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It depends on the context Code reviews can be done for various reasons and the way to write one it heavily dependent on the purpose. Some of the reasons you might write a code review: As part of...

posted 5y ago by linksassin‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

Describe don't name To summarise your problem, you have a very serious, very deadly in world threat that bears an unfortunate resemblance to something out of world that the reader's will identify ...

posted 6y ago by linksassin‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

It depends on the audience Personally I feel that technical writing is far too dry. However as an engineer I've done plenty of it. I always try to add humour and levity to make it more enjoyable. ...

posted 5y ago by linksassin‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

Chapter length is a stylist choice There is no correct answer to this. The length of the chapters in any given book is entirely dependant on writing style. How you use them can effect the tone of ...

posted 5y ago by linksassin‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

Something that always bothers me in my writing is how often I start sentences with the word "the". A terrible nonsensical example: The dog ran through the rain-swept streets, chasing a ball he...

2 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by linksassin‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

I am a long time Dungeon Master of Dungeons and Dragons and Pathfinder. My games run in a custom world of my own making. However, I utilise a lot of the traditional lore and races of D&D. I'm ...

4 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by linksassin‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

Is your handwriting slow? This article claims the average speed for adult handwriting is; 68 letters per minute (approximately 13 wpm), with the range from a minimum of 26 to a maximum of 113 ...

posted 5y ago by linksassin‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

These things have no bearing on whether the story is boring A boring story is boring if it fails to capture the imagination of the reader. A complex plot with dozens of characters and a detailed e...

posted 5y ago by linksassin‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

It depends on the purpose of the song Songs in fiction can serve multiple purposes. They can provide lore and background details, they can be used as a metaphor, they can portray emotion or confli...

posted 5y ago by linksassin‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

You can do this as stylistic choice Footnotes to help explain a complex technology, add additional information or provide a humorous aside. Terry Pratchett used footnotes liberally to great effect...

posted 5y ago by linksassin‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

Generals are where they are needed most Disclaimer: Historical fiction isn't my area of expertise, most of this is drawn from fantasy works instead. I think some of it is useful though. The best ...

posted 5y ago by linksassin‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

The tone of your writing will make the difference Written out in a cold hard list like that is certainly sounds brutal. MC2 has MC1 at their mercy and yet continues to threaten and abuse them. If ...

posted 5y ago by linksassin‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

Establishing a conflicted character My MC is in a dark line of work. He is an assassin. Good start, a character in a dark line of work is assumed to be dark until told otherwise. Start with a...

posted 5y ago by linksassin‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

Recently while doing some world-building for a role-playing game with a friend we were seriously struggling with naming character consistently. By consistently I mean make the names feel as though...

1 answer  ·  posted 5y ago by linksassin‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

If you do this, lean into it Skipping a scene in an otherwise continuous story will always be jarring. The last thing readers want to feel is "this doesn't make any sense". You want your story to ...

posted 5y ago by linksassin‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