: Re: Is it a bad practice to end sentences with phrases like: "...and went over to it" or "...and did X to it?" I often find myself writing stuff like this: Eri's eyes scanned the room, stopping

I don't feel describing character actions in this nature is a problem unless you are doing so frequently to the point that you find yourself doing these so often that they popup far more than you would like as you review your own writing, then in that case you could attempt to add more describing/showing what you are leading the characters(and the reader) to. I do think being more descriptive into exactly what IT is, and even the way in which the character is associating with it.

An example would be:

As Eri's eyes scanned the room, they paused abruptly and shifted to the bookshelf

More powerful or descriptive verbiage will help the reader feel like you are showing and not telling.

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: Tips for analysing character's role against the novel's general theme? I'm answering a few questions based on Atlas Shrugged in the form of an essay, wherein I am required to discuss a particular

: I think you might want to look at the genre and also the time period to make the symbolism more effective. Just be aware that many of the symbols mentioned in the answers may have historical

: They do not quit their day job. That's true for many other writers, too. But besides that, yes, they get paid for unused scripts if these scripts were optioned. I. e. a producer pays them

: Rights over a fanfic character not in the original work? I realize fan fiction and rights is a stupid question because you are picking up from where a creator has already traveled. But what

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