The other day I was asked how to refer, third hand, to a gender fluid person, without knowing how that person was currently experiencing their gender state. I said "English grammar already accommodates that". I may well have failed the assignment because I received a look of bafflement. For other writers finding this topic confusing, I'm going to try and blow away the fog.
Even before the editing phase begins 'officially', sometimes material is cut from a draft. The following text is an entire scene which I have decided not to include in 'Whom Gods Shall Fear'. This is because the intentions for the scene are either fulfilled elsewhere or have become irrelevant, and the manuscript is getting very long. As fun as the premises of the scene is, there's no need for these 1000+ words to be in the story.
I've heard it said, even by some authors, that novellas are a "waste of time" for a series writer. I strongly disagree, and in this article I will briefly explain the reasons why.
Alien 3 made a bold choice which remains unpopular with fans to this day. Here I will argue that the unapologetic, sudden, and brutal deaths of certain characters early in the film were actually the perfect choice in the context of the overall plot. Contains spoilers.
Spread character development and plot beats across several books, or make a series of self-contained episodes and hope that readers enjoy each story enough to progress to the next? If you're planning to write a series, you'll need to consider the arguments for each choice as well as the potential consequences of getting it wrong.
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