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Posts by White Cloud‭

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Q&A Should we add a character in a story for realistic effect?

In my novel, the protagonist is divorced and moves from London to another city in Britain. The setting is 2013. The protagonist is depressed and stressed out; in real life, such a person would see...

3 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by White Cloud‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A Quote at the beginning of a chapter, is it advisable for fiction novels?

I have read a few non-fiction works (mostly scientific) where there is a quote at the beginning of each new chapter. Sometimes the quote related to the chapter along with the title, sometimes it wa...

2 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by White Cloud‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A What is a good way to handle lengthy monologues/lectures in a novel?

In my novel, the MC is a woman from London who gets divorced and moves to Wales. Here she meets a Buddhist master with whom she has philosophical conversations about Life, Love, Relationships, etc....

3 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by White Cloud‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A What are the advantages and disadvantages of copying writing styles?

I come from a non-native English speaking country and, from my own analysis, I will say I have an intermediate level English fluency (IELTS score 7). Some of the articles on my blog were chosen by ...

3 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by White Cloud‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A 'Ellipsis' - what do they convey and how to use them aptly in a Novel?

In the writing practises guides, it is usually mentioned that use of ellipsis is a bad practice. But I have come across certain usages in professional writing. To give an example; In the novel ...

2 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by White Cloud‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