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z5mole | writing_train | 0.91 | when is it best to make a new chapter? I’m writing a story , mainly just for myself but I wasn’t sure when to create a new chapter? should I make a new one when it’s about a different day or just when the word count is over for example , 2k words. | ixxg6iw | iy0hrnu | 1,669,519,350 | 1,669,581,658 | 1 | 3 | On average, a chapter can have from 1000 to as high as 8000 words depending on your genre. Granted, it's perfectly acceptable to go outside these boundaries and even go under them, but keep this word count in mind when writing your chapters. What is your genre? Fantasy is about 5000-8000 Science fiction and romance is about 3000 Mystery thrillers are about 1K YA is about 4500 Again don't let those numbers define your story, it's more of a guideline than a rule. | There are no set rules, but I think a chapter ought to have a natural flow with it's own beginning, middle, and end. Some like to give a special moment of the book several chapters, with cliffhanger endings to keep readers engaged. My method is to always have a break when I think to myself 'okay... THIS is a great place to stop.' | 0 | 62,308 | 3 | ||
z5mole | writing_train | 0.91 | when is it best to make a new chapter? I’m writing a story , mainly just for myself but I wasn’t sure when to create a new chapter? should I make a new one when it’s about a different day or just when the word count is over for example , 2k words. | iy0hrnu | ixxhiwy | 1,669,581,658 | 1,669,520,046 | 3 | 1 | There are no set rules, but I think a chapter ought to have a natural flow with it's own beginning, middle, and end. Some like to give a special moment of the book several chapters, with cliffhanger endings to keep readers engaged. My method is to always have a break when I think to myself 'okay... THIS is a great place to stop.' | The average chapter is 14 pages, if that helps. That being said, chapter size is not very important in terms of publishability. | 1 | 61,612 | 3 | ||
z5mole | writing_train | 0.91 | when is it best to make a new chapter? I’m writing a story , mainly just for myself but I wasn’t sure when to create a new chapter? should I make a new one when it’s about a different day or just when the word count is over for example , 2k words. | iy0hrnu | ixxjqro | 1,669,581,658 | 1,669,521,182 | 3 | 1 | There are no set rules, but I think a chapter ought to have a natural flow with it's own beginning, middle, and end. Some like to give a special moment of the book several chapters, with cliffhanger endings to keep readers engaged. My method is to always have a break when I think to myself 'okay... THIS is a great place to stop.' | You don't always want to end a chapter when they end in bed. Sometimes that works, but ending in action might be more interesting. It all depends on what story you are telling. | 1 | 60,476 | 3 | ||
z5mole | writing_train | 0.91 | when is it best to make a new chapter? I’m writing a story , mainly just for myself but I wasn’t sure when to create a new chapter? should I make a new one when it’s about a different day or just when the word count is over for example , 2k words. | iy0hrnu | ixybfvm | 1,669,581,658 | 1,669,540,969 | 3 | 1 | There are no set rules, but I think a chapter ought to have a natural flow with it's own beginning, middle, and end. Some like to give a special moment of the book several chapters, with cliffhanger endings to keep readers engaged. My method is to always have a break when I think to myself 'okay... THIS is a great place to stop.' | Typically ‘act breaks’ occur after an event has taken place that dramatically moves the story forward or affects a character in a way that can’t be reversed. Act breaks and chapters wont always align but its good to have a look at where the act breaks take place in your story cause they can inform where to naturally start a new chapter | 1 | 40,689 | 3 | ||
z5mole | writing_train | 0.91 | when is it best to make a new chapter? I’m writing a story , mainly just for myself but I wasn’t sure when to create a new chapter? should I make a new one when it’s about a different day or just when the word count is over for example , 2k words. | iy0hrnu | ixye89i | 1,669,581,658 | 1,669,543,450 | 3 | 1 | There are no set rules, but I think a chapter ought to have a natural flow with it's own beginning, middle, and end. Some like to give a special moment of the book several chapters, with cliffhanger endings to keep readers engaged. My method is to always have a break when I think to myself 'okay... THIS is a great place to stop.' | Think of it like a movie: each sentence is a shot, each paragraph a sequence, and each chapter a scene. The scene usually changes either when we change character viewpoints or the activity/situation changes sufficiently enough to warrant a refocus of the story. I used to have an issue with this very, er, issue, and it wasn’t until I started actually trying to figure out how cinematography worked that it clicked in my head. | 1 | 38,208 | 3 | ||
z5mole | writing_train | 0.91 | when is it best to make a new chapter? I’m writing a story , mainly just for myself but I wasn’t sure when to create a new chapter? should I make a new one when it’s about a different day or just when the word count is over for example , 2k words. | ixykq74 | iy0hrnu | 1,669,549,100 | 1,669,581,658 | 0 | 3 | Depends on where you feel it should end. Personally, I like to end on cliffhangers, basically you are invested in this big sequence of events and then it starts getting real, the reader is like "holy crap, oh no," and just as you are at the peak of your interest, you leave it at that and continue on the next chapter. You can just write the entire sequence and choose the best point of interest to cut it at and throw the rest on the next chapter. It's not everyone's cup of tea, and if you don't do it right it could be annoying, but it tends to keep the readers turning pages and reading chapters if done right. | There are no set rules, but I think a chapter ought to have a natural flow with it's own beginning, middle, and end. Some like to give a special moment of the book several chapters, with cliffhanger endings to keep readers engaged. My method is to always have a break when I think to myself 'okay... THIS is a great place to stop.' | 0 | 32,558 | 3,000 | ||
z5mole | writing_train | 0.91 | when is it best to make a new chapter? I’m writing a story , mainly just for myself but I wasn’t sure when to create a new chapter? should I make a new one when it’s about a different day or just when the word count is over for example , 2k words. | iy0hrnu | ixyvnm8 | 1,669,581,658 | 1,669,556,741 | 3 | 1 | There are no set rules, but I think a chapter ought to have a natural flow with it's own beginning, middle, and end. Some like to give a special moment of the book several chapters, with cliffhanger endings to keep readers engaged. My method is to always have a break when I think to myself 'okay... THIS is a great place to stop.' | 14 | 1 | 24,917 | 3 | ||
z5mole | writing_train | 0.91 | when is it best to make a new chapter? I’m writing a story , mainly just for myself but I wasn’t sure when to create a new chapter? should I make a new one when it’s about a different day or just when the word count is over for example , 2k words. | iy0hrnu | ixz66zp | 1,669,581,658 | 1,669,562,129 | 3 | 1 | There are no set rules, but I think a chapter ought to have a natural flow with it's own beginning, middle, and end. Some like to give a special moment of the book several chapters, with cliffhanger endings to keep readers engaged. My method is to always have a break when I think to myself 'okay... THIS is a great place to stop.' | Think of chapters like scenes in a movie, with a single chapter equating to one, maybe two scenes. Each scene should be, in my opinion at least, a little mini story of its own with a set up and resolution. If that's not possible, then it should provide unique information for the story, world, or characters. Foe me, chapters that feel like they go on forever are ones that have more than a couple scenes within or just regurgitate information that's already known | 1 | 19,529 | 3 | ||
z5mole | writing_train | 0.91 | when is it best to make a new chapter? I’m writing a story , mainly just for myself but I wasn’t sure when to create a new chapter? should I make a new one when it’s about a different day or just when the word count is over for example , 2k words. | iy0hrnu | ixzf02w | 1,669,581,658 | 1,669,566,086 | 3 | 1 | There are no set rules, but I think a chapter ought to have a natural flow with it's own beginning, middle, and end. Some like to give a special moment of the book several chapters, with cliffhanger endings to keep readers engaged. My method is to always have a break when I think to myself 'okay... THIS is a great place to stop.' | Cliff hangers are always a great option because it makes your reader want to read the next chapter. Almost every chapter in my book had a cliffhanger. Some are just small while others are huge cliffhangers. This WILL make your reader want more. Consider ending your book with a cliffhanger. I like ending mine with, *The End?* | 1 | 15,572 | 3 | ||
z5mole | writing_train | 0.91 | when is it best to make a new chapter? I’m writing a story , mainly just for myself but I wasn’t sure when to create a new chapter? should I make a new one when it’s about a different day or just when the word count is over for example , 2k words. | ixwxq8s | ixxigkl | 1,669,510,173 | 1,669,520,519 | 1 | 2 | Check out this advice from Jericho Writers on word counts and chapter length; it has some other interesting advice if you scroll down the page a bit. | Not meaning to sound snarky, but I would recommend reading some books with chapters in them and paying attention how (and where) published authors start and end their chapters. | 0 | 10,346 | 2 | ||
z5mole | writing_train | 0.91 | when is it best to make a new chapter? I’m writing a story , mainly just for myself but I wasn’t sure when to create a new chapter? should I make a new one when it’s about a different day or just when the word count is over for example , 2k words. | ixxigkl | ixxg6iw | 1,669,520,519 | 1,669,519,350 | 2 | 1 | Not meaning to sound snarky, but I would recommend reading some books with chapters in them and paying attention how (and where) published authors start and end their chapters. | On average, a chapter can have from 1000 to as high as 8000 words depending on your genre. Granted, it's perfectly acceptable to go outside these boundaries and even go under them, but keep this word count in mind when writing your chapters. What is your genre? Fantasy is about 5000-8000 Science fiction and romance is about 3000 Mystery thrillers are about 1K YA is about 4500 Again don't let those numbers define your story, it's more of a guideline than a rule. | 1 | 1,169 | 2 | ||
z5mole | writing_train | 0.91 | when is it best to make a new chapter? I’m writing a story , mainly just for myself but I wasn’t sure when to create a new chapter? should I make a new one when it’s about a different day or just when the word count is over for example , 2k words. | ixxhiwy | ixxigkl | 1,669,520,046 | 1,669,520,519 | 1 | 2 | The average chapter is 14 pages, if that helps. That being said, chapter size is not very important in terms of publishability. | Not meaning to sound snarky, but I would recommend reading some books with chapters in them and paying attention how (and where) published authors start and end their chapters. | 0 | 473 | 2 | ||
z5mole | writing_train | 0.91 | when is it best to make a new chapter? I’m writing a story , mainly just for myself but I wasn’t sure when to create a new chapter? should I make a new one when it’s about a different day or just when the word count is over for example , 2k words. | ixz2djx | ixwxq8s | 1,669,560,288 | 1,669,510,173 | 2 | 1 | This was one of the biggest questions I had when I started editing my writing and I wish I had known sooner. I heard someone at a writing conference explain that each chapter should begin with a new scene. I couldn’t agree more with all of the comments related to this. This caused the chapters to be different lengths and this sort of bothered me at first but as long as it has a natural flow that’s all that matters. | Check out this advice from Jericho Writers on word counts and chapter length; it has some other interesting advice if you scroll down the page a bit. | 1 | 50,115 | 2 | ||
z5mole | writing_train | 0.91 | when is it best to make a new chapter? I’m writing a story , mainly just for myself but I wasn’t sure when to create a new chapter? should I make a new one when it’s about a different day or just when the word count is over for example , 2k words. | ixz2djx | ixxg6iw | 1,669,560,288 | 1,669,519,350 | 2 | 1 | This was one of the biggest questions I had when I started editing my writing and I wish I had known sooner. I heard someone at a writing conference explain that each chapter should begin with a new scene. I couldn’t agree more with all of the comments related to this. This caused the chapters to be different lengths and this sort of bothered me at first but as long as it has a natural flow that’s all that matters. | On average, a chapter can have from 1000 to as high as 8000 words depending on your genre. Granted, it's perfectly acceptable to go outside these boundaries and even go under them, but keep this word count in mind when writing your chapters. What is your genre? Fantasy is about 5000-8000 Science fiction and romance is about 3000 Mystery thrillers are about 1K YA is about 4500 Again don't let those numbers define your story, it's more of a guideline than a rule. | 1 | 40,938 | 2 | ||
z5mole | writing_train | 0.91 | when is it best to make a new chapter? I’m writing a story , mainly just for myself but I wasn’t sure when to create a new chapter? should I make a new one when it’s about a different day or just when the word count is over for example , 2k words. | ixz2djx | ixxhiwy | 1,669,560,288 | 1,669,520,046 | 2 | 1 | This was one of the biggest questions I had when I started editing my writing and I wish I had known sooner. I heard someone at a writing conference explain that each chapter should begin with a new scene. I couldn’t agree more with all of the comments related to this. This caused the chapters to be different lengths and this sort of bothered me at first but as long as it has a natural flow that’s all that matters. | The average chapter is 14 pages, if that helps. That being said, chapter size is not very important in terms of publishability. | 1 | 40,242 | 2 | ||
