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LeslieLevendale replied to the thread Do you ever ‘cast’ your characters?.I laughed so loud that my dog sent me a frowning look... Thanks for the response. So basically the same as myself. -
Fine choice of words.
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LeslieLevendale reacted to Representing_Tromba's post in the thread Do you ever ‘cast’ your characters? with
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I always do character first. It makes it easier to image them as real characters and people rather than trying to imagine if an actor... -
LeslieLevendale reacted to Alski's post in the thread Do you ever ‘cast’ your characters? with Like.
I cast them instead.
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LeslieLevendale posted the thread Do you ever ‘cast’ your characters? in Discussions & Writing Tips.Quick question for fellow writers: do you mentally cast actors for your characters? You know, just in case your story is singled out by...
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LeslieLevendale replied to the thread Writing, kindness, and new chapters that surprised me.English humour? It's an acquired taste. Not everyone's cup of tea. I've once read somewhere that English humour is saying the opposite...
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LeslieLevendale reacted to TinaMigarlo's post in the thread Writing, kindness, and new chapters that surprised me with Like.
I laughed at myself, alone. The first time I sat and crossed out 17 thru 20 on my skeleton outline. "My character wouldn't do that...
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LeslieLevendale replied to the thread Writing, kindness, and new chapters that surprised me.Charles, You have put it aptly: "listening" to the characters. I do that a lot. While I have in my head where I'm going with the story...
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LeslieLevendale reacted to CharlesEBrown's post in the thread Writing, kindness, and new chapters that surprised me with Like.
There are few moments that surprise me in my own writing, ever since I stopped over planning and started "listening" to the characters...
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To be honest, I use a lot of alt codes. ›‹«» for example. Ia also know how to use em Dash on alt -> — But I mostly use the automatically...
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I used to use them a lot in the beginning, but now I only use them in a very specific situation. It's half because I'm scared of being...
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Uh... what? Then what do you mean by EM sprint
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Not really. I never used it before AI, and dont really want to use it now cuz of... you know.
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It was a joke. Can't maintain a true dash at my age. I use an EM dash whenever editing software suggests it. Used to use it a lot -...
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Yes. Quite a lot, actually.