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A: Is it advisable to begin marketing a book before it is published? You asked: > Will I be shooting myself in the foot by doing this? Would it preclude the agent to publisher route for which we tend to hope? There are a few salient points to consider here: - Publishers want an author to already have a market / platform so this would only help if you have statistic... (more) |
— | over 5 years ago |
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A: Does it really serve a main character to give them one driving want? Yes, Main Character may (and probably does) want more than one thing in her life. What Is A Story? However, what you're really banging up against here is the ultimate question of, what is a story? Is Story Everything That Happens To A Character? You are telling a story that is a portion of a char... (more) |
— | over 5 years ago |
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A: Writing short stories in an original world setting @Liquid's answer is fantastic, I would add just one thing. Create a Beginning That Immerses the Reader In The Setting Since this is a short story you want to set it up as quickly as possible. A number of things will help pull your reader into your setting: 1. Strong story title 2. Early, specific... (more) |
— | almost 6 years ago |
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A: Is sentence in English with long subject bad? Is It Bad? This is a subjective question because there is no specific rule which will tell you if the sentence is bad. However, if you are wondering what makes a sentence more (or less) clear to a reader there may be some things that we can use as a guide. Taking a look at your example sentence we... (more) |
— | almost 6 years ago |
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A: How to avoid basing an autistic character too much upon myself? Most fiction and much of the best fiction comes from real life. This even brings to mind the old writer's adage, "Write what you know." You haven't really said why you should change the details. If The Story Is Good If the story is good and the character is interesting and seems real there is good ... (more) |
— | about 6 years ago |
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A: Will it be disappointing for the reader to not know who the main character is until the end? As We Write, We Learn There is a well-known quote by an author E. M. Forster: > “How do I know what I think until I see what I say?” Freedom of Creation Allow yourself this first act of freedom to create your draft as you see fit. Silence the inner critic simply by telling your Inner-Critic, > ... (more) |
— | over 6 years ago |
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A: Where do I start? You have quite a bit of detail and so I believe it is possible that a couple of things are happening. These are my guesses but they may help you examine yourself for the best place to start. 1. You feel a bit overwhelmed by the task in front of you so your brain is attempting to stop you from starti... (more) |
— | over 6 years ago |
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A: Self education over college to become an author... connections? Why should it be either/or? College (actually a College Diploma) is often thought of as a pass-key to something else. However, it is generally only a pass-key to entry-level jobs. However, that does not mean skip college. College Diploma Will Not Mean You Get Published Let's say you go all the w... (more) |
— | over 6 years ago |
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A: Screenplay vs Novel A fantastic book which will explain these differences in far more depth than I can here is : The Playwright's Guidebook (Amazon). Even though you are writing a novel, I believe you'll find the explanations this book offers invaluable to your writing. Take a look at this overview diagram from that boo... (more) |
— | over 6 years ago |
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A: How do you drop a reader in the middle of nowhere at the beginning of a story? In Media Res Your idea of starting right in the middle is a good one and is used by the best stories. Readers quickly become bored with stories which just tell a lot of backstory. The idea is such a great one it is an actual literary term known as In Media Res (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In\med... (more) |
— | over 6 years ago |
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What are specific things (choices, techniques, etc) successful published novel writers do and don't do? I'm looking for a list of the basics that successful published novel writers actually do. This list would also include specific things which they do not do. For example, I don't believe any successful published author actually asks her relatives (or other amateurs) for advice on her writing. Why Wo... (more) |
— | about 7 years ago |
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A: How do I represent two computers having a conversation between themselves that other characters are unaware of? In this case the Computers are the characters (the actors on screen). Narrator Not Necessarily Needed There is no need of a narrator. In this case I imagined the movie camera (the shot) moving from the first computer and showing text message shows up on the screen. Then, move to the 2nd computer an... (more) |
