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Posts by Liquid‭

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Q&A Is active or passive voice more common in scientific writing?

It depends on the rest of your text. I'd personally go with option 2, since it sounds more impersonal and straight-to-the-point, but if you already used something like the first option previously...

posted 7y ago by Liquid‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Can I be a writer, with a mental illness?

First of all I'm not a doctor and good luck with your schizoaffective disorder. I cannot imagine the extent of its effect over your life; that's something you have to judge by yourself. But from ...

posted 7y ago by Liquid‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A 'Filling' up a school setting without making a bunch of new characters?

If they won't be mentioned again, it's not worth giving them a name - so your first example would be somewhat wasteful. The reader doesn't need to know that the redhead with an aggressive attitude ...

posted 7y ago by Liquid‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How could a paragon character be an antagonist?

I'll leave you a link to this episode of Trope Talk on youtube, which I believe is very relevant ( Trope Talk: Paragorns ). Imho you are already on track. As you mentioned, the first idea is not s...

posted 7y ago by Liquid‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Writing an inverse of sexual shaming toward men

Well, you can really play this in a number of ways. Since you want a inverse shaming, just think of all the pressure women are exposed to in our word and turn it around. As someone mentioned, the...

posted 7y ago by Liquid‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How to interleave a story with context and introspection?

Is it possible? Of course it is; almost everyone does it, in a form or another. How to do it well, now, is a whole other question. Avoid Interleaving Edit: Just to be sure, here I'm talking abou...

posted 7y ago by Liquid‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Is it better to leave out the "filters/filler" in situations like this one?

I'd say yes. It may vary depending on your style and situation - but in the given example it's quite clear, imho, that what you called filter should be omitted. A good rule could probably be: unl...

posted 7y ago by Liquid‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How do you write an evil character without making him "sexy" or "cool"?

I agree with ggiaquin answer, but I'd advise against giving the character some overly nasty habits if it isn't necessary just to make them more unsymphatetic, as other users have suggested. Adding...

posted 7y ago by Liquid‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Relationship advice?

I was writing a similar story once. Building romance is not the easiest of things, so I feel you. I'd say that you have to put yourself in their shoes. Think of the most interesting or probable w...

posted 7y ago by Liquid‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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