z5mole | writing_train | 0.91 | when is it best to make a new chapter? I’m writing a story , mainly just for myself but I wasn’t sure when to create a new chapter? should I make a new one when it’s about a different day or just when the word count is over for example , 2k words. | ixxjqro | ixz2djx | 1,669,521,182 | 1,669,560,288 | 1 | 2 | You don't always want to end a chapter when they end in bed. Sometimes that works, but ending in action might be more interesting. It all depends on what story you are telling. | This was one of the biggest questions I had when I started editing my writing and I wish I had known sooner. I heard someone at a writing conference explain that each chapter should begin with a new scene. I couldn’t agree more with all of the comments related to this. This caused the chapters to be different lengths and this sort of bothered me at first but as long as it has a natural flow that’s all that matters. | 0 | 39,106 | 2 | ||
z5mole | writing_train | 0.91 | when is it best to make a new chapter? I’m writing a story , mainly just for myself but I wasn’t sure when to create a new chapter? should I make a new one when it’s about a different day or just when the word count is over for example , 2k words. | ixz2djx | ixybfvm | 1,669,560,288 | 1,669,540,969 | 2 | 1 | This was one of the biggest questions I had when I started editing my writing and I wish I had known sooner. I heard someone at a writing conference explain that each chapter should begin with a new scene. I couldn’t agree more with all of the comments related to this. This caused the chapters to be different lengths and this sort of bothered me at first but as long as it has a natural flow that’s all that matters. | Typically ‘act breaks’ occur after an event has taken place that dramatically moves the story forward or affects a character in a way that can’t be reversed. Act breaks and chapters wont always align but its good to have a look at where the act breaks take place in your story cause they can inform where to naturally start a new chapter | 1 | 19,319 | 2 | ||
z5mole | writing_train | 0.91 | when is it best to make a new chapter? I’m writing a story , mainly just for myself but I wasn’t sure when to create a new chapter? should I make a new one when it’s about a different day or just when the word count is over for example , 2k words. | ixye89i | ixz2djx | 1,669,543,450 | 1,669,560,288 | 1 | 2 | Think of it like a movie: each sentence is a shot, each paragraph a sequence, and each chapter a scene. The scene usually changes either when we change character viewpoints or the activity/situation changes sufficiently enough to warrant a refocus of the story. I used to have an issue with this very, er, issue, and it wasn’t until I started actually trying to figure out how cinematography worked that it clicked in my head. | This was one of the biggest questions I had when I started editing my writing and I wish I had known sooner. I heard someone at a writing conference explain that each chapter should begin with a new scene. I couldn’t agree more with all of the comments related to this. This caused the chapters to be different lengths and this sort of bothered me at first but as long as it has a natural flow that’s all that matters. | 0 | 16,838 | 2 | ||
z5mole | writing_train | 0.91 | when is it best to make a new chapter? I’m writing a story , mainly just for myself but I wasn’t sure when to create a new chapter? should I make a new one when it’s about a different day or just when the word count is over for example , 2k words. | ixz2djx | ixykq74 | 1,669,560,288 | 1,669,549,100 | 2 | 0 | This was one of the biggest questions I had when I started editing my writing and I wish I had known sooner. I heard someone at a writing conference explain that each chapter should begin with a new scene. I couldn’t agree more with all of the comments related to this. This caused the chapters to be different lengths and this sort of bothered me at first but as long as it has a natural flow that’s all that matters. | Depends on where you feel it should end. Personally, I like to end on cliffhangers, basically you are invested in this big sequence of events and then it starts getting real, the reader is like "holy crap, oh no," and just as you are at the peak of your interest, you leave it at that and continue on the next chapter. You can just write the entire sequence and choose the best point of interest to cut it at and throw the rest on the next chapter. It's not everyone's cup of tea, and if you don't do it right it could be annoying, but it tends to keep the readers turning pages and reading chapters if done right. | 1 | 11,188 | 2,000 | ||
z5mole | writing_train | 0.91 | when is it best to make a new chapter? I’m writing a story , mainly just for myself but I wasn’t sure when to create a new chapter? should I make a new one when it’s about a different day or just when the word count is over for example , 2k words. | ixz2djx | ixyvnm8 | 1,669,560,288 | 1,669,556,741 | 2 | 1 | This was one of the biggest questions I had when I started editing my writing and I wish I had known sooner. I heard someone at a writing conference explain that each chapter should begin with a new scene. I couldn’t agree more with all of the comments related to this. This caused the chapters to be different lengths and this sort of bothered me at first but as long as it has a natural flow that’s all that matters. | 14 | 1 | 3,547 | 2 | ||
z5mole | writing_train | 0.91 | when is it best to make a new chapter? I’m writing a story , mainly just for myself but I wasn’t sure when to create a new chapter? should I make a new one when it’s about a different day or just when the word count is over for example , 2k words. | ixzltz7 | ixwxq8s | 1,669,568,960 | 1,669,510,173 | 2 | 1 | I write my chapters as if they’re mini contained stories that all connect to each other, mostly because I’m a pantser who doesn’t outline scenes at all. But in general I keep them to a scene, one scene for one chapter. This could mean that sometimes the scene is only a few hundred words long, or a few thousand, it really depends on what you’re going for. I’ve read books where chapters are just a page long, but they serve the larger narrative by providing context or following parallel narratives, etc. many things you could do. Basically think about what the chapter serves in the narrative, and if it’s better to split certain sequences into chapters or subsections within a chapter. Think about what your story needs. And remember, if it’s a first draft, there will be a lot of editing that will help to further propel your story where you can add, remove, cut, splice, do many things with parts of your story. (I might also add to this later I am on two hours sleep) | Check out this advice from Jericho Writers on word counts and chapter length; it has some other interesting advice if you scroll down the page a bit. | 1 | 58,787 | 2 | ||
z5mole | writing_train | 0.91 | when is it best to make a new chapter? I’m writing a story , mainly just for myself but I wasn’t sure when to create a new chapter? should I make a new one when it’s about a different day or just when the word count is over for example , 2k words. | ixxg6iw | ixzltz7 | 1,669,519,350 | 1,669,568,960 | 1 | 2 | On average, a chapter can have from 1000 to as high as 8000 words depending on your genre. Granted, it's perfectly acceptable to go outside these boundaries and even go under them, but keep this word count in mind when writing your chapters. What is your genre? Fantasy is about 5000-8000 Science fiction and romance is about 3000 Mystery thrillers are about 1K YA is about 4500 Again don't let those numbers define your story, it's more of a guideline than a rule. | I write my chapters as if they’re mini contained stories that all connect to each other, mostly because I’m a pantser who doesn’t outline scenes at all. But in general I keep them to a scene, one scene for one chapter. This could mean that sometimes the scene is only a few hundred words long, or a few thousand, it really depends on what you’re going for. I’ve read books where chapters are just a page long, but they serve the larger narrative by providing context or following parallel narratives, etc. many things you could do. Basically think about what the chapter serves in the narrative, and if it’s better to split certain sequences into chapters or subsections within a chapter. Think about what your story needs. And remember, if it’s a first draft, there will be a lot of editing that will help to further propel your story where you can add, remove, cut, splice, do many things with parts of your story. (I might also add to this later I am on two hours sleep) | 0 | 49,610 | 2 | ||
z5mole | writing_train | 0.91 | when is it best to make a new chapter? I’m writing a story , mainly just for myself but I wasn’t sure when to create a new chapter? should I make a new one when it’s about a different day or just when the word count is over for example , 2k words. | ixxhiwy | ixzltz7 | 1,669,520,046 | 1,669,568,960 | 1 | 2 | The average chapter is 14 pages, if that helps. That being said, chapter size is not very important in terms of publishability. | I write my chapters as if they’re mini contained stories that all connect to each other, mostly because I’m a pantser who doesn’t outline scenes at all. But in general I keep them to a scene, one scene for one chapter. This could mean that sometimes the scene is only a few hundred words long, or a few thousand, it really depends on what you’re going for. I’ve read books where chapters are just a page long, but they serve the larger narrative by providing context or following parallel narratives, etc. many things you could do. Basically think about what the chapter serves in the narrative, and if it’s better to split certain sequences into chapters or subsections within a chapter. Think about what your story needs. And remember, if it’s a first draft, there will be a lot of editing that will help to further propel your story where you can add, remove, cut, splice, do many things with parts of your story. (I might also add to this later I am on two hours sleep) | 0 | 48,914 | 2 | ||
z5mole | writing_train | 0.91 | when is it best to make a new chapter? I’m writing a story , mainly just for myself but I wasn’t sure when to create a new chapter? should I make a new one when it’s about a different day or just when the word count is over for example , 2k words. | ixxjqro | ixzltz7 | 1,669,521,182 | 1,669,568,960 | 1 | 2 | You don't always want to end a chapter when they end in bed. Sometimes that works, but ending in action might be more interesting. It all depends on what story you are telling. | I write my chapters as if they’re mini contained stories that all connect to each other, mostly because I’m a pantser who doesn’t outline scenes at all. But in general I keep them to a scene, one scene for one chapter. This could mean that sometimes the scene is only a few hundred words long, or a few thousand, it really depends on what you’re going for. I’ve read books where chapters are just a page long, but they serve the larger narrative by providing context or following parallel narratives, etc. many things you could do. Basically think about what the chapter serves in the narrative, and if it’s better to split certain sequences into chapters or subsections within a chapter. Think about what your story needs. And remember, if it’s a first draft, there will be a lot of editing that will help to further propel your story where you can add, remove, cut, splice, do many things with parts of your story. (I might also add to this later I am on two hours sleep) | 0 | 47,778 | 2 | ||
z5mole | writing_train | 0.91 | when is it best to make a new chapter? I’m writing a story , mainly just for myself but I wasn’t sure when to create a new chapter? should I make a new one when it’s about a different day or just when the word count is over for example , 2k words. | ixybfvm | ixzltz7 | 1,669,540,969 | 1,669,568,960 | 1 | 2 | Typically ‘act breaks’ occur after an event has taken place that dramatically moves the story forward or affects a character in a way that can’t be reversed. Act breaks and chapters wont always align but its good to have a look at where the act breaks take place in your story cause they can inform where to naturally start a new chapter | I write my chapters as if they’re mini contained stories that all connect to each other, mostly because I’m a pantser who doesn’t outline scenes at all. But in general I keep them to a scene, one scene for one chapter. This could mean that sometimes the scene is only a few hundred words long, or a few thousand, it really depends on what you’re going for. I’ve read books where chapters are just a page long, but they serve the larger narrative by providing context or following parallel narratives, etc. many things you could do. Basically think about what the chapter serves in the narrative, and if it’s better to split certain sequences into chapters or subsections within a chapter. Think about what your story needs. And remember, if it’s a first draft, there will be a lot of editing that will help to further propel your story where you can add, remove, cut, splice, do many things with parts of your story. (I might also add to this later I am on two hours sleep) | 0 | 27,991 | 2 | ||
z5mole | writing_train | 0.91 | when is it best to make a new chapter? I’m writing a story , mainly just for myself but I wasn’t sure when to create a new chapter? should I make a new one when it’s about a different day or just when the word count is over for example , 2k words. | ixye89i | ixzltz7 | 1,669,543,450 | 1,669,568,960 | 1 | 2 | Think of it like a movie: each sentence is a shot, each paragraph a sequence, and each chapter a scene. The scene usually changes either when we change character viewpoints or the activity/situation changes sufficiently enough to warrant a refocus of the story. I used to have an issue with this very, er, issue, and it wasn’t until I started actually trying to figure out how cinematography worked that it clicked in my head. | I write my chapters as if they’re mini contained stories that all connect to each other, mostly because I’m a pantser who doesn’t outline scenes at all. But in general I keep them to a scene, one scene for one chapter. This could mean that sometimes the scene is only a few hundred words long, or a few thousand, it really depends on what you’re going for. I’ve read books where chapters are just a page long, but they serve the larger narrative by providing context or following parallel narratives, etc. many things you could do. Basically think about what the chapter serves in the narrative, and if it’s better to split certain sequences into chapters or subsections within a chapter. Think about what your story needs. And remember, if it’s a first draft, there will be a lot of editing that will help to further propel your story where you can add, remove, cut, splice, do many things with parts of your story. (I might also add to this later I am on two hours sleep) | 0 | 25,510 | 2 | ||
