Activity for Caspianâ€
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| Edit | Post #36751 | Initial revision | — | almost 5 years ago |
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| Edit | Post #36146 | Initial revision | — | almost 5 years ago |
| Edit | Post #36090 | Initial revision | — | almost 5 years ago |
| Edit | Post #35951 | Initial revision | — | almost 5 years ago |
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How to help the reader wrestle through historical atrocities which would be considered normal to the POV character I'm writing historical fiction which is set in ancient China. My MC is a historical figure who really did go into battle as a woman. Women in the ancient world were abused and mistreated. Males slaves were often valued more highly than women. Even though my MC managed to rise above this, we know fro... (more) |
— | over 5 years ago |
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How to make the POV character sit on the sidelines without the reader getting bored My POV character has been seriously injured and is bedridden for three months. But life stops for no one. In fact, a major epic battle is brewing and to delay it would be unrealistic. If anything, the enemy would surely seek to strike while the hero has been forced onto the sidelines. I've already ... (more) |
— | over 5 years ago |
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A: Writing slurred speech I have read books where authors deliberately misspelled words to try to describe the character's speaking. However, I personally think that this makes it difficult to read and awkward. Instead of focusing on how the character mispronounces words, think about the rate at which the person speaks. That... (more) |
— | over 5 years ago |
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How to deceive the MC My protagonist is finally meeting with the big boss of a mafia. At least, he thinks he is. The boss actually sends someone to pretend to be him. I'm writing from the protagonist's (limited) POV. If I say "MC met the boss," that's dishonest and the reader will feel that I lied to them when it's later... (more) |
— | over 5 years ago |
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Should I release my novel now... or miss a golden opportunity? I just finished writing the first draft of my novel. (BTW, this is my first) As luck would have it, something just popped up in the news which is directly related to my story. The topic has been trending on Google for months and is still going strong. But the problem is that I was planning on spendi... (more) |
— | over 5 years ago |