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[ "chapter is 1500~2000 words long and there are 25 chapters in total). I", "should try to move it to the beginning? To prevent the reader from", "describe the character earlier, is that I didn't want the description to sound", "in Chapter 1. Is that enough for the reader until he/she reaches Chapter", "is 15...
[ "the Forensics Department / I decided to visit the Forensics Department in February,", "the incident in the Forensics Department. My morning classes had just ended and", "and send the help that I'd been waiting > for all along. The", "almost died > inside me. > > > (Next chapter) > > >", "university's cafet...
[ "Writing Lab's page \"On Paragraphs\"](https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/606/01/) is helpful, but as a new writer I", "most having three or more sentences in them. The [Online Writing Lab's page", "in them. The [Online Writing Lab's page \"On Paragraphs\"](https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/6...
[ "my experience have been much longer. Anyone have anything to reply? Should I", "Normally opening chapters, in my experience have been much longer. Anyone have anything", "storyline to write about, and I've just set the character and established some", "and established some relationships, introduced the setti...
[ "distinctions were different). I wonder if perhaps I needed to make this more", "question of personal taste? She was also confused about the time period (she", "it was Victorian, and in such case the upperclass/lowerclass distinctions were different). I", "which characters behaved similarly, some of which are...
[ "Nonetheless, I still care very much for layout and design, but have no", "at blurb, and a few others, but it's not obvious how to choose.", "that can help me put this book into print? I looked at blurb,", "an artist. Is there any good self publishing software that can help me", "to hire an artist. Is there...
[ "the question**: I am asking how I can show this shift that is", "slowly affect and change how the world works later in the novel) This", "he screams her name until she is finally revived much to her displeasure.", "this shift that is happening in the air around him, in this particular", "her name. With eac...
[ "In a story I am writing an insane character speaks to another. Unfortunately,", "story I am writing an insane character speaks to another. Unfortunately, I don't", "can convey a person's insanity through their speech. What in their verbal behaviour", "to another. Unfortunately, I don't know how I can convey ...
[ "like keep my expenses to a minimum. What is cheapest way to bind", "but they charge $6 to bind each book. I'm paying my tuition with", "I will self publish. I plan on printing my book at a local", "profit of this book and would like keep my expenses to a minimum.", "book and would like keep my expenses to ...
[ "about starting my writing with a series. What if it isn't successful? Then", "however, I wrote a stand-alone book, I could easily move on whether or", "If, however, I wrote a stand-alone book, I could easily move on whether", "series. I am hesitant about starting my writing with a series. What if", "stand-...
[ "a series of books set in the same universe, with a major plot", "then put in each separate bookplot. Does anybody have an idea for a", "same universe, with a major plot about war, destruction, murder, killing, love, betrayal", "the one the specific book is about - but I need one where", "of programs for wr...
[ "complete ignorance of the writing and publishing process? Any help would be greatly", "completed the story development for my first fiction novel and it is time", "feel that co-authoring would be great fun. Perhaps I am wrong? How can", "individuals out there or am I showing my complete ignorance of the writ...
[ "solve the mystery on his own. Sometimes, an important fact which could be", "I often feel that the reader wants to be a part of the", "be a part of the story. For example, in a mystery, the reader", "the protagonist but is kept hidden from the reader. So, is hiding information", "hidden from the reader. Is...
[ "the MC and her mother are in the backyard performing a burial for", "time to time. I can change it. The problem is that what she", "past—an ancient tomb buried under layers and layers of sand. At least for", "You’ve never joined a club before, right? What’s > its name?” > >", "before, right? What’s > its n...
[ "Are there any good books to learn about character development for mystery/thriller genre", "character(s), how much background info to give about each character, how to make", "about character development for mystery/thriller genre fiction? For example, when to introduce the", "for mystery/thriller genre fict...
[ "science fiction and fantasy action romance, using social media to connect to my", "to my audience, which are the most important and most \"converting\" (i.e. turning", "action romance, using social media to connect to my audience, which are the", "and fantasy action romance, using social media to connect...
[ "Earth, and I describe them using the real-world vocabulary, will that disengage readers", "I have a character in this world who wears a [qipao](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheongsam). The term", "relation to Earth whatsoever, and I want readers to truly be absorbed in", "be absorbed in the environment. Let'...
