: Re: How do discovery writers hibernate? I am 20% outliner and 80% discovery writer, (I know many will object that this is not possible) meaning, I have a very brief outline of what is going to

I tend to be a spurt writer, I'll get nothing on the page for months and then a few thousand words in a couple of hours. When I'm stuck on a piece I know the thrust of I try writing backwards, going from where I want to end back to the material already on the page.

You know where you want to end, you have a story that gets you most of the way there and a small amount of missing material. You need to work out what events, if any, (sometimes the way you thought the story would end doesn't actually work) get you from the end of what you have already written to the end of the tale you foresee. This is often easier if you start at the end and ask "where do the characters have to be (physically, mentally, emotionally) for this to happen?" repeatedly looking at how to get them there from where they are to where you need them step by step. Once you know the steps to take the characters on their journey you can fill in the events that have the necessary effects.

If all else fails go back to your inspiration, watch/listen/read/play the material that got you started on the story in the first place over again. You're looking for fresh inspiration but also for how that material handled the final transition that is causing you trouble.

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: Tell your audience that the sparrows are cheeping and use italics for the translation. This is a technique that I've seen in a few books for communication that isn't verbal/audible the italics

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: You could have a look at how this is done in Sarah Pinsker's story "And Then There Were (N-One)" which has (almost) all the characters with the same name. They can be identified by different

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: What's a moment that's more impactful on a reread called? I've met a few of these but the most recent instance was two characters discussing buying a third character a drink when they all

: Tell your audience that the sparrows are cheeping and use italics for the translation. This is a technique that I've seen in a few books for communication that isn't verbal/audible the italics

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: Awkward language translation So Iâ€™m currently writing a book that takes place in Finland, though I am American and speak English. My main characterâ€™s name can be used as a play on words,

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