z5mole | writing_train | 0.91 | when is it best to make a new chapter? I’m writing a story , mainly just for myself but I wasn’t sure when to create a new chapter? should I make a new one when it’s about a different day or just when the word count is over for example , 2k words. | ixzltz7 | ixykq74 | 1,669,568,960 | 1,669,549,100 | 2 | 0 | I write my chapters as if they’re mini contained stories that all connect to each other, mostly because I’m a pantser who doesn’t outline scenes at all. But in general I keep them to a scene, one scene for one chapter. This could mean that sometimes the scene is only a few hundred words long, or a few thousand, it really depends on what you’re going for. I’ve read books where chapters are just a page long, but they serve the larger narrative by providing context or following parallel narratives, etc. many things you could do. Basically think about what the chapter serves in the narrative, and if it’s better to split certain sequences into chapters or subsections within a chapter. Think about what your story needs. And remember, if it’s a first draft, there will be a lot of editing that will help to further propel your story where you can add, remove, cut, splice, do many things with parts of your story. (I might also add to this later I am on two hours sleep) | Depends on where you feel it should end. Personally, I like to end on cliffhangers, basically you are invested in this big sequence of events and then it starts getting real, the reader is like "holy crap, oh no," and just as you are at the peak of your interest, you leave it at that and continue on the next chapter. You can just write the entire sequence and choose the best point of interest to cut it at and throw the rest on the next chapter. It's not everyone's cup of tea, and if you don't do it right it could be annoying, but it tends to keep the readers turning pages and reading chapters if done right. | 1 | 19,860 | 2,000 | ||
z5mole | writing_train | 0.91 | when is it best to make a new chapter? I’m writing a story , mainly just for myself but I wasn’t sure when to create a new chapter? should I make a new one when it’s about a different day or just when the word count is over for example , 2k words. | ixyvnm8 | ixzltz7 | 1,669,556,741 | 1,669,568,960 | 1 | 2 | 14 | I write my chapters as if they’re mini contained stories that all connect to each other, mostly because I’m a pantser who doesn’t outline scenes at all. But in general I keep them to a scene, one scene for one chapter. This could mean that sometimes the scene is only a few hundred words long, or a few thousand, it really depends on what you’re going for. I’ve read books where chapters are just a page long, but they serve the larger narrative by providing context or following parallel narratives, etc. many things you could do. Basically think about what the chapter serves in the narrative, and if it’s better to split certain sequences into chapters or subsections within a chapter. Think about what your story needs. And remember, if it’s a first draft, there will be a lot of editing that will help to further propel your story where you can add, remove, cut, splice, do many things with parts of your story. (I might also add to this later I am on two hours sleep) | 0 | 12,219 | 2 | ||
z5mole | writing_train | 0.91 | when is it best to make a new chapter? I’m writing a story , mainly just for myself but I wasn’t sure when to create a new chapter? should I make a new one when it’s about a different day or just when the word count is over for example , 2k words. | ixzltz7 | ixz66zp | 1,669,568,960 | 1,669,562,129 | 2 | 1 | I write my chapters as if they’re mini contained stories that all connect to each other, mostly because I’m a pantser who doesn’t outline scenes at all. But in general I keep them to a scene, one scene for one chapter. This could mean that sometimes the scene is only a few hundred words long, or a few thousand, it really depends on what you’re going for. I’ve read books where chapters are just a page long, but they serve the larger narrative by providing context or following parallel narratives, etc. many things you could do. Basically think about what the chapter serves in the narrative, and if it’s better to split certain sequences into chapters or subsections within a chapter. Think about what your story needs. And remember, if it’s a first draft, there will be a lot of editing that will help to further propel your story where you can add, remove, cut, splice, do many things with parts of your story. (I might also add to this later I am on two hours sleep) | Think of chapters like scenes in a movie, with a single chapter equating to one, maybe two scenes. Each scene should be, in my opinion at least, a little mini story of its own with a set up and resolution. If that's not possible, then it should provide unique information for the story, world, or characters. Foe me, chapters that feel like they go on forever are ones that have more than a couple scenes within or just regurgitate information that's already known | 1 | 6,831 | 2 | ||
z5mole | writing_train | 0.91 | when is it best to make a new chapter? I’m writing a story , mainly just for myself but I wasn’t sure when to create a new chapter? should I make a new one when it’s about a different day or just when the word count is over for example , 2k words. | ixzltz7 | ixzf02w | 1,669,568,960 | 1,669,566,086 | 2 | 1 | I write my chapters as if they’re mini contained stories that all connect to each other, mostly because I’m a pantser who doesn’t outline scenes at all. But in general I keep them to a scene, one scene for one chapter. This could mean that sometimes the scene is only a few hundred words long, or a few thousand, it really depends on what you’re going for. I’ve read books where chapters are just a page long, but they serve the larger narrative by providing context or following parallel narratives, etc. many things you could do. Basically think about what the chapter serves in the narrative, and if it’s better to split certain sequences into chapters or subsections within a chapter. Think about what your story needs. And remember, if it’s a first draft, there will be a lot of editing that will help to further propel your story where you can add, remove, cut, splice, do many things with parts of your story. (I might also add to this later I am on two hours sleep) | Cliff hangers are always a great option because it makes your reader want to read the next chapter. Almost every chapter in my book had a cliffhanger. Some are just small while others are huge cliffhangers. This WILL make your reader want more. Consider ending your book with a cliffhanger. I like ending mine with, *The End?* | 1 | 2,874 | 2 | ||
z5mole | writing_train | 0.91 | when is it best to make a new chapter? I’m writing a story , mainly just for myself but I wasn’t sure when to create a new chapter? should I make a new one when it’s about a different day or just when the word count is over for example , 2k words. | ixwxq8s | iy215z4 | 1,669,510,173 | 1,669,606,387 | 1 | 2 | Check out this advice from Jericho Writers on word counts and chapter length; it has some other interesting advice if you scroll down the page a bit. | i generally go with chapters as something that would make for a good 'reading session' experience. some sort of beginning and ending and feeling like *something* happened. this could be 500 words or 5k depending on how you like to do it. i'm a fan of short chapters personally. but i also won't insert a chapter break if i feel like these sections of the story are taken in at the same time... eg. the setup for a joke is in chapter 5, and the punchline/callback is the end of chapter 6, maybe i'd make them just one chapter to help ensure that moment's impact. i also like to think about when readers might need to step back a bit and readjust. so if there's a time or setting change a chapter break helps make that transition smoother. so it's not just a 'stop reading here' signal. | 0 | 96,214 | 2 | ||
z5mole | writing_train | 0.91 | when is it best to make a new chapter? I’m writing a story , mainly just for myself but I wasn’t sure when to create a new chapter? should I make a new one when it’s about a different day or just when the word count is over for example , 2k words. | iy215z4 | ixxg6iw | 1,669,606,387 | 1,669,519,350 | 2 | 1 | i generally go with chapters as something that would make for a good 'reading session' experience. some sort of beginning and ending and feeling like *something* happened. this could be 500 words or 5k depending on how you like to do it. i'm a fan of short chapters personally. but i also won't insert a chapter break if i feel like these sections of the story are taken in at the same time... eg. the setup for a joke is in chapter 5, and the punchline/callback is the end of chapter 6, maybe i'd make them just one chapter to help ensure that moment's impact. i also like to think about when readers might need to step back a bit and readjust. so if there's a time or setting change a chapter break helps make that transition smoother. so it's not just a 'stop reading here' signal. | On average, a chapter can have from 1000 to as high as 8000 words depending on your genre. Granted, it's perfectly acceptable to go outside these boundaries and even go under them, but keep this word count in mind when writing your chapters. What is your genre? Fantasy is about 5000-8000 Science fiction and romance is about 3000 Mystery thrillers are about 1K YA is about 4500 Again don't let those numbers define your story, it's more of a guideline than a rule. | 1 | 87,037 | 2 | ||
z5mole | writing_train | 0.91 | when is it best to make a new chapter? I’m writing a story , mainly just for myself but I wasn’t sure when to create a new chapter? should I make a new one when it’s about a different day or just when the word count is over for example , 2k words. | ixxhiwy | iy215z4 | 1,669,520,046 | 1,669,606,387 | 1 | 2 | The average chapter is 14 pages, if that helps. That being said, chapter size is not very important in terms of publishability. | i generally go with chapters as something that would make for a good 'reading session' experience. some sort of beginning and ending and feeling like *something* happened. this could be 500 words or 5k depending on how you like to do it. i'm a fan of short chapters personally. but i also won't insert a chapter break if i feel like these sections of the story are taken in at the same time... eg. the setup for a joke is in chapter 5, and the punchline/callback is the end of chapter 6, maybe i'd make them just one chapter to help ensure that moment's impact. i also like to think about when readers might need to step back a bit and readjust. so if there's a time or setting change a chapter break helps make that transition smoother. so it's not just a 'stop reading here' signal. | 0 | 86,341 | 2 | ||
z5mole | writing_train | 0.91 | when is it best to make a new chapter? I’m writing a story , mainly just for myself but I wasn’t sure when to create a new chapter? should I make a new one when it’s about a different day or just when the word count is over for example , 2k words. | ixxjqro | iy215z4 | 1,669,521,182 | 1,669,606,387 | 1 | 2 | You don't always want to end a chapter when they end in bed. Sometimes that works, but ending in action might be more interesting. It all depends on what story you are telling. | i generally go with chapters as something that would make for a good 'reading session' experience. some sort of beginning and ending and feeling like *something* happened. this could be 500 words or 5k depending on how you like to do it. i'm a fan of short chapters personally. but i also won't insert a chapter break if i feel like these sections of the story are taken in at the same time... eg. the setup for a joke is in chapter 5, and the punchline/callback is the end of chapter 6, maybe i'd make them just one chapter to help ensure that moment's impact. i also like to think about when readers might need to step back a bit and readjust. so if there's a time or setting change a chapter break helps make that transition smoother. so it's not just a 'stop reading here' signal. | 0 | 85,205 | 2 | ||
z5mole | writing_train | 0.91 | when is it best to make a new chapter? I’m writing a story , mainly just for myself but I wasn’t sure when to create a new chapter? should I make a new one when it’s about a different day or just when the word count is over for example , 2k words. | iy215z4 | ixybfvm | 1,669,606,387 | 1,669,540,969 | 2 | 1 | i generally go with chapters as something that would make for a good 'reading session' experience. some sort of beginning and ending and feeling like *something* happened. this could be 500 words or 5k depending on how you like to do it. i'm a fan of short chapters personally. but i also won't insert a chapter break if i feel like these sections of the story are taken in at the same time... eg. the setup for a joke is in chapter 5, and the punchline/callback is the end of chapter 6, maybe i'd make them just one chapter to help ensure that moment's impact. i also like to think about when readers might need to step back a bit and readjust. so if there's a time or setting change a chapter break helps make that transition smoother. so it's not just a 'stop reading here' signal. | Typically ‘act breaks’ occur after an event has taken place that dramatically moves the story forward or affects a character in a way that can’t be reversed. Act breaks and chapters wont always align but its good to have a look at where the act breaks take place in your story cause they can inform where to naturally start a new chapter | 1 | 65,418 | 2 | ||
z5mole | writing_train | 0.91 | when is it best to make a new chapter? I’m writing a story , mainly just for myself but I wasn’t sure when to create a new chapter? should I make a new one when it’s about a different day or just when the word count is over for example , 2k words. | ixye89i | iy215z4 | 1,669,543,450 | 1,669,606,387 | 1 | 2 | Think of it like a movie: each sentence is a shot, each paragraph a sequence, and each chapter a scene. The scene usually changes either when we change character viewpoints or the activity/situation changes sufficiently enough to warrant a refocus of the story. I used to have an issue with this very, er, issue, and it wasn’t until I started actually trying to figure out how cinematography worked that it clicked in my head. | i generally go with chapters as something that would make for a good 'reading session' experience. some sort of beginning and ending and feeling like *something* happened. this could be 500 words or 5k depending on how you like to do it. i'm a fan of short chapters personally. but i also won't insert a chapter break if i feel like these sections of the story are taken in at the same time... eg. the setup for a joke is in chapter 5, and the punchline/callback is the end of chapter 6, maybe i'd make them just one chapter to help ensure that moment's impact. i also like to think about when readers might need to step back a bit and readjust. so if there's a time or setting change a chapter break helps make that transition smoother. so it's not just a 'stop reading here' signal. | 0 | 62,937 | 2 | ||
