You mean like this? Sometimes a Great Notion, p. 382/383 Money by Martin Amis, p. 89 (of course, in the novel there are no *, but I didn't...
I guess it depends on your priorities, and what you want to achieve as a writer. For me, the choice between popularity and originality, is...
I'm sorry, but that's not an argument. That's a generalization, and a rather pretentious one. Sure, they should be used only when necessary....
If I may ask, what's the logic behind the advice to use exclamation marks as little as possible? I tried to google it, but all I found is the...
Well it is in the comedy, so yes, the narrator is quietly mocking the characters. In that story, Zevran takes long baths after every battle, and...
I don't have a problem if someone is retelling somene else's story in a new way... If I was against that, I wouldn't be able to watch any movie...
Originality is important. It's more than just the 'original style' or use of language... If you reduce stories to the core, then yes, everything...
Hm... I don't think there's a simple rule for that. It's always on the writer's decision if they are necessary or not. e.g. in one of my short...
That depends. For a short story, sometimes a little detail I notice (mostly about people I see) or a feeling are enough. All I do is put it into...
To me this feelis like a camera-eye narrator. That is objective narrator that only shows what the character can see, without any 'emotional...
[IMG] edit - help? how do I get rid of 'attached thumbnails'? :redface:
Hm... like in history lessons? 'Country X attacked the country Y' style? It... could work, I guess. Maybe. The problem is how to make it...
Talking and discussion of opinions don't have to be 'info dump'. As you said, the best signifier of our opinions are our actions or our speech. In...
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