Activity for J. Leigh Hunter
| Type | On... | Excerpt | Status | Date |
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| Edit | Post #3660 | Initial revision | — | almost 5 years ago |
| Edit | Post #3656 | Initial revision | — | almost 5 years ago |
| Edit | Post #3261 | Initial revision | — | almost 5 years ago |
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A: Can a book be written without an antagonist? Isn't there conflict in every story? If there's no conflict, there's no interest for the reader...what a boring story it would be! As far as an antagonist goes, I agree that it could play the part of anyone or anything, internally or externally, but there is almost always an antagonist to create conf... (more) |
— | over 13 years ago |
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Adding breaks in a novel—spaces, asterisks, or a chapter break? I am editing my first novel and wherever I find a natural break in the story, I add a few spaces. I want to go back and adjust what types of breaks those are, but how best to represent those spaces in time? What is the difference between using an extra space, asterisks, or a chapter break? My guess... (more) |
— | over 13 years ago |
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Italicizing and adding accents to Spanish words in an English novel In my current novel I have a few characters who speak Spanish. The book takes place along the Texico border, so it happens frequently. I know that in more foreign Spanish, or when someone speaks a full sentence, it should be italicized. If they are more common words or phrases, i.e. "hola", "sí" and ... (more) |
— | over 13 years ago |