z5mole | writing_train | 0.91 | when is it best to make a new chapter? I’m writing a story , mainly just for myself but I wasn’t sure when to create a new chapter? should I make a new one when it’s about a different day or just when the word count is over for example , 2k words. | iy215z4 | ixykq74 | 1,669,606,387 | 1,669,549,100 | 2 | 0 | i generally go with chapters as something that would make for a good 'reading session' experience. some sort of beginning and ending and feeling like *something* happened. this could be 500 words or 5k depending on how you like to do it. i'm a fan of short chapters personally. but i also won't insert a chapter break if i feel like these sections of the story are taken in at the same time... eg. the setup for a joke is in chapter 5, and the punchline/callback is the end of chapter 6, maybe i'd make them just one chapter to help ensure that moment's impact. i also like to think about when readers might need to step back a bit and readjust. so if there's a time or setting change a chapter break helps make that transition smoother. so it's not just a 'stop reading here' signal. | Depends on where you feel it should end. Personally, I like to end on cliffhangers, basically you are invested in this big sequence of events and then it starts getting real, the reader is like "holy crap, oh no," and just as you are at the peak of your interest, you leave it at that and continue on the next chapter. You can just write the entire sequence and choose the best point of interest to cut it at and throw the rest on the next chapter. It's not everyone's cup of tea, and if you don't do it right it could be annoying, but it tends to keep the readers turning pages and reading chapters if done right. | 1 | 57,287 | 2,000 | ||
z5mole | writing_train | 0.91 | when is it best to make a new chapter? I’m writing a story , mainly just for myself but I wasn’t sure when to create a new chapter? should I make a new one when it’s about a different day or just when the word count is over for example , 2k words. | ixyvnm8 | iy215z4 | 1,669,556,741 | 1,669,606,387 | 1 | 2 | 14 | i generally go with chapters as something that would make for a good 'reading session' experience. some sort of beginning and ending and feeling like *something* happened. this could be 500 words or 5k depending on how you like to do it. i'm a fan of short chapters personally. but i also won't insert a chapter break if i feel like these sections of the story are taken in at the same time... eg. the setup for a joke is in chapter 5, and the punchline/callback is the end of chapter 6, maybe i'd make them just one chapter to help ensure that moment's impact. i also like to think about when readers might need to step back a bit and readjust. so if there's a time or setting change a chapter break helps make that transition smoother. so it's not just a 'stop reading here' signal. | 0 | 49,646 | 2 | ||
z5mole | writing_train | 0.91 | when is it best to make a new chapter? I’m writing a story , mainly just for myself but I wasn’t sure when to create a new chapter? should I make a new one when it’s about a different day or just when the word count is over for example , 2k words. | iy215z4 | ixz66zp | 1,669,606,387 | 1,669,562,129 | 2 | 1 | i generally go with chapters as something that would make for a good 'reading session' experience. some sort of beginning and ending and feeling like *something* happened. this could be 500 words or 5k depending on how you like to do it. i'm a fan of short chapters personally. but i also won't insert a chapter break if i feel like these sections of the story are taken in at the same time... eg. the setup for a joke is in chapter 5, and the punchline/callback is the end of chapter 6, maybe i'd make them just one chapter to help ensure that moment's impact. i also like to think about when readers might need to step back a bit and readjust. so if there's a time or setting change a chapter break helps make that transition smoother. so it's not just a 'stop reading here' signal. | Think of chapters like scenes in a movie, with a single chapter equating to one, maybe two scenes. Each scene should be, in my opinion at least, a little mini story of its own with a set up and resolution. If that's not possible, then it should provide unique information for the story, world, or characters. Foe me, chapters that feel like they go on forever are ones that have more than a couple scenes within or just regurgitate information that's already known | 1 | 44,258 | 2 | ||
z5mole | writing_train | 0.91 | when is it best to make a new chapter? I’m writing a story , mainly just for myself but I wasn’t sure when to create a new chapter? should I make a new one when it’s about a different day or just when the word count is over for example , 2k words. | iy215z4 | ixzf02w | 1,669,606,387 | 1,669,566,086 | 2 | 1 | i generally go with chapters as something that would make for a good 'reading session' experience. some sort of beginning and ending and feeling like *something* happened. this could be 500 words or 5k depending on how you like to do it. i'm a fan of short chapters personally. but i also won't insert a chapter break if i feel like these sections of the story are taken in at the same time... eg. the setup for a joke is in chapter 5, and the punchline/callback is the end of chapter 6, maybe i'd make them just one chapter to help ensure that moment's impact. i also like to think about when readers might need to step back a bit and readjust. so if there's a time or setting change a chapter break helps make that transition smoother. so it's not just a 'stop reading here' signal. | Cliff hangers are always a great option because it makes your reader want to read the next chapter. Almost every chapter in my book had a cliffhanger. Some are just small while others are huge cliffhangers. This WILL make your reader want more. Consider ending your book with a cliffhanger. I like ending mine with, *The End?* | 1 | 40,301 | 2 | ||
z5mole | writing_train | 0.91 | when is it best to make a new chapter? I’m writing a story , mainly just for myself but I wasn’t sure when to create a new chapter? should I make a new one when it’s about a different day or just when the word count is over for example , 2k words. | iy4zamj | ixwxq8s | 1,669,666,030 | 1,669,510,173 | 2 | 1 | At the end of the day it just depends on how you want your chapter to finish, I you want it to finish when the word count is over or a different day, but if you want to make it more interesting you might want to stop the chapter in a dramatic situation like, "I could feel something glowing, a magic circle appears beneath my feet and I could feel myself being engulfed by the light, my consciousness fading away..." If you try to end your chapter with a rhetorical question or a scenario where the readers would want to know what's going to happen in the next chapter. And when you end your chapters it makes it easier for you to change the scenes from a chaotic situation to calm scene like, "When I opened my eyes, I found my self surrounded hundreds of dandelions spread across the vast field." Or you could make it even chaotic by introducing a chaotic situation in the next chapter like, "...I couldn't help but tremble with fear at the sight of the bodies scattered in front of me, hundreds and thousands of dead piled on one another." In short it depends on how you want your chapter to end, you could end with a thrilling ending, or even use a poem or quote to end your chapter. And good luck👍 Hope you'll be able to write a great story😊 | Check out this advice from Jericho Writers on word counts and chapter length; it has some other interesting advice if you scroll down the page a bit. | 1 | 155,857 | 2 | ||
z5mole | writing_train | 0.91 | when is it best to make a new chapter? I’m writing a story , mainly just for myself but I wasn’t sure when to create a new chapter? should I make a new one when it’s about a different day or just when the word count is over for example , 2k words. | iy4zamj | ixxg6iw | 1,669,666,030 | 1,669,519,350 | 2 | 1 | At the end of the day it just depends on how you want your chapter to finish, I you want it to finish when the word count is over or a different day, but if you want to make it more interesting you might want to stop the chapter in a dramatic situation like, "I could feel something glowing, a magic circle appears beneath my feet and I could feel myself being engulfed by the light, my consciousness fading away..." If you try to end your chapter with a rhetorical question or a scenario where the readers would want to know what's going to happen in the next chapter. And when you end your chapters it makes it easier for you to change the scenes from a chaotic situation to calm scene like, "When I opened my eyes, I found my self surrounded hundreds of dandelions spread across the vast field." Or you could make it even chaotic by introducing a chaotic situation in the next chapter like, "...I couldn't help but tremble with fear at the sight of the bodies scattered in front of me, hundreds and thousands of dead piled on one another." In short it depends on how you want your chapter to end, you could end with a thrilling ending, or even use a poem or quote to end your chapter. And good luck👍 Hope you'll be able to write a great story😊 | On average, a chapter can have from 1000 to as high as 8000 words depending on your genre. Granted, it's perfectly acceptable to go outside these boundaries and even go under them, but keep this word count in mind when writing your chapters. What is your genre? Fantasy is about 5000-8000 Science fiction and romance is about 3000 Mystery thrillers are about 1K YA is about 4500 Again don't let those numbers define your story, it's more of a guideline than a rule. | 1 | 146,680 | 2 | ||
z5mole | writing_train | 0.91 | when is it best to make a new chapter? I’m writing a story , mainly just for myself but I wasn’t sure when to create a new chapter? should I make a new one when it’s about a different day or just when the word count is over for example , 2k words. | iy4zamj | ixxhiwy | 1,669,666,030 | 1,669,520,046 | 2 | 1 | At the end of the day it just depends on how you want your chapter to finish, I you want it to finish when the word count is over or a different day, but if you want to make it more interesting you might want to stop the chapter in a dramatic situation like, "I could feel something glowing, a magic circle appears beneath my feet and I could feel myself being engulfed by the light, my consciousness fading away..." If you try to end your chapter with a rhetorical question or a scenario where the readers would want to know what's going to happen in the next chapter. And when you end your chapters it makes it easier for you to change the scenes from a chaotic situation to calm scene like, "When I opened my eyes, I found my self surrounded hundreds of dandelions spread across the vast field." Or you could make it even chaotic by introducing a chaotic situation in the next chapter like, "...I couldn't help but tremble with fear at the sight of the bodies scattered in front of me, hundreds and thousands of dead piled on one another." In short it depends on how you want your chapter to end, you could end with a thrilling ending, or even use a poem or quote to end your chapter. And good luck👍 Hope you'll be able to write a great story😊 | The average chapter is 14 pages, if that helps. That being said, chapter size is not very important in terms of publishability. | 1 | 145,984 | 2 | ||
z5mole | writing_train | 0.91 | when is it best to make a new chapter? I’m writing a story , mainly just for myself but I wasn’t sure when to create a new chapter? should I make a new one when it’s about a different day or just when the word count is over for example , 2k words. | iy4zamj | ixxjqro | 1,669,666,030 | 1,669,521,182 | 2 | 1 | At the end of the day it just depends on how you want your chapter to finish, I you want it to finish when the word count is over or a different day, but if you want to make it more interesting you might want to stop the chapter in a dramatic situation like, "I could feel something glowing, a magic circle appears beneath my feet and I could feel myself being engulfed by the light, my consciousness fading away..." If you try to end your chapter with a rhetorical question or a scenario where the readers would want to know what's going to happen in the next chapter. And when you end your chapters it makes it easier for you to change the scenes from a chaotic situation to calm scene like, "When I opened my eyes, I found my self surrounded hundreds of dandelions spread across the vast field." Or you could make it even chaotic by introducing a chaotic situation in the next chapter like, "...I couldn't help but tremble with fear at the sight of the bodies scattered in front of me, hundreds and thousands of dead piled on one another." In short it depends on how you want your chapter to end, you could end with a thrilling ending, or even use a poem or quote to end your chapter. And good luck👍 Hope you'll be able to write a great story😊 | You don't always want to end a chapter when they end in bed. Sometimes that works, but ending in action might be more interesting. It all depends on what story you are telling. | 1 | 144,848 | 2 | ||
z5mole | writing_train | 0.91 | when is it best to make a new chapter? I’m writing a story , mainly just for myself but I wasn’t sure when to create a new chapter? should I make a new one when it’s about a different day or just when the word count is over for example , 2k words. | ixybfvm | iy4zamj | 1,669,540,969 | 1,669,666,030 | 1 | 2 | Typically ‘act breaks’ occur after an event has taken place that dramatically moves the story forward or affects a character in a way that can’t be reversed. Act breaks and chapters wont always align but its good to have a look at where the act breaks take place in your story cause they can inform where to naturally start a new chapter | At the end of the day it just depends on how you want your chapter to finish, I you want it to finish when the word count is over or a different day, but if you want to make it more interesting you might want to stop the chapter in a dramatic situation like, "I could feel something glowing, a magic circle appears beneath my feet and I could feel myself being engulfed by the light, my consciousness fading away..." If you try to end your chapter with a rhetorical question or a scenario where the readers would want to know what's going to happen in the next chapter. And when you end your chapters it makes it easier for you to change the scenes from a chaotic situation to calm scene like, "When I opened my eyes, I found my self surrounded hundreds of dandelions spread across the vast field." Or you could make it even chaotic by introducing a chaotic situation in the next chapter like, "...I couldn't help but tremble with fear at the sight of the bodies scattered in front of me, hundreds and thousands of dead piled on one another." In short it depends on how you want your chapter to end, you could end with a thrilling ending, or even use a poem or quote to end your chapter. And good luck👍 Hope you'll be able to write a great story😊 | 0 | 125,061 | 2 | ||
