I've been using scrivener over a year and didn't realise it had a speech option! I even downloaded a separate app to do that for me.
From reading through the above I realise there is lots of scrivener I don't make use of.
I found the Lee Child sample hard to read, tiring after a while and I had the 'voice over' of one of those old detective films in my head as I read. I think I would struggle to read a whole book written like this and, as has been said, how do you pick up the pace for more tension when sentences...
Magyk by Angie Sage is a middle grade omniscient pov with 3rd person sections. We jump between heads a lot (even into the family dog's head) but there is a strong narator voice too. You might find it useful to read? I'm reading it at the moment, but don't really like the pov as I don't feel very...
I think you probably need to look at modern children's books. I'm not sure how old you are but the children's book market is fast moving and expectations are changing. Do you have a town library you could use?
I don't think children's books need big cliffhangers at the end of every chapter, they do need enough hook to keep you reading the book but not so much that you are desperate to turn the next page. I'm writing a children's fantasy too and my chapters are not all cliff hangers, they do have the...
Congratulations on finishing your first draft!
on my second draft I first read through and found areas I thought were very poor, or things I had missed out. As i worked on those areas it became clearer how other parts needed to change to fit in with the new improved sections. This is my first...
I was thinking of the arms issue, if they are under a cloak how do they fit through straps on rucksack.
cross posted.. so cloak right over the top of it all? ok, that makes sense
Having a minor wardrobe error here as I have given my mains a rucksack, but wanted them to have warm cloaks too... and now I can't imagine how they can wear both!
I'm pretty sure in the lord of the rings film Sam had a backpack/rucksack (btw is one term better/older than the other?) and they...
I think its a mixture, I certainly don't read books with the same abandon, and pov hops etc jump out at me at times. But I also find myself admiring the way authors manage to do things, so I am able to appreciate the craft more as well. If I get really absorbed in a book I don't notice the...
I've found scrivener so useful but I am unsure if there is a way to track where items are, or who has them?
I have set up keywords for important items, but can't see a way of adding more detail.
How do you do it?
Thank you, all really interesting and helpful, especially Teresa.
I find it a bit difficult to separate out plot development and character arc. (sorry if this seems really basic/obvious) Character arc is when the character changes, and it can be caused by the plot development, and/or the...
I'm trying to get my head around character arcs, the ways characters can change/develop and also how many characters in the story need to have one.
I know main characters need one, but would you expect most or all side characters to have one too?
Can a character arc just be someone changing...
Aside from the pov (really good idea of robert's to highlight in colours for POV, it seems either Beth or Jake would be your preferred to swap all POV to.) I am noticing that Roz is swimming in water that has icebergs in just her underwear,and then goes skiing in just underwear and boots. I...
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