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Karlin replied to the thread Facing the happy blank page.I'm a pantser, and this work was supposed to be a planned one. I have a vague idea who The Heroes are going to be (mostly existing... -
Karlin replied to the thread Facing the happy blank page.Tzadikim Nistarim - Wikipedia Tzadikim Nistarim - Wikipedia
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Karlin reacted to skip.knox's post in the thread When shall I expose my timid writing to the scrutiny of beta readers? with
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I echo Yora: your immediate goal absolutely has to be to write a complete story. Get all the way finished. This applies whether it's a... -
I was taking a break from writing, to take care of some other commitments, specifically a family history album. Well, I couldn't not...
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Karlin replied to the thread Why sending the eagles to Mordor to destroy the One Ring would have failed. And it is quite foolish!.It would have made the book short and boring. So of course it couldn't work.
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Karlin replied to the thread Writing wins!.every chapter, every paragraph counts. Don't belittle yourself.
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Karlin replied to the thread Finished a first draft of my Michelangelo time travel novel.In the meantime we visited Florence (Firenze). I've made a few more changes to my text, and am printing up a hard copy as I write...
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Karlin replied to the thread When and When not to capitalize phrases?.I woRRy aboUt such thNgs aftEr finisjunG a drafT
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Karlin replied to the thread What's your favorite example (Modern or otherwise) of the 'cartoon' villain..A tie between Boris Badanov and Snidely Whiplash.
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Karlin replied to the thread How to set the scene..I don't see the advantage in analyzing poor writing, rather than learning from good writing.
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Karlin replied to the thread How to set the scene..I know you always say that, but I disagree. I say: Read a lot, and write as much as you can."
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Karlin replied to the thread Changing the MC's name after a couple of chapters?.In my novel, The Second Journey, on of the main characters originally went by multiple names. The monkey King, Sun Wukong, Pilgrim...
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Karlin replied to the thread Changing the MC's name after a couple of chapters?.You are naming the chapters to help the reader know who's viewpoint it is. 1. Do you really need to? Won't the reader understand whose...
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Karlin replied to the thread Finished a first draft of my Michelangelo time travel novel.An experience. We were in Rome a few years ago, and in teh entrance area to the Vatican museums I saw a tourist who was heavily...
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Karlin posted the thread Finished a first draft of my Michelangelo time travel novel in Writing Discussions.I finished a first draft of my current project. It took about 10 months to write, a good part of it research. I've got a list of things...