: Re: How to write a prophecy? No, I'm not actually asking you to tell me how to predict the future! Several pieces of fiction I've read/watched recently have prophecies. One of my favourites is

As a huge fan of fantasy I've had my fair share of riddles, prophecies and rhymes. One thing you have to make sure of is your prophecy is not too long. Readers love riddles that draw them in, but don't make them miss half the chapter. Try to include obscure hints that they can piece together later in the book, like a mystery, and start with a line they can understand at the moment. Don't use names of your characters though, using a label that could apply to more than one person or thing leaves your options open and appeals to the reader's detective role in solving the prophecy. Plot twists never hurt! Hope this was helpful.

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: You're a technical writer so I'll speak to you in your language. You know what a sine wave looks like, right? Think of good drama as maximizing the distance between the high and low peaks

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: To quote Batman: "The hammer of justice is unisex." Your hero isn't fighting the villain because she's a woman. He's fighting her because she's a villain. And since she isn't a femme fatale

: Re: How to write a prophecy? No, I'm not actually asking you to tell me how to predict the future! Several pieces of fiction I've read/watched recently have prophecies. One of my favourites is

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: How do readers/writers alike feel about too much narration in a story? My question is pretty much summed up in the title. My story includes a lot of narration. Narrating events, narrating character's

: You're a technical writer so I'll speak to you in your language. You know what a sine wave looks like, right? Think of good drama as maximizing the distance between the high and low peaks

: At what point does a POV character noting their surroundings go from showing/telling to an infodump? In a story I'm working on, at one point one of the main characters (also the POV character

: To quote Batman: "The hammer of justice is unisex." Your hero isn't fighting the villain because she's a woman. He's fighting her because she's a villain. And since she isn't a femme fatale

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