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Common, repeatable methods of achieving particular storytelling effects or of avoiding narrative pitfalls.
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Is there a technique to help me write this character's notebook entries?
Oh my, this is a problem. I've had it as well. Very tricky indeed.
How do I get outside myself? How do I think and talk like someone else?
How can I stop being me??
You know, it occurs to me that a …
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Preventing the symbolic conflict of "Hunger Games" from overshadowing widespread social plight
Alright, everyone Stand Back. I've got this. I think a specific case-study is a great idea for a question.
I read those books pretty fast last spring. Before I get started, I have to say: they're not …
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Writing about a subject on which you have no expertise?
It would have been incredibly off-topic to ask this on Math.SE -- you're in the write place.
So here's the most important thing:
Your readers, on the whole, know little to nothing about technical su …
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How do I cleanly show the passage of time, with multiple, varying time scales?
I was re-reading Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone recently to get a feel for the way J.K. Rowling passes an entire year in a fairly short book that feels content packed, and I noticed something v …
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How can I catch more errors when I proofread?
I think the answer to your specific problem is that there is no simple solution. There is no trick. Reading out loud does definitely help, but ultimately if your mind is subconsciously fixing the erro …
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Style signatures and uncommon formatting patterns
Hmm.
I feel like you accidentally breached a little line in this question and struck out into a different category mid-question. It was in this paragraph:
"Indicating pauses in speech by ellipses an …
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