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Question Do I have to mention my main character's age?
I finished my novel and realised that I never mentioned my main character's age. In chapter two I said that she in in her twenties, but that's the only mention of her age. I know that she is twenty-three, should I state this in my novel, or is it okay to leave her age vague?
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over 5 years ago
Question How to show the same emotion multiple times?
I think everyone has heard the "show don't tell" rule. My question is how can I show same emotion multiple times without the description being the same. For example if my character is scared I can write how his heart raced, his hand where shaking etc. If the character is scared twice in my book I can...
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almost 6 years ago
Question Writing part word
If I'm writing a dialog and my character get interrupted and cut off in the middle of a sentence can I write half a word and put three dots? I thought it was okay to do this, but I realized that I haven't seen this in published book (or I don't remember seeing it). So is it okay to write half a word ...
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about 6 years ago
Question In what order should I name characters?
I was wondering if there is a rule or advice in which order to name my characters. For example, if I want to tell that Bob, John and Rob entered the room should I just name them in random order or is there something else I need to consider? I am writing in third person limited if that`s relevant. ...
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about 6 years ago