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| Type | On... | Excerpt | Status | Date |
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| Edit | Post #36407 | Initial revision | — | over 4 years ago |
| Edit | Post #15875 | Initial revision | — | over 4 years ago |
| Edit | Post #15585 | Initial revision | — | over 4 years ago |
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A: How to make a setting relevant? DPT and Sara Costa have provided great points. (Sara beat me by 4 minutes!) Having the characters interact with the setting is a way to make it matter for the scene. Most of the time when I see this addressed in writing craft books or online by authors, the solution is stated as making the setting a... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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A: What is the best approach to balancing reading and writing for improving my writing skill? You already have fantastic answers here, and spot on guidance. All I want to offer is, reading can be learning the craft of writing. You have a favorite author, or perhaps a favorite book. You can learn the craft from it by identifying what you like about that book, or what you like most about the w... (more) |
— | over 8 years ago |
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A: How do I work through writer's block? Lauren Ipsum has some great ideas to start with, and sometimes it just takes thinking more conceptually about the story to kick through. For instance, do you know conceptually what you want to happen next? That is, let's say your protagonist is in a bank but the next thing you have an idea for is hi... (more) |
— | over 8 years ago |