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[ "face, nor is a pre-defined arc for these characters set in stone that", "tailored for the initial couple of adventures they face, nor is a pre-defined", "characters for a single story, or characters that follow an important arc throughout", "or viable different sets of protagonists might turn out over the co...
[ "Hijrp Potfeq I just don’t understand when its okay to do it, like", "the house and was now walking along the road” or not? When is", "I say something like “Zotn walked away from the house and was now", "and was now walking along the road” or not? When is it acceptable?", "just don’t understand when its oka...
[ "hanging above the shop. Should I use italics for the shop name or", "write: \"Shop Name\", read a sign hanging above the shop. Should I use", "read a sign hanging above the shop. Should I use italics for the", "name or use any other type of formatting? I wasn't sure how to", "the shop name or use any other...
[ "book seems like it’s going to be way too short. My goal was", "My book seems like it’s going to be way too short. My goal", "be way too short. My goal was 300 pages but it seems like", "was 300 pages but it seems like it’s barely gonna make 100. What", "like it’s going to be way too short. My goal was 300 ...
[ "in technical writing to get a job? Or can I get a job", "get into technical writing because I love writing and I am interested in", "writing to get a job? Or can I get a job without a", "degree and I cannot afford to have one, however, I would really love", "writing because I love writing and I am interest...
[ "is Juopne d'Arc and the protagonist discovering her identity via her flashbacks is", "with these characters and understand them better, as these sequences recount essential events", "killed him, leading him to believe that humans are predatory animals that only", "of their company and fell in love with a gir...
[ "dad who gave me some pointers so I started a new document to", "who gave me some pointers so I started a new document to 'flesh", "some pointers so I started a new document to 'flesh it out' But", "started a new document to 'flesh it out' But that document has run", "who has died when etc. How can I get it...
[ "difference between text and speech. I understand that whilst writing a report a", "writing a report a person involved in law enforcement or medicine my replace", "makes no sense! It's not quicker or easier! \"GSW\" is five syllables. Gun", "an answer to this question I'd love to hear it. And, yes, it", ". ...
[ "ways to see the true ending. As a result, players will inevitably get", "it enough if players can skip those parts on their own or should", "do in these cases? Is it enough if players can skip those parts", "if players can skip those parts on their own or should I cut", "those parts on their own or should ...
[ "and appalled by Short. I'll explore themes of exploitation and human brutality, narcissism/psychopathy", "allusion being mistaken for plagiarism?*** To recap Heart of Darkness, a sailor (Marlow)", "he sees in the camps, and is both captivated and appalled by Short.", "no doubt that Heart of Darkness is t...
[ "in the middle of it. At the risk of being called a pedophile,", "Maybe I'm wrong and it's just simply how games with sexual content have", "with it? Or should I leave these things out entirely because gamers would", "people have this weird double standard where they can see extreme amounts of", "prefer not...
[ "emphasis on the peril of the current situation. Here is my sentence: >", "the current situation. Here is my sentence: > > Where there are many,", "nigh, but worry that it simply does not fit along side guarantee. Should", "simply does not fit along side guarantee. Should I stop trying to fit", "not fit alo...
[ "it's a poorly-constructed drama/mystery. What do you lot think? Is there an objective", "little as each other) or setting up a red herring, a form of", "(or indeed, there being a need for any of those people to be", "Devil, in which several sinners are trapped in an elevator, dying one by", "for an extra '...
[ "to be dead, but turns out to be alive in the final scene.", "isn't a theater SE so this seems like the best place to ask,", "he's a side character, not especially pivotal to the plot, just the partner", "after the end with his crediting? If it matters, he's a side character,", "a better place.](https://met...
[ "story that achieves that: the kind where the protagonist is always in danger", "faster feedback on how to improve it.) So how else can a novel", "addictiveness. Then again, if people are reading in the first place, they might", "first draft. Clearly, their reading periods are short and/or far apart. There ar...
[ "realistic, is it? Not just in the \"they should be saying this instead", "see two opposing problems: * How is the audience supposed to understand a", "general picture goes, soldiers at least do indeed use a lot of abbreviations", "essential part of the military atmosphere. How does one manage both issues, ...
