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[ "before, but I don't clearly remember it being an actual thing. I am", "20 (actual mission) Option 2: 11 (actual mission), 5 (flashback) 12, 13, 14,", "totally ok? I think I remember seeing something like this before, but I", "because the context is completely different. One of the issues is that sometimes", ...
[ "slurs used in our world, and I feel like it's probably not something", "every group, but I wasn't sure what would be acceptable and what would", "group, but I wasn't sure what would be acceptable and what would be", "respect people of every group, but I wasn't sure what would be acceptable", "to a dark elf...
[ "disappointing because nothing in the ending connects to anything in the earlier story.", "and I'm trying to tie it all together. I've read books that are", "all together. I've read books that are great, but when you come to", "my story, and I'm trying to tie it all together. I've read books", "up like the ...
[ "clearly evil character to the point he's somewhat of a caricature of a", "a caricature of a character, and yet LOTR is considered a masterpiece. When", "in building a character that they like and based on their own world", "is that they put 100% of their effort in building a character that", "not write a s...
[ "make sure that you don't end up writing a Self-Insert?](https://writing.stackexchange.com/q/26748/47418) ### External References", "*Context* and *References*. --- #### Question How should I write a character -", "feels, but so it doesn't feel as a cliche, because I guess writing", "this mc(main character) t...
[ "How can I build a realistic friendship that utilizes emotion? One of the", "not seeming to be as emotional or have real seeming connections to family", "main problems in my writing is characters not seeming to be as emotional", "seeming to be as emotional or have real seeming connections to family or", "wr...
[ "I wanted to make a \"pretend\" story of technically me if I were", "story of technically me if I were a half-blood - and I really", "Riordan's Peryy Yiwfsan characters in it like, Pedcn, Annabeth, Grover,Leo, Hazel, Piper, Cuson,", "characters in his story. I wanted to make a \"pretend\" story of technically...
[ "the same time with a violent pull, which gave me excessive pain, I", "then advanced forward near half a mile, but could not discover any sign", "and the light offended my eyes. I heard a confused noise about me;", "against the strict rules of decency), by putting my finger frequently to my", "one of them w...
[ "a person who can talk translating the mute person, but I would like", "sign languages without wasting a dozen of panels. Is there a way or", "mute person, but I would like to have both my mute and non-mute", "see mute characters just gesturing and a person who can talk translating the", "translating the mu...
[ "many people and the knight boy realized that the knight boy's 30 wives", "the 18-year old knight is from but they act as a sort of", "terrorists very much. This is why he loves being a brutal vigilante towards", "year olds * 5 twenty one year olds * 6 twenty two year", "as the 18-year old knight boy. The r...
[ "give credit to the original authors of it. Here is a [link](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dopaminergic_pathways.svg) to", "minor changes to the image, but of course I still have to give", "be considered a valid attribution? I don't know how else I could do", "am really unsure about how to correctly...
[ "> > > \"Lies\\*.\" Character B immediately responds, voice deadpan. He flips a", "works as is, but I feel like there's a synonym for 'lies' that", "A smiles warmly. \"You know, you're really a very kind person.\" > >", "'lies' that fits better. I tried Google but the closest I could find", "for 'lies' that...
[ "mistake and develop him into a non-racist or non-misogynist character, but what if", "a non-racist or non-misogynist character, but what if you don't want to change", "readers that you don't subscribe to his racist views by merely showing? The", "The only way to kinda do this in my opinion is to make", "in...
[ "to write a review of a novel, but I want to ask if", "I want to ask if there is a time limit for the book", "for the book about to be reviewed. For example, can a book written", "write a review of a novel, but I want to ask if there", "of a novel, but I want to ask if there is a time", "to ask if there i...
[ "has some kind of human feature and looks like a human but doesn't", "need to add to make it really scary, but I don't know what", "some kind of human feature and looks like a human but doesn't look", "as scary as possible? The two things that I've been told is to", "and looks like a human but doesn't look ...
[ "a strong narrative. It does, though, contrast with the multiple choices idea. Parts", "multiple choices idea. Parts of the narrative that contradict it include: * The", "currently writing a story for an RPG I will make. For this RPG,", "are optional and just add on for worldbuilding. In the end, how could", ...
