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When my boys look up with questioning eyes, Having seen bombs fall and men talking shit On TV who I would so gladly pit Against my fast fists for all their damn lies, When these failing states bode darkening skies, And I gather my boys, searching... -
RK Wallis reacted to Paul Whybrow's post in the thread Thought for the Day Having unlimited choices can ... with
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Having unlimited choices can paralyze you creatively. David Byrne
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JohnBertel reacted to RK Wallis's post in the thread Craft Chat Instant meaning versus motivations/foreshadowing with Like.
These bits are so helpful to me guys, thank you!!! -
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These bits are so helpful to me guys, thank you!!! -
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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... -
Claire G 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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Claire G 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...