z5mole | writing_train | 0.91 | when is it best to make a new chapter? I’m writing a story , mainly just for myself but I wasn’t sure when to create a new chapter? should I make a new one when it’s about a different day or just when the word count is over for example , 2k words. | ixye89i | iy4zamj | 1,669,543,450 | 1,669,666,030 | 1 | 2 | Think of it like a movie: each sentence is a shot, each paragraph a sequence, and each chapter a scene. The scene usually changes either when we change character viewpoints or the activity/situation changes sufficiently enough to warrant a refocus of the story. I used to have an issue with this very, er, issue, and it wasn’t until I started actually trying to figure out how cinematography worked that it clicked in my head. | At the end of the day it just depends on how you want your chapter to finish, I you want it to finish when the word count is over or a different day, but if you want to make it more interesting you might want to stop the chapter in a dramatic situation like, "I could feel something glowing, a magic circle appears beneath my feet and I could feel myself being engulfed by the light, my consciousness fading away..." If you try to end your chapter with a rhetorical question or a scenario where the readers would want to know what's going to happen in the next chapter. And when you end your chapters it makes it easier for you to change the scenes from a chaotic situation to calm scene like, "When I opened my eyes, I found my self surrounded hundreds of dandelions spread across the vast field." Or you could make it even chaotic by introducing a chaotic situation in the next chapter like, "...I couldn't help but tremble with fear at the sight of the bodies scattered in front of me, hundreds and thousands of dead piled on one another." In short it depends on how you want your chapter to end, you could end with a thrilling ending, or even use a poem or quote to end your chapter. And good luck👍 Hope you'll be able to write a great story😊 | 0 | 122,580 | 2 | ||
z5mole | writing_train | 0.91 | when is it best to make a new chapter? I’m writing a story , mainly just for myself but I wasn’t sure when to create a new chapter? should I make a new one when it’s about a different day or just when the word count is over for example , 2k words. | ixykq74 | iy4zamj | 1,669,549,100 | 1,669,666,030 | 0 | 2 | Depends on where you feel it should end. Personally, I like to end on cliffhangers, basically you are invested in this big sequence of events and then it starts getting real, the reader is like "holy crap, oh no," and just as you are at the peak of your interest, you leave it at that and continue on the next chapter. You can just write the entire sequence and choose the best point of interest to cut it at and throw the rest on the next chapter. It's not everyone's cup of tea, and if you don't do it right it could be annoying, but it tends to keep the readers turning pages and reading chapters if done right. | At the end of the day it just depends on how you want your chapter to finish, I you want it to finish when the word count is over or a different day, but if you want to make it more interesting you might want to stop the chapter in a dramatic situation like, "I could feel something glowing, a magic circle appears beneath my feet and I could feel myself being engulfed by the light, my consciousness fading away..." If you try to end your chapter with a rhetorical question or a scenario where the readers would want to know what's going to happen in the next chapter. And when you end your chapters it makes it easier for you to change the scenes from a chaotic situation to calm scene like, "When I opened my eyes, I found my self surrounded hundreds of dandelions spread across the vast field." Or you could make it even chaotic by introducing a chaotic situation in the next chapter like, "...I couldn't help but tremble with fear at the sight of the bodies scattered in front of me, hundreds and thousands of dead piled on one another." In short it depends on how you want your chapter to end, you could end with a thrilling ending, or even use a poem or quote to end your chapter. And good luck👍 Hope you'll be able to write a great story😊 | 0 | 116,930 | 2,000 | ||
z5mole | writing_train | 0.91 | when is it best to make a new chapter? I’m writing a story , mainly just for myself but I wasn’t sure when to create a new chapter? should I make a new one when it’s about a different day or just when the word count is over for example , 2k words. | ixyvnm8 | iy4zamj | 1,669,556,741 | 1,669,666,030 | 1 | 2 | 14 | At the end of the day it just depends on how you want your chapter to finish, I you want it to finish when the word count is over or a different day, but if you want to make it more interesting you might want to stop the chapter in a dramatic situation like, "I could feel something glowing, a magic circle appears beneath my feet and I could feel myself being engulfed by the light, my consciousness fading away..." If you try to end your chapter with a rhetorical question or a scenario where the readers would want to know what's going to happen in the next chapter. And when you end your chapters it makes it easier for you to change the scenes from a chaotic situation to calm scene like, "When I opened my eyes, I found my self surrounded hundreds of dandelions spread across the vast field." Or you could make it even chaotic by introducing a chaotic situation in the next chapter like, "...I couldn't help but tremble with fear at the sight of the bodies scattered in front of me, hundreds and thousands of dead piled on one another." In short it depends on how you want your chapter to end, you could end with a thrilling ending, or even use a poem or quote to end your chapter. And good luck👍 Hope you'll be able to write a great story😊 | 0 | 109,289 | 2 | ||
z5mole | writing_train | 0.91 | when is it best to make a new chapter? I’m writing a story , mainly just for myself but I wasn’t sure when to create a new chapter? should I make a new one when it’s about a different day or just when the word count is over for example , 2k words. | iy4zamj | ixz66zp | 1,669,666,030 | 1,669,562,129 | 2 | 1 | At the end of the day it just depends on how you want your chapter to finish, I you want it to finish when the word count is over or a different day, but if you want to make it more interesting you might want to stop the chapter in a dramatic situation like, "I could feel something glowing, a magic circle appears beneath my feet and I could feel myself being engulfed by the light, my consciousness fading away..." If you try to end your chapter with a rhetorical question or a scenario where the readers would want to know what's going to happen in the next chapter. And when you end your chapters it makes it easier for you to change the scenes from a chaotic situation to calm scene like, "When I opened my eyes, I found my self surrounded hundreds of dandelions spread across the vast field." Or you could make it even chaotic by introducing a chaotic situation in the next chapter like, "...I couldn't help but tremble with fear at the sight of the bodies scattered in front of me, hundreds and thousands of dead piled on one another." In short it depends on how you want your chapter to end, you could end with a thrilling ending, or even use a poem or quote to end your chapter. And good luck👍 Hope you'll be able to write a great story😊 | Think of chapters like scenes in a movie, with a single chapter equating to one, maybe two scenes. Each scene should be, in my opinion at least, a little mini story of its own with a set up and resolution. If that's not possible, then it should provide unique information for the story, world, or characters. Foe me, chapters that feel like they go on forever are ones that have more than a couple scenes within or just regurgitate information that's already known | 1 | 103,901 | 2 | ||
z5mole | writing_train | 0.91 | when is it best to make a new chapter? I’m writing a story , mainly just for myself but I wasn’t sure when to create a new chapter? should I make a new one when it’s about a different day or just when the word count is over for example , 2k words. | iy4zamj | ixzf02w | 1,669,666,030 | 1,669,566,086 | 2 | 1 | At the end of the day it just depends on how you want your chapter to finish, I you want it to finish when the word count is over or a different day, but if you want to make it more interesting you might want to stop the chapter in a dramatic situation like, "I could feel something glowing, a magic circle appears beneath my feet and I could feel myself being engulfed by the light, my consciousness fading away..." If you try to end your chapter with a rhetorical question or a scenario where the readers would want to know what's going to happen in the next chapter. And when you end your chapters it makes it easier for you to change the scenes from a chaotic situation to calm scene like, "When I opened my eyes, I found my self surrounded hundreds of dandelions spread across the vast field." Or you could make it even chaotic by introducing a chaotic situation in the next chapter like, "...I couldn't help but tremble with fear at the sight of the bodies scattered in front of me, hundreds and thousands of dead piled on one another." In short it depends on how you want your chapter to end, you could end with a thrilling ending, or even use a poem or quote to end your chapter. And good luck👍 Hope you'll be able to write a great story😊 | Cliff hangers are always a great option because it makes your reader want to read the next chapter. Almost every chapter in my book had a cliffhanger. Some are just small while others are huge cliffhangers. This WILL make your reader want more. Consider ending your book with a cliffhanger. I like ending mine with, *The End?* | 1 | 99,944 | 2 | ||
z5mole | writing_train | 0.91 | when is it best to make a new chapter? I’m writing a story , mainly just for myself but I wasn’t sure when to create a new chapter? should I make a new one when it’s about a different day or just when the word count is over for example , 2k words. | ixyvnm8 | ixykq74 | 1,669,556,741 | 1,669,549,100 | 1 | 0 | 14 | Depends on where you feel it should end. Personally, I like to end on cliffhangers, basically you are invested in this big sequence of events and then it starts getting real, the reader is like "holy crap, oh no," and just as you are at the peak of your interest, you leave it at that and continue on the next chapter. You can just write the entire sequence and choose the best point of interest to cut it at and throw the rest on the next chapter. It's not everyone's cup of tea, and if you don't do it right it could be annoying, but it tends to keep the readers turning pages and reading chapters if done right. | 1 | 7,641 | 1,000 | ||
z5mole | writing_train | 0.91 | when is it best to make a new chapter? I’m writing a story , mainly just for myself but I wasn’t sure when to create a new chapter? should I make a new one when it’s about a different day or just when the word count is over for example , 2k words. | ixykq74 | ixz66zp | 1,669,549,100 | 1,669,562,129 | 0 | 1 | Depends on where you feel it should end. Personally, I like to end on cliffhangers, basically you are invested in this big sequence of events and then it starts getting real, the reader is like "holy crap, oh no," and just as you are at the peak of your interest, you leave it at that and continue on the next chapter. You can just write the entire sequence and choose the best point of interest to cut it at and throw the rest on the next chapter. It's not everyone's cup of tea, and if you don't do it right it could be annoying, but it tends to keep the readers turning pages and reading chapters if done right. | Think of chapters like scenes in a movie, with a single chapter equating to one, maybe two scenes. Each scene should be, in my opinion at least, a little mini story of its own with a set up and resolution. If that's not possible, then it should provide unique information for the story, world, or characters. Foe me, chapters that feel like they go on forever are ones that have more than a couple scenes within or just regurgitate information that's already known | 0 | 13,029 | 1,000 | ||
z5mole | writing_train | 0.91 | when is it best to make a new chapter? I’m writing a story , mainly just for myself but I wasn’t sure when to create a new chapter? should I make a new one when it’s about a different day or just when the word count is over for example , 2k words. | ixykq74 | ixzf02w | 1,669,549,100 | 1,669,566,086 | 0 | 1 | Depends on where you feel it should end. Personally, I like to end on cliffhangers, basically you are invested in this big sequence of events and then it starts getting real, the reader is like "holy crap, oh no," and just as you are at the peak of your interest, you leave it at that and continue on the next chapter. You can just write the entire sequence and choose the best point of interest to cut it at and throw the rest on the next chapter. It's not everyone's cup of tea, and if you don't do it right it could be annoying, but it tends to keep the readers turning pages and reading chapters if done right. | Cliff hangers are always a great option because it makes your reader want to read the next chapter. Almost every chapter in my book had a cliffhanger. Some are just small while others are huge cliffhangers. This WILL make your reader want more. Consider ending your book with a cliffhanger. I like ending mine with, *The End?* | 0 | 16,986 | 1,000 | ||
