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answer the question
Jan. 5th, 2010 11:56 pmOr, how to avoid writing a shaggy dog story.
The story will raise questions in your reader's mind. (We hope. If not, go work on that first. 0:)
You want to answer that question in a surprising and unusual manner. That means you need to answer that question and no other. Switching the question you will answer is bad story-telling. It deforms the story.
I remember some. . . .
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The story will raise questions in your reader's mind. (We hope. If not, go work on that first. 0:)
You want to answer that question in a surprising and unusual manner. That means you need to answer that question and no other. Switching the question you will answer is bad story-telling. It deforms the story.
I remember some. . . .
( Read more... )