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Is it ok to have many characters who only appear for a few chapters? At least 40% of the characters in my novel appear for only 2-3 chapters and I don't really have the chance to develop them. Is this too many? How can you determine you have too many characters appearing for a very short duration? (more) |
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A: Is it plagiarism to use Google Translate? No, but you will likely end up with a lot of errors. It's not plagiarism, because it's not like Google Translate uses an advanced AI to turn your writing into a masterpiece. However, it might be considered to be plagiarism in the future when the AI improves and can literally improve your writing, and... (more) |
— | almost 6 years ago |
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Writing a fiction novel with poetic verses and handling dialogues I am wondering how you should format dialogues when writing a fiction novel with poetic verses. I believe that the descriptive parts should be written in verses, but what about dialogues? How would you go about writing dialogues when using poetic verses for the dialogues, and how would you go about i... (more) |
— | almost 6 years ago |
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How is a semordnilap typically used? I am asking whether I should use it as a hint to make it clear that my story is about the story of Adam and Eve. In my short story, there's a place called "Nede", with two characters called "Mada" and "Eve". It's a sci-fi book. Are semiordnilaps typically used this way? (more) |
— | almost 6 years ago |
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Any tip on naming a star, planet, geographical features and other non-living things? I was wondering if "Spear" or "The Spear" could be the name of a planet. But I can't find a single reason to name a planet that way, and even if there were it just sounds horribly stupid. What are the general rules and principles you should to follow to name non-living things? (more) |
— | almost 6 years ago |
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What are some good ways of switching from third-person limited point of view to third-person omniscient point of view? I am thinking of writing a short story which starts with a character narrating then ends up being narrated by an omniscient character. What are the best ways of making this transition? I can't think of any book that does it, let alone a short story. The logic gap would be such that it would create so... (more) |
— | almost 6 years ago |
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Is this an oxymoron, and what would be the purpose of making seemingly illogical statements in writing? Here's a piece of writing I came up with: > The rolling billows rocked the mighty galleon > cradling it madly as if it were but a mere child. There are many seeming contradictions: When we think "billows rocked" we think of a powerful motion, "cradling" goes against that, and then "madly" goes ag... (more) |
— | almost 6 years ago |
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Is it redundant to use "billowing winds" and "petulant waves" in the same sentence? > "The ship sailed through the billowing winds and the petulant waves." Is it redundant? Because, if I say billowing, the reader would probably think petulant waves is too redundant. What do you think? (more) |
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