z5mole | writing_train | 0.91 | when is it best to make a new chapter? I’m writing a story , mainly just for myself but I wasn’t sure when to create a new chapter? should I make a new one when it’s about a different day or just when the word count is over for example , 2k words. | izsvu1m | ixykq74 | 1,670,776,722 | 1,669,549,100 | 1 | 0 | Every chapter or scene should have specific goals that provides the information needed to complete that piece of the story. It should not be about the number of words. You can write scenes which are short and precise. A chapter can have multiple scenes in it. By focusing on the scenes, if it accomplished what the scene need to do, then it's finished. Focusing on the number of words can create run on. Not having clear goals or ideas for each section of your writing can create run on. Run on may make you feel like you're getting something accomplished and build the mental habit of writing, but often means more editing and eliminating in future drafts. Good writers write in their minds all the time whether or not they're writing or typing. Their focus is on the story and where its going instead of word count. If you don't have a clear idea/plan for your story, you might be beneficial to generate an outline, even a basic one. Outlines can be as simple or complex as one wants, but are very helpful in a lot ways and helps limit rewites and drafts when editing. Each person needs to find what works for them, but if you're struggling, try a simple outline so you can envision your scenes and chapters. | Depends on where you feel it should end. Personally, I like to end on cliffhangers, basically you are invested in this big sequence of events and then it starts getting real, the reader is like "holy crap, oh no," and just as you are at the peak of your interest, you leave it at that and continue on the next chapter. You can just write the entire sequence and choose the best point of interest to cut it at and throw the rest on the next chapter. It's not everyone's cup of tea, and if you don't do it right it could be annoying, but it tends to keep the readers turning pages and reading chapters if done right. | 1 | 1,227,622 | 1,000 | ||
xb4mgw | writing_train | 0.87 | Struggling to make it clear who is speaking. I'm struggling with conversational dialogue and indicating which people are speaking. Every single conversation between more than two people ends up with constant, repetitive language eg. Joe asked, said Harry, she replied, he answered, Sally sounded angry as she spoke. It's interrupting the flow of conversation and driving me insane. I need help. I'm going crazy. | inxg1zt | inxej8j | 1,662,857,858 | 1,662,857,148 | 46 | 3 | Action beats can pick up some of the slack. If you have a physical narrative that provides an ample supply, it helps a lot. If you have the characters refer to each other by name, it gets rid of a few more. Jane picked the next dish from the sink and scrubbed it vigorously. "You know, I don't think I'm up for this." John took the plate from her and ran it under the tap. "Really? I thought that stealthy ninja missions was just your thing." He inspected the plate critically. "Jake, didn't she say so just last week?" "I seem to recall so." Sometimes and exchange make it obvious who'd speaking, even though there are more than two people in the room, and a few tags can be omitted on that alone. There'll always be a few tags, but these other techniques can keep it from getting tedious. | I have no advice, just empathy as I find exactly the same when I write a group conversation. So I'll be watching this thread in the hope there's a magic answer to this problem. | 1 | 710 | 15.333333 | ||
xb4mgw | writing_train | 0.87 | Struggling to make it clear who is speaking. I'm struggling with conversational dialogue and indicating which people are speaking. Every single conversation between more than two people ends up with constant, repetitive language eg. Joe asked, said Harry, she replied, he answered, Sally sounded angry as she spoke. It's interrupting the flow of conversation and driving me insane. I need help. I'm going crazy. | inxg1zt | inxedws | 1,662,857,858 | 1,662,857,079 | 46 | -2 | Action beats can pick up some of the slack. If you have a physical narrative that provides an ample supply, it helps a lot. If you have the characters refer to each other by name, it gets rid of a few more. Jane picked the next dish from the sink and scrubbed it vigorously. "You know, I don't think I'm up for this." John took the plate from her and ran it under the tap. "Really? I thought that stealthy ninja missions was just your thing." He inspected the plate critically. "Jake, didn't she say so just last week?" "I seem to recall so." Sometimes and exchange make it obvious who'd speaking, even though there are more than two people in the room, and a few tags can be omitted on that alone. There'll always be a few tags, but these other techniques can keep it from getting tedious. | synonyms ! thesaurus is my best friend. if that ain’t working, go onto pinterest. i kid you not. i’ve found screen shots from tumbler or articles of such of great advice. another thing i do if i’m tired of writing dialogue tags, i write action before or after it. for example: “What are you doing tonight?” Harry sits down onto the sofa, asking as he picks up the remote. Sally puts the eye liner down, spinning around to face him. “Becca invited me out with the girls. We’re going out to eat. You know that fancy place down on Harris?” | 1 | 779 | -23 | ||
xb4mgw | writing_train | 0.87 | Struggling to make it clear who is speaking. I'm struggling with conversational dialogue and indicating which people are speaking. Every single conversation between more than two people ends up with constant, repetitive language eg. Joe asked, said Harry, she replied, he answered, Sally sounded angry as she spoke. It's interrupting the flow of conversation and driving me insane. I need help. I'm going crazy. | inxgoww | inxihp4 | 1,662,858,160 | 1,662,859,020 | 6 | 15 | First: Use as few speech tags as possible. Second: For the most part, stick with said, replied, asked, etc. Tags aren’t for spicing up dialogue or prose. In fact, you want tags to fade into the background as subtle indicators of who’s talking. Drawing attention to tags risks breaking the fictional dream for the reader. | I recommend that you not jump through any hoops. Making your characters twitchy so you can attach every line to a tic or fidget is no improvement. Getting fancy with the dialog tags just draws attention to them more. On the whole, halfway competent dialog tagging is invisible. When in doubt, make the dialog more interesting, not the tags. That's the sure-fire way of making the tags invisible. | 0 | 860 | 2.5 | ||
xb4mgw | writing_train | 0.87 | Struggling to make it clear who is speaking. I'm struggling with conversational dialogue and indicating which people are speaking. Every single conversation between more than two people ends up with constant, repetitive language eg. Joe asked, said Harry, she replied, he answered, Sally sounded angry as she spoke. It's interrupting the flow of conversation and driving me insane. I need help. I'm going crazy. | inxej8j | inxihp4 | 1,662,857,148 | 1,662,859,020 | 3 | 15 | I have no advice, just empathy as I find exactly the same when I write a group conversation. So I'll be watching this thread in the hope there's a magic answer to this problem. | I recommend that you not jump through any hoops. Making your characters twitchy so you can attach every line to a tic or fidget is no improvement. Getting fancy with the dialog tags just draws attention to them more. On the whole, halfway competent dialog tagging is invisible. When in doubt, make the dialog more interesting, not the tags. That's the sure-fire way of making the tags invisible. | 0 | 1,872 | 5 | ||
xb4mgw | writing_train | 0.87 | Struggling to make it clear who is speaking. I'm struggling with conversational dialogue and indicating which people are speaking. Every single conversation between more than two people ends up with constant, repetitive language eg. Joe asked, said Harry, she replied, he answered, Sally sounded angry as she spoke. It's interrupting the flow of conversation and driving me insane. I need help. I'm going crazy. | inxedws | inxihp4 | 1,662,857,079 | 1,662,859,020 | -2 | 15 | synonyms ! thesaurus is my best friend. if that ain’t working, go onto pinterest. i kid you not. i’ve found screen shots from tumbler or articles of such of great advice. another thing i do if i’m tired of writing dialogue tags, i write action before or after it. for example: “What are you doing tonight?” Harry sits down onto the sofa, asking as he picks up the remote. Sally puts the eye liner down, spinning around to face him. “Becca invited me out with the girls. We’re going out to eat. You know that fancy place down on Harris?” | I recommend that you not jump through any hoops. Making your characters twitchy so you can attach every line to a tic or fidget is no improvement. Getting fancy with the dialog tags just draws attention to them more. On the whole, halfway competent dialog tagging is invisible. When in doubt, make the dialog more interesting, not the tags. That's the sure-fire way of making the tags invisible. | 0 | 1,941 | -7.5 | ||
xb4mgw | writing_train | 0.87 | Struggling to make it clear who is speaking. I'm struggling with conversational dialogue and indicating which people are speaking. Every single conversation between more than two people ends up with constant, repetitive language eg. Joe asked, said Harry, she replied, he answered, Sally sounded angry as she spoke. It's interrupting the flow of conversation and driving me insane. I need help. I'm going crazy. | inxej8j | inxgoww | 1,662,857,148 | 1,662,858,160 | 3 | 6 | I have no advice, just empathy as I find exactly the same when I write a group conversation. So I'll be watching this thread in the hope there's a magic answer to this problem. | First: Use as few speech tags as possible. Second: For the most part, stick with said, replied, asked, etc. Tags aren’t for spicing up dialogue or prose. In fact, you want tags to fade into the background as subtle indicators of who’s talking. Drawing attention to tags risks breaking the fictional dream for the reader. | 0 | 1,012 | 2 | ||
xb4mgw | writing_train | 0.87 | Struggling to make it clear who is speaking. I'm struggling with conversational dialogue and indicating which people are speaking. Every single conversation between more than two people ends up with constant, repetitive language eg. Joe asked, said Harry, she replied, he answered, Sally sounded angry as she spoke. It's interrupting the flow of conversation and driving me insane. I need help. I'm going crazy. | inxgoww | inxedws | 1,662,858,160 | 1,662,857,079 | 6 | -2 | First: Use as few speech tags as possible. Second: For the most part, stick with said, replied, asked, etc. Tags aren’t for spicing up dialogue or prose. In fact, you want tags to fade into the background as subtle indicators of who’s talking. Drawing attention to tags risks breaking the fictional dream for the reader. | synonyms ! thesaurus is my best friend. if that ain’t working, go onto pinterest. i kid you not. i’ve found screen shots from tumbler or articles of such of great advice. another thing i do if i’m tired of writing dialogue tags, i write action before or after it. for example: “What are you doing tonight?” Harry sits down onto the sofa, asking as he picks up the remote. Sally puts the eye liner down, spinning around to face him. “Becca invited me out with the girls. We’re going out to eat. You know that fancy place down on Harris?” | 1 | 1,081 | -3 | ||
xb4mgw | writing_train | 0.87 | Struggling to make it clear who is speaking. I'm struggling with conversational dialogue and indicating which people are speaking. Every single conversation between more than two people ends up with constant, repetitive language eg. Joe asked, said Harry, she replied, he answered, Sally sounded angry as she spoke. It's interrupting the flow of conversation and driving me insane. I need help. I'm going crazy. | inyvrr8 | inxej8j | 1,662,890,194 | 1,662,857,148 | 5 | 3 | "Gosh, who isn't excited?" Kate couldn’t imagine. "Well," Harry snapped his braces, "let's see who turns up shall we, maybe no one." "Tosh! Rita said they've sold three hundred tickets, of course there'll be a good crowd." Kate looked at the speaker and raised an eyebrow. "And I suppose Cat, you re hoping Reggie will be amongst them?" "Honestly Kate you get meaner by the day!" Cat dumped her bag on the table and lined up to buy her train ticket. I detest he said/ she said. Have written around 500 000 words and it's a super rare occurrence for me. People never tell me they get lost, I really work hard at having a few key turns of phrase habitually used and a different tone for all my characters, even minor ones. | I have no advice, just empathy as I find exactly the same when I write a group conversation. So I'll be watching this thread in the hope there's a magic answer to this problem. | 1 | 33,046 | 1.666667 | ||
xb4mgw | writing_train | 0.87 | Struggling to make it clear who is speaking. I'm struggling with conversational dialogue and indicating which people are speaking. Every single conversation between more than two people ends up with constant, repetitive language eg. Joe asked, said Harry, she replied, he answered, Sally sounded angry as she spoke. It's interrupting the flow of conversation and driving me insane. I need help. I'm going crazy. | inyvrr8 | inxj54e | 1,662,890,194 | 1,662,859,331 | 5 | 4 | "Gosh, who isn't excited?" Kate couldn’t imagine. "Well," Harry snapped his braces, "let's see who turns up shall we, maybe no one." "Tosh! Rita said they've sold three hundred tickets, of course there'll be a good crowd." Kate looked at the speaker and raised an eyebrow. "And I suppose Cat, you re hoping Reggie will be amongst them?" "Honestly Kate you get meaner by the day!" Cat dumped her bag on the table and lined up to buy her train ticket. I detest he said/ she said. Have written around 500 000 words and it's a super rare occurrence for me. People never tell me they get lost, I really work hard at having a few key turns of phrase habitually used and a different tone for all my characters, even minor ones. | As others have said. I hardly use many dialogue tags. "This test is impossible." Sarah tapped on the table with the end of her pencil, the sound probably annoying everyone. The boy next to her sighed. "Please stop it." "Yeah!" Crystal whispered from behind. The thing was, she couldn't stop. With each math question Sarah had to reread, the bigger the bubble of stress formed in her chest. "I didn't study for this stupid test." | 1 | 30,863 | 1.25 | ||
