Activity for user49466
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| Edit | Post #30142 | Initial revision | — | over 4 years ago |
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| Edit | Post #29627 | Initial revision | — | over 4 years ago |
| Edit | Post #29581 | Initial revision | — | over 4 years ago |
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A: Characterisation: What lines can an antihero cross while retaining reader sympathy? These are the factors that influence where the line is. It will be floating, depending on context. The following would increase reader sympathy, given a morally dubious main character: 1. Motivation - Give the character a compelling reason for their reprehensible actions. 2. Information - Create a ... (more) |
— | over 5 years ago |
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A: Do I have to keep saying “_____ thought,”after I put italics? No You merely need to ensure the reader understands who is thinking, and that the text is thought. E.g. "Trevor stood before her, like an ebony sculpture, even more imposing than she remembered.Gods, my father hasn't changed. Morgan thought to herself." or "Trevor stood before her, like an ebony... (more) |
— | over 5 years ago |
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Where can I find information on how different genres are conventionally written? I'm having a very hard time finding a list and examples of stylistic subgenre conventions. To be specific: how genre writing impacts things like sentence length, dialogue, the tone of adjectives, pacing, etc. I've found a few things in very broad strokes, but I'm looking for something specific. Not... (more) |
— | almost 6 years ago |
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A: How graphic should a grimdark fantasy setting be? From a pure publishing perspective, super explicit depictions will turn a lot of publishers off, nevermind readers. I have a pretty high tolerance, and usually what I ask is how neccesarry a scene like that really is for the plot and contexr. If its not, I usually lose respect for the author. Light... (more) |
— | almost 6 years ago |