[ "a male, corporate working, character who is always cheerful and smiling, no matter", "around with all of his colleagues or peers. He wants to mess around", "damage to them. And they are right to be worried about him. See,", "and find him annoying. They hate his guts and his overwhelming persona. Most", "in...
[ "to publish, assuming they feel the author's writing has potential. This is bad", "author to write the novel they want to publish, assuming they feel the", "publisher is just going to reject the first one and tell me to", "how it works, so please don't make that the answer to the second", "is just going to ...
[ "I want to use a fake name for my book, not my real", "name for my book, not my real name. How do I ensure that", "my real name. How do I ensure that editors or agencies don't take", "do I ensure that editors or agencies don't take advantage of that or", "don't take advantage of that or play a trick when it...
[ "and emailed him. I described how I'm writing a sci-fi story and gave", "works in a particular field of science and I found an e-mail for", "people I'm building a character based on them and then interview, or pretend", "interview, or pretend that I'm just interested about their field and wanted to", "So I'...
[ "of view of the protagonist. But the story is already written in a", "But the story is already written in a third person narrator... and I", "and I have 2 protagonists so it's not omniscient. I think it's a", "as a hook and I think it is easiest that way, at least", "it's not omniscient. I think it's a chea...
[ "I wrote a short text recently in which the character has a very", "a problem if someone thinks I'm some anti-LGBTQ after reading that text. So", "after reading that text. So how can I write a character whose opinions", "either * Making a statement at the end would somehow ruin the whole", "myself as the au...
[ "it be considered against me? As an Indian, we were told not to", "month. However I am confused about one thing- are we allowed to use", "I am confused about one thing- are we allowed to use abbreviations like", "an Indian, we were told not to write such abbreviations in our ICSE", "am confused about one th...
[ "words, it's like he's a main character but he's not, because in every", "certain style on how to present a character. I know Seck Fdinrof is", "protagonist but his screen time is less than the other characters. And also,", "he's a protagonist but his screen time is less than the other characters.", "he's a...
[ "way, I still think such a novel deserves a shot. In summary, I'm", "techniques could improve the likely reception, to make the novel and the main", "In summary, I'm afraid of a bad reception. I don't want to change", "more attractive?** How can I prevent confirmation bias and other biases in the", "many of...
[ "My novel has been through multiple drafts and beta reads, and by and", "to keep the protagonist driving the action by working toward their want. And", "toward their want. And so on. The shape of my novel is generally", "puzzle, neatly and tidily. But the ending still feels off to me and", "too little cost ...
[ "up to that confrontation. How do you prevent the story from getting stale", "the point where it became crazy. This ultimately cheapened the effect the original", "hard to find a way to keep a series interesting after killing the", "keep a series interesting after killing the Big Bad because everything was le...
[ "need to look up most of the words in the dictionary. On the", "am a non-native English user and whenever I write something is it better", "and seldomly used words? I mean native-speakers should surely understand basic English and", "that I use simple words or some rare and seldomly used words? I", "maybe e...
[ "person/writer paraphrases published quotations or song lyrics, changing a few words of the", "song lyrics, changing a few words of the original work for an attempt", "an attempt at a humorus effect purpose, should the writer paraphrasing put everything", "words of the original work for an attempt at a humoru...
[ "that uses the word \"describe\", but what I'm being asked to describe is", "a process, relationship, or how I came to hold a certain belief. Is", "came to hold a certain belief. Is this asking for a descriptive essay", "the word \"describe\", but what I'm being asked to describe is not a", "is not a single...
[ "weird it’ll make me look.* > — A.B.G. > > > A.B.G. Is", "up again, and this is only meant to show the readers that this", "She never shows up again, and this is only meant to show the", "the readers that this is the writer of the following story. Will readers", "and this is only meant to show the readers t...
[ "is ready. Now her hand is being forced. I am considering adding two", "him now, is very strong willed and fierce. She is a colleague of", "makes her feel normal. She is expert at seduction but not so at", "question is this: would adding more potential love interests add tension or dilute", "I am considerin...
[ "(My family knows about my books, but I'm not sure if they know", "about my books, but I'm not sure if they know I'm serious about", "but I'm not sure if they know I'm serious about it.) Thank you.", "family reads it, they quite like it as well. I've written 2 books", "of how it works so if there's anyone t...
