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A. E. Lowan replied to the thread "If you have to stop and google it, don't include it." ?.Then we get the real fun. Nailing the timing, which is often an auditory thing, in text where you have little control of how a reader... -
Hhunterjwizzard replied to the thread Dipping my toes in conlanging.There might be 100 words of it in an entire 150k word book. Maybe one plot-relevant sentence that would be translated. I just thought...
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Hhunterjwizzard replied to the thread How to keep a simple plot interesting?.This. See that's room for infinite excitement, drama, and tension. Go for it.
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A. E. Lowan replied to the thread "If you have to stop and google it, don't include it." ?.Twelfth Night. Probably my favorite.
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Mad Swede replied to the thread "If you have to stop and google it, don't include it." ?.Comedy and humour are very complex. You can illustrate both the funny aspects of life and also the sad side of things, and it is this... -
pmmg replied to the thread How to keep a simple plot interesting?.I see.... I am going file this next to the usefulness of the discussion of tropes. I'd focus on story instead and ignore all of that... -
A. E. Lowan replied to the thread "If you have to stop and google it, don't include it." ?.In that humor relies heavily on social cues to make the funny flow, like timing. Timing is crucial to humor. And timing is also crucial...
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Mad Swede replied to the thread Idea Generation.I wonder if this depends on what we mean by an idea? Do we mean the idea for a story arc, a character arc or an inciting event...
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Naruzeldamaster posted the thread What's the most interesting thing your characters have revealed themselves as? in Writing Discussions.My characters are a lot of things, Gamers, Tacticians, artists, inventors etc but a lot of those are fairly common. I have a couple... -
Naruzeldamaster replied to the thread "If you have to stop and google it, don't include it." ?.Hard in what way? I think it more means if I don't fully understand it (or at least have some general knowledge of it) I'd probably not...
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Naruzeldamaster replied to the thread How to keep a simple plot interesting?.Looks like you found your wrench already lol which is good cause I don't know enough about your story/characters to help on that front. ._.
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JLiana replied to the thread How to keep a simple plot interesting?.Yeah, the character building is what I'm really looking forward to! It's definitely the part I have the most solid grip of (in terms of... -
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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JLiana replied to the thread Idea Generation.At the core of my writing is "what do I want to communicate". Life experience and things that matter to me are my driving force, so...
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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...