How to Design a Town Map
Creating city maps can be hard. Here’s four quick steps to design believable town and city maps.
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The year of the Amstrad: how writers learned to love the computer
When Amstrad launched its word processor 30 years ago, writers were initially resistant – processing was for peas, not words. But many soon saw the benefits of life without Tipp-Ex.
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OOC: How to Keep Your Characters “In Character”
Diminish, Decline, and Dwindle
Article on the correct usage of the words diminish, decline, and dwindle. All three of these verbs may be used with countable or uncountable nouns when the intended meaning is “to lessen” or “to become smaller.” Deciding which to choose depends upon context and the connotation wanted.
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Who Are The Three Characters Driving Your Plot?
Sometimes deciding what role a character is going to play in your story is tricky. If you want to cut through the confusing labels used for characters, try this simple method: focus only on three biggest characters in your story and rank them in starring order.
Source: Who Are The Three Characters Driving Your Plot? – Writers Write
He Said, She Said: Dialog Tags and Using Them Effectively
In basic terms, dialogue tags (or speech tags) are like signposts, attributing written dialogue to characters. Dialogue tags don’t need to be fancy, splashy, or self-conscious. Their primary purpose is to show which characters speak and when. The greater the number of characters involved in a scene, the more important the frequency and positioning of tags becomes.
Source: Scribophile
Three Nagging Grammar Questions Answered
It’s always a good time for a bit of grammar. 🙂
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