Thank you, that's actually really helpful! I suppose I mostly just saw it as an issue because, as I've mentioned before, I read some articles...
In my personal opinion, trying to come up with other dialogue tags all the time looks quite pretentious. If they're just saying something, "said"...
I have the general issue of beginning, well, anything. No matter how much I want to do something and how many great ideas I have, it's the opening...
I suppose it's a little bit of everything. In the scenes with the antagonists, it tends to go a bit smoother because then I have more to work...
Thanks to everyone who has replied, I really appreciate all of your input! It's very helpful!
Yes, I do in fact have quite strong antagonists who do drive the plot. They are the main obstacle (obviously, hence their antagonist status) and...
Perhaps you're right, to be honest I'm practically just seeing it as an issue because I've read a lot of warnings about passive protagonists, and...
I think that it would be best to introduce characters when they're supposed to show up, if they don't play any role in the story up to that point....
So just "up the stakes", pretty much? That sounds like a good idea, why didn't I think of that myself? ;) Thank you! Now that I think about it, I...
While I'm personally an atheist and therefore not necessarily qualified to answer the question, I'd still like to give my input... I personally...
Hello! I am currently working on a story where I've recently realized that I've made the mistake of having a passive protagonist - that is, the...
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