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JLiana reacted to Karlin's post in the thread What random rabbit holes have you gone down while researching? with
Haha.
I wonder... what is the attention span of a gnat? or of any insect? -
JLiana replied to the thread What random rabbit holes have you gone down while researching?.Very....small? 😅
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JLiana replied to the thread What random rabbit holes have you gone down while researching?.Makes sense, I'm very new to the craft (and I have no formal training in research) so I have a lot to learn still. 😅 Any tips on doing...
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JLiana reacted to Mad Swede's post in the thread What random rabbit holes have you gone down while researching? with Like.
No, I don't go diving down rabbit holes like that. For me, research is like anything else we do connected to our writing. It needs...
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JLiana posted the thread What random rabbit holes have you gone down while researching? in Writing Discussions.I was researching medieval medicine and painkillers, and then all of a sudden I'm learning about dunnocks. Did you know that they're...
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See, the power of sisters ;)
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JLiana replied to the thread How to keep a simple plot interesting?.I like this. A lot. I also adore my sisters so this would be a delight to write about. Thank you for all of your helpful comments!!!
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I had a thought about the external motivation, which I think is kind of missing. Suppose she had a sister, or relative in some far away...
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JLiana replied to the thread How to keep a simple plot interesting?.I do have her background planned out - she's from a noble family, the marriage was one of convenience, so her husbands wealth has kept...
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And now I'm going to add a few thoughts of my own, having been lurking in this thread for a few days. Note that my comments are based on...
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JLiana replied to the thread How to keep a simple plot interesting?.Oh yeah, I understand that they're joined! I'm very used to media just sweeping right over trauma responses in relation to male-based...
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I dont know how you can write a story about a woman surviving some trauma from a man, and not have the story also be about the man. They...
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JLiana replied to the thread How to keep a simple plot interesting?.So my thinking was that the ocean is somewhere she's never been - I kind of wanted her to have something that was just *hers* to escape...
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I think if you make us root for your character and empathize with their struggles, you've got most of the work done there. Because any...
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JLiana reacted to Naruzeldamaster's post in the thread How to keep a simple plot interesting? with Like.
Depending on the physical issue in question, it can 100% be a wrench. Say a character recently lost a hand/arm, the wrench can be them...