Posts by Liquid
I'd say that the qualities of motherly characters aren't inherently tied to being "able to bear children" or "old enough to be a mother". Aside from the fact that (as other noted) people used to ...
A popular writing theory states that any story worth telling describes the movement from one status quo to another, and that major uncertainties in the inception and conclusion should be avoided...
I've got a 40h, full-time job, as many do. Yet I'd like to become a writer someday, or at least, bring a novel through the first draft. This considered, I'm trying to give myself a daily target of...
I agree with bruglesco's answer about keeping the same word count. I'll add that it depends on the situation and on the given roleplay session. If it's a large group of people, your best bet is i...
My answer is twofold: Ensure that the set-up to the crying is well-established: You want your reader to be able to understand why your character is crying, if you want the scene to be effective. ...
You won't be able to portray it in a less negative way, unless you try to really force your hand on the "good vs evil" theme, and even then you would raise eyebrows. You stated that those childre...
I understand that if you are quoting something that a character said, that you would do the usual (Author's Last name, Page number), but what if you're quoting a scene? I'd go with quoting the...
I'm adding my two cents to the answer of Rasdashan: It can be refreshing, but you have to do it well The main issue is that such a unexpected change has to be foreshadowed. If the story progresse...
I'll try to answer your question: Will computer virus characters tend to act like over-the-top villains? Is this the most likely way for them to act? With reasoning or not? Eh, no. There is n...
You are right: there is enough backstory to make a well built female character. I appreciated the contrast between the male protagonist, who lacks self-motivation, and your female lead, who seems t...
Yea, the similarities are there and they are evident. There's nothing wrong about being impressed with another author work. The point is that sometime some concepts and ideas influence us so deep...
I'd point you to wetcircuit answer since it covers the topic well. Yet, I wanted to add my two cents (and they didn't fit in a comment). Actually I feel we might be similar: I imagine my stories ...
You could be vague and mention him feeling his trousers or pants "getting tighter", or something of the like. It's pretty much the standard imagery used to represent an erection without actually me...
Most native english speakers will probably have a mastery of the english language superior to your own. I'm a non-native english speaker myself and, since I read a lot in english (and somewhat stru...
I don't think so. It's purely a literary device And an old one, at that. Some classical, widely recognized authors have used it in the past (Manzoni's Promessi Sposi - or The Betrothed comes to m...
I think we are dealing with a scale of greys here. It's true, as Matthew Dave mentions, that the audience will expect the protagonist trying to resolve at least one of the major conflicts in the st...
how do I switch between these characters without it being jarring for the reader? Short answer: you don't. There will always be a moment, when switching from a PoV to another, when the reader will...
I mean exactly this. Writing needs focus, to some extent. Even if you may fall into a state were words flow naturally on the keyboard almost without effort, you still have to reach that condition....
I'm talking in a purely theoretical manner: what will I say is not backed up by direct experience Well, in theory, the skillsets you need to be a good editor and a good writer don't overlap comple...
Writing can be a very intimate activity: no wonder you might feel a bit anxious! But remember, first and foremost, you're writing for yourself, rather than for someone else. Chances are that writ...
Alice: Do you remember how the villain from a month ago always said how he wanted to kill us? Bob: Hm-mm? Alice: Well, this new villain wants to kill us ... and murder our dog, too! ...
This is maybe a question more apt to Workplace.SE, but here's my two cents: I woudn't mention the names of the agencies you're already working for. This for a few reasons: The other agencies may...
I generally agree with Galastel answer: since you are already questioning, in your novel, the morality of your protagonist choices, you are reasonably safe from the trope. Is all this enough to a...
I have a little contradiction in my story that may well be fatal. In my high sci-fi setting, one of my main characters is an android. Let's call him Bob. Bob is efficient, cold and straight-to-th...
The reader doesn't have to agree with the setting of your story: he just has to understand it. I'll basically answer with a longer version of "show, don't tell". Our society may look down on extra...
