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Posts by ashleylee‭

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Q&A How to write a strong villain who isn't really present?

To the rank and file of an army, the "villainous" overlord of the enemy army/nation/empire is simply a caricature created by the propaganda arm of their OWN military intelligence. Little of what t...

posted 6y ago by ashleylee‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A How do I add more characters into my story?

One doesn't have to be alone to be lonely. One can have 1000 facebook friends and not have a real friend. In fact the more facebook friend one has, the lonelier one is likely to be. It is a si...

posted 6y ago by ashleylee‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A Is no religion a bad thing?

In my opinion, in a post apocalyptic world, you MUST have religions. Not one religion, but MANY religions. Every 3rd or 4th settlement should be some kind of a religious cult. Cults tend to be ...

posted 6y ago by ashleylee‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A How to present an alien culture with different morals, without it coming across as savage?

A species of savages are unlikely to be a space faring race A group of intergalactic savages would likely be a subgroup of an advanced alien species. For example, the space pirates of an advanc...

posted 6y ago by ashleylee‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A How to explain the main plot with science based concepts, without the non-sci-fi fans getting bored?

I am a sci-fi guy, and I find this whole concept a little boring... it would be like if Robert Kirkman comes up with this explanation for the Walking Dead, would anyone in the audience really care...

posted 6y ago by ashleylee‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A Can my characters interact with my narrator? (and vice versa)

There was a Will Farrell movie about exactly this. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stranger_than_Fiction_(2006_film) so yes it is possible.

posted 6y ago by ashleylee‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A What are the advantages and disadvantages of setting a story in a made up country, compared to a real one?

Three main advantages: You won't have to actually research that country... If you set the story in Iraq, there is a lot of history and politics that your readers are already aware of, and your ...

posted 6y ago by ashleylee‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A In the background of the Future

Trust in the readers. Describe those future-yet-to-be-invented-things, and the future environment casually, offhandedly. You might want to keep a list of what they are... and what technology w...

posted 6y ago by ashleylee‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A What are some good ways of switching from third-person limited point of view to third-person omniscient point of view?

POV characters are not required. You can always tell your story from the perspective of an omniscient narrator/storyteller, and whenever necessary zoom into an internal (POV) dialogue/observation....

posted 6y ago by ashleylee‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A Any tip on naming a star, planet, geographical features and other non-living things?

Hill 937 site of the battle of hamburger hill. Remember there is an infinite number of galaxies. And in each a nearly infinite number of star systems, each with many stars and that many more pl...

posted 6y ago by ashleylee‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A My story is written in English, but is set in my home country. What language should I use for the dialogue?

If you are writing for an English speaking audience, then write in English

posted 6y ago by ashleylee‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A Is a lawful good "antagonist" effective?

of course it is fine. It all depends on what your story is. Remember, the antagonist doesn't have to be the bad guy... just has to be someone the protagonist has a conflict with.

posted 6y ago by ashleylee‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A How is simplicity better than precision and clarity in prose?

Do you know why we have over a million words in the english language? They exist so that they can be used. Each word is unique in its own way. every word has its place in the English language ...

posted 5y ago by ashleylee‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A How to avoid introduction cliches

Get to the point? In the field of mathematics, there are problems that present an exceptional level of difficulty. Isn't really the point of your paper is it? This is just fluff. You lose...

posted 5y ago by ashleylee‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A Is there something "wrong" with my writing? How do I improve it?

Got to be honest with you. I hate it. It is choppy. Disjointed. fragmented. Unless you are describing a first person reaction scene where the hero was just hit by the blast wave of a mortar...

posted 5y ago by ashleylee‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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