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Fiction is a form of prose writing that deals with at least partly artificial or imagined events and characters. This tag should be used for any questions relating to fiction, including fiction formatting, techniques and publishing.
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Ways to reduce the -ing verbs in dialogue and action tags?
Adding to Mark Baker's excellent answer, there's a concept called "beats" about how actions dictate the pacing of a scene. Every time you interrupt the dialogue with an action that's basically another …
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How to improve a scene where the drama is one-sided and not with the POV character?
Use Brava's viewpoint to show her inner conflicts with society's norms
I wouldn't underestimate how much the reaction to someone else's drama can tell you about a character. Brava being confronted wi …
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How to subtly portray psychological abuse?
I have a family with a highly domineering, mentally, emotionally and physically (but not sexually) abusive father, a complacent and compliant stepmother (the biological mother having died) and a highl …
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How to stop projecting yourself into your writing?
I suggest taking a few steps in order to abstract your identification with the character by one level:
First, define the character by their traits and backstory (which may contain the reasons for sai …
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