— | over 7 years ago |
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A: In What Way are Most First Drafts Bad? It's A Colloquialism Among Writers Anne Lamott in Bird by Bird (amazon link), has an entire section named, Shi\\y First Drafts. That's where the idea originally got traction. The better way to state this might be: > Writers Must Edit or Maybe consider what Truman Capote said when referring to J... (more) |
— | over 7 years ago |
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A: How do I get rid of my excess ideas? One Choice Cuts You Off From All Others This is a common problem for authors since many writers begin writing because they are interested in a number of subjects. However, spending a lot of time with one subject makes you feel as if you are ignoring all the others. It's not completely true however,... (more) |
— | over 7 years ago |
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A: How to introduce alien flora/fauna without turning the fiction into a biology book? The sentence where you explain the following is your way into how it should be done: > The story is set on the fictional world and narrated in the eyes of that world’s natives. Now, think about how people tell stories on Earth. Suppose your friend is going to tell you about a car wreck he just saw... (more) |
— | almost 8 years ago |
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A: Why are writers so hung up on "show versus tell"? > Overly descriptive scenes leave me wanting less; I don't read many newer novels because they spend way too many pages describing things instead of developing and telling an intriguing plot with twists and turns. Overly descriptive scenes Those overly descriptive scenes are the "tell" that the sho... (more) |
— | almost 8 years ago |
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A: Would it be possible to write a novel without using the word "The"? No. It is entirely impossible to write a novel without using the word 'the'. I cannot even write that previous sentence without using that word, so I can say unequivocally that it is completely 100% impossible. I'm attempting to balance the answers here since so many (incorrectly) believe it is poss... (more) |
— | almost 8 years ago |
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what are some specific criteria for evaluating a piece of fiction that can be used repeatedly? Can you provide list of specific items you use to evaluate whether or not a piece of fiction is good or bad? For example, if you really had to explain why a piece of fiction were terrible what criteria might you use to analyze it in order to inform the writer without (blatantly) hurting her feelings... (more) |
— | over 8 years ago |
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A: How To Develop A Character For A Character-Driven Story? Character-Driven Story Is Driven From Self-Concept Self-concept is one of the strongest powers on earth. That's because so many people have self-concepts which put them at odds with the world around them. Self-concept drives the actions a person takes. Because it is so real, it is the essence of wh... (more) |
— | over 8 years ago |
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A: What are potential pitfalls for a young writer? Top Three : Most Often Confusing Items 1. Not knowing what to show. Why would a writer pick certain details instead of others? 2. Not knowing why structure is important -- it's for readers -- and considering structure as something to be abhorred by fiction writers. 3. Talking about the story versus... (more) |
— | almost 9 years ago |
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A: Show more not tell implementation in writing? "Show Don't Tell" is an axiom of fiction writing. Here is a short example of why. Example of Telling > Bob was feeling sad. Example of Showing > Bob picked up the newspaper, read the headline and his head dropped beneath his shoulders. He rubbed at his eyes as tears dropped onto the paper. Narr... (more) |
— | about 9 years ago |
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A: When Dialogue is used for more than one character? > "You really don't have to place the character's name first," Larry said. > > John scratched his head. "You mean the reader can probably understand who is saying what without knocking them over the head with it?" > > "Sure they can. I mean the writer isn't even telling you who is speaking now and ... (more) |
— | over 9 years ago |
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A: Getting help and/or mentoring, later in life Here's an idea: Make Your Story Available 1. Get a google drive account. It's 100% free. 2. write your story and save it on your google drive. 3. share the document via URL -- it's easy to do -- then you can give the URL to people you want to read your story. Gather Feedback 1. Next, you use Goog... (more) |
— | almost 10 years ago |
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A: Past tense vs present tense She had green eyes is fine. Readers will undersand that her eye color is still the same since, in real life most people's eyes don't change color. Maybe another example will help. > He drove a blue Ford Explorer. > > However, now he drives a red Volkswagen Beetle. Well, in that case you could say... (more) |
— | about 10 years ago |