[ "should be cut. > > > I got this advice in the past.", "introduce new characters. How would you introduce new characters, especially minor characters, if", "there's no easy way to introduce new characters. How would you introduce new", "is to introduce a new character by having them engage in small talk", "...
[ "helpful? While I sat here writing this, *maybe* I could write about how", "defined me. This would be fine, yet, I'm required to also use an", "how to swim or ride a bike, because I didn't spend any moment", "Are there any general experiences I could use while being entirely generic, that", "didn't spend an...
[ "satisfying for the readers? I want to write a story where the protagonist", "character who is not a anti-hero or is at least morally grey like", "am not sure if there's a way to make it work while writing", "making it satisfying for the readers. The only way I think I can", "to make it work while writing a...
[ "am wondering if there's a purpose in ignoring your own death flags just", "bunch of death flags you set up for killing a character can backfire", "if you change your mind as you're about to kill him in the", "this a violation of the Chekhov's gun? I am wondering if there's a", "it a bad idea, or is it ofte...
[ "a story beat after a story beat without it becoming a sequel, so", "there a way to write an endless story with the same protagonists without", "endless story with the same protagonists without the story feeling like it has", "can only add fillers within the story since you can't put a story", "story with t...
[ "> > **Humour**: > > > What would be the appropriate way to", "something on my own. I'll be really grateful if I am helped with", "make the audience go roar, whistle, and not just those complementary clapping. >", "Currently I am in my last year of school life (junior high school).", "speech that all the li...
[ "Fewxen in her early life, then Jilloomx after she changes her name. Since", "with the awards given after marriage. Looked at AP style and Strunk and", "use based on if she accomplished more while single or married is the", "Jilloomx after she changes her name. Since her last name changes during her", "seem...
[ "a lot of geopolitical knowledge gained off-screen, and knows exactly the political working", "is a young adult and doesn't know anything about geopolitics, and then there's", "off-screen, and knows exactly the political working of a country. Is it ok", "and knows exactly the political working of a country. I...
[ "it something that can alienate your viewers? Why is this often done? What", "South Park or Family Guy? I often see that the characters ignore some", "characters' development in a episodic show like South Park or Family Guy? I", "I often see that the characters ignore some of the things that happened", "pre...
[ "is no true conclusion, as it wouldn’t end with “and then she bought", "who had prior fame. Although I suppose Albert Woodfox, or Aran Ralston were", "or Aran Ralston were both regular men prior to what they were subjected", "true crime? I am okay with working on this for years to come,", "uncommon tale of ...
[ "malicious S.O.B. For all of his crimes, atrocities, and acts: * He abuses", "that he is just an evil and malicious S.O.B. For all of his", "qualities, and at no point will he get a redemption (or even try.)", "to physically and emotionally take advantage of the protagonist himself. * Though not", "rape. * ...
[ "do you properly introduce acronyms to imaginary organizations without making your characters say", "do you introduce acronyms in a comic book? For example, CIA means Central", "in a comic book? For example, CIA means Central Intelligence Agency, but no", "For example, CIA means Central Intelligence Agency, b...
[ "is not harder to read than lowercase. Engineers and architects often write in", "caps is not harder to read than lowercase. Engineers and architects often write", "and architects often write in all caps. Does this increase the legibility and", "show that all caps is not harder to read than lowercase. Enginee...
[ "I modify and rephrase a little) do I need to cite it or", "it or somehow give credit? This article implies \"no\" [World's largest academic publisher", "give credit? This article implies \"no\" [World's largest academic publisher says ChatGPT can't", "need to cite it or somehow give credit? This article impl...
[ "handwriting is very bad on unruled paper. How can I learn to write", "very bad on unruled paper. How can I learn to write straight and", "unruled paper. How can I learn to write straight and nice on blank", "paper. How can I learn to write straight and nice on blank paper?", "is very bad on unruled paper. ...
[ "am right now: An eldritch god appears out of nowhere, mutating and wrecking", "been killed, a smart, emotionally detached woman tries to reach the city where", "attempts (and fails) to stop them due to their hatred of the protagonist.", "syndrome”. My story involves a group of survivors trying to trek throug...
[ "I am not sure if giving it a generic name like that makes", "so I was wondering if there's a better way in naming it. I", "it's much more and describing it as a \"time-machine/transdimensional teleportation machine\" is a", "a better way in naming it. I can't refer to it as a", "it as a time-machine, becau...
