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[ "or a movie) compared to the whole lifetime of the character. Also, he", "character, without references to early days of his life. Now, Assuming that Dipq", "that fits in a finite amount of time (i.e. a book or a", "story. Well, consider the short text of Philip Dipq, \"We Can Remember It", "the short text ...
[ "romance). 4. Stories with a sexual or erotic narrative but without any (significant)", "they have sex and nothing can keep that person from acquiring experience. Only", "narrative as we find them in some pornographic movies. On the other end", "* a character is raped or forced to have sex * a character", "...
[ "uncle (the king) killed his father and stole his throne. The prince knows", "socialization, because his contact with people was restricted for a long time. He", "white thinking. He will genuinely care for other characters, but ultimately the trauma,", "some narcisstic tendencies, mainly the need for approval...
[ "a plot forming in my head, and I have a million questions that", "most philosophical and metaphysical topics, there are no clear answers that I can", "riddles and secret societies. A few ideas I also want to incorporate are", "and choice. I've got a plot forming in my head, and I have", "a clear answer or ...
[ "submit a request for a [Library of Congress Preassigned Control Number](https://www.loc.gov/publish/pcn/) (PCN). One", "the best answer for this entry field—based on the way that librarians, teachers,", "#2, the answer is absolutely \"no\" since I didn't write it primarily with", "for this entry field—based ...
[ "\"get on with it, break up already!\" reaction?** A particularly important element: boyfriend", "break up at the first sign of trouble. That would feel unrealistically abrupt,", "Watsonian perspective, the MC finds himself sacrificing a relationship that was important to", "draws them apart. There's friction...
[ "characters. There are no men to save her, and the antagonist in the", "the story follows all the rules about writing strong female characters. There are", "some critics have commented that this makes it seem that it's a female", "character swears, makes pop culture references and sexually objectifies men, so...
[ "except I do it for every single story. It's making me bored with", "story. It's making me bored with my writing and discouraged with myself, because", "no longer write a character that is unique or layered. How can I", "struggle against my illnesses that I face. And I think that's okay, except", "making ...
[ "her husband, she breaks free from them anyway (with some personal losses). My", "basically, even if she sees a wrong done she would rather stay unhappy", "she breaks free from them anyway (with some personal losses). My question is,", "cut off from all her support systems. They expect some terrible things fr...
[ "structure: > > Greeting > > > Explanation of background, deadline, link to", "I write an email with the following structure: > > Greeting > >", "a complex process. The name of table columns is not self explanatory. Usually", "the best way to format a HTML email for readability? Example: I send", ">...
[ "a person would see a psychiatrist. This will be a realistic scenario. But,", "would see a psychiatrist. This will be a realistic scenario. But, if I", "protagonist comes out of her depression due to some other things she goes", "exchange which will fill a few pages. This is fine, but not related", "life, s...
[ "but I feel the original has more tension and is more intriguing. Would", "catwalk, who darts him. Joe essentially steps across the threshold, gets shot, looks", "the task force who have captured the MC to consider a trade. Sam", "try and tranquilize him, instead of kill him, out of respect both to", "has m...
[ "the oppression of mutated humans by a fascist dictatorship in my storyline. These", "writing it too, but I can't seem to be able to tell whether", "kind of topic cliche? And, if so, how would an author fix it?", "culture, and trying to send a message about the dehumanization of others through", "of mutated...
[ "and just released from prison, > A virgin phoenix from her ashes risen.", "the start of the chapter. This quote I selected after googling quotes, I", "its there. I am assuming this is to set-up a mood for the", "suit for my novel. For an e.g. for the chapter where my MC", "is a quote at the beginning of ea...
[ "middle with philosophical lecturing, which will be a little annoying, I guess. Is", "accounts for 17 pages, about 5800 words in total. The length of the", "I have written the questions she will ask and his answers in a", "the space right in the middle with philosophical lecturing, which will be a", "ask an...
[ "I'm worried about a major detail regarding the character. She believes she has", "main characters because I realized I didn't have very much planned for actually", "I'd include that. I'm worried about a major detail regarding the character. She", "time trying to show that the spirit isn't real. So should I s...
[ "happy lives. Is it legal to have a story set in this same", "takes place is in Southern Europe and not Eastern Europe, they speak another", "is written in another language. I planned on having some spells from her", "book I imagine in my head was being written, I was happy, it", "set completely in the Wizi...
