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Well, you already have a clear vision of the story, and it looks like you thought this through. Not like I agree, but hey, it's YOUR... -
Their shields are so strong, NOTHING on Planet Earth, including HP spells, could break them. You could literally enter the jumper and...
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MFontana reacted to worldismyne's post in the thread Writing Why would you study creative writing if a good narrative doesn't guarantee popularity? with
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I think anytime someone writes or makes art to be popular, they've already sabotaged their process. There is no amount of popularity... -
MFontana reacted to CharlesEBrown's post in the thread The careful line to thread between Mary-Sue and Anti-Sue with Haha.
After seeing her in Stranger Things, Enola Holmes, the Legendary Godzilla movies, and a dragon thing on Netflix, I'm thinking either...
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MFontana reacted to Dawnathon's post in the thread Writing Why would you study creative writing if a good narrative doesn't guarantee popularity? with Like.
Guaranteeing popularity is an impossible goal. You could do every attention-seeking measure on the planet and just get written off as...
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The specific idea? No, not done before, because some of those properties are just too new for anything like this. The general concept...
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Heh, bottom cx
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MFontana reacted to Zagaroth's post in the thread Adventure/Fantasy-story writers, how do you keep travel sequences interesting? with Like.
During travel, you want to write about: A) highlights of the travel itself (interesting views, interactions with border guards for...
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MFontana reacted to CharlesEBrown's post in the thread Adventure/Fantasy-story writers, how do you keep travel sequences interesting? with Like.
Unless you want everything to be in the service of a greater plot, look to episodic television shows like Rawhide or Star Trek or Wagon...
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MFontana replied to the thread Adventure/Fantasy-story writers, how do you keep travel sequences interesting?.The "B-Plot" and the premise "Orks Attack" Basically, stuff happens while the characters are travelling from point A to point B. The...
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MFontana replied to the thread Anyone else struggle to write romance.Romance, and specifically, Love in general, is one of the most difficult things for me to write as well. Partially, because if you ask a...
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MFontana reacted to CharlesEBrown's post in the thread Anyone else struggle to write romance with Like.
I had a mental block regarding romance for several years until I sat down and read a few. Only finished about 1/3 of the ones I read...
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When you first start out in one of the bigger genre tags... it seems daunting. "Mystery" tag for instance. 945 stories as of now. When...
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MFontana reacted to CharlesEBrown's post in the thread Writing Why would you study creative writing if a good narrative doesn't guarantee popularity? with Like.
While you are correct, most artists do study the works of others, either to learn what to emulate, or what to avoid. Creative Writing...
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MFontana replied to the thread How long are your first chapters?.Most of my story chapters average out to be within the range of 5500 - 6500 words, those that end up significantly longer, I tend to...