On the matter of using italics as a tool, I've come to think of something which italics can do that roman cannot. Italics allows the writer to...
I am not planning to self publish. It's a good point that most of these stylistic decisions will come down to the publisher's preference, but I...
Ooh, I love roman numerals. But I feel they set a tone that doesn't fit my story. Plus, my chapters climb to a number past fifty, and I don't want...
Huh, hadn't thought of that. Readers would catch on, but I'd rather not confuse them right off the bat. "Wait, so is it chapter one, dogshit, or...
Yes, I am past the first chapter. I just got started on the third draft of my current WIP. It's a fantasy epic. Third person. There is one main...
I find that fragmented sentences work great when used to represent a character's thoughts. I have mixed feelings about this. I stumbled over the...
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I love this one. Let the readers believe themselves clever, and their own intelligence will trick them. That's just smart foreshadowing.
Of course, he could not turn up alive because his end is sorta open for interpretation. Makes me think. If you want a character to turn up alive,...
Nice idea. From one extremity to the other, but still staying extreme. This could be difficult (A challenge!), if one character voices disbelief...
Nice idea. In my specific case, there was no death at all. A character thought to be dead is not. But I'm talking about general resurrection. If...
Title says it all. I've scowered the web for general ideas, and haven't found too much about this subject. I mean, foreshadowing a death is easy....
Read The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle Slight spoiler... Robin Hood appears in that story, and is well foreshadowed.
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