[ "a stair case with three steps what would you even call each step?", "case with three steps what would you even call each step? (Without saying", "with three steps what would you even call each step? (Without saying “step”", "you even call each step? (Without saying “step” because that’s not right for", "st...
[ "deciding the voice of your narrative, i.e whether it should be a first-person", "first-person account, or should the story be narrated by the voice of an", "by the voice of an omnipresent storyteller? The voice of the story is", "voice of an omnipresent storyteller? The voice of the story is what makes", "...
[ "sci-fi novels and movies I can think of, it is taken for granted", "humanity? I actually have some ideas, but I want to hear yours:) Thank", "granted that as soon as an alien invasion occurs the heroes take up", "defending humanity? I actually have some ideas, but I want to hear yours:)", "think of, it is ...
[ "falling asleep. Each time his eyes were to droop, a single drop of", "exactly. But judging on how soaked his tunic was, it > could have", "focused on sleeping instead, ignoring the water > falling water on his nape,", "on how soaked his tunic was, it > could have been more. The", "> Hope it’s mild. He wa...
[ "a ring of invisibility from a dwarf. However the protagonist completes their quest", "overcome. Now, let's say that your main character is not in an exciting", "to be difficult and there must be obstacles for them to overcome. Now,", "profession (in my case he works in an office). He doesn't need to", "is ...
[ "don'ts I should consider? Thanks in advance. Update I have started to pen", "consider? Thanks in advance. Update I have started to pen my story. I", "satisfied with how the story was unfolding but I failed miserably to learn", "comic strip. I came up with a title for my comic and planned", "in adva...
[ "subconscious drew her in. She could only gaze at those wondrous things in", "something fresh and matured, pieces that deal with inherently deep issues (the likes", "experience with anything of that sort. Yes, I could read up on writings", "that you have a narrative at all. So what I just do is", "might try...
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[ "this way. So I thought, jumping down from the chair which had been", "and accurately enough without coming across as the naive kid that I am?", "spinned around in the chair. > > > Once. Twice. Thrice until I", "> > > And that is ridiculous prose. ### How do I get", "couch had > worked up a texture. > > > I...
[ "bunch of Easter eggs and subtle references to things as an added treat", "In my book series (more on that [here](http://sites.google.com/site/weaselworldofficialsite)), I am planning on including", "things as an added treat for the reader. However, I just came up", "and subtle references to things as an adde...
[ "down the line. I really like the idea, but I feel as though", "many different stories and it may fall under plagiarism, despite it being my", "spin to the story to create tension, but I don't know if I", "it being my own ideas. I'm still attempting to find a way to", "I've been working on plots and differe...
[ "> > I have seen people in the corporate and business sector speak", "am not a native speaker. So, I would really appreciate If anyone could", "was listening to Kamla Harris interviewing Brett Kavanaugh. She says the following to", "the right platform to ask such questions, please let me know so that", "sug...
[ "Except I learn from those who are greatest, my words I can not", "be unraveled or revealed. > > In me, there is a people whose", "acrostically built. I've listed my response here, > > I am the least", "Rising like the flames of a fire, my passion builds relentlessly. My universe", "duty; it is my curse. > ...
[ "of his internal conflict because he reacts to his mistakes, and has periods", "from tumultuous circumstances who always gets in over her head, and a reluctant", "watch her dig herself a deeper hole, then cover-up and self-sabotage. It's clear", "problem with her character:** My snag with her character is tha...
[ "but what place in time after the depression? I need the client's to", "the man so my detective can intervene and take charge. The problem is", "to try to talk to him because he is the man so my", "time after the depression? I need the client's to be uncomfortable, but not", "The problem is with the male as...
[ "pages of quoting verbatim what the people in the story are writing, trying", "characters in other books, [that seems to be ok](https://writing.stackexchange.com/questions/20708/referencing-real-and-fictional-people-characters-in-novels-legal-implications). So for instance, if", "Wars characters. Everything had...
[ "the MC while travelling through the world trying to rescue his family. While", "his family. While doing this however, he must overcome a lot of difficulties.", "focused on other characters' issues and relations, but involving the MC and his", "the MC and his companions. My problem is, as I'm writing them, I"...
[ "about gameworlds with unique art styles as opposed to worlds that look realistic.", "that's making me uneasy. I'm talking about gameworlds with unique art styles as", "it that's making me uneasy. I'm talking about gameworlds with unique art styles", "is a part of it that's making me uneasy. I'm talking about...