[ "character [nerd] who speaks in a pop culture references. I appreciate this question", "I'm worried about is the legality of quoting copyrighted material. Is a single", "fictional character [nerd] who speaks in a pop culture references. I appreciate this", "quote single lines of pop songs, though probably not...
[ "and not overtime. * Sometimes I'm able to squeeze some writing at work", "I think at other times of the day seldomly gets me inspired when", "got a SO that helps out with this. About the writing itself: *", "hope that those additional infos won't make the question too specific about me", "day a reasonabl...
[ "whom is a witch named Kem. I characterize Kem as kind of a", "amount of lesbians and a handful of bisexuals. I can't think of any", "bisexuals. I can't think of any books I've read with an MC who's", "I've never written a trans/nonbinary character, and I don't want to make Kem", "I watch, there are rarely ...
[ "in academic writing. I'll find myself writing in the way that I think,", "not give you the impression that I'm talking to you. Perhaps I'm giving", "I'm giving myself a harder time than I need to, but I feel", "always been an easy thing to me, but almost all of my practice", "a harder time than I need to...
[ "present tense? For example, in the short text: > > It was late", "One side always faces the planet. It was a spectacular sight when the", "orbit. One side always faces the planet. It was a spectacular sight when", "This was due to the fact that, like Earth's moon, Titan's rotation is", "of Saturn's exotic ...
[ "fantasy novel and one of my characters speaks in English, but sometimes utters", "are not too many? Or is it preferable to write the translation in", "don't want to abusively use that language. For example: > > \"You're going", "but sometimes utters single words in an ancient dead language, and I don't", ...
[ "it unrealistic to have such a diverse cast of characters? Is it alienating", "Caspian, is bisexual and adopted by a black lesbian named Ezrith (who was", "white or straight so I usually make an effort to incorporate minorities into", "\"Ezrith is lesbian,\" I just have Caspian explain to UrasMt that Ezrith w...
[ "implanted in their eyes to act as a tactical overlay. It is likely", "know if it is a distinct enough difference to bother going back and", "would be more appropriate?** To be a bit more specific, I have already", "could be confusing if the audience thinks everyone is walking around with robotic", "bit mor...
[ "nothing is said on the matter. What would be the best course with", "pity, to him, he sees as failing to understand his situation or care", "him, but suspect that it might seem insulting if I make the character", "thing that is very important to him is his sexual orientation - which", "flamboyant, opiniona...
[ "some of my writing online on sites such as Deviantart and Wattpad. However,", "I've been receiving a lot of grief for each and every site I", "of you who post your stories online, you may know my pain. For", "my pain. For those who don't, I'd like to post some of my", "This isn't about how much criticism I...
[ "whose beliefs, at best, I disagree with, and at worst, view as immoral", "he's the villain! And I think that's why, when Day tries to convince", "dictatorship sucks, and isn't benevolent. But Day is absolutely convinced that what his", "a fascist dictator, is trying to convince Analise, a young genetic mut...
[ "of what I am writing, I just let my thoughts and feelings come", "long one when completed. Due to the very nature of what I am", "let my thoughts and feelings come out, within stanzas that have at least", "I do think it will be a bit difficult for the reader to", "out, within stanzas that have at least a m...
[ "to this\". However this is only true for the setting, and character development", "bad decisions, paying the price and regretting them, running away from their responsabilites,", "more. Is there something inherently wrong with it? Does it make my story", "most of my stories are. Is it a bad thing? My MC ar...
[ "days of the week/months. The book is set in a fantasy world, so", "genre. I'm considering making my own names up for the days of the", "own names up for the days of the week/months. The book is set", "but I feel like I'm over complicating things if I do that. It", "up for the days of the week/months. The b...
[ "the like, but that's pretty much it. But with the level of diversity", "a half dozen questions pertaining to this post-apocalyptic novel, including my \"[is this", "task of surviving in a barren world. I'm fairly sure a character or", "My story has no mention of religion. I don't really think it's applicable...
[ "schmooze time. Each presenter reads all or part of their submitted work (depending", "talks about it. Each presentation runs about half an hour, give or take.", "the newcomer starts in the middle she won't know what the heck is", "into novels, presenting 1-2 chapters every other month. If the newcomer starts...
