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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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When should one *not* present events in chronological order?
I think you found one of the big uses: Character introductions. There are many books that have a segment along the lines of "As they were riding the train to Lyon, he couldn't help but to look at her …
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Is there a complete guideline for which tense to use?
There are questions here about specific use of tenses, but I wonder if there is a more complete guide on what tense to use when?
For a fictional novel, Past Tense is the accepted choice. But which on …
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How to show that something is different than in real life?
I'm writing fiction set in the near future (~15-20 years). …
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Out of this world... Giving it time?
Time is based on an Event. We are in the year 2010 because someone inaccurately took the birth of Jesus Christ as the base (hence b.c. And a.d. denominations). Other cultures have other years, I belie …
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