It is highly subjective. There is a series called the Annals of the Chosen. There is very much pondering, conversing and ruminating throughout,...
What your story lacks is context. He only goes there once a week or once a day, right? So he can still have a job, make friends, enjoy hobbies, et...
A racial minority can be an excellent characteristic OF a Mary Sue. "Oh, I'm oppressed, but it's not because of anything I've done: Others are...
"Only if one takes an over-literal view of the syntax." I think one should always start from a literal perspective and work therefrom. If the...
Zion, it seems to me a bit like you are "phishing" for certain responses, so here is the response I suspect you wanted, but which also is true:...
Moreover, I do not think the word "bad" can be used in the context of emotion, because the word itself is inherently not emotive. If I say, "I...
I reckon Hemingway's works did not want for brevity. Or for vague but generally accurate quotes.
I think you have a problem. . . . but editing ain't one of 'em.
When is it acceptable? Well. . . always. I would rather not qualify my statements as opinion, since that will get really tedious if I must do so...
I have dreaded scenes before for largely the same reason: I have no idea how they should interact, what should be said, or I have virtually no...
I first like to sit upon that place whereupon most must sit at least once every thirty-six hours, usually while enjoying my respite at work; then...
If we are to peradventure that, in this story, the laws of thermodynamics are active, then one would have to expend MORE energy to make a fire...
Just be aware that "fast metabolism" is somewhat of a misnomer, as the metabolic speed difference in the average human is negligible. Edit:...
A long time ago I had intense debates, er-- discussions, about whether one is allowed to switch between third and first person. The consensus was,...
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