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I've recently finished reading Donna Tartt's 'The Goldfinch', which sold exceptionally well. It starts very depressingly, and things just get consistently worse. The moments of lightness are incredibly brief, there is no comedy, and everyone seemed to love it.

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: Late to the party because I don't like the common wisdom. Common wisdom: Ground the reader, while also hooking with excitement. Often this means POV (Point of View) character named in first

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: What are methods to refer to something that happened but did not make it onto the page? As writers we're supposed to know more about our stories than the words that make it onto the page.

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: I say it depends on the type of boobplate. As @Alexander mentioned in his comment, Greek armour was anatomically correct. If the boobplate offers protection to the whole torso, then I see

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: Dialogue in First Person Fiction (Detective Mystery) Karl is my detective protagonist. His girlfriend, Jenna, is with him. He is hospitalized, and his boss, Rob Tucker, shows up for a visit.

: Re: Do readers not like a book if it's too dark and the characters almost never win? I started a book and although I wanted it to be dark, will the readers find it too dark if the characters

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: Late to the party because I don't like the common wisdom. Common wisdom: Ground the reader, while also hooking with excitement. Often this means POV (Point of View) character named in first

: What are methods to refer to something that happened but did not make it onto the page? As writers we're supposed to know more about our stories than the words that make it onto the page.

: I say it depends on the type of boobplate. As @Alexander mentioned in his comment, Greek armour was anatomically correct. If the boobplate offers protection to the whole torso, then I see

: Dialogue in First Person Fiction (Detective Mystery) Karl is my detective protagonist. His girlfriend, Jenna, is with him. He is hospitalized, and his boss, Rob Tucker, shows up for a visit.

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