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PPenpilot replied to the thread What tool to use?.I use Scrivener. I used to use Word various free programs (yWriter/ Wikipad) to write and organize all my notes. Scrivener let me do all...
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PPenpilot replied to the thread How to keep a simple plot interesting?.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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PPenpilot replied to the thread How to keep a simple plot interesting?.This kind of sounds like it could be something like a road movie, where the character travels from place to place meeting interesting...
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PPenpilot replied to the thread Idea Generation.It's very-very late right now, so I hope this makes sense. For me, ideas are like seeds. You plant one and you get at least two back...
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PSpeaking of nuance, AI is not actually doing the stealing. Corporations operated by human beings are doing the stealing. It would be...
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PPenpilot replied to the thread the use of AI to sculpt your writing.There's a phrase that gets brought up quite often in writing circles. Ideas are a dime a dozen. Everyone gets inspired. Everyone has...
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PPenpilot replied to the thread How would one describe this Anime exclusive bit of physical comedy in prose?.Be careful here. You know how they say a picture is worth a thousand words? You're kind of trying to find one word--or a handful of...
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PPenpilot replied to the thread Embarassing situations.Generally, I will only offer critiques in situations like writer's groups. The text will be shorter, and the setting generally puts...
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PPenpilot replied to the thread 'real' names in Fantasy Settings..Maybe if you exaggerate the differences in such an over the top way that even if they don't get the joke they'll understand something is...
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PPenpilot replied to the thread 'real' names in Fantasy Settings..Looking at this, I think there's a trip up. If we look at our own world, what's unusual vs. what's normal is all relative. If you look...
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PNaruzeldamaster mentioned an odd e-mail that he'd received in a thread in Chit Chat, and today Writer Beware published the following...
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P...the proof reading is done and the galleys are set. The fourth novel is good to go. I'll admit to some nerves, especially now that I...
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PPenpilot replied to the thread "If you have to stop and google it, don't include it." ?.You can't account for every reader's vocabulary. If the word is appropriate for the character or setting, then IMHO, it would be a...
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PPenpilot replied to the thread Writing children....My approach, which applies to how I approach most characters, is don't look at them as a child character. Look at them as a character...
