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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
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During travel, you want to write about: A) highlights of the travel itself (interesting views, interactions with border guards for... -
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...
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MFontana reacted to just_darkjazz's post in the thread Writing Why would you study creative writing if a good narrative doesn't guarantee popularity? with Like.
Nothing guarantees popularity, you just try your best and hope. Writing for a small, or none at all, audience is no excuse to not do as...
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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.
I've never heard anything good about college level creative writing classes - community learning center ones? Yep. High School and...
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MFontana reacted to RepresentingEnvy's post in the thread Writing Why would you study creative writing if a good narrative doesn't guarantee popularity? with Like.
I took creative writing and realized that the teachers in college were full of shit. I learned the profound meaning of, "those that...
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MFontana replied to the thread Writing Why would you study creative writing if a good narrative doesn't guarantee popularity?.People actually study creative writing? I guess that makes sense, to a degree. I can't say I've ever studied it formally, and probably...
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MFontana replied to the thread Long explannations vs Fragmented sentences Need help.To answer this question honestly, no. It isn't viable, even by light novel standards. @FRWriter already covered basically everything...
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MFontana reacted to Eldoria's post in the thread Long explannations vs Fragmented sentences Need help with Like.
Try writing from a limited third POV. LN style generally focuses on the first POV.
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MFontana reacted to CharlesEBrown's post in the thread Long explannations vs Fragmented sentences Need help with Like.
That style is an artifact of the translation more than a style choice as far as I can tell - it is the natural way for Japanese writing...