Posts by Amadeus
All Narrators have photographic memories! Unless you tell us they don't. Just write them as they happened. Readers are accustomed to narrators, first person or third, having effectively photograph...
Well, I answered much of this question with this answer, which is a more general question about beginning writing. So read that, it will get you through the first chapter. Now to be more specific ...
I don't think "mind boggling" stupidity will be plausible, otherwise, why weren't they overthrown decades ago? Just because nobody thought of it? That's not a good enough reason for an oppressive r...
I personally only write in 3rd person limited (3PL), and recommend it. In 3PL the narrator can describe settings and feelings, thoughts and memories of the MC at considerable length, without seemi...
What makes such lines so memorable? How can I create my own? An original twist with resonance, often combined with poetry, concision. The "twist" is a surprise, but resonates with the sentime...
I'm not sure that can be done, especially if the MC is bored with it. It isn't a good idea to try and thrill the reader with the same thing again and again and again anyway! So do it once, and th...
Basically to prevent a D.E.M. you need to introduce the skill (or person) early, and sustain reference to it (or them) frequently; so they do not fade from the reader's mind as a possibility. FOR...
You are better off with the ladder; it is easy to climb a ladder using only one good leg, if your arms are functional. The other leg can be completely broken. Just use your hands and arms to hold u...
"Pervert" covers too much ground, or is too general a term. Pedophilia is a perversion, and you won't get any sympathy for a guy that wants to have sex with children under 10, or wants to see pictu...
Should I write my story if I haven't established a plot? Yes, You Can Be A Discovery Writer. Discovery writers, like myself, "discover" their characters and their plot as they go along; it is...
Different writers give different advice depending on what bit them the hardest when THEY were learning to write. Every beginner has different strengths and weaknesses, the same goes for beginning ...
This is going to be up to the director, but I think you basically don't show anything that can't be seen in a tiny string bikini. So there is a strong suggestion of nudity (because there are no str...
I don't think they make sense together, if the queen has no political power, she is just a pretty prop or puppet that has to do as the men decide. You say she does not rule "directly", that is inco...
It depends on what the self-revelation is supposed to accomplish. There are multiple turning points in a story. At about the 25% mark, the character needs to leave their "status quo" world and star...
Obviously as an author, you are going to wind up with 1) No girls, 2) Girl 1, 3) Girl 2, 4) Both girls. You have to decide. Probably, no matter the outcome, you should have him try with both girl...
Give him a talent. Make him a musician, or singer. Let him have a sense of fashion. Let him win some talent contests and awards with this talent. I'd say even a comic, but writing that dialogue cou...
This question borders on "what to write" instead of "how to write", so I will concentrate on the latter. If your character has masturbated, he has had erections. Probably every day, since teen age...
Things are not as they seem. Time and again. What you present to the MC is not what it seems to be. It requires your imagination to figure why it isn't. You can conceive of a problem: Then try to ...
The problem with your plan is you are assuming every step of this works. What do you do when your (1) youtube videos get no views, or get bad ratings? Why do you think (2) critics and media perso...
I would call this character building, both in practice and to the editor. The narrator is in Bilbo's mind (to know he is bewildered) and **Bilbo* considers himself "bewuthered", so this is a word h...
People can perceive poor people skills as being harsh or mean. "Cruel" is a word that carries a connotation of enjoying causing others pain, I wouldn't go quite that far. But some people have very...
I think this is VERY opinion based due to the situation, so here are my opinions. First, I agree with @Cyn, put the deal in writing and in detail and signed and dated. Contracts are simple, and if...
Professional writers can write pages of exposition without a problem, this is not too much, and 3 times as much would not be too much. As a matter of critique; you are weakening your prose with to...
Each writer is of one gender, and one sexual orientation, and in order for their stories to reflect real life, they have to learn to write from the POV of other genders and other sexual orientation...
I agree with the sentiment, stop doubling down; or tripling down: The prince looked abashed. “I- I thought I was being polite,” he mumbled. You have three indicators of the same emotion in th...
