Activity for JBiggs
| Type | On... | Excerpt | Status | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edit | Post #34655 | Initial revision | — | over 4 years ago |
| Edit | Post #28398 | Initial revision | — | over 4 years ago |
| Edit | Post #27005 | Initial revision | — | over 4 years ago |
| Edit | Post #26671 | Initial revision | — | over 4 years ago |
| Edit | Post #22698 | Initial revision | — | over 4 years ago |
| Answer | — |
A: How far I can write about a protagonist with a different ethnicity of me? Write. What. You. Know. This has been said so many times that nobody hears it anymore, but it that is because it is true. You cannot make a story engaging that you don't know in a deep and real way. Before you close up your project, let me explain that there are many ways to come to know something. ... (more) |
— | about 5 years ago |
| Answer | — |
A: Gameplay clashing with story? Gameplay should come first in a video game. That does not mean that story should be just ignored. It isn't hard to be creative and give some kind of explanation. For example, just with what you gave us, I could say the NPC is ALWAYS invulnerable, but when he gets "tired" because he is being pounded o... (more) |
— | almost 6 years ago |
| Answer | — |
A: "Real people don't make good fictional characters". Really true? Characters based on real people are the only ones worth spending any time on. You will never achieve any real depth with an archetype, or with a walking plot device. To fool the reader into spending real emotion on a fake person, you have to make them seem real, and there is absolutely no better way... (more) |
— | about 6 years ago |
| Answer | — |
A: How to invest readers in a story that (initially) has no clear direction? You need to focus on what is going on emotionally within your character. You are not correct in saying the first part of your story has no antagonist. You clearly do have an antagonist right from the beginning by starting with a character who is a fugitive. Essentially, it's your character versus "th... (more) |
— | about 6 years ago |
| Answer | — |
A: Saying "The" too frequently I am going to paste the first paragraph of "A Farewell To Arms". I'd like you to count how many times he used the word "and". > In the late summer of that year we lived in a house in a village that looked across the river and the plain to the mountains. In the bed of the river there were pebbles and... (more) |
— | almost 7 years ago |