Posts by April Salutes Monica C.
Like most kids, I went through the All Poetry Must Rhyme phase. Then a little later in school, rhyme was less essential (especially in English, a less rhyme-compatible language than many other ...
Is this character the only blind one around? Did she go to a mentor to learn how to navigate efficiently? Is there a school for the blind? How old was she when she lost her vision? (I read a ...
Just be aware that almost everything is trope/stereotype of some sort: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AlwaysFemale One of the best ways to mitigate that is to make sure there are MAN...
I would advise only adding the emotion if it's contrary to what may be expected. So Monster appears. BOB (scared) What's going on? Is less essential than: BOB's Mom appears, carrying a...
I think you want an INSERT. From https://screenwriting.io/what-is-an-insert/ An insert is a shot — often a close-up — that focuses on a specific detail. If necessary, these shots can be writte...
I want to add one more tool: Archivos. (No personal link, I just saw a demo from them and plan to check them out when I start writing more.) https://archivos.digital/about-archivos/ First,...
As usual, I have an example from Worm! In the Interlude for Arc 4 (main chapters are from the heroine's 1st-person POV, interludes each have a different character in tight-third), Rachel's dog Bru...
I was invited to participate in an anthology of essays about a tv show. I chose an episode based on the Wikipedia summary (since it had been so long since I had watched it), but after I watched it...
(not a duplicate of Character Development - How much is too much? because that one is more about "overreaction" to smaller events.) TL;DR: How much can a character change without becoming unrecogn...
One option that may work for you is Fiverr.com I have not personally used it yet, but I plan to both hire audio editors from it, and also offer my own services. There are articles about writing...
This is NOT a great or complete answer, just the start of one, as it's been unanswered for a bit. https://www.statista.com/statistics/288746/global-book-market-by-region/ and https://www.statista....
I could do this in Word very easily -- Short Version: Create a Style called "Character Name" Indicate that the style "Dialogue" is what follows next. (that's on the first area of the create-a-st...
When I taught ENGL100, I advised students to minimize quotes (still maximize citations for their summaries and paraphrases unless it was to indicate "poetry or precision". The quote you indicated ...
I think the best answer is to see what other authors have done, like many have suggested. I was listening to Worm, and in arc 11, Infestation, all 8 interludes (we realize) all take place simultan...
In general, writing for the web is expected to be shorter, with briefer sentences, paragraphs, and sections. I have found PlainLanguage.gov's guidelines extremely helpful. (I linked to the "be con...
At the very least, I would try to reserve the URL for your real name (or pen name), and any others that may be relevant - such as the book's name, if that's coming soon. Get a dot-com if it is ava...
Although the ISO may favor keeping "shall," I agree with PlainLanguage for this one: https://plainlanguage.gov/guidelines/conversational/shall-and-must/ Use “must” not “shall” to impose require...
I think most people just FEAR the semicolon! Below is an excerpt from https://theoatmeal.com/comics/semicolon How to use a semicolon The most feared punctuation on earth. skipping over WHY...
I like Monica's answer -- my answer here is about how to be sure these links are still viable in the future. If others are also making the documents, I encourage "casual citation", so there's no...
Maybe one way to think about it is like thinking about your resume & cover letter: you are a vastly more complex person than what can fit on a few pieces of paper, but you re-arrange the order...
This site doesn't seem to be explicitly listed as a vanity/scam on the Writer's Beware list here: https://www.sfwa.org/other-resources/for-authors/writer-beware/anthologies/ , but I was thinking of...
I looked up Isekai on Wikipedia, and one paragraph grabbed me: Several later examples from English literature include the novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865), as well as A Connecticu...
When I taught Presentations in Tech Writing, one of my biggest tools was "ROPES" - review/rapport, overview/objective, present, exercise, summary. In more social settings, you're using the comedy...
This link at All Freelance Writers - Markets lists not only markets, but (when possible) their turnaround time on pay. https://allfreelancewriting.com/writers-markets/ With the "Fiction" limiter ...
This is really @Amadeus's answer (so I'll delete this if s/he posts under his/her own account), but I didn't want it to be lost in a comment: I'd call it a "proxy", often computed or logically ...