[ "fantasy genre that really catch the reader's attention? Should there be a conflict", "genre that really catch the reader's attention? Should there be a conflict in", "the reader's attention? Should there be a conflict in the subplots? Please explain.", "that really catch the reader's attention? Should there ...
[ "kind of tricky. They are deeply cultural symbols, interpreted by a specific group", "for some reason, does not verbally say anything, but makes a hand gesture", "but makes a hand gesture instead. How do authors deal with these culturally-bound", "which may be included in a story. Sometimes, a character, for ...
[ "\"How are you today?\", how would you go about \"translating\" this into sounding", "are you today?\", how would you go about \"translating\" this into sounding like", "would you go about \"translating\" this into sounding like they were talking with", "go about \"translating\" this into sounding like they w...
[ "at a high level want+thing blocking desire. I understand rising tension through conflict.", "that all I'm looking for here in step 3? What are the right", "in step 3? What are the right steps to take, bases to cover,", "characters at this step? I'm looking specifically for advice regarding the snowflake meth...
[ "very useful, so I want to talk about the different sort of grammatical", "I want to talk about the different sort of grammatical constructs I'm using.", "poet is very useful, so I want to talk about the different sort", "I'm doing as a poet is very useful, so I want to talk", "teach syntax aimed at creativ...
[ "animal whose legs were not thoroughly tied escaping the farm. The animal should", "described in the scene. What literary devices and techniques should be used in", "anthropomorphic, so that it would have its own emotions and thoughts which would", "should be anthropomorphic, so that it would have its own emo...
[ "the answers weren't helpful in my case (as they brought up points of", "but I'm having some issues with the German soldier. I've done a ton", "understood by the English speaker (so I don't need to have a lot", "similar question from 2014 on here but a lot of the answers weren't", "of circumlocution) but al...
[ "accept new heroes by other people](https://writing.stackexchange.com/questions/38848/does-marvel-accept-new-heroes-by-other-people), people advised me to start creating my", "I wonder what kind of professions I need and how many people to", "marvel accept new heroes by other people](https://writing.stackexchan...
[ "> > My character is searching for something. When she finds what she's", "in a spot of trouble. He arrives in the nick of time to", "today from someone and they told me I was using a \"Deus Ex", "carries on without him only to find herself in a spot of trouble.", "critique today from someone and they told ...
[ "Juypir. Whenever he falls asleep, he goes into the dream world type thing.", "in through a chapter but at the end of the chapter he normally", "asleep, he wakes up in the real world. But... but when Juypir's in", "a chapter but at the end of the chapter he normally wakes up", "writing a novel myself and th...
[ "3 - The Ring Goes South): > > Frodo took only Sting; and", "of anyone at all, we're not following any POV, but listening to an", "conflict, to steal or not to steal the silver. Throughout the novel, Valjean's", "the above examples (and other similar ones) makes it OK, whereas it is", "a geographic change...
[ "schools. I believe it was Togurt McVea who I heard say that every", "of a particular type I can read as an archetype that might commonly", "land.\" First, is this a widely recognized pattern (i.e. taught as a typical", "Togurt McVea who I heard say that every story at its core is", "I am working on a story...
[ "together while remaining in their birth clan. A mother's brother is considered the", "normal and a positive thing when the reader most likely has a different", "them than a biological dad. In our world, the concept of the nuclear", "genes to the pool and builds relationships with other houses in the form", ...
[ "the situation is and that a high cost must be paid to summon", "humanity. Invasions occur rarely, but are devastating when they do. Sometimes the invaders", "to the mortal world. Other realms exist, such as the fae and demon", "ago, there was a war among gods that came close to destroying humanity", "their...
[ "grief. I can't let Bob falter or mourn: he still has to move", "call him Bob. Bob is efficient, cold and straight-to-the-point: we may as well", "only built in couples - partners, let's say - with matching functions and", "android. Let's call him Bob. Bob is efficient, cold and straight-to-the-point: we may"...
[ "the antagonists are all irredeemably evil? If not, what else do I need?", "being such a horrible human being, he considers the negative ramifications of his", "his selfish desires and clinging to his nihilistic worldview while posing as the", "and clinging to his nihilistic worldview while posing as the pers...