[ "potential beta readers. Before I actually link them elsewhere, I feel I should", "at least some details nailed down, just to give them a rough idea", "just to give them a rough idea of what they're getting themselves into.", "give them a rough idea of what they're getting themselves into. As far", "I act...
[ "then copy again from there.\" This worked without fail. weakdna said it \"should", "I know I used to be able to copy formatted text from any", "to copy formatted text from any source and paste it as plain text", "could I fix this? It's horrific having all those different styles at once.", "suggested \"a si...
[ "people who can access hidden data, like unreleased tax returns of corporations or", "hacker or a cyber spy. So how do I write this guy's profession?", "data onto a site called Vox Populi. Obviously, I'm not a hacker or", "there's no proof that the organization is invading privacy or doing illegal thing...
[ "health benefits that may have positive effect on > your life expectancy. >", "write like this: Example: > > Exercising (Goodman, J. 2010), laughing (Wilson, A.", "life expectancy. > > > So the point is to state that the", "by the scientists but the outcome (=longer life expectancy) is valid for these", "ac...
[ "MCs could be a little bland. Any advice about whether they should be", "fun to add details). He \"swears like a sailor\" (Also from Jactsih), and", "here) ------------------- • The main setting is Zurnwasb, but in a 'twisted version'", "book as a whole: • It's set a few weeks post zombie apocalypse.", "gen...
[ "Even with normal typing, writers like Dean Wesley Smith don't do much editing", "to spend too much time on revision or editing other than correcting a", "an hour with dictation. For a six-hour day writing, that is 30,000 words.", "do 5000 words an hour with dictation. For a six-hour day writing, that", "by...
[ "(most recently, It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini), but most", "out of place for me to model characters after my own experiences as", "their authors, whether that's in personality, physical attributes like race or sex, background,", "Is it common for authors, especially major ones with bestsellers,...
[ "a select group of individuals who contain superpowers and the main character is", "of individuals who contain superpowers and the main character is obviously one of", "select group of individuals who contain superpowers and the main character is obviously", "individuals who contain superpowers and the main c...
[ "if I start writing short paras it is ok. if I start writing", "start writing short paras it is ok. if I start writing poetry I", "too. I'm a software engineer by profession, but I'm too confused about my", "it is ok. if I start writing poetry I kill it too. I'm", "writing poetry I kill it too. I'm a softwa...
[ "has only an inkling of the ramifications of her actions, and barely, if", "rage, she projects her powers and fells a tree, killing it just by", "she's done [here](https://writing.stackexchange.com/questions/40405/effectively-conveying-an-unreliable-narrator). I'm maybe a quarter of the way through the story,",...
[ "enigma will win a prize (i.e., $10.000). Some obvious rules: * The solution", "the first to propose something like this, or if there are other books", "(an e-mail address); * After the prize is given, we need to publish", "(the authors); * In order to be the first we are going to", "first one to solve this...
[ "and I was hoping to...um...make his jokes sound more Scottish? Like, I just", "He's a comedian who can rarely take something seriously, and I was hoping", "I was hoping to...um...make his jokes sound more Scottish? Like, I just want", "read the title correctly. It sounds sorta ridiculous, but I'm wondering h...
[ "figure out how to move the story along, in the beginning, to get", "get straight to the point, especially when I already have an amazing storyline.", "I don't know how to properly do that. What are ways I can", "I already have an amazing storyline. The ending goes especially quick. I need", "have an amaz...
[ "there a print on demand provider out there that could possibly handle that?", "sized A3 with 1000-1500 pages. Is there a print on demand provider out", "a low quantity book project that will need a book sized A3 with", "A3 with 1000-1500 pages. Is there a print on demand provider out there", "1000-1500 pag...
[ "my arms in the air, > exasperated. > > > --- Basically, I'm", "> He shrugs, toeing the remnants of his cloak over his lap. I", "Basically, I'm wondering if I should start a new paragraph after the dialogue", "certain character's actions. I know it sounds a little confusing, but I'll try", "actions. I know ...
[ "is always (or almost always) shared with the reader in third person. I", "that a backstory told by one character about themselves to other characters would", "more other characters. This backstory is always (or almost always) shared with the", "would be in first person in the story, and therefore the writer ...
[ "theory states that any story worth telling describes the movement from one status", "quo to another, and that major uncertainties in the inception and conclusion should", "story worth telling describes the movement from one status quo to another, and", "conclusion should be avoided. How does one break away f...
