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Hmm... I suspect that your definition of Side Character and my definition are not the same. My definition of Side Character: -- Decoration or Window dressing characters that are part of the Setting. As far as I'm concerned, any character that forwards the plot isn't a side character. For...

You are correct, I did post this due to your one line asking about foreshadowing. Huh. I missed that entirely. LOL! I never said it couldn't happen anywhere else. -- However, the beginning of the story is usually where foreshadowing is most commonly --and recognizably-- used. I disagree. --...

----- Original Message ----- [What should I do] about splitting [dialogue] paragraphs that are [all] by the same character? -- My Characters Won't Shut Up! -- The Curse of Run-On Dialogue AKA; Narration Run Amok Paragraphing IS supposed to be divided by character; actions + that character's...

----Original Message---- "What are your thoughts on Good 'Deus Ex Machinas'? I find them hard to pull off realistically in a plot." -- Puzzled Writer Plot Devices: Deus Ex Machina or Chekhov's Gun? A Deus Ex Machina is when the Hero doesn't find the solution to the story's problem. The...

Sadly far too many of the web novels I am currently reading are either "masochistic shitshows where all that's done is shitting on the protagonist" or where the protagonist shits on everyone -- because they'd previously shit on the protagonist.

The problem with this one is this bit: The two calmed down. This line Tells the reader that they calmed down, rather than Shows that they've calmed down. Written this way, that line implies Feelings from within those characters' point of view. AKA: Head-Hopping. Even if that's Not what you...

Plotting: The Murphy's Law Method This method of plotting is surprisingly easy. Ask yourself: What the worst possible thing that could happen to my characters--right now? Do That. Plotting: The Murphy's Law Method "What Can go Wrong SHOULD go Wrong." This method is extremely effective when...

I actually posted a tutorial on this, if you're interested: https://forum.scribblehub.com/threads/tutorial-from-idea-to-story.6777/

"Do you have a movie playing out in your head when writing a story?" -- Yes. ☕

Out of this whole huge essay, you chose to message me about only one typo? -- Huh... I did better than I thought. ✨

Thank you! -- Hopefully it proves helpful.

First of all... Then keep this in mind: NONE of us ever gets our story the way we actually want it. -- Not even after the 11th revision and the editor's final approval. There is No Such Thing as perfection. So, learn from your previous work, and Revise! Revise! Revise!

Excellent! I have done my job well. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Would you be highly offended if I snatched this quote and added it to my essay? -- This is an extremely valid distinction that never even occurred to me.

----- Original Message ----- ...Is it okay that my plot isn't gripping, as long as I have strong, well-developed characters? -- Wanna Write it Right! What should you do when you have Strong Characters but a Weak Plot? DISCLAIMER: This is Advice, and only advice. If you choose to use this...

You're very welcome. I hope it helps. Exactly!

In animated and live-action film, simultaneous actions can be physically observed and comprehended. In writing, nothing happens simultaneously because the Reader sees and comprehends one word at a time in the precise order they are written. This is why word-choice and the order they are...

Simple Tips for Writing Genius Characters https://allwritealright.com/simple-tips-for-writing-genius-characters/ Summary: 1 Avoid Stereotyping Your Character 2 Don’t Overcompensate with Vocabulary 3 Never Take the Easy Way 4 Know the Different Breeds of...

RESEARCH is your friend. Can You Call a 9-Year-Old a Psychopath? 7 Characteristics of the Modern Psychopath - Seven signs of the ruthless and the heartless. A good example of a fictional psychopath that actually works for the good guys, in this case: the cops, is the TV series Dexter, from...

I actually agree, but from my personal experience in Japanese martial arts, military training, fencing, and bastard sword and shield, (SCA since 1991,) the Perception stage tends to occur either after the instincts have been set off --ducking the punch before they even saw the hand move-- or...

Well, then you just have a regular Horror tale like, Outbreak, or one of those Zombie flicks. Ben, I had several friends die from this virus. I can't play with it. Please remove this comment, or replace it?