xb4mgw | writing_train | 0.87 | Struggling to make it clear who is speaking. I'm struggling with conversational dialogue and indicating which people are speaking. Every single conversation between more than two people ends up with constant, repetitive language eg. Joe asked, said Harry, she replied, he answered, Sally sounded angry as she spoke. It's interrupting the flow of conversation and driving me insane. I need help. I'm going crazy. | inykbwq | inyvrr8 | 1,662,880,902 | 1,662,890,194 | 2 | 5 | That's how it's meant to be... he said, she said. Don't vary up your speech tags and say things like _ejaculated Holmes_ because that draws attention to the structure of dialogue and reminds the reader they're reading a book. You can get away with not using speech tags at all, if it's clear from context who's speaking; but that only works for two or three lines before people lose track. You can always but the speech tags in the middle of dialogue... _'But,' the detective said, turning around slowly on the spot; 'my divining rods are telling me that the killer is... the wardrobe!'_ | "Gosh, who isn't excited?" Kate couldn’t imagine. "Well," Harry snapped his braces, "let's see who turns up shall we, maybe no one." "Tosh! Rita said they've sold three hundred tickets, of course there'll be a good crowd." Kate looked at the speaker and raised an eyebrow. "And I suppose Cat, you re hoping Reggie will be amongst them?" "Honestly Kate you get meaner by the day!" Cat dumped her bag on the table and lined up to buy her train ticket. I detest he said/ she said. Have written around 500 000 words and it's a super rare occurrence for me. People never tell me they get lost, I really work hard at having a few key turns of phrase habitually used and a different tone for all my characters, even minor ones. | 0 | 9,292 | 2.5 | ||
xb4mgw | writing_train | 0.87 | Struggling to make it clear who is speaking. I'm struggling with conversational dialogue and indicating which people are speaking. Every single conversation between more than two people ends up with constant, repetitive language eg. Joe asked, said Harry, she replied, he answered, Sally sounded angry as she spoke. It's interrupting the flow of conversation and driving me insane. I need help. I'm going crazy. | inyvrr8 | inytkvl | 1,662,890,194 | 1,662,888,351 | 5 | 2 | "Gosh, who isn't excited?" Kate couldn’t imagine. "Well," Harry snapped his braces, "let's see who turns up shall we, maybe no one." "Tosh! Rita said they've sold three hundred tickets, of course there'll be a good crowd." Kate looked at the speaker and raised an eyebrow. "And I suppose Cat, you re hoping Reggie will be amongst them?" "Honestly Kate you get meaner by the day!" Cat dumped her bag on the table and lined up to buy her train ticket. I detest he said/ she said. Have written around 500 000 words and it's a super rare occurrence for me. People never tell me they get lost, I really work hard at having a few key turns of phrase habitually used and a different tone for all my characters, even minor ones. | Writing exercises. Take a few paragraphs and rewrite them in different ways. Experiment with varying the placement of actions (one thing to work on). "Well, would you look at that?" Dave said with a smile. Dave smiled, "well, would you look at that?" "Well," Dave smiled, "would you look at that?" The other thing I work on is being able to tell who's speaking by what they're saying. I will skip forward a few lines then start reading. If I can't tell who's talking I let myself look backwards a few lines. If I still can't tell who's speaking I add a tag or action or revise the line to be more clear. If you have a hard time doing this with your own work try grabbing a dialog heavy page from a book and just use that. | 1 | 1,843 | 2.5 | ||
xb4mgw | writing_train | 0.87 | Struggling to make it clear who is speaking. I'm struggling with conversational dialogue and indicating which people are speaking. Every single conversation between more than two people ends up with constant, repetitive language eg. Joe asked, said Harry, she replied, he answered, Sally sounded angry as she spoke. It's interrupting the flow of conversation and driving me insane. I need help. I'm going crazy. | inyvrr8 | inxmsb9 | 1,662,890,194 | 1,662,861,093 | 5 | 1 | "Gosh, who isn't excited?" Kate couldn’t imagine. "Well," Harry snapped his braces, "let's see who turns up shall we, maybe no one." "Tosh! Rita said they've sold three hundred tickets, of course there'll be a good crowd." Kate looked at the speaker and raised an eyebrow. "And I suppose Cat, you re hoping Reggie will be amongst them?" "Honestly Kate you get meaner by the day!" Cat dumped her bag on the table and lined up to buy her train ticket. I detest he said/ she said. Have written around 500 000 words and it's a super rare occurrence for me. People never tell me they get lost, I really work hard at having a few key turns of phrase habitually used and a different tone for all my characters, even minor ones. | As a general rule, use action beats over tags as often as possible. It makes it more dynamic and readable. | 1 | 29,101 | 5 | ||
xb4mgw | writing_train | 0.87 | Struggling to make it clear who is speaking. I'm struggling with conversational dialogue and indicating which people are speaking. Every single conversation between more than two people ends up with constant, repetitive language eg. Joe asked, said Harry, she replied, he answered, Sally sounded angry as she spoke. It's interrupting the flow of conversation and driving me insane. I need help. I'm going crazy. | inyvrr8 | inyu47k | 1,662,890,194 | 1,662,888,805 | 5 | 1 | "Gosh, who isn't excited?" Kate couldn’t imagine. "Well," Harry snapped his braces, "let's see who turns up shall we, maybe no one." "Tosh! Rita said they've sold three hundred tickets, of course there'll be a good crowd." Kate looked at the speaker and raised an eyebrow. "And I suppose Cat, you re hoping Reggie will be amongst them?" "Honestly Kate you get meaner by the day!" Cat dumped her bag on the table and lined up to buy her train ticket. I detest he said/ she said. Have written around 500 000 words and it's a super rare occurrence for me. People never tell me they get lost, I really work hard at having a few key turns of phrase habitually used and a different tone for all my characters, even minor ones. | If you have to label who is speaking after the first time they speak in the conversation, you need to work on your dialogue. The character who is speaking should ideally be apparent from their dialogue alone | 1 | 1,389 | 5 | ||
xb4mgw | writing_train | 0.87 | Struggling to make it clear who is speaking. I'm struggling with conversational dialogue and indicating which people are speaking. Every single conversation between more than two people ends up with constant, repetitive language eg. Joe asked, said Harry, she replied, he answered, Sally sounded angry as she spoke. It's interrupting the flow of conversation and driving me insane. I need help. I'm going crazy. | inyvrr8 | inyouu9 | 1,662,890,194 | 1,662,884,470 | 5 | 1 | "Gosh, who isn't excited?" Kate couldn’t imagine. "Well," Harry snapped his braces, "let's see who turns up shall we, maybe no one." "Tosh! Rita said they've sold three hundred tickets, of course there'll be a good crowd." Kate looked at the speaker and raised an eyebrow. "And I suppose Cat, you re hoping Reggie will be amongst them?" "Honestly Kate you get meaner by the day!" Cat dumped her bag on the table and lined up to buy her train ticket. I detest he said/ she said. Have written around 500 000 words and it's a super rare occurrence for me. People never tell me they get lost, I really work hard at having a few key turns of phrase habitually used and a different tone for all my characters, even minor ones. | I try to stick with "he/she/ze/they said." This works fine for text readers, but I think it's super annoying in audio books. I'm working on make my character's voices different enough that a reader who is paying attention could keep up without the tags. "I'm so tired," she said, wiping the sweat from her brow. "I know." he said, rolling his eyes in exasperation. To try to write the same thing without the tags, I'd do this: She wiped the sweat from her brow. "I'm so tired." He rolled his eyed, sick of her constant complaining. "I know." I'm struggling with how to write my character's inner monologues, too. I have some characters that are duplicitous shits, and I want to remind the reader of it throughout the story so they don't forget. I keep forgetting whether my characters are thinking the thoughts or saying words. I feel like using italics looks weird, but not having any quotes is equally confusing as having the quotes. | 1 | 5,724 | 5 | ||
xb4mgw | writing_train | 0.87 | Struggling to make it clear who is speaking. I'm struggling with conversational dialogue and indicating which people are speaking. Every single conversation between more than two people ends up with constant, repetitive language eg. Joe asked, said Harry, she replied, he answered, Sally sounded angry as she spoke. It's interrupting the flow of conversation and driving me insane. I need help. I'm going crazy. | inxedws | inyvrr8 | 1,662,857,079 | 1,662,890,194 | -2 | 5 | synonyms ! thesaurus is my best friend. if that ain’t working, go onto pinterest. i kid you not. i’ve found screen shots from tumbler or articles of such of great advice. another thing i do if i’m tired of writing dialogue tags, i write action before or after it. for example: “What are you doing tonight?” Harry sits down onto the sofa, asking as he picks up the remote. Sally puts the eye liner down, spinning around to face him. “Becca invited me out with the girls. We’re going out to eat. You know that fancy place down on Harris?” | "Gosh, who isn't excited?" Kate couldn’t imagine. "Well," Harry snapped his braces, "let's see who turns up shall we, maybe no one." "Tosh! Rita said they've sold three hundred tickets, of course there'll be a good crowd." Kate looked at the speaker and raised an eyebrow. "And I suppose Cat, you re hoping Reggie will be amongst them?" "Honestly Kate you get meaner by the day!" Cat dumped her bag on the table and lined up to buy her train ticket. I detest he said/ she said. Have written around 500 000 words and it's a super rare occurrence for me. People never tell me they get lost, I really work hard at having a few key turns of phrase habitually used and a different tone for all my characters, even minor ones. | 0 | 33,115 | -2.5 | ||
xb4mgw | writing_train | 0.87 | Struggling to make it clear who is speaking. I'm struggling with conversational dialogue and indicating which people are speaking. Every single conversation between more than two people ends up with constant, repetitive language eg. Joe asked, said Harry, she replied, he answered, Sally sounded angry as she spoke. It's interrupting the flow of conversation and driving me insane. I need help. I'm going crazy. | inxj54e | inxej8j | 1,662,859,331 | 1,662,857,148 | 4 | 3 | As others have said. I hardly use many dialogue tags. "This test is impossible." Sarah tapped on the table with the end of her pencil, the sound probably annoying everyone. The boy next to her sighed. "Please stop it." "Yeah!" Crystal whispered from behind. The thing was, she couldn't stop. With each math question Sarah had to reread, the bigger the bubble of stress formed in her chest. "I didn't study for this stupid test." | I have no advice, just empathy as I find exactly the same when I write a group conversation. So I'll be watching this thread in the hope there's a magic answer to this problem. | 1 | 2,183 | 1.333333 | ||
xb4mgw | writing_train | 0.87 | Struggling to make it clear who is speaking. I'm struggling with conversational dialogue and indicating which people are speaking. Every single conversation between more than two people ends up with constant, repetitive language eg. Joe asked, said Harry, she replied, he answered, Sally sounded angry as she spoke. It's interrupting the flow of conversation and driving me insane. I need help. I'm going crazy. | inxej8j | inxedws | 1,662,857,148 | 1,662,857,079 | 3 | -2 | I have no advice, just empathy as I find exactly the same when I write a group conversation. So I'll be watching this thread in the hope there's a magic answer to this problem. | synonyms ! thesaurus is my best friend. if that ain’t working, go onto pinterest. i kid you not. i’ve found screen shots from tumbler or articles of such of great advice. another thing i do if i’m tired of writing dialogue tags, i write action before or after it. for example: “What are you doing tonight?” Harry sits down onto the sofa, asking as he picks up the remote. Sally puts the eye liner down, spinning around to face him. “Becca invited me out with the girls. We’re going out to eat. You know that fancy place down on Harris?” | 1 | 69 | -1.5 | ||
xb4mgw | writing_train | 0.87 | Struggling to make it clear who is speaking. I'm struggling with conversational dialogue and indicating which people are speaking. Every single conversation between more than two people ends up with constant, repetitive language eg. Joe asked, said Harry, she replied, he answered, Sally sounded angry as she spoke. It's interrupting the flow of conversation and driving me insane. I need help. I'm going crazy. | inxedws | inxj54e | 1,662,857,079 | 1,662,859,331 | -2 | 4 | synonyms ! thesaurus is my best friend. if that ain’t working, go onto pinterest. i kid you not. i’ve found screen shots from tumbler or articles of such of great advice. another thing i do if i’m tired of writing dialogue tags, i write action before or after it. for example: “What are you doing tonight?” Harry sits down onto the sofa, asking as he picks up the remote. Sally puts the eye liner down, spinning around to face him. “Becca invited me out with the girls. We’re going out to eat. You know that fancy place down on Harris?” | As others have said. I hardly use many dialogue tags. "This test is impossible." Sarah tapped on the table with the end of her pencil, the sound probably annoying everyone. The boy next to her sighed. "Please stop it." "Yeah!" Crystal whispered from behind. The thing was, she couldn't stop. With each math question Sarah had to reread, the bigger the bubble of stress formed in her chest. "I didn't study for this stupid test." | 0 | 2,252 | -2 | ||
xb4mgw | writing_train | 0.87 | Struggling to make it clear who is speaking. I'm struggling with conversational dialogue and indicating which people are speaking. Every single conversation between more than two people ends up with constant, repetitive language eg. Joe asked, said Harry, she replied, he answered, Sally sounded angry as she spoke. It's interrupting the flow of conversation and driving me insane. I need help. I'm going crazy. | inykbwq | inxmsb9 | 1,662,880,902 | 1,662,861,093 | 2 | 1 | That's how it's meant to be... he said, she said. Don't vary up your speech tags and say things like _ejaculated Holmes_ because that draws attention to the structure of dialogue and reminds the reader they're reading a book. You can get away with not using speech tags at all, if it's clear from context who's speaking; but that only works for two or three lines before people lose track. You can always but the speech tags in the middle of dialogue... _'But,' the detective said, turning around slowly on the spot; 'my divining rods are telling me that the killer is... the wardrobe!'_ | As a general rule, use action beats over tags as often as possible. It makes it more dynamic and readable. | 1 | 19,809 | 2 | ||
