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Edit Post #8561 Initial revision about 5 years ago
Edit Post #8397 Initial revision about 5 years ago
Answer A: Real, serious and based on personal experience idea, but no previous practice. Where to begin?
I really don't have any special advice other than to just write. Don't worry about the quality of what you put onto paper, just commit it to paper. People will say "it's probably better than you think it is" but the fact is that it will probably be pretty bad. That's okay. Everybody's first draft is ...
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over 11 years ago
Answer A: Level of description in a story
A couple of pointers I've picked up (apologies if one of them is pulled from another post I wrote): - 3-5 good descriptors are way better than 10 mediocre ones. If you're describing an employee breakroom, for instance, you might want to mention the stale glow of the flourescent lights, the constant ...
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over 11 years ago