[ "all equations that first year students will use. There is a law that", "do? I'm worried that I can be charged for derivative work as I", "I'm worried that I can be charged for derivative work as I am", "work as I am using the textbook's explanation to help the student understand", "that first year students...
[ "for a place to share my work, where I can get constructive criticism.", "be what I'm looking for. Except it's english only. Is there a functioning", "where I can get constructive criticism. The site should provide some mechanism that", "some kind of voting mechanism for published stories. I found [critters](...
[ "sense. Just a single sentence that is out of place. Grammatically it is", "Grammatically it is fine, but in context it doesn't seem like it fits", "forum and ask about it. If this was software I would file a", "report. Fiction books don't have bug reports. Though I have seen them for", "doesn't quite make ...
[ "it for the reader to know this information? Do famous authors spend time", "for the reader to know this information? Do famous authors spend time doing", "authors spend time doing this, say, mentioning how the characters are dressed on", "never mention in my stories is how the characters are dressed. Well, e...
[ "am writing a book which includes a review of old software and I", "\"fair use\", without need for any explicit permission? Have any of you already", "about this legally or, alternatively, does this qualify as \"fair use\", without need", "need for any explicit permission? Have any of you already encountered ...
[ "come a long way in learning English, but he still struggles with reading", "the book in any other language oth er than English. Thanks for your", "and science) into Chinese. Is there a software out there where I can", "language is Chinese. He has come a long way in learning English, but", "grade teacher at...
[ "good arguments for (moral issues, in silico experiments), the recent trend is towards", "have two references. First is is an excerpt from a handout in an", "of the two styles. The answer I would like to get should also", "> > > The second is my personal experience. I wrote an essay", "> The second is my pe...
[ "fantasy of science fiction elements in there, it is setting has to be", "can realistically present a culture and everyday lives of people from other countries.", "can answer almost every question about several countries and their cultures. But that's", "you can't actually think like representative of another...
[ "protagonist. It dealt more with main characters - characters that are important to", "reader might stop reading. I looked up [Killing off a Character](https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/7230/killing-off-a-character-deciding-if-when-and-how), but it", "points being made. Don't make the death meaningles...
[ "is debatable, but I don't want to go off-topic). As you might have", "mom (she wasn’t the conventional type, however; yes, > she prayed at night", "time to > kill and a time to heal, a time to tear", "ancestors were burning in hell right now. Because > they didn’t believe in", "I wasn’t a > Christian like ...
[ "the other to explore the protagonist's feelings towards the person she loves. I", "spend the whole episode chasing a fly while confessing things to each other.", "to add a few chapters that don't push the story forward; they only", "the characters. The best example I can think of is the *[Fly](http://en.wiki...
[ "sentence is clear about which item is referring to? Or should I write", "> > She had green eyes and extremely curly hair. It looked like", "is clear about which item is referring to? Or should I write something", "curly hair. It looked like a > cluster of ferns in a mountain", "hair. It looked like a > clu...
[ "know it is very rough. > > 'Babies cry' I groaned at my", "wife 'go back to sleep'. > > > 'But,' she yawned 'I just", "story; but I was never told why. Is this a well accepted rule", "a well accepted rule of thumb or is this just one type of", "I gasped, we dashed out the house to peek over his fence. >"...
[ "resources for such hunting & research or are there other options that will", "of my butt that I think are interesting. With my background, I find", "write various technical and non-technical articles about computer usage, Windows usage (perhaps some", "think are interesting to be very interesting or useful. ...
[ "write a story with a single character and no development of that character", "Is it possible to write a story with a single character and no", "to write a story with a single character and no development of that", "a story with a single character and no development of that character at", "story with a sing...
[ "pretty easy to describe, Purple and Gold (while it looks yellow she addresses", "from there looked up on Wikipedia to looks at its [shades](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shades_of_red). However, that", "colours in an image would be on topic.) NOTE: as you can probably", "colour (Red/Blue) and from there looke...
[ "need: * I upload a PDF of my book. * People can buy", "etc. Is getting books out to customers 100% free for the writers or", "if there are hidden costs. I read that some people paid for a", "printed copy to make sure there are no errors in the printing. Is", "international selling, advertising, special bar...
