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Is writing articles/blogs still relevant in the age of AI?
as people now don't want to give any efforts and they want quick results
You should back up that claim.
With new reasoning models out now (which are, for other reasons, terrifying), I occasionally ...
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Equivalent idioms for "Throw me a bone"
How about:
"cut me some slack here,"
"give me a break,"
"bail me out on this one,"
"lend me a hand here,"
"do me a solid."
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Equivalent idioms for "Throw me a bone"
Deconstructing "throw me a bone", the speaker is making an exaggerated plea while simultaneously setting the bar surprisingly low, so low they are dog. It creates a disorienting irony in ...
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How to write a detailed description about a gunshot?
from all the information that i got i was able to make it
But out of nowhere a very loud and deep pop happened john was in shock with the sound and when the sound was over he still had a rigging sound ...
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How to avoid wasting reader investment with a thematically disappointing ending?
This sounds like an interesting and brave approach!
You seem to have clear ideas about ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ reactions to finding that a goal is a let-down.
So I'd suggest making a lot of that. Perhaps ...
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How to avoid wasting reader investment with a thematically disappointing ending?
Even if the novel ends without the character's initial goal being achieved, that does not mean it can't still end with catharsis.
The character might look at their goal with a new perspective, and ...
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How to avoid wasting reader investment with a thematically disappointing ending?
That sounds like a really cool idea. I agree with Ben, it might not become a best-seller and whilst I wouldn't use the word disappoint, a lot of readers may feel it wasn't the ending they wanted.
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How to create enough plot events to show more of a setting
It seems to me that you are limited by the idea that locations must be shown to the reader through some significant event that takes place there and that drives the plot forward, for example an ...
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How to avoid wasting reader investment with a thematically disappointing ending?
If you want to write bestselling popular fiction, write something else. You have become infatuated with a clever idea that sounds fascinating when you discuss it with your friends over beer but that ...
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How to write a cooking scene without it sounding like a recipe?
There is a lot that can go on while a meal is being prepared:
The cook follows a recipe to prepare a specific dish.
The cook is within a space (the kitchen), and that space has certain ...
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