[ "he was a tool with **purpose**. > > > The young man came", "> > > Does the first sentence indicate the young man has resolve", "believe that he was a tool with **a purpose**. > > > Does", "the individual has \"purpose\" or \"a purpose\"? Or are the terms interchangeable? Here", "sentence indicate the young...
[ "rules when providing the English and the Japanese name of the book when", "not use sloping type for this purpose in Japanese.) They are also sometimes", "so I was wondering if I should respect Japanese punctuation rules when providing", "book was traanslated into English so that the people reading my text ca...
[ "change the name of the company inside the book or not? Can there", "in the story. If a company under the same name was founded after", "company under the same name was founded after the publishing of my book,", "the publishing of my book, do I have to change the name of", "\"Cetus Industries\" and Cetus In...
[ "or ‘You got this!” in English.\" Is this ok, and how do you", "you do footnotes for footnotes, do you have to put in a section", "footnote on \"something fighting\" that say: \"In a nutshell, ‘Fighting!’ (pronounced as “hwaiting”", "“hwaiting” or “paiting”) is a word of encouragement. With your fists pumped ...
[ "such like ATLA, Skyrim, or the Witcher. * The main gods from real", "Yahweh, and has statues based on the old Canaanite version) + Egyptian Mythology", "Because humans are not the only intelligent in my world, certain gods have", "to use the gods from cultures and religions in real life and plant", "Gods +...
[ "go into foster care. Oh yeah, and Lucas is in a wheelchair due", "to take care of his two siblings. He cracks under the pressure and", "but I’m wondering if I should tone it down? He’s only fifteen, so", "his parents are neglectful and eventually disappear entirely, leaving Lucas to take care", "Lucas to t...
[ "secondary or background characters gods that are omnipotent? How can I address these", "to write a good story where the gods are too powerful when they're", "the story. There's always some restrictions that restrict what they can do in", "limited power over Tamriel. What are the challenges that tend to arise...
[ "power. If you end up using the mysterious, unexplained power trope, do you", "address it as a writer and make the mystery go away before the", "100% address it as a writer and make the mystery go away before", "watching [this review for the new Hijrp Potfeq game](https://youtu.be/F6dZxoob8CY?t=99), and it go...
[ "the world the character lives in and the world the character is reading", "rushed, like he'd only been reading for a few minutes. I could write", "but it seems really rushed, like he'd only been reading for a few", "the character lives in and the world the character is reading about, but", "really rushed, ...
[ "from the bar. Oren, call 911.\" or should each new addressee get a", "scissors so we can cut open his clothes. \"Fesh, grab the bottle of", "I'm just not searching properly and missed it. If there is any general", "any general standard or rule on this, I have no need to pave", "one paragraph: Morp realized...
[ "writing (books (not formal documents, indeed)); that is, would any of them not", "I corve a craft for you. 3. This cat (craft) is for you,", "for you. 3. This cat (craft) is for you, corven of wood by", "My name is carven on one of those rocks. 2. I corve a", "forms of *to carve* have lately become obsolet...
[ "reading *The Giver* by Lois Lowry. When I started writing, it just seemed", "and overall just a not very dynamic story-line, though I felt the ending", "written to do was too little information. The characters are flatter than I", "should have. There seems to be a lack of motivations and intentions in", "I...
[ "they don't like the 'strong female character' story in hero movies because they're", "movies because they're written bad, but how is a good strong female character", "like the 'strong female character' story in hero movies because they're written bad,", "because they're written bad, but how is a good strong ...
[ "> own experiences and interpretations to the story. > > > I got", "> > I got this advice when asking how to write a good", "own experiences and interpretations to the story. > > > I got this", "and interpretations to the story. > > > I got this advice when", "For example, if you leave the ending open to th...
[ "said, he murmured\" etc when the dialogue is too heavy, and when there", "Tom: > > > I am against the plan > > > Kanny:", "made consisting of a series of 'real time' scenes with heavy usage of", "> I am with the plan. > > > A few moments later,", "others. Is it possible for a book to have a narration style...
[ "it. Aside adding limitations to said power, are there ways to achieve this?", "falls to irrelevance. Is this the right way, or are there other things", "to irrelevance. Is this the right way, or are there other things we", "the plot as the power would be just simply too powerful, and it", "powerful, and it...