[ "want is like the books of O'Reilly, Apress or Packt. I need: ", "a tech book?* Note: I don't have reputation enough for tag correctly this", "I haven't used LaTeX and InDesign. Which is the more appropriate software/tools for", "more appropriate software/tools for write a tech book?* *Note: I don't hav...
[ "contribute to the plot. How about the opposite? How do you know when", "is lacking something? Say, more description, chapters, characters, or elements in the plot.", "know when your story is lacking something? Say, more description, chapters, characters, or", "How do you know when your story is lacking somet...
[ "[Language of Power](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LanguageofMagic) (TVTROPES) in it and I was trying to look around", "to find an automatic translator for the language I came up with but", "I came up with but can't find any. So is there an automatic", "find an automatic translator for the langua...
[ "a real ISBN or not? And this is my main question: If I", "Independent Publishing Platform.\" So... it's not really an ISBN, it's just an internal", "or the equivalent in other currencies (I've looked at Canadian and UK options).", "up (or I just decide) to make my book available through distribution channels...
[ "of one such book. Doing so is legal for my own use, and", "but let us imagine they are impossible to track down, or that I", "What if the book is not in the public domain? I assume we", "the copyright holder's permission, but let us imagine they are impossible to track", "would be illegal (I guess) if I tr...
[ "any way that I should try interrogating the characters to find out if", "any process you might follow to (systematically?) map-out and evaluate the possibilities; *", "this tree. I am working very hard to stay away from any [reverse", "process you might follow to (systematically?) map-out and evaluate the po...
[ "\"The barn was on fire (Some Research Study, 2011) so I ran away.\"", "2011 > > > How would I cite this directly? The source I'm", "> > \"The barn was on fire (Some Research Study, 2011) so I", "Now lets say I want to directly quote the following sentence: > >", "ran away. > > > with something like this in...
[ "find an answer, but I was not able to find an appropriate solution.", "the essay, which tells exactly that. To me it feels wrong to use", "using LaTeX. I used the search function to find an answer, but I", "writing in the MLA-Standard format using LaTeX. I used the search function to", "on average... I am ...
[ "single sentences. What if I have more 2-3 sentences back to back that", "have to cite after each time you mention something that isn't common knowledge?", "after each time you mention something that isn't common knowledge? I've only been", "source? I would imagine its just at the end since it would look", ...
[ "science fiction set in the backdrop of space. I don't know the whole", "story or to say, I don't have the whole story in my mind.", "read Hijrp Potfeq and am a big fan of J.K. Rowling's writing and", "Common Era](http://2200ce.blogspot.com). I've the basic idea of writing a science fiction set in", "I star...
[ "paragraph. Some examples: <http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-29341850> <http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/asia/61477320/five-years-in-bali-jail-possible-for-nz-man.html> I was taught in school to use about", "me to see a single sentence per paragraph, and it sounds kind of", "sentence per paragraph, and i...
[ "“Damn. That stinks.\" > > > Is the bold text necessary? When to", "text necessary? When to be specific and when to let context fill in", "and when to let context fill in the holes (e.g. the surrounding sentences)?", "to the railing and pointed my flashlight > down (to the ground). It", "high enough...
[ "PDF files are generateable * Does not use an external cloud for storage", "never worked out quite well and was quite a hindrance as far as", "same part of the documentation at the same time (or on different parts", "are any tools that fullfill the following requirements: * PDF files are generateable", "to ...
[ "in another section: <https://softwareengineering.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/6911/is-this-question-possible-in-this-section> The question is pretty unclear but for me is", "to the concept of a pipeline).** > > > Modifying a single functionality", "me is really hard to improve the way I'm writing and often...
[ "find a message somewhere on the island, possibly a tablet or a book.", "a big if. Nonetheless, it is definitely not going to be English. How", "a message somewhere on the island, possibly a tablet or a book. Only", "are mean to find a message somewhere on the island, possibly a tablet", "English. How c...
[ "many nations. We are one nation,and we are one people called the human", "added other things to my fictional culture. I did this because my antagonists", "one people called the human race. All peoples have more similarities than differances,", "fictional culture. I did this because my antagonists culture is ...
[ "character when there is no sufficient medical expertise available, or the consequences of", "to go to research this. Google doesn't seem to be sufficient because if", "of the world, what's going to happen to this character who can't seek", "how other writers write these scenes realistically as far as science...
