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LeslieLevendale replied to the thread The Shape of Kindness - new chapters and full of British humour.Oh, sorry, I do apologise. -
LeslieLevendale reacted to blackcrowcrowd's post in the thread The Shape of Kindness - new chapters and full of British humour with
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Hello~ I believe this should've been put in the Latest Chapters Discussion forum and not the discussions and writing tips -
LeslieLevendale reacted to TinaMigarlo's post in the thread What do YOU like to see in a story? with Like.
paragraphs would do for a start, among other things. I recently peeked in on a new book. first chapter, real paragraphs. My heart leaped...
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LeslieLevendale reacted to DeOwl's post in the thread What do YOU like to see in a story? with Like.
No angst. And a happy ending. Enough shit in this world as is right now
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LeslieLevendale replied to the thread What do YOU like to see in a story?.Six years? Congratulation. I usually read romance rather than action. And I also right contemporary, character driven, slow-burn...
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LeslieLevendale replied to the thread Do you use em dash?.Oh, yes. This seems very useful.
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IKR !!! Very useful for action scene too. For example: He looks up Then– KABOOOOOOOMMMM
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LeslieLevendale replied to the thread Do you use em dash?.Yes-yes. Timing is very important to keep readers engaged. My novels have long chapters (20+ pages). Without spot-on timing readers...
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Love to use it! Very useful to create "timing" Especially after my writing style becoming more dialogue heavy and script-like
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LeslieLevendale replied to the thread looking for help from Japan.Hi Bayley, This is already very helpful. At the moment I'm working on a chapter and it features a ryokan/onsen. I try to get...
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LeslieLevendale reacted to Bayleyrockstar's post in the thread looking for help from Japan with Like.
Hey Leslie, not from Japan, but as someone who visited as a tourist before. (not specifically the Nagano prefecture.) I can suggest...
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LeslieLevendale replied to the thread Do you use em dash?.yes, you're absolutely right. Even if they are interchangeable (trailing off and interruption), I'd use em dash because they easier to read.
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it really depends on the sentence. To my knowledge elipses & em dashes cannot be used interchangably, except for a couple cases...
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Dear Folks, I appreciate this might be a long shot but well worth trying. I'm working on a contemporary queer fiction depicting...
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LeslieLevendale posted the thread The Shape of Kindness - new chapters in Latest Chapter Discussion.Dear Readers, Today two new chapters were published of The Shape of Kindness. If you are into contemporary queer fiction depicting...