[ "wrote, \"I went to the store today.\"** But I have a feeling it's", "anything that helped. One thing I found in a style journal is that", "this: **She wrote, \"I went to the store today.\"** But I have a", "a feeling it's not correct. Should I use a colon? **She wrote: \"I", "it's not correct. Should I use...
[ "'saying it like it is', and not beating around the bush. If she", "family. He's silver-tongued and double meanings and subtly are his first language. He", "know what makes dialogue interesting is what characters don't say as much as", "grew up in a political family. He's silver-tongued and double meanings an...
[ "> > 'They help.' He says, taking a little pill with a big", "of questions or give my some medicine. They gave me a few bottles", "out and grunts softly. > 'I don't think I'm gonna sleep tonight...' >", "if anything I’m not gonna be killed by a bunch of sleeping pills.’", "be killed by a bunch of sleeping p...
[ "to [this one](https://writing.stackexchange.com/questions/10771/how-to-write-in-a-very-thick-notebook), with a subtle difference. I've got quite a nice leather", "whole thing a mess. I've tried propping a calculator or something underneath it", "the whole thing a mess. I've tried propping a calculator or somet...
[ "work, so maybe it could work out. Should I cutdown on the characters?", "feel like I might have too many characters. I have around 28 minus", "rather than a character focused work, so maybe it could work out. Should", "story is more so a mystery/scifi thing rather than a character focused work,", "around 2...
[ "If yes does this apply to historical deities/gods or only to fictional ones?" ]
[ "sheets for several stories happening in parallel? I was thinking of writing a", "any sense, or is it always better to have one beat sheet for", "would that make any sense, or is it always better to have one", "at the same time, and three main characters would have his own beat", "or is it always better to ...
[ "\"forced\" means and what are the criteria for their presence to feel forced.", "Because there are a lot of characters introduced, and my beat sheet doesn't", "characters to a story that originally started with a small cast? Is there", "their presence is both natural and not forced. Also, I don't understand ...
[ "(at one point, she almost kills someone.) * She shows little to no", "somebody tries to bother or harass her (at one point, she almost kills", "others, etc.) * Throughout the story, she jokes around a lot, and is", "Her playstyle is rather more brutal, killing opponents who beg for mercy and", "who beg for...
[ "character has amnesia from head trauma. She was an experiment and when escaping", "that she can't remember anything except she had a feeling that there's something", "was an experiment and when escaping she hit her head. She has one", "escaping she hit her head. She has one sentence of dialogue to the", "c...
[ "more detail than passing references? The more detail (without being graphic), the better?", "protagonist's heart * the protagonist does get her back, extending forgiveness and grace.", "don't want the relationship being sexual to be gratuitous but I feel that", "make her attachment to the antagonist (and ina...
[ "give a few examples of those other alternative techniques to achieve the same", "to achieve the same thing, and could you give a few examples of", "name or anagram? Sometimes, we just use the same name like Loki, Detective", "Detective Loki, or an anagram like Detective Kilo, or whatever you want, but", "w...
[ "struggling to get to its first after 10k words or more. Diving into", "(read 20+ encounters over a novel) is struggling to get to its first", "the main draw of the genre. Basically, how do I get over myself", "action sooner or more frequently often feels forced or at least unnatural. But,", "their state of...
[ "don't know what exactly it should be. Any suggestions on what would be", "please don't just say \"just write what you want to\" because I legit", "I don't know what exactly it should be. Any suggestions on what would", "people, but I don't know what exactly it should be. Any suggestions on", "raised by a h...
[ "about a certain scene where they find that one of the side characters", "been hurt by bullies. I’ve tried to see if carrying bridal style would", "see if carrying bridal style would help, it didn’t help visually. Any suggestions?", "I’ve tried to see if carrying bridal style would help, it didn’t help", "b...
[ "is an ex-assassin who would kill for sport. How do you write a", "for the book because she can't remember her past and anyone in it", "writing my first book (*Blood on Her Hands*.) There will be a main", "she is an ex-assassin who would kill for sport. How do you write", "be a main character who has amnesi...
[ "happened to me way too often. I have dubbed this term \"writer's forgetfulness\".", "out, but when you finally get to the notebook, it's gone. This has", "you finally get to the notebook, it's gone. This has happened to me", "beginning my journey into writing short stories. When I have an idea, I", "get it...