[ "like. Books like The Shellcoder's Handbook show you how to write exploits, and", "I need some guidelines. 1. On the cover of the book, as part", "legal grey area or am I free to use it as I please?", "I'm not necessarily talking bad about Windows, but I am showing how to", "owners of the trademark probably...
[ "fantasy world Nuvo there are witches who speak “Russian”. Since this fantasy world", "world, or to Russian people in the real world, could someone still have", "in the fantasy world Nuvo there are witches who speak “Russian”. Since this", "“Russian”. Since this fantasy world has no relation to the real world...
[ "for 3.8, I know which way to go; if I'm at `Classical optimization,", "the books the headers include the chapter and section number. What are the", "at 5.4 and looking for 3.8, I know which way to go; if", "`Classical optimization, A review of methods` and I'm looking for `Stochastic methods, Limitations`", ...
[ "to write more books in a series simply because the first book was", "trilogies. Some contain seven books, some four, some five, and some just seem", "Some series are trilogies. Some contain seven books, some four, some five, and", "seem to go on with no end. Is there a disadvantageous number of", "aware th...
[ "have all the events that happened way before the actual story takes place,", "that the plot details are up to me, what I want to know", "it's true that the plot details are up to me, what I want", "me know of those shortcomings. I'll try to be a bit more specific", "The Plot -------- Now while it's true th...
[ "an editor?](https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/2126/what-exactly-is-an-editor) And that anwers the 'what an editor is' So, my question", "rather be, How do you become an editor? Which skills must an editor", "anwers the 'what an editor is' So, my question would rather be, How", "editor is' So, my qu...
[ "a short story contain? Do I need to tell what is it about,", "tell what is it about, try to \"sell\" it? Should I write about", "contain? Do I need to tell what is it about, try to \"sell\"", "letter for a short story contain? Do I need to tell what is", "short story contain? Do I need to tell what is it a...
[ "his cape to the side, as he approaches Faxix. > > > Do", "to the side, as he approaches Faxix. > > > Do I need", "Do I need to continue to use the character's full name, or can", "need to continue to use the character's full name, or can I shorten", "cape to the side, as he approaches Faxix. > > > Do I", ...
[ "of it as a beach full of crab holes of various shapes and", "hundreds and hundreds of > years by crashing waves. The pebbles are constantly", "shapes and sizes, and > with little pebbles on the upper part, sculpted", "symmetrical. On > the contrary, they could be the most deformed of the", "just that they ...
[ "an issue of copywriting? Do I need to somehow \"insure\" my work before", "be an issue of copywriting? Do I need to somehow \"insure\" my work", "a magazine, can there be an issue of copywriting? Do I need to", "short story in a magazine, can there be an issue of copywriting? Do", "story in a magazine, can...
[ "back story. The main problem I'm facing is the development of characters. To", "I'm writing a sci-fi/fantasy story and I have quite a number of characters", "have quite a number of characters that I want to deploy in the", "each of my characters should be as real and as human as possible.", "I am concerned...
[ "leads to binge-writing sessions which are just terrible. I was wondering if anyone", "of difficulty bypassing my inner critic when writing first drafts, so it makes", "so it makes the whole process very stress-inducing and unpleasant, which makes me", "whole process very stress-inducing and unpleasant, which...
[ "--- > > > The room was tiny but nice. Simple, and with", "sense?). Is this allowed in fiction writing? If not, what's a better alternative?", "store? > > > > > --- > > > The room was", "past (does it make sense?). Is this allowed in fiction writing? If not,", "give the impression that the narrator is rig...
[ "a bench, a peach in one hand, a spoon in the other. What", "pants. > > > Leaving the peach held in his jaw, he reaches", "he reaches into his coat pocket for a hanky; all recollection of its'", "> A man sits alone on a bench, a peach in one hand,", "need to be declared a few times per page. I don't mind br...
[ "suicide. The difference was striking, of course. Whereas Pabe’s > problem had been", "been a lack of > them. > > > There's something awkward about", "sensations, whereas for me had been a lack of > them. > >", "of course. Pabe’s > problem had been physical, whereas mine had been psychological.", ">...