[ "feels like it is thrown in just as an excuse for having it,", "do it herself. During intercourse, a witch can absorb the essence of a", "limitations? Or should you gloss over the nooks and crannies of it and", "have the neccessary amount of mana to perform, or it would be extremely", "mana than women. Ther...
[ "becoming a garbageman, selling dumpster finds and curb furniture on eBay/Craigslist, or selling", "and morally questionable ones are not only accepted, but encouraged. This is for", "Besides becoming a garbageman, selling dumpster finds and curb furniture on eBay/Craigslist, or", "of trash? Legally and moral...
[ "chick\". So what tips do you have for writing properly feminine female characters", "dead. I published the book on Amazon, and it will go out to", "anything for her save perhaps lifting large, heavy objects. She is, however, feminine,", "draft (the main events, etc.), then go back and re-write for things tha...
[ "the stakes from there (or ideally, much earlier) without the audience getting bored?", "time. Each story arc, the stakes get higher, the drama gets more intense,", "what? How can I lower the stakes from there (or ideally, much earlier)", "fine. So long I know where I'm going, it's just a matter of", "of pa...
[ "a book and these first 20 pages are mostly just action so my", "pages are mostly just action so my question is if a book is", "first 20 pages are mostly just action so my question is if a", "question is if a book is like mad max fury road, (almost nothing", "so my question is if a book is like mad max fury...
[ "cut attempt to stop group B from invading in the 'past' timeline. As", "group a different race then the other or nothing at all just due", "the different groups be different races? Or should I error on the side", "live in right geographic location (ie closeness to the equator) for that tone", "without cons...
[ "my surprise, it was well-received and generated a lot of great discussion. In", "describing his perspective, comes easy for me. From experience, I know how men", "talk to, wasn’t loud or brash. He didn’t seem to swear often, which", "children. > > > She stopped herself. Their children. Somehow she had conc...
[ "I have come across an issue which I feel like it could change", "am writing my novel in the first person through the main character. I", "issue which I feel like it could change the whole story/flow. Originally it", "to stick with first. My question (sorry if it doesn’t make sense) is", "villan, like a sma...
[ "are all between 25 and 45 years. Every character shows part of her", "me about which genre her novel belongs to. At first, I respond very", "her way to take the best decisions for her family, friends and for", "first, I respond very quickly \"literary fiction\". But now, after talking about the", "contempo...
[ "try to refine the question later, if I need to. Really, any advice", "Is there any advice or guidance anyone on the site could give me,", "be someone else out there with wisdom on this particular subject. I can", "would have by now. I get it. Having said that...I have scoured the", "people hate spiders, ot...
[ "there more to it? To use a different example, The Master and Margarita", "any purpose other than finding books in a book shop? To what extent", "a particular grouping is a genre, or a marketing term. Which made me", "is it for marketing (in which case the aforementioned argument has its answer", "does it...
[ "decided to write a memoir, except I can’t seem to write anything but", "all but I think it’s because I’m not sure what to do with", "I’m in a certain mood & end up writing something beautiful about my", "similar to some spoken word or slam. I haven’t been working on the", "However, I don’t know for sure if...
[ "territory, so I have the opportunity for both external adventure (action) and internal", "going to become important when Marko falls into a deep depression, but along", "it to know we didn’t know enough, and he had been fairly certain", "and internal adventure (how they respond to events). The trouble is, I ...
[ "isn't very fruitful or wise for a budding writer to work in this", "of the exceptional bestseller fanfics at hand would be useful for all of", "exceptional bestseller fanfics at hand would be useful for all of those writers", "serious note of or are very enthusiastic about. It has been long [asked", "the p...
[ "an introvert, but I'm afraid people would know how I think and know", "and label me as being wrong. I fear exposing something that I feel", "in my personality that I didn't mean to show, etc. How do you", "feel like writing, in all its forms, is a very nice way to", "my personality that I didn't mean to sh...
[ "write? And/or is there something else out there that would be a better", "so I can't easily transfer my files. I'm stuck and need help. How", "I can't afford a new one. So I basically have to use my", "to write? And/or is there something else out there that would be a", "block because I don't enjoy writing...