[ "different from ours and it would be hard to understand what's happening from", "I wrote a story that takes place in the middle of the action,", "from the first 3 chapters, so how do you know if you started", "to do important exposition, and how do you fix this without starting all", "a story that takes pla...
[ "paid but I feel it has value and would like it preserved online", "author. I've written my autobiography. I don't want to be paid but I", "strictly-amateur author. I've written my autobiography. I don't want to be paid but", "can I go about this? I can't pay anything substantial for the service.", "be paid...
[ "writing a story about 5 characters without any recollection of their past and", "any recollection of their past and their journey to get their memories back.", "get their memories back. I want to reveal their identity at the end", "the main plot twist, so I need a placeholder name for all 5", "am strugglin...
[ "a hole in space-time and converting matter into energy and information and slinging", "**Disclaimer:** I'm not asking for ideas, I'm asking advice on balancing the FTL", "Because nobody likes stories of extremely slow yet realistic interstellar voyages (with exceptions)", "itself to the target * doesn't need...
[ "read stories in which people commute from one star system to another on", "different star systems with instantaneous portals connecting the rooms. I have also read", "stories where different rooms in a house are in different star systems with", "have read stories where different rooms in a house are in diffe...
[ "local school children to send him indecent selfies. Although the story features an", "no in universe attempt to justify his actions as being down to some", "seem relatable to the audience who is fully aware of what they are?", "trying to find evidence that another unremarkable everyman pretended to be a teen...
[ "as a slave, she was torn from her parents and subjected to many", "two could often be confused. The father bought the MC so he could", "exceedingly kind to everyone, and to the MC, she is the only character", "actually harm anyone. She's desperate for an emotional connection, a bond that she", "the impress...
[ "My books are going to be set in the UK. I picked the", "laws and rules. I am also going to create departments that deal with", "need a name to give to non magic people. 20. **Memories** - I", "I want to add brooms as well. 2. **Robes and old clothes** -", "it isn't then can you please give me a starting po...
[ "red herrings. How do you provide a satisfying resolution without feeling like you", "contrived or unrealistic solutions, how do you write yourself out of a corner?", "a corner? For example, let's say I wrote a mystery story with too", "you provide a satisfying resolution without feeling like you cheated? Is ...
[ "but I've also seen instances where just the last name is used and", "to him as 'Swoth, Zotn', but I've also seen instances where just the", "have a person 'Zotn Swoth', If you were to address him formally you", "what is the proper term and situation in which you would call someone", "the proper term and si...
[ "the same and it seems that some red herrings are OK​ if they", "of purpose. How do you ensure that a red herring doesn't violate Chekhov's", "same and it seems that some red herrings are OK​ if they serve", "herrings appear to violate Chekhov's gun, but I've been told that not all", "that a red herring doe...
[ "novice writers often make that mistake, but I am not sure why it", "writers often make that mistake, but I am not sure why it is", "considered a mistake. Why is that the case? What are other means to", "a mistake. Why is that the case? What are other means to create", "mistake. Why is that the case? What a...
[ "don't show a lot of emotions except anger. I tried to some lighthearted", "tried to some lighthearted characters who goof around, but they didn't seem to", "them some distinct voices and mannerisms, but they sounded too cliched or parodic", "characters don't have distinct voices or mannerisms? I tried to giv...
[ "agenda is revealed. Am I correct or are there other ways to achieve", "my characters unpredictable is by making them act out of character or making", "your characters from being too predictable? I am wondering how to do that,", "clear motivations and clear personalities, then it should make them rather predi...
[ "it, is there any other document I can write to better structure and", "up while writing it, is there any other document I can write to", "sheet, is there any preparatory document you can write before starting to write", "the beat sheet, is there any preparatory document you can write before starting", "wri...
[ "compromise? What are the little things you can do to make it a", "more palatable to your audience. For instance, if you decided to foreshadow that", "What are the little things you can do to make it a little", "can make a deus ex machina more palatable to your audience. For instance,", "that deus ex machin...
[ "are the lack of stakes (outcome is predetermined), lack of character development (character", "tension and suspense (no doubt as to whether the character will succeed). How", "(character doesn't have to develop), lack of conflict (no one can oppose him),", "emotional investment (people know he can't lose, so...
