: Re: Should I avoid "big words" when writing to a younger audience? I was writing the other day and I used the word "ubiquitous". While I don't think "ubiquitous" is the most egregious example

I would say the rule for clarity and conciseness, is if there is a word that isnâ€™t so verbose, use it. If you are just trying to show off your ten dollar vocabulary to the peanut gallery, you are in the wrong theatre most teenagers in 11th grade have the reading comprehension of an 8th grader. I like the idea of the one person of adding it in as a gag and having the characters explain what the situation is though that would be hilarious.

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: The most fundamental building block of a novel is the scene. A scene either reveals part of the plot or something about the characters; after reading the scene's last sentence, the story has

: Point of View Confusion Iâ€™m confused about point of view. In my storyâ€”so farâ€”I only reveal to the reader what the main character, a child, can see/hear. Not often, but at times, I write

: Why this is difficult: dramatic conventions If a description of something is unique and also can't be observed incidentally by the reader, as with a character's highly unusual physical features,

: In which sections of a research report is it appropriate to include citations? I have been doing some research on citations and haven't been able to get a clear answer on this. When writing

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