[ "the idea that women need men to save them? If so, how do", "place of residence and kidnap his sister, Lolj, with whom he lives. With", "info out in public. I know the whole \"action movie hero man saves", "friend and sorta maybe love interest Thulos, he has to save her and", "Edsavr morally untouchable. ...
[ "to make Ray a part of the Alliance off the bat. I feel", "me any ideas as to how I can make this character a part", "We'll make it out of here without a scratch!\", and Ray would reply", "He's a pessimist and doesn't believe in what he's fighting for. He will", "rebel's fight against the Empire is futile. ...
[ "The only thing I care about is to be understood properly. That's why", "and not ELL. The meaning of sentence is \"If you don't love yourself,", "only thing I care about is to be understood properly. That's why I'm", "meaning of sentence is \"If you don't love yourself, you can love no", "English-speaking p...
[ "the part of a character who advanced the plot out of the dungeon.", "the book, however, the character had to gain a physical body in order", "in order to forward the plot, which I didn't want to write. As", "write the dungeon part while my friend wrote the part of a character", "order to forward the plot, ...
[ "for it? I'm just new to this and this is my first work", "I publish my work online and get paid for it? I'm just new", "this and this is my first work and it's still chapter 1. It's", "work online and get paid for it? I'm just new to this and", "paid for it? I'm just new to this and this is my first", "t...
[ "YouTube video explaining some of these concepts so aspiring filmmakers and screenwriters can", "see the movie, your brain is not seeing Obi Wan and Anakin fight,", "is \"emotional projection\" created in screenwriting? Where can I find information and resources", "a way more powerful experience. **ADDITIONAL...
[ "to Satan or involved in witchcraft, can I be sued by them even", "involved in witchcraft, can I be sued by them even though it's a", "I write a page about a current pop star that talks about what", "what they're doing, that is a fact such as dedicating themselves to Satan", "or involved in witchcraft, can ...
[ "a reader, without** turning it into an infodump or making them come across", "threats are not taken lightly by anyone involved. That's all well, as far", "who made the original threat misjudged the situation, it's their life that's on", "don't want to introduce humans, at least not generally. If you ...
[ "hearts removed and their soul offered to the heavens, where they would achieve", "them by the gods. As it is precious, human life is the only", "competition. This is done through ritual games similar to our Olympics. These games", "their leaders genuinely believe in what they are doing, and they have normal"...
[ "find myself with relatively short scenes, and time-skips of a week or two", "and hung in sequence, when what I should be giving them is a", "rifle. Then I go back to the same tasks a month later, and", "month later, and they're routine - they're happening in the background, while something", "to soldier pr...
[ "judge/police, he has some character flaw that people don't tend to like etc.", "me that I should have pointed out that it would be good for", "judge to dislike him. It has to be something that is not justified", "EDIT: In response to the helpful answer below, it occurred to me that", "that people don't ten...
[ "with will proceed to the same Advanced Training as you. Not everyone who", "new friends, keeping in touch with only a small sub-group of the friends", "out of sight. Similarly, in Victor Hugo's Les Misérables, we don't hear about", "Much like the MC, I expect my reader would be eager to get", "all of you...
[ "why \"only today\" the invasion happened and why, and I can't find a", "the universe is constantly wiped out by the first race that achieved type", "lot to my feeling, but the solution does not satisfies me. My main", "opinion. I'm open to changing the plot as much as necessary. EDIT Thank", "to read i...
[ "for how to interact with humanity, to what extent they can interfere with", "that influence. As a result, they live according to universal laws that govern", "to act like humans are. How can I make and show this distinction?", "etc. These gods don't see themselves as individuals in the way humans do.", "th...
[ "40+ page story in 3 weeks? The story I am writing has to", "write a 40+ page story in 3 weeks? The story I am writing", "What is the best way to write a 40+ page story in 3", "The story I am writing has to be spot-on and close to a", "way to write a 40+ page story in 3 weeks? The story I", "I am writing ...
[ "generic main character from a character-driven/psychological novel should have? E.g. relations, motives, personality,", "the properties a generic main character from a character-driven/psychological novel should have? E.g.", "properties a generic main character from a character-driven/psychological novel shoul...
