a dozen that I just never got around to finishing. Partly because I'm not sure ho...
3 answers · posted 7y ago by AGirlHasNoName · last activity 7y ago by System
I currently spend a good deal of time over at Code Review and I would love to improve the quality of the reviews I write. Can you give me any insight into the structure or approach you use when wri...
2 answers · posted 7y ago by AGirlHasNoName · last activity 7y 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 7y ago by AGirlHasNoName · last activity 7y ago by System
If you can, lose the formality. By definition, the familiar terms are, well, more familiar. Whereas formality is a constant reminder of rank. I for one felt the constant reference to Frodo as mas...
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