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Technique Grammar Literature Literary Analysis

12/15/20

Which syntax techniques does this sentence use?

Which syntax techniques does this sentence use? The only one I am sure of is chiasmus, and I think the only other possible ones are parallelism, antithesis, and juxtaposition. Which ones, if any,... more

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Technique Music Piano

11/26/20

Want to learn how to play fast and controlled?

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Technique Piano Scales

11/26/20

Are you interested in jazz theory and what scale to play over what chord?

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Technique Drawing Education Sketching

08/06/19

Beginning with drawing?

I want to begin with drawing but I have literally no experience. I wonder if there are high quality video tutorials, like www.digitaltutors.com just for drawing?I want to start with hard surface... more

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Technique Writing Creative Writing Style

08/05/19

Where to find some good examples of combat or action scenes?

I always learn a lot about about writing by reading other works and following their examples. Right now I'm very bad at writing action scenes; the best I can do is write around them, describing the... more

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Technique Writing Style Academic Writing

08/05/19

How to write more clearly and with shorter sentences?

I struggle with writing an awful lot and would like to improve. One of my main problems (and the reason why writing seems to take me a very long time) is that I seem to be unable to write in... more

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Technique Writing Novel Research

08/04/19

Should you read your own genre?

In terms of novel writing, I tend to avoid my own genre, at least for the most part. Some of the reasons why:Genre Blindness / Genre Trap:Too much reading of your own genre blinds you to the... more

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Technique Writing Creative Writing

08/04/19

How to show a crying/sad scene without using sentimentalism?

Previously, I had no difficulty in showing a scene like that, and as for me, to show a crying scene I'd write something like "then a teardrop rolled by her cheek". However, I had read an article... more

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Technique Language Writing Fantasy

08/04/19

Colours of ultraviolet?

I need to write something from the perspective of a character who sees colours differently from humans, and in particular can see multiple shades of ultraviolet. This isn't unique, their entire... more

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Technique Writing Style Audiobook

08/03/19

Writing for an Audio book. What are specifics?

What are specific requirements, a writer should follow, when writing something that is going to be (or just can possibly be) not only read but listened as well?

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Technique Writing Fiction

08/03/19

Do books have to be written in sequence?

So can we write the interesting action bits first, then add in the in between stuff, that maybe needed to understand the story or characters, but isnt so exciting by itself?For example the... more

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Technique Writing Novel Research

08/02/19

What is a good methodology for researching a historical novel?

I'm having difficulty with the research aspect of my historical novel. This question was originally going to be "how much research should one do to write a historical novel?" to which, answering... more

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Technique Drawing

07/30/19

What is the biomechanical motion to draw a straight vertical line?

To draw a straight horizontal line I basically pin my elbow and then move across the page from left to right. Easy. I can hit my marks consistently and everything is good.Vertical lines however I... more

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Technique History Composition Composition (music)

07/16/19

What is the earliest known use or indication of "col legno"?

_col_ **legno** or _col_ **legno** _battuto_ meaning : strike (the string) with the **wood** (of the bow) is commonly found in 20th century chamber music. But I have heard it might have been used... more

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Technique Writing Plot Fiction

07/16/19

How can I make an in-universe random event feel like it was really random instead of just RNJesus' will?

Some stories feature random events that bring about drastic change either to the characters or to the setting.A lottery draw, some gotcha that grants a special skill.Most of the times I find one of... more

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Technique Writing Creative Writing

07/16/19

At what point does a POV character noting their surroundings go from showing/telling to an infodump?

In a story I'm working on, at one point one of the main characters (also *the* POV character in this case) arrives at a new location which he has never been in before. This is the first mention of... more

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Technique Writing Time Depiction

07/16/19

How do I cleanly show the passage of time, with multiple, varying time scales?

I was re-reading *Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone* recently to get a feel for the way J.K. Rowling passes an entire year in a fairly short book that feels content packed, and I noticed... more

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Technique Writing Fiction Narrative

07/15/19

How can I hide a second narrative within my story? (using time travel)?

I've been planning a story that follows two characters. At the end, one character (let's call him Joe) goes back in time and appears at the start of the book.I intend to explore themes of... more

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Technique Writing Outline Plot

07/15/19

I am overplotting my story - how can I figure out what is necessary and cut out what isn't?

I have recently discovered that the plot and cast of characters of my novel is so unbelievably complex that I am the only one who can actually understand it. I have too many characters, with too... more

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Technique Writing Style Fiction

07/12/19

When can You Pause the Story and Speak Directly to the Reader?

## Note: This question was previously about breaking the fourth wall. I discovered that my interpretation of that phrase was wrong. I have therefore rewritten the question. ##*(The above is in... more

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Technique Writing Style Exercises

06/25/19

What helpful writing exercises do you use?

The two I do most are dialog and description related. When I meet a person or I'm just sitting people watching, I try to write their description in my head as if I was describing a character in a... more

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Technique Writing Style Description

06/25/19

What are the limits to description in story writing? How do I know if I have crossed them?

Time and time again, I have been told that my unfounded focus on description distracts from the main story line. I mostly write stories in English, which doesn't happen to be my first language but... more

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Technique Language Writing Fantasy

06/25/19

Will using real-world cultural vocabulary in a fantasy setting disengage readers?

__If I have certain minor rituals/garments/culture tidbits in a fantasy setting that mirror those of Earth, and I describe them using the real-world vocabulary, will that disengage readers from the... more

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Technique Composition Memorization Composition (music)

06/21/19

Techniques for memorizing a musical idea and "saving it to paper"?

Sometimes I have a very nice musical idea, with orchestration too, and I clearly hear it in my mind as if I was listening to a CD. But I cannot retain it. The only way is to play it over and over... more

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Technique Writing Style

06/19/19

How do you avoid purple prose?

I try to watch out for bland, overused adjectives and I keep adverbs to a minimum but -- I hear this phrase a lot and I'm not even sure what it means?

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Which syntax techniques does this sentence use?

Want to learn how to play fast and controlled?

Are you interested in jazz theory and what scale to play over what chord?

Beginning with drawing?

Where to find some good examples of combat or action scenes?

How to write more clearly and with shorter sentences?

Should you read your own genre?

How to show a crying/sad scene without using sentimentalism?

Colours of ultraviolet?

Writing for an Audio book. What are specifics?

Do books have to be written in sequence?

What is a good methodology for researching a historical novel?

What is the biomechanical motion to draw a straight vertical line?

What is the earliest known use or indication of "col legno"?

How can I make an in-universe random event feel like it was really random instead of just RNJesus' will?

At what point does a POV character noting their surroundings go from showing/telling to an infodump?

How do I cleanly show the passage of time, with multiple, varying time scales?

How can I hide a second narrative within my story? (using time travel)?

I am overplotting my story - how can I figure out what is necessary and cut out what isn't?

When can You Pause the Story and Speak Directly to the Reader?

What helpful writing exercises do you use?

What are the limits to description in story writing? How do I know if I have crossed them?

Will using real-world cultural vocabulary in a fantasy setting disengage readers?

Techniques for memorizing a musical idea and "saving it to paper"?

How do you avoid purple prose?

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