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Mad Swede replied to the thread Is "Head Hopping" Good or Bad?.Switching between points of view isn't in itself inherently bad. It's the way you do it as a writer which matters. Switching points of... -
Mad Swede replied to the thread Dense Prose or Rich Prose?.Using an omniscient POV and "telling" doesn't inherently mean using less words. It depends how you write the story and what you're...
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Mad Swede reacted to Filifjonken's post in the thread What are you top fifteen Favorite Novels / Series? with
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Fun (-: At the moment, my top fifteen might be these; 1. The Last Unicorn - Peter S. Beagle 2. Lolita - Vladimir Nabokov 3. Barndommens... -
Mad Swede replied to the thread Dense Prose or Rich Prose?.When we're discussing prose from these periods we should remember that many authors were paid by the word, even for their novels. There...
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Mad Swede replied to the thread Writing in tense situations.I've written about this before here on Mythic Scribes, but I started writing whilst serving with UNIFIL in Lebanon. My unit tried to...
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Mad Swede replied to the thread Mixing first and third person?.I'd advise against that, because it risks becoming telling and not showing. If you want to write in the first person then the character...
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Mad Swede replied to the thread Mixing first and third person?.This depends on the agent. They'd be the ones to find you a publisher. I suspect you'll need to re-write the story either in all first...
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Mad Swede replied to the thread AI, assistance, how much is too much.I am very severely dyslexic, but I have never used any form of AI to edit or improve my writing. Using AI in the way that you have done...
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Mad Swede replied to the thread Coming up with the plan.I think the use of planning scenes also varies with the way you write. If you're writing in close third person then a planning scene can...
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Mad Swede replied to the thread Calendars in Worldbuilding..This is something I don't describe in my stories. That's partly because in a setting where most people can't read or write (or have only...
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Mad Swede replied to the thread Coming up with the plan.No. That's partly because in the sorts of stories I write there isn't much deliberate plotting of that sort, certainly not in the short...
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Mad Swede replied to the thread Is it odd that my characters are far more 'animated' than I am?.To answer your question. No. It's not odd. The only time a character in a book should be an accurate reflection of you is if you write...
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Mad Swede reacted to Miles Lacey's post in the thread How much is too much worldbuilding? with Haha.
You know you've done too much world building when investors from the United Arab Emirates ask to invest in your (imaginary) country...