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5 янв. 2014 г. — I often see writers use "said" instead of "asked" when their character asks a question. e.g. From The Hobbit: “Where else should I be?” said the wizard ...
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5 июн. 2017 г. — Background Woohoo! I literally just finished right now my masterpiece trilogy that I have worked on for what seems like, ages... I'm a bit vexed as to ...
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16 нояб. 2021 г. — " He still could feel " He has known for some time now. Still takes a leading position in the sentence. Emphasis in not on the feeling, but the fact that it has ...
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6 мая 2026 г. — Invent a plausible, believable, and/or interesting scene . For many things, there is no single way how they must proceed. If what you write is ...
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19 июн. 2016 г. — The prologue of my story is past tense, then the rest will be present tense. I cannot figure how to word a sentence correctly to take out 'now' or to ...
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3 апр. 2023 г. — Semicolons are optional punctuation marks used to join complete sentences in place of a period . To restate your proposition without the negatives, semicolons ...
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16 июн. 2017 г. — Use the active voice in your sentences and replace the adverbial interjections with metaphor or simile. Use "then" at the end of long sequences of actions.
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19 февр. 2017 г. — I want to say: "Now I was on the plane with my best friend." But don't "Now" and "was" contradict each other? And I specifically want to phrase it ...
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19 июн. 2016 г. — The prologue of my story is past tense, then the rest will be present tense. I cannot figure how to word a sentence correctly to take out 'now' or to ...
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22 янв. 2011 г. — I haven't been able to find an answer to this question for a while now. What is the proper way to write time in a manuscript? I'm referring mostly to ...