[ "Potter Series (obviously) * Hyperion Cantos * Lunar Chronicles I should also add", "the Rings trilogy - I loved the Hobbit, but couldn't get through The", "the direction it took) * Red Rising - quit because the main character", "lot of fantasy books that are supposedly the \"best,\" that are beloved by", "...
[ "a character or characters are watching a show on TV (news maybe) how", "is often up to the publisher. A similar question is [How to format", "but not how to do it for prose in a book. Some explanations", "but there are some other things I'm not sure on. Like how are", "used for people speaking on TV? Or sh...
[ "that discusses this particular question online. Can anyone verify if it's correct or", "Badk, in his slow, > easy-going way. (comma after \"Mr. Badk\") > >", "back here tomorrow if you like,” > said Amanda, with a glance at", "you could come back here tomorrow if you like,” > said Amanda, with", "Badk\") >...
[ "written in the third person. When changing POV between different scenes (or chapters),", "My novel is written in the third person. When changing POV between different", "between different scenes (or chapters), is it OK if the parts for different", "in the third person. When changing POV between different sce...
[ "How much of a problem is it, considering neither of the novels I", "they're just synonyms in my mind, so I reach out for whichever feels", "\"more common\" (a.k.a whichever I have encountered more often). How much of a", "on another planet.) **Would narration that mixes British and American vocabulary sound ...
[ "is just some sort of sentient... 'voice' that just narrates, but has opinions", "not totally 'revolutionary' as this type of narration has been used in *Breakfast", "but wont come off as UN-needed and wont ruin the immersion of the", "Vonnegut, I want the 'Narrator talks to the characters and or reader' trop...
[ "by one of the guards, chained by her limbs in her cell, kept", "abilities, a fascist dictatorship has taken advantage of the growing fears of the", "With all of that said, is my story and this premise too intense", "and developing strange abilities, a fascist dictatorship has taken advantage of the growing",...
[ "now I want to set up the framework to build it upon, like", "over the development of the story. **What systems exists to keep track of", "I'm planning a complex story which I will struggle keeping track of without", "upon, like a mason building a house, I want to build a world.", "only itself, e.g. a chara...
[ "at one specific instance of one specific term and not a general \"mix", "Number > > aluminiuma Al 13 > > > In said table's footnotes:", "specific instance of one specific term and not a general \"mix and match\".", "aluminum is commonly used* > > > --- This is not [British /", "non-scientific text)? Non-sc...
[ "character arc in relation to this goal? Also, The only obstacles I can", "to this goal? Also, The only obstacles I can think of are incompetence", "in relation to this goal? Also, The only obstacles I can think of", "singer/songwriter who is bad at writing lyrics. Her goal is to write commercially", "comme...
[ "within the paper. The source I read (published in 1969) credits this concept", "concept which I am using within the paper. The source I read (published", "the original source. Would there be a problem if I do not cite", "a problem if I do not cite the original source because I do", "I do not have access to...
[ "be the advantages and disadvantages of setting such a story in a made", "have story ideas that involve civil wars or revolutions happening while a character", "setting such a story in a made up country, compared to a real", "of setting such a story in a made up country, compared to a", "wondering what woul...
[ "only written one short story but I wish to write a novella. I'm", "about the enormous work of marketing and contacting agents and publishers. I just", "want to focus on my writing and let someone else handle the that", "I hire a manager in my case? and how do managers get paid?", "written one short story b...
[ "question is how can I show same emotion multiple times without the description", "times without the description being the same. For example if my character is", "emotion without it being repetitive? I am writing in third person limited POV", "example if my character is scared I can write how his heart raced,...
[ "novel pondering over the 'wrongness' of such a pairing; the characters involved can", "trouble thinking I'll be able to do so with such a glaring age", "to root for a pairing where the difference in ages is about 15", "they're still not going to be good people. And there's the age factor", "in ages is abou...
[ "> > > Is it redundant? Because, if I say billowing, the reader", "ship sailed through the billowing winds and the petulant waves.\" > > >", "and the petulant waves.\" > > > Is it redundant? Because, if I", "sailed through the billowing winds and the petulant waves.\" > > > Is", "redundant? Because, if I sa...
[ "memorial to represent is \"there was a whole bunch of history and culture", "were killed\". On a memorial to a single person, one writes that person's", "to give group X some individuality. But how do I do that in", "with drafting the text for a memorial plaque dedicated to group X. Group", "I've been task...
