: Re: How to write the action of someone reading in a story? An example, please I am rather a very amateur writer, who is trying to write a thriller/fiction novel for a class, and I find myself

I think the best idea would be to simply tell the story within the story. Something like this:

He opened the email and began to read it aloud

A long time ago there was a man...(story here)...the end

After he finished reading the email (next part happens)

When telling the sub-story, the narrator should be that of the sub-story.

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: Is it ok to use long footnotes? In my text, I have a footnote (6 or 7 lines) that is meant to be an extra insight. It does seem, however, to be a bit large for a footnote. On the other

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: Lovesick Character Distracting Readers How do you show that a character is suffering from lovesickness in a story plot, but not distract the reader from the actual main plot of the story?

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: A "sequel" that takes place during the events of its predecessor is called a midquel (or more precisely, an "intraquel"). In your case, only the first 25% of your second book is intraquel,

: Re: How to write the action of someone reading in a story? An example, please I am rather a very amateur writer, who is trying to write a thriller/fiction novel for a class, and I find myself

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: Is there a writing software that you can sort scenes like slides in PowerPoint? I generally use PowerPoint for outlining my scenes (prose, not script). I put a general description of what the

: Is it ok to use long footnotes? In my text, I have a footnote (6 or 7 lines) that is meant to be an extra insight. It does seem, however, to be a bit large for a footnote. On the other

: Lovesick Character Distracting Readers How do you show that a character is suffering from lovesickness in a story plot, but not distract the reader from the actual main plot of the story?

: A "sequel" that takes place during the events of its predecessor is called a midquel (or more precisely, an "intraquel"). In your case, only the first 25% of your second book is intraquel,

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