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I'd communicate this to the reader right away. You can still have it be a twist for the characters themselves, but when it comes to...
May 8, 2024
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There are alot of topics right now that everyone wants to talk about, but everyone is TERRIFIED to debate. For a theme to work and not...
May 8, 2024
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Most is not all. Most of everything is not worthy. Without the cacophony that you find sanctimonious echoes, we would have only the...
May 8, 2024
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Oh, R F Kuang did this with Babel IMO, and it was indeed the finger wagging type of nausea.
May 8, 2024
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Have you watched one of the BBC interviews with Tolkien where he masterfully rebukes the (rude) interview when he’s asked if his work is...
May 8, 2024
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I partially agree. I think this typically stems from not solidifying "the lie" well enough. An mc should go from a perfectly...
May 8, 2024
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Not able to quote for some reason... Finch said: >>pmmg said: Well...what do you want to say? >>>>UltimaBahamut93 said: I want my...
May 8, 2024
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You're talking about subtext and this is just about the most complex topic in literature. Off the top of my head... If you care about...
May 8, 2024
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I think this is the truth of it here. You have to write them for a while and let them kind of organically form, then make they clearer...
May 8, 2024
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It's definitely more common in children's and YA novels. One counterpoint is though that plenty of adults read and enjoy HP, showing...
May 8, 2024
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I don't mean the characters are doing it on purpose. Let's say I'm writing a romance. I go a favorite Sparks route and my theme is...
May 8, 2024
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I should probably add: 5. Who I want to show doing it wrong (antagonist)
May 7, 2024
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You folks keep saying interesting things that I just can't ignore. It's one thing to see this laid out like you have it, it is another...
May 7, 2024
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Exactly what I'm working on fleshing out in my WIP! 1. Something I want to say (Theme), 2. How I want to prove it is true (Plot), 3...
May 7, 2024
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Well....just my own experience, but I have a number of characters who don't speak to me at first, but I write them anyway, and it does...
May 7, 2024
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