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I am asked, with a frequency I have come to find wearying, whether the events of my novels "really happened...
There is a peculiar sickness that has crept into historical fiction...
dropping seeds all over the place
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RK Wallis reacted to Vagabond Heart's post in the thread Thought for the Day Having unlimited choices can ... with
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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!!!
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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...