[ "their motives throughout the rest of the story, but I am torn as", "torn as to how detailed the scene should be written and even how", "that he slept with her. I want to show the erotic scene in", "her tight, wet vagina. > > > Any advice on how to approach", "Should I be abstract / metaphorical (magma erup...
[ "writing a course book series with 4-5 workbooks. Each subsequent chapter is highly", "a revision. Since this would involve both reorganizing the material and expanding the", "I'd release it as a single book, if it weren't for the limitation", "old, then switching to 3-10 of the new. Due to the heavy intercon...
[ "writing prompt that has to be influenced by a stimulus (the topic being", "stimulus (the topic being 'discovery')? Any general rules, apart from the fact that", "by a stimulus (the topic being 'discovery')? Any general rules, apart from the", "'discovery')? Any general rules, apart from the fact that it has ...
[ "shrubs and trees and bamboo shoots. > > > Is the effect different?", "> murky ocean of shrubs and trees and bamboo shoots. > > >", "through it. A dark, > murky ocean of shrubs and trees and bamboo", "murky ocean of shrubs, trees, and bamboo shoots. > > > The forest", "> The forest was so dense I was practi...
[ "But I'm not very satisfied. \"There is no yellow amber in the region.\",", "in a situation where those conditions are unmet. He is confused about it", "say something like : \"**I have found the proof that something about [electromagnetism]", "in the region.\", says a character who sees an improbable electrom...
[ "black, white, and tan? Also, avoiding the use of food to describe darker", "I have a kid's book with children of varying skin tones: a boy", "with British/Germanic background, a girl with Indian parents in the middle point of", "those skin tones without using the generic and not actually that descriptive bla...
[ "is embedded in part 1. Has anyone heard of this or tried this?", "a story, which was written as fiction or literary fiction for example, had", "example). Now, imagine if a story, which was written as fiction or literary", "I want to write a fictional short story where part 2 is embedded", "heard of this or...
[ "fiction with a current day romance. These are my problems: 1. I'm struggling", "main storyline. 3. Most say flashbacks are a no-no, however it's not possible", "work out where my hero and villains would fit in. 2. After reading", "it's not possible to have an historical novel without flashbacks. The synopsis...
[ "for. Not a > minute passed, however, when something made me stop again.", "with somethings. Here are some examples: > > I was already > too", "> --- > > > I thought the dog wanted to cross the", "wanted to lure you into a trap or something.” > > > Is", "At that same moment something shoved me...
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[ "pages long and I am nearing the end. How many more pages do", "recently started writing a [chapter book](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chapter_book), which is \"a story book intended for", "years old\". The book is only 29 pages long and I am nearing", "intermediate readers generally between 7-10 years old\"...
[ "I should use past or present tense: Present tense ``` The tree was", "the strongest storms. ``` Past tense ``` The tree was so massive, that", "tree was so massive, that it even withheld the strongest storms. ``` I", "tree was so massive, that it even withholds the strongest storms. ``` **Past", "t...
[ "have as much free time as I did when I was young. Is", "videogames) and have just recently started enjoying it, however I don't have as", "Is there any hope for me? To give you an idea of my", "don't have as much free time as I did when I was young.", "the first time back in December of 2013 and I just fin...
[ "satire and parody? Can you provide examples of the difference? Do you know", "know of a book which is considered satire; one which is considered parody?", "difference? Do you know of a book which is considered satire; one which", "you know of a book which is considered satire; one which is considered", "be...
[ "as practical point of view – to hone and systematize my skills, acquired", "hone and systematize my skills, acquired through first-hand reading of lots of books.", "reference books on literary criticism – from a theoretical as well as practical", "as well as practical point of view – to hone and syst...
[ "have read many books over the course of my life and have some", "(or anyone who has two cents to put in really) on the appropriate", "reference books) by expert writers or editors (or anyone who has two cents", "books) by expert writers or editors (or anyone who has two cents to", "my feedback on friends' ...
[ "here's an example: > > His room was an exact replica of mine.", "first one: > > Knowledge = zoology books > > > Practicality =", "a mist > of knowledge and practicality. > > > As you can", "something > about him, but that at the same time, pushed him further", "> > > Do writers follow this rule? Or it ...