[ "if it > were looking something. The tall figure then started laughing loudly", "on a chair. It wasn't > moving at all. The tall figure moved", "How do I minimize the amount of repetition? Is there a way of", "hands as if it were overjoyed. The skinny figure > hearing this started", "crawling and palpating ...
[ "sentence: > > ...(Some statements about how mathematics is related to computer science.)", "I heard from someone that in English, sentences with a long subject are", "long subject are considered confusing and hard to read. Is it true? An", "science.) Therefore, the PhD courses about conducting research in ma...
[ "stories are different; I just mean the style. I think it's easier and", "authors and their (and my) style is really much different from the authors", "much different from the authors whose genre I aspire to write. For example,", "countries. So the writing style for narration also is different. I have read", ...
[ "racism needs to exist in fantasy stories. Using racism can lead to it", "it being hard to write. Not using racism can affect the mythology and", "hard part is that there are races in my book, but there's no", "my book, but there's no racism so that's going to be a bit", "in fantasy stories. Using racism ca...
[ "powerful \"rolling billow\"? Is this just really bad style? It seems to have", "are many seeming contradictions: When we think \"billows rocked\" we think of a", "to have a poetic effect. Is there a way to leverage such inconsistencies", "a poetic effect. Is there a way to leverage such inconsistencies to de...
[ "see it as \"different\", he'd just have rain when the reader wouldn't expect", "Manhattan is all underwater now, if I like, but it would serve no", "rain example) can go either way, but put together, they create a picture", "Basically, **if I set my story 100 years into the future, some things", "when the ...
[ "was reading over what I had. Something that helps me when I first", "that helps me when I first start a novel is to get a", "offensive to white readers that the characters aren't white, and that no main", "personality and find a Google image of someone who I think matches that,", "think matches that, and I...
[ "writer; I always wanted to write for visual media, not novels or short", "my work to at least approach someone, I want to give the right", "to say, it's absolutely not my style. I'm just not used to writing", "a dedicated team, but on the off-chance that I become happy enough with", "want to approach are a...
[ "it is not mentioned on the notebook or ream itself and I cannot", "looking for some physical attributes of the paper which I can check without", "not mentioned on the notebook or ream itself and I cannot test by", "of a notebook or paper will blot or not? I am specifically looking", "the staff cannot answe...
[ "story which starts with a character narrating then ends up being narrated by", "best ways of making this transition? I can't think of any book that", "The logic gap would be such that it would create some discomfort to", "which starts with a character narrating then ends up being narrated by an", "any book...
[ "as I felt the images of crazed zombies were pointless in a story", "getting the setup done, I wonder how much detail is really required. I", "but simplified it to a plague-like disease, as I felt the images of", "my character emptying his town of the dead. I want new characters to", "though they are talkin...
[ "I have read advice in the past, I have often been told that", "have never really written anything before. When I have read advice in the", "been told that your first few stories will suck and that you will", "and genuinely believe it to be interesting. My issue is that I have", "suck and that you will have...
[ "talented writers in other countries. I would have expected that at least a", "are typically not displayed to US customers unless they are residing in the", "the case. I suspect it might be because books self-published by authors only", "lots of extremely talented writers in other countries. I would have expe...
[ "I want to turn the book into a screenplay. Do I have to", "an author who wrote a biography on a singer. I want to turn", "to turn the book into a screenplay. Do I have to get permission", "I am an author who wrote a biography on a singer. I want", "into a screenplay. Do I have to get permission from the si...
[ "an extent) is to allow all characters to reveal internal monologue, but some", "might get frustrated or confused by the inconsistency. Is that something I should", "to allow all characters to reveal internal monologue, but some reveal all of", "less to varying degrees (maybe on a situational basis, such as o...
[ "of the story and worming their way into my life. What's the best", "of their own](https://writing.stackexchange.com/questions/36357/characters-that-take-on-a-life-of-their-own). But that's still within the story. Now my characters are", "Mhuebo is one of my characters. --- I've already had characters tell me",...
[ "midnight. He grabbed a glass of > vodka. The ice had long melted", "thing? Here's what it could look like: > > Magthon sat alone in", "glass of > vodka. The ice had long melted away. He drank it", "your mind through descriptions in a novel. Here's what I mean: We often", "glass is left empty like the perso...