[ "instead in parenthesis? What's the gold standard here? Here's an example: > >", "verbatim or do you quote them after fixing the mistakes, or do you", "whose native language is not English? Let's assume that the person make several", "person make several grammatical mistakes, how should you quote them, do you...
[ "I've read a lot about what various people think of this perspective and", "tense. I've read a lot about what various people think of this perspective", "think of this perspective and I've heard many people say they enjoy it", "and I've heard many people say they enjoy it when it's done well,", "people say ...
[ "of Krzysztof Kieślowski movies lately, especially Decalogue, and I've noticed how adept he", "how adept he is at using visuals to externalise the inner ideas of", "he is at using visuals to externalise the inner ideas of his characters.", "lately, especially Decalogue, and I've noticed how adept he is at usi...
[ "ways? I am trying to see what would be the best way to", "Is there a way to give them individuality and depth in other ways?", "would be the best way to achieve this without using complex words and", "the same simple, straightforward manner can be difficult to differentiate and may lack", "not allow for th...
[ "creative writing is to create a villain without a clear motivation for their", "I am guessing the beginning is too early, and the ending is too", "tells you when it is too late or too early to reveal the", "when it is too late or too early to reveal the motivation of", "motivation of a villain character. I...
[ "consistent tone when writing a story, because it shapes how readers perceive the", "tone is consistent, readers can more easily follow the story and understand its", "story with the expectations and preferences of your audience ensures a cohesive narrative.", "with the expectations and preferences of your au...
[ "to symbolize surrender are all considered old too simplistic or obvious, so I", "white flag to symbolize surrender are all considered old too simplistic or obvious,", "way to do this? Do you have to give them new meaning, or", "was wondering if there was a way to use those symbols that lack", "originality ...
[ "due to the limitations or biases of the narrator. When using an omniscient", "of the narrator. When using an omniscient narrator, I am wondering if it's", "the narration unreliable since the omniscient narrator is all-knowing. Is there a way", "narration unreliable since the omniscient narrator is all-knowin...
[ "you can do this, especially in the context where you have fantasy mixed", "scientific principles to some extent. Neglecting these principles can create confusion and disbelief", "explain how they function and how they operate. Doing so would, however, require", "a sci-fi setting, I was told it was important ...
[ "need to be “dealt with” rather than seeing how his actions could have", "some of his traits. Let me explain. My character’s mother dies in childbirth,", "way, and doesn’t see himself (really isn’t initially) a *bad guy*. Something happens", "to be “dealt with” rather than seeing how his actions could have be...
[ "and yet the story has been going on for years without alienating its", "*One Piece* and the fact it's still ongoing, and I am wondering how", "its large audience. How do you plan for such a long story? Is", "story. Writing a single beat sheet wouldn't be enough to plan for it,", "has been going on for year...
[ "used the name Byron in my book stating it meant strong one. is", "Byron in my book stating it meant strong one. is that copyright infringement?", "I used the name Byron in my book stating it meant strong one.", "name Byron in my book stating it meant strong one. is that copyright", "the name Byron in my bo...
[ "later becomes the main antagonist who threatens the whole world yada yada. What", "becomes the main antagonist who threatens the whole world yada yada. What I'm", "I'm asking is if it's wrong to portray her as a villain because", "got brainwashed or if it's okay because she chose to go along with", "be ext...
[ "very well how it's going to end without subverting expectation and writing a", "that's obvious from the very start? Let's say you have a story of", "obvious from the very start? Let's say you have a story of a", "make up for the fact you know very well how it's going to", "of a kid who wants to become a F1...
[ "in the story. The partner is not given much of a personality or", "is a side character in the story. The partner is not given much", "Why? I feel like it doesn't make sense to develop that character too", "only appears in scenes where they are needed to help the detective solve", "in scenes where they are ...
[ "actions. It doesn't have to be objectively rational; even the Nazi ideology of", "previous would be a total condemnation of the violence that would be an", "generalized view of violence as a bad thing in any case and ignoring", "to defend themselves, protection of one's country, use of force proportional to ...
[ "to finish earlier than me and publish it sooner. I'm scared, that when", "in my book. I blame a lot of it on coincidence, since the", "idea comes some days later, after we've talked about something similar taking place", "all, I know, that my writing isn't something groundbreaking and 100% original. I", "o...