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Incanus replied to the thread What Does Good Omniscient POV look like?.It's a great question to ask. I don't have a good answer. I've never written in this POV style because it seems to be the most... -
Incanus replied to the thread Is "Head Hopping" Good or Bad?.In my view, there is no such thing as an 'in-between' POV--much in the same way that one cannot be wet and dry at the same time. If...
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Incanus replied to the thread Is "Head Hopping" Good or Bad?.Yes, this all makes sense. One reason I was a little unclear about this is that I've never written in omniscient POV, and I adhere to...
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Incanus replied to the thread Is "Head Hopping" Good or Bad?.I'm not 100% clear on what 'head hopping' is, so if there is a clear definition provided at some point, that could be helpful. It makes...
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Incanus replied to the thread Dense Prose or Rich Prose?.He has four story cycles that are usually considered his best stuff. They are: Zothique (the original 'dying earth' setting)...
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Incanus replied to the thread Dense Prose or Rich Prose?.The Howard sample provided in the OP looks to me like a simple case of 'telling' vs. 'showing'. Telling is inherently faster-paced. He...
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Incanus replied to the thread What is your one gripe with grammar 'checker' tools?.As written, this looks like you typed a grammatically correct sentence into a word processor, so I'm not sure what the issue is. I...
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Yeah, me too. I just noticed I'd never read a novel that combined the two. And writing it like that wasn't planned.
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Incanus replied to the thread Mixing first and third person?.I can't say about agents or publishers, but I know I would certainly be wondering what was going on. As described, it sounds like...
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Incanus replied to the thread Coming up with the plan.I partially agree. I would say that big planning scenes are never ONLY about the plan. Which is part of a larger piece of generally...
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Incanus replied to the thread Elf and Asia Culture.In the Osten Ard books by Tad Williams, the immortal Sithi (who are basically elves) are quite obviously derived from Japanese culture...
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Incanus replied to the thread Coming up with the plan.Unless 'plan' is here defined differently than I would image, aren't fantasy stories involving a quest essentially using 'plans'? The...
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Incanus replied to the thread Thoughts on Beat Sheets for a Beginner.For me, learning and applying structure helped quite a lot. I don’t think I could have completed my rough draft (what I call a...