[ "have been invaluable to me, and I’m becoming re-invigorated about the idea of", "author, I can’t afford this. Even if I could afford to invest the", "is appropriate for professionals with a particular skill set, editors don’t come cheap.", "editors don’t come cheap. My understanding is that, for a novel-size...
[ "in one automatically entails being skilled in the other. Why is that not", "entails being skilled in the other. Why is that not necessarily the case?", "automatically entails being skilled in the other. Why is that not necessarily the", "skilled in one automatically entails being skilled in the other. Why is...
[ "be distance, but I don't know how to measure this distance. In a", "the only one who gets upset when stories have characters walk across entire", "take months to walk across the United states. So should I just ignore", "question of if its even necessary, but I'll just assume it is. I", "that all the towns ...
[ "big (to give you a comparison, think about a land stretching from western", "instance, but I feel like it ruins the magic of the fantasy setting,", "my current information to visualize anything because it was too scarce and imprecise.", "Hungary) * Capital City is located in the south-center of Country A I...
[ "be possible? It strikes me as impossible but I am still curious to", "It strikes me as impossible but I am still curious to know what", "me as impossible but I am still curious to know what you think.", "possible? It strikes me as impossible but I am still curious to know", "Would it be possible? It strike...
[ "I need some way to create conflict for them ([maybe not](https://writing.stackexchange.com/questions/23537/hang-on-wheres-the-main-conflict)), but I", "a point in the plot where they’re settling in to their situation and", "my WIP, which is a “journey” story, the main characters have been struggling", "I don...
[ "a start however I have reached an impasse and can not really decide", "I am stuck and can not seem to progress in my story. Please", "an impasse and can not really decide how I should structure my story.", "my typical fantasy genre into SciFi. I have taken a start however I", "I have reached an impasse and...
[ "book that takes about 25 minutes to read out loud. I read it", "out loud. I read it to a 3rd grade class, with a few", "to keep their attention. Even the teachers said they liked it. Is there", "3rd grade class, with a few posters for illustrations, and it actually seemed", "read it to a 3rd grade class, w...
[ "that the POV person withholds opinions? (So the reader can form them?) Or", "for first person POV to be treated in the same way as third", "form them?) Or is it okay to establish conflict via first person POV", "them?) Or is it okay to establish conflict via first person POV opinions?", "is it okay to esta...
[ "structure as much as possible when writing dialogue. But I think overload of", "much as possible when writing dialogue. But I think overload of complex descriptors", "\"he said\", \"she said\" structure as much as possible when writing dialogue. But", "said\" structure as much as possible when writing dialog...
[ "see anything for band names or companies or hotels. Is there a good", "There are a nice plethora of \"how do I create a name for", "country/area/character\" but I can't see anything for band names or companies or hotels.", "are a nice plethora of \"how do I create a name for my", "a nice plethora of \"how ...
[ "on other questions. How do you manage (if you do) to write when", "naturally on the keyboard almost without effort, you still have to reach that", "focus, to some extent. Even if you may fall into a state were", "to write. I'd like to focus on anger in particular, since the demotivated", "fall into a state...
[ "me an article without linked sources, so I ask for the sources. They", "do not want to do it wrong or teach it the wrong way.", "if there is something better I could advise them to do. If you", "the best advice or if there is something better I could advise them", "train my writers to link to their sources...
[ "placed on outlining the entire plot. Yet as I write it, things change", "emphasis was placed on outlining the entire plot. Yet as I write it,", "end up not following the outline. Is it bad to just go with", "on outlining the entire plot. Yet as I write it, things change dramatically,", "as I write it, thin...
[ "where the time skips are. I do understand that there is quite a", "hospital, where she then wakes up; MC is offered a ride to a", "where she then wakes up; MC is offered a ride to a restaurant", "the hospital waiting for her to wake up; MC and boss get into", "going on during one day, but for the story and...
[ "(both prose and screenplay)? For example, if someone has a second-level algebra course", "course or class names written in fiction (both prose and screenplay)? For example,", "a second-level algebra course on their schedule, would they refer to it in", "numerals in fiction; I just wasn't sure if they still a...
[ "it flow straight through? Example: My protagonist gets kidnapped. There’s a scene where", "then the big rescue scene. In a movie, it would break and go", "to do. Put in a scene of the rescue planning and another of", "then return to her. That’s what I’m wanting to do. Put in a", "captive, then the big resc...