: Re: How to avoid constantly starting paragraphs with "The character did this" "The character did that"? This is one of the tics I've noticed in my writing recently, and it's starting to bug me.

I run into this problem often. My biggest help though, is to describe what the character is doing, and then name them at the end of the action.

Say this happened.

Thinking this over and scratching his forehead, Colin hesitated to
answer.

"So?" Leaning forward in his seat, Electron impatiently awaited
Colin's answer.

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: Chapter size matters? My chapters are usually 10 or so pages long, but I've been reading this one book with chapters as small as 2 pages. Does this affect the story progression at all?

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: Like you, I would be inclined towards the past tense in those examples. I think I could justify it by saying [possibly a bit pedantically] that the plot continuing, and Riley speaking and

: Re: How to avoid constantly starting paragraphs with "The character did this" "The character did that"? This is one of the tics I've noticed in my writing recently, and it's starting to bug me.

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: What's gained from NaNoWriMo? Generally, I understand NaNoWriMo to have the goal of writing a complete novel (at least a first draft) during the month of November. To reach "novel" word count,

: Chapter size matters? My chapters are usually 10 or so pages long, but I've been reading this one book with chapters as small as 2 pages. Does this affect the story progression at all?

: Page numbering. Empty pages for notes include in page numbering? I have a few questions about the page numbering of the last few pages of my book. I have a section with further resources.

: Like you, I would be inclined towards the past tense in those examples. I think I could justify it by saying [possibly a bit pedantically] that the plot continuing, and Riley speaking and

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