motosubatsu‭

Are friendly writing contests a useful exercise? Yes they can be - not everyone is going to find them useful, but in the majority of cases it's more writing practice which is good. My writing ...

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

As a writer if you want to share your work with people at large you need to develop a very thick skin. The nature and to a certain extent culture of the internet in particular means that people fe...

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

There's two levels to consider here - setting/story and character. Story Some post-apocalyptic settings have introduced religious organisations in, either pre-apocalyptic holdouts or new cults (e...

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

It's difficult to answer this definitively since there's information you've been unable to share thus far. So for more of a general "how to approach answering this for yourself" answer - I tend to...

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

While I couldn't give you statistics on how prevalent it is, certainly it is not especially rare. I can think of a few major, bestselling authors who have done this off the top of me head easily en...

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

The answer to this lies in (frustratingly) another question: Why does your protagonist consider them "evil"? If you can come up with something plausible and relatable for the answer to this you m...

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

While I get the feeling this might get deemed "opinion based" I've reviewed a few hundred technical CVs in my time (for my sins) so here goes nothing! Personal Use of "I.." or "My role.." type st...

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

As other answers have stated a different POV for prologues is quite a common technique, particularly in SF and Fantasy (George R.R. Martin, Robert Jordan, David Eddings and Brandon Sanderson have a...

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

A metaphor allows you to explain something complex, abstract or unfamliar to the reader in a way that they have a good chance of understanding or relating to. You can also use them to evoke sensory...

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

Hard to say from just the pics but almost certainly it's a gel rollerball pen with a very fine nib, probably ~0.5mm. Looks very much like a Pilot G1 to me.

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

Firstly don't get too hung up on the genre - it's a very fluid concept that doesn't have to be anywhere near as strict as you are imagining. Write the story and let it be what it is - if after wr...

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

I think in recent years the gap between what is "possible" in a prose vs. film (both cinema and TV) has narrowed significantly - historically the limitations and expense of things like CGI and prac...

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

Other answers have already covered rather well the benefits you can get from both writing and reading so I won't rehash those but rather to add another - get feedback. Join a local writers group o...

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

If I understand you correctly you are in A's POV when they have their change of heart, this means you can you can show what's leading them to having this change and make the change consistent with...

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

I don't think this is the right way to go about it. I have to say I'm not a fan of explanatory footnotes in fiction, it's far too much of an immersion breaker. In fact I'd go so far as to say they...

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