motosubatsu
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See all 38 »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 7y ago by motosubatsu · last activity 7y 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 7y ago by motosubatsu · last activity 7y 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 7y ago by motosubatsu · last activity 7y 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 7y ago by motosubatsu · last activity 7y 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 7y ago by motosubatsu · last activity 7y 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 7y ago by motosubatsu · last activity 7y 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 7y ago by motosubatsu · last activity 7y ago by System
I'm currently working on a short story with a dramatic "twist" ending. I use the quotation marks because, unlike a conventional plot twist aimed at surprising the reader, the intended target of the...
1 answer · posted 7y ago by motosubatsu · last activity 7y 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 7y ago by motosubatsu · last activity 7y 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 7y ago by motosubatsu · last activity 7y ago by System
Some very good information already in the existing answers so I'll try and avoid repeating it but here are some thoughts on how to position a morally grey character.. The Ends Justify the Means I...
posted 9y ago by motosubatsu · last activity 7y ago by System
The best way to try and understand how someone might have arrived at different convictions/beliefs from yourself is to go back into their history and see the incremental steps and events that lead ...
posted 7y ago by motosubatsu · last activity 7y ago by System
Like any similar technique the outcome of using a frame story depends on the quality of the execution. If the frame ties well to the main narrative and the switch in perspective makes sense to the...
posted 8y ago by motosubatsu · last activity 7y ago by System
Speaking as someone who has struggled with the same thing.. *If you are someone who can effectively channel upset feelings into your writing and you have something on the slate that would benefit ...
posted 8y ago by motosubatsu · last activity 7y 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 8y ago by motosubatsu · last activity 7y ago by System
