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First you have to make sure your characters are individually distinct enough that their inner thoughts are unique too. They need their... -
1. Create a catalogue of personal questions. 2. Try answering them as the character. 3. 4. Profit
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empalgepuk reacted to CharlesEBrown's post in the thread Do you prefer more detail, or less detail when it comes to the environment in a story. with
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General details should be "front-loaded" and only details important to the scene mentioned later. One author who did this well at first... -
empalgepuk reacted to KENSEI's post in the thread Recommendations Stories where most of the casts matter with Love.
Hi, I'm a new author and also a student. I decided to write a unique Isekai story with 5 magic less prodigies who act as a system...
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empalgepuk reacted to Corty's post in the thread Writing How tolerant are you of whether the scene elements should be showing or telling? with Like.
I have two problems: Show, don't tell is more for movies than for books. And today's readers cry about reading 3-4-line paragraphs...
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empalgepuk reacted to Dashio_Sumeragi's post in the thread Recommendations Stories where most of the casts matter with Love.
I would also recommend my Black Fang story. The cast is not exactly small and most of them do get some real spotlight. And they are...
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empalgepuk reacted to Emotica's post in the thread Recommendations Stories where most of the casts matter with Love.
My story Emotica is an ensemble of 5. All five of them are equally important, and I try to keep the amount of here-and-gone characters...
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empalgepuk replied to the thread Recommendations Stories where most of the casts matter.Thank you for the recommendation.
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empalgepuk reacted to Sosin's post in the thread Recommendations Stories where most of the casts matter with Love.
Don't know if you're still looking, but you might be interested in mine, Diaries of Kōji & Suzuka. It's a slow-burn romcom, and it's...
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empalgepuk reacted to blackcrowcrowd's post in the thread Targeted Story Feedback Thread (READ THE NOTE) with Like.
Basically this but targeted: (Will try to still assess which part is good though) FORMAT (Read carefully~) {using these means just...
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empalgepuk reacted to Sylver's post in the thread Writing Multiple POV vs. Single POV: Which fiction do you prefer to read as a reader, and which fiction do you prefer to write as an author? with Like.
I'm an ambitious girl, I like a story that involves multiple characters. Multiple POV suits me best :blobthumbsup: Plus my...
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empalgepuk replied to the thread Do you use em dash?.Only to interrupt dialogues.
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empalgepuk replied to the thread Question for non native English Authors, What do you do in this situation?.I still use Google with keywords "synonyms/antonyms of X"
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Honestly? Get rid of the current rating system as it is, but keep reviews up, though. That can be tied in with the rating system if ya...
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I made a forum post on there about the heavy Eurocentrism in fantasy and how exclusionary it is to POCs. I got the usual "oh it's not...