Posts by Secespitus
It can be a nice way to show the past from a different point of view. As long as it's not only a long exposition of things that the other character should already know this can be very interesting ...
You do it in chunks. Let the character explain that he is the right one for the job because he has done this thing in the past. Let another character a chapter later point out that they knew this c...
When I am stressed out my clear thoughts are usually taking a backseat because I am focused on whatever is stressing me out. You can try to omit the stuff by simply not explicitly talking about it:...
The definition of the whole genre "Alternate History" is that you are mostly trying to be as realistic as possible, except for one or more historical events. It's completely up to you what those de...
You don't You normally wouldn't start by writing the complete story from start to finish and then proceed to start developing the other parts of a game: gameplay, art, music, ... Regarding the st...
Does it really matter what type of character to start a series with? Most of the time: Yes. A lot of longer series have an overarching storyline. I am thinking about Black Dagger for example ...
Depending on your narrator you could for example have the protagonist react to the questions with inner monologue instead of external dialogue. If the inspectors ask him "What's your name?" he coul...
I always feel that names are a big problem for me and coming up with some meaningful names that sound pleasant is one of the hardest parts of writing for me. That's why I never stop to come up with...
If you aren't yet published with an established fan base: post everything you feel comfortable with publishing Your goal should be to build up a fan base so that people know your name and know wha...
It's likely a sarcastic way of asking you whether you are writing a review study, which is the review article you intended to write, or a piece of literature, meaning prose, which is likely not wha...
Rate the people giving you feedback on a personal scale of "How close are they to my target audience?" Not everyone will be equally close to your target audience. If you aim to write a book for pe...
"Show, don't tell" is a guideline - not a rule There are no rules when writing fiction. There are tips and tricks for what works for most audiences and what does not work for most audiences. But u...
From personal experience (central Europe) I would say that shaking your head is normally a "No" and nodding your head is normally a "Yes". But looking through English.SE: When moving one's head to ...
Realistic detail does not necessarily mean describe unimportant characters in greater detail - it may for example mean more details about the environment Judging from the comment conversation it s...
This is a somewhat usual start for something that goes in the direction of a horror story - which means it works for the general audience You will want your character to wake up and have a look at...
There is a joke that we always told each other in my school when we had to analyze texts or poetry that goes something like this: Teacher: What did the author mean when he said that the curtai...
The biggest risk is that you may lose the main characteristic of the narrator out of sight: to tell the reader what is important. There is nothing wrong with changing the point of view and paying...
There is nothing wrong with repeating stuff in a novel Your characters may very well have forgotten, or almost forgotten, about this character if enough happened in-between and his role was not to...
No, there is no such option Looking through the official documentation and checking the query language document it appears that you can't simply use the advanced query script to write for example ...
Make the circumstances special Sitting on a chair is normal. Sitting on a chair because there is a bomb under it that will detonate the moment you stand up is not. Your character simply has to s...
This depends on your characters and story If you have a happy fairy-tale story for young adults having a lot of smiling characters may be exactly what you want - a mostly happy world. If, on the ...
Not a traditional zombie There are many ways to label this kind of creatures. Zombie doesn't quite fit, as they normally only regenerate once in the sense that they are coming back to life. But th...
Structure your answer properly This is something that is relevant across all sites. You should be used to markdown and know at least the basics: Using headings Paragraphs and soft linebreaks lis...
How can I prepare the player for that? You don't. It's quite simple: you don't want to prepare your player throughout the game of this aspect. You want it to be something special. Most games ...
Don't worry - everything has been done before; just try to be yourself Your goal shouldn't be to be the only one to ever blog about something. This is especially true for fiction as there are only...
