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skip.knox replied to the thread Is "Head Hopping" Good or Bad?.I find it more useful for myself not to call it head hopping. The phrase is pejorative from the start. It's switching the point of view... -
Naruzeldamaster replied to the thread Is "Head Hopping" Good or Bad?.Hmm, I could post the chapter once it's finished (It's a chapter with 4 of the main party involved in the story and there's a lot of POV... -
Demesnedenoir replied to the thread Is "Head Hopping" Good or Bad?.It's one of those things, it's hard to tell if it's working without seeing it. -
Naruzeldamaster replied to the thread Is "Head Hopping" Good or Bad?.As I've said earlier in the thread, it's a little more controllable when it's only two/three main characters (Doesn't happen as...
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A. E. Lowan replied to the thread Story Fuel: The Princess Dress Edition.I'm writing a masquerade ball in this book, so I've been a bit dress-obsessed of late. lol Our characters are going as Lewis Carroll... -
A. E. Lowan replied to the thread How to 'kill' the he said/she said habit?.I love this breakdown. Well thought out.
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Demesnedenoir replied to the thread Is "Head Hopping" Good or Bad?.It's hard as hell to catch sometimes, most risky for me when writing one POV with another POV character in the scene, LMAO. That feels...
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Naruzeldamaster replied to the thread Is "Head Hopping" Good or Bad?.I tend to do this a lot more often than I should, I don't know why but I feel the need to explain a character's emotions or thoughts on...
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TThinkerX replied to the thread Dense Prose or Rich Prose?.I did that in 'Exiles: Pilgrimage.' One of the characters settled down with her toddler in a human village (the only one for thousands...
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Demesnedenoir replied to the thread Dense Prose or Rich Prose?.I'm not even sure what you mean... you can pack years into a sentence or pages into a few moments. The example sentence seems fairly...
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Demesnedenoir replied to the thread Dense Prose or Rich Prose?.That would be why I don't watch videos unless it's for a repair on something, LMAO. It stymies my brain how much time people waste on...
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Demesnedenoir replied to the thread Is "Head Hopping" Good or Bad?.IMO, it's a bit misunderstood, like Show Don't Tell™. Here's my take: real HeadHopping™ isn't 3rd Omniscient like Dune, it is...
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Naruzeldamaster replied to the thread Is "Head Hopping" Good or Bad?.Head hopping is sometimes used as a derogatory way to define a writing style in which the Point of View is shifted (keyword too) often...
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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... -
Mad Swede replied to the thread Is "Head Hopping" Good or Bad?.Switching between points of view isn't in itself inherently bad. It's the way you do it as a writer which matters. Switching points of...