[ "my stories published? * If I publish the stories, am I likely to", "questionable legality, I am unsure if publishing them could lead to my facing", "incidents (which occurred many years ago now) have been of questionable legality, I", "published? * If I publish the stories, am I likely to face legal", "pub...
[ "rarely see colons and semicolons in dialogue (especially in modern novels). Is it", "in modern novels). Is it because they don't simulate normal speech? Because their", "sure if it's just my idea but I rarely see colons and semicolons", "just my idea but I rarely see colons and semicolons in dialogue (especi...
[ "from a community (in the form of comments and \"upvotes\"). I know some", "and post short-stories, poetry, or other pieces of literary work in an \"informal\"", "a community (in the form of comments and \"upvotes\"). I know some good", "can create a profile and post short-stories, poetry, or other pieces of ...
[ "head. The next logical step would be to write something about 8-12k words,", "But every idea for a plot I come up with seems to be", "about 8-12k words, because what I'm trying to practice here is planning the", "for big novels. I don't want to skip to that right away for", "don't want to skip to that righ...
[ "trying to write a more or less long story. Now the problem that", "the same time. In the scene they were captured while eavesdropping and the", "so my english might not be that good, but I hope you understand", "while eavesdropping and the leader of the bad guys switches between the two", "sees these two t...
[ "consider > this story phenomenon. > > > Or > > In this", "> this story phenomenon. > > > Or > > In this paper,", "Or should they be written in active voice? > > In this paper,", "selected Mahmoud Dolatabadi’s works to consider > this story phenomenon. > > >", "to APA style. However, I don't know if this ap...
[ "expected age for a YA young adult novel is, because it seems to", "huge range. I think most people believe these books are targeted at roughly", "age for a YA young adult novel is, because it seems to have", "young adult really means something more like 18-25. (An adult -- in US", "something more like 18-2...
[ "by the writer (not from the point of view of any of the", "that character's point-of-view. How should I write the prologue so that it works", "want to go and change the entire book to that character's point-of-view. How", "characters narrate the prologue, as though telling the story to somebody else, but", ...
[ "later her friend is talking to her? Here are my rough sentences: >", "days before my character is thinking about something and she is in her", "talking to her: > > “I heard it’s the best thing to do,”", "room. How do I show that two days later her friend is talking", "two days later\"? or \"Julian said at ...
[ "Following is the first page of the script of Pulp Fiction. ![enter image", "script of Pulp Fiction. ![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/cFH9Z.png) And following is the first", "more aligned with Syd Field's format. Can anyone help me to figure out", "by Syd Field. Apparently, the script...
[ "to present tense e.g., “She *has* green eyes”? I know that switching tense", "people and places that are supposed to still be in existence. Should I", "places that are supposed to still be in existence. Should I continue to", "where I describe people and places that are supposed to still be in", "be in...
[ "love coming out of the chimey while the breeze invited breeze through the", "house is 5m wide, 5m deep and 5m high. It is divided into", "on each side, the smoking-pipe is coughing dark matter. * *describing the very", " describing the very physical attributes by their emotional impact on a person:", ...
[ "would you suggest someone who has no clue of what are considered conventions", "someone who has no clue of what are considered conventions that ease the", "i think of the structure of a sentence, the usage of subclauses, passive", "the usage of subclauses, passive or active and such alike. What would you", ...
[ "instance by the argument that a writing style is bad because of the", "to explain why a writing style is bad. for instance by the argument", "argument that a writing style is bad because of the usage of adjectives.", "is bad. for instance by the argument that a writing style is bad", "bad. for instance by ...
[ "known as mülheim to the outsiders, a world of its own, freed from", "in a town, known as mülheim to the outsiders, a world of its", "on paper and within sane mens wiring, where fountains paint stars at night,", "from the logic of the known reality found on paper and within sane", "paper and within sane men...
[ "In short, it's ornate, contrived and breaks the narrative. There's plenty of advice", "be seen as something vivid and beautiful to someone else. Where is the", "is geared towards how one can identify it. Since writing is so subjective,", "it. Since writing is so subjective, what can seem like purple prose to...
[ "(the written word) properly. OTOOH, most of the dialogue does advance the story", "dialogue does advance the story in one way or another. Is an excess", "smoothly, with little distraction, but on the other, I'm concerned that I'm failing", "the dialogue does advance the story in one way or another. Is an", ...