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RK Wallis replied to the thread Craft Chat Instant meaning versus motivations/foreshadowing.These bits are so helpful to me guys, thank you!!! -
RK Wallis reacted to Hannah Faoileán's post in the thread Craft Chat Instant meaning versus motivations/foreshadowing with
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I think it depends on who in your story. If I am reading the protagonist's POV and have absolutely no idea why they are doing what they are doing, then the author is keeping me outside their thought process which is not where I want to be. That's... -
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I agree that 'Meaning isn't instantly clear' in this context is about sentence-level clarity. For withholding a character's motivation, it depends on the story until the point of unexplained action. If 1) the actions of characters have made... -
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I think this is a big subject that will take a long time to unpick, but essentially, most writing advice is misunderstood. Whether it's 'show don't tell' or 'don't use adverbs' each rule comes with shades of grey that are often missed. As for...
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I think it depends on who in your story. If I am reading the protagonist's POV and have absolutely no idea why they are doing what they are doing, then the author is keeping me outside their thought process which is not where I want to be. That's... -
I tried KU with a short story, I think it's bs imo. If I wanted to give my book out for free there are much better places to do it. -
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DAILY SUMMARY: Publishing Industry News Book Deals: Week of March 2, 2026 Publishers Weekly reports this week's book deals, including Little, Brown landing Chad Harbach's follow-up to The Art of Fielding, and Real Housewives star Heather Gay... -
Hannah Faoileán replied to the thread Craft Chat Instant meaning versus motivations/foreshadowing.I think it depends on who in your story. If I am reading the protagonist's POV and have absolutely no idea why they are doing what they are doing, then the author is keeping me outside their thought process which is not where I want to be. That's...
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Hannah Faoileán reacted to JohnBertel's post in the thread Craft Chat Instant meaning versus motivations/foreshadowing with Like.
I agree that 'Meaning isn't instantly clear' in this context is about sentence-level clarity. For withholding a character's motivation, it depends on the story until the point of unexplained action. If 1) the actions of characters have made...
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Hannah Faoileán reacted to Jake E's post in the thread Craft Chat Instant meaning versus motivations/foreshadowing with Like.
I think this is a big subject that will take a long time to unpick, but essentially, most writing advice is misunderstood. Whether it's 'show don't tell' or 'don't use adverbs' each rule comes with shades of grey that are often missed. As for...