xb4mgw | writing_train | 0.87 | Struggling to make it clear who is speaking. I'm struggling with conversational dialogue and indicating which people are speaking. Every single conversation between more than two people ends up with constant, repetitive language eg. Joe asked, said Harry, she replied, he answered, Sally sounded angry as she spoke. It's interrupting the flow of conversation and driving me insane. I need help. I'm going crazy. | inykbwq | inxedws | 1,662,880,902 | 1,662,857,079 | 2 | -2 | That's how it's meant to be... he said, she said. Don't vary up your speech tags and say things like _ejaculated Holmes_ because that draws attention to the structure of dialogue and reminds the reader they're reading a book. You can get away with not using speech tags at all, if it's clear from context who's speaking; but that only works for two or three lines before people lose track. You can always but the speech tags in the middle of dialogue... _'But,' the detective said, turning around slowly on the spot; 'my divining rods are telling me that the killer is... the wardrobe!'_ | synonyms ! thesaurus is my best friend. if that ain’t working, go onto pinterest. i kid you not. i’ve found screen shots from tumbler or articles of such of great advice. another thing i do if i’m tired of writing dialogue tags, i write action before or after it. for example: “What are you doing tonight?” Harry sits down onto the sofa, asking as he picks up the remote. Sally puts the eye liner down, spinning around to face him. “Becca invited me out with the girls. We’re going out to eat. You know that fancy place down on Harris?” | 1 | 23,823 | -1 | ||
xb4mgw | writing_train | 0.87 | Struggling to make it clear who is speaking. I'm struggling with conversational dialogue and indicating which people are speaking. Every single conversation between more than two people ends up with constant, repetitive language eg. Joe asked, said Harry, she replied, he answered, Sally sounded angry as she spoke. It's interrupting the flow of conversation and driving me insane. I need help. I'm going crazy. | inxmsb9 | inytkvl | 1,662,861,093 | 1,662,888,351 | 1 | 2 | As a general rule, use action beats over tags as often as possible. It makes it more dynamic and readable. | Writing exercises. Take a few paragraphs and rewrite them in different ways. Experiment with varying the placement of actions (one thing to work on). "Well, would you look at that?" Dave said with a smile. Dave smiled, "well, would you look at that?" "Well," Dave smiled, "would you look at that?" The other thing I work on is being able to tell who's speaking by what they're saying. I will skip forward a few lines then start reading. If I can't tell who's talking I let myself look backwards a few lines. If I still can't tell who's speaking I add a tag or action or revise the line to be more clear. If you have a hard time doing this with your own work try grabbing a dialog heavy page from a book and just use that. | 0 | 27,258 | 2 | ||
xb4mgw | writing_train | 0.87 | Struggling to make it clear who is speaking. I'm struggling with conversational dialogue and indicating which people are speaking. Every single conversation between more than two people ends up with constant, repetitive language eg. Joe asked, said Harry, she replied, he answered, Sally sounded angry as she spoke. It's interrupting the flow of conversation and driving me insane. I need help. I'm going crazy. | inyouu9 | inytkvl | 1,662,884,470 | 1,662,888,351 | 1 | 2 | I try to stick with "he/she/ze/they said." This works fine for text readers, but I think it's super annoying in audio books. I'm working on make my character's voices different enough that a reader who is paying attention could keep up without the tags. "I'm so tired," she said, wiping the sweat from her brow. "I know." he said, rolling his eyes in exasperation. To try to write the same thing without the tags, I'd do this: She wiped the sweat from her brow. "I'm so tired." He rolled his eyed, sick of her constant complaining. "I know." I'm struggling with how to write my character's inner monologues, too. I have some characters that are duplicitous shits, and I want to remind the reader of it throughout the story so they don't forget. I keep forgetting whether my characters are thinking the thoughts or saying words. I feel like using italics looks weird, but not having any quotes is equally confusing as having the quotes. | Writing exercises. Take a few paragraphs and rewrite them in different ways. Experiment with varying the placement of actions (one thing to work on). "Well, would you look at that?" Dave said with a smile. Dave smiled, "well, would you look at that?" "Well," Dave smiled, "would you look at that?" The other thing I work on is being able to tell who's speaking by what they're saying. I will skip forward a few lines then start reading. If I can't tell who's talking I let myself look backwards a few lines. If I still can't tell who's speaking I add a tag or action or revise the line to be more clear. If you have a hard time doing this with your own work try grabbing a dialog heavy page from a book and just use that. | 0 | 3,881 | 2 | ||
xb4mgw | writing_train | 0.87 | Struggling to make it clear who is speaking. I'm struggling with conversational dialogue and indicating which people are speaking. Every single conversation between more than two people ends up with constant, repetitive language eg. Joe asked, said Harry, she replied, he answered, Sally sounded angry as she spoke. It's interrupting the flow of conversation and driving me insane. I need help. I'm going crazy. | inytkvl | inxedws | 1,662,888,351 | 1,662,857,079 | 2 | -2 | Writing exercises. Take a few paragraphs and rewrite them in different ways. Experiment with varying the placement of actions (one thing to work on). "Well, would you look at that?" Dave said with a smile. Dave smiled, "well, would you look at that?" "Well," Dave smiled, "would you look at that?" The other thing I work on is being able to tell who's speaking by what they're saying. I will skip forward a few lines then start reading. If I can't tell who's talking I let myself look backwards a few lines. If I still can't tell who's speaking I add a tag or action or revise the line to be more clear. If you have a hard time doing this with your own work try grabbing a dialog heavy page from a book and just use that. | synonyms ! thesaurus is my best friend. if that ain’t working, go onto pinterest. i kid you not. i’ve found screen shots from tumbler or articles of such of great advice. another thing i do if i’m tired of writing dialogue tags, i write action before or after it. for example: “What are you doing tonight?” Harry sits down onto the sofa, asking as he picks up the remote. Sally puts the eye liner down, spinning around to face him. “Becca invited me out with the girls. We’re going out to eat. You know that fancy place down on Harris?” | 1 | 31,272 | -1 | ||
xb4mgw | writing_train | 0.87 | Struggling to make it clear who is speaking. I'm struggling with conversational dialogue and indicating which people are speaking. Every single conversation between more than two people ends up with constant, repetitive language eg. Joe asked, said Harry, she replied, he answered, Sally sounded angry as she spoke. It's interrupting the flow of conversation and driving me insane. I need help. I'm going crazy. | inxedws | inxmsb9 | 1,662,857,079 | 1,662,861,093 | -2 | 1 | synonyms ! thesaurus is my best friend. if that ain’t working, go onto pinterest. i kid you not. i’ve found screen shots from tumbler or articles of such of great advice. another thing i do if i’m tired of writing dialogue tags, i write action before or after it. for example: “What are you doing tonight?” Harry sits down onto the sofa, asking as he picks up the remote. Sally puts the eye liner down, spinning around to face him. “Becca invited me out with the girls. We’re going out to eat. You know that fancy place down on Harris?” | As a general rule, use action beats over tags as often as possible. It makes it more dynamic and readable. | 0 | 4,014 | -0.5 | ||
xb4mgw | writing_train | 0.87 | Struggling to make it clear who is speaking. I'm struggling with conversational dialogue and indicating which people are speaking. Every single conversation between more than two people ends up with constant, repetitive language eg. Joe asked, said Harry, she replied, he answered, Sally sounded angry as she spoke. It's interrupting the flow of conversation and driving me insane. I need help. I'm going crazy. | inyu47k | inxedws | 1,662,888,805 | 1,662,857,079 | 1 | -2 | If you have to label who is speaking after the first time they speak in the conversation, you need to work on your dialogue. The character who is speaking should ideally be apparent from their dialogue alone | synonyms ! thesaurus is my best friend. if that ain’t working, go onto pinterest. i kid you not. i’ve found screen shots from tumbler or articles of such of great advice. another thing i do if i’m tired of writing dialogue tags, i write action before or after it. for example: “What are you doing tonight?” Harry sits down onto the sofa, asking as he picks up the remote. Sally puts the eye liner down, spinning around to face him. “Becca invited me out with the girls. We’re going out to eat. You know that fancy place down on Harris?” | 1 | 31,726 | -0.5 | ||
xb4mgw | writing_train | 0.87 | Struggling to make it clear who is speaking. I'm struggling with conversational dialogue and indicating which people are speaking. Every single conversation between more than two people ends up with constant, repetitive language eg. Joe asked, said Harry, she replied, he answered, Sally sounded angry as she spoke. It's interrupting the flow of conversation and driving me insane. I need help. I'm going crazy. | inyouu9 | inxedws | 1,662,884,470 | 1,662,857,079 | 1 | -2 | I try to stick with "he/she/ze/they said." This works fine for text readers, but I think it's super annoying in audio books. I'm working on make my character's voices different enough that a reader who is paying attention could keep up without the tags. "I'm so tired," she said, wiping the sweat from her brow. "I know." he said, rolling his eyes in exasperation. To try to write the same thing without the tags, I'd do this: She wiped the sweat from her brow. "I'm so tired." He rolled his eyed, sick of her constant complaining. "I know." I'm struggling with how to write my character's inner monologues, too. I have some characters that are duplicitous shits, and I want to remind the reader of it throughout the story so they don't forget. I keep forgetting whether my characters are thinking the thoughts or saying words. I feel like using italics looks weird, but not having any quotes is equally confusing as having the quotes. | synonyms ! thesaurus is my best friend. if that ain’t working, go onto pinterest. i kid you not. i’ve found screen shots from tumbler or articles of such of great advice. another thing i do if i’m tired of writing dialogue tags, i write action before or after it. for example: “What are you doing tonight?” Harry sits down onto the sofa, asking as he picks up the remote. Sally puts the eye liner down, spinning around to face him. “Becca invited me out with the girls. We’re going out to eat. You know that fancy place down on Harris?” | 1 | 27,391 | -0.5 | ||
xb4mgw | writing_train | 0.87 | Struggling to make it clear who is speaking. I'm struggling with conversational dialogue and indicating which people are speaking. Every single conversation between more than two people ends up with constant, repetitive language eg. Joe asked, said Harry, she replied, he answered, Sally sounded angry as she spoke. It's interrupting the flow of conversation and driving me insane. I need help. I'm going crazy. | inxedws | inz7ess | 1,662,857,079 | 1,662,898,359 | -2 | 1 | synonyms ! thesaurus is my best friend. if that ain’t working, go onto pinterest. i kid you not. i’ve found screen shots from tumbler or articles of such of great advice. another thing i do if i’m tired of writing dialogue tags, i write action before or after it. for example: “What are you doing tonight?” Harry sits down onto the sofa, asking as he picks up the remote. Sally puts the eye liner down, spinning around to face him. “Becca invited me out with the girls. We’re going out to eat. You know that fancy place down on Harris?” | For me, what works for me best is that your personality of your characters should be seen in a dialogue. Do they speak crudely? Succinct? One word answers? Cheerful, upbeat, overly enthusiastic? Grumpy with a grunt, or do they always have certain words they use out of habit? To me, that's the easiest way, and I find myself not needing to use "she said, he said", since you already know who is talking. | 0 | 41,280 | -0.5 | ||
xb4mgw | writing_train | 0.87 | Struggling to make it clear who is speaking. I'm struggling with conversational dialogue and indicating which people are speaking. Every single conversation between more than two people ends up with constant, repetitive language eg. Joe asked, said Harry, she replied, he answered, Sally sounded angry as she spoke. It's interrupting the flow of conversation and driving me insane. I need help. I'm going crazy. | inxedws | inzpu01 | 1,662,857,079 | 1,662,906,796 | -2 | 1 | synonyms ! thesaurus is my best friend. if that ain’t working, go onto pinterest. i kid you not. i’ve found screen shots from tumbler or articles of such of great advice. another thing i do if i’m tired of writing dialogue tags, i write action before or after it. for example: “What are you doing tonight?” Harry sits down onto the sofa, asking as he picks up the remote. Sally puts the eye liner down, spinning around to face him. “Becca invited me out with the girls. We’re going out to eat. You know that fancy place down on Harris?” | If the character’s style of talking is distinctive from each other then you don’t need tags at all. | 0 | 49,717 | -0.5 | ||
xb4mgw | writing_train | 0.87 | Struggling to make it clear who is speaking. I'm struggling with conversational dialogue and indicating which people are speaking. Every single conversation between more than two people ends up with constant, repetitive language eg. Joe asked, said Harry, she replied, he answered, Sally sounded angry as she spoke. It's interrupting the flow of conversation and driving me insane. I need help. I'm going crazy. | inxedws | io01fbz | 1,662,857,079 | 1,662,911,416 | -2 | 1 | synonyms ! thesaurus is my best friend. if that ain’t working, go onto pinterest. i kid you not. i’ve found screen shots from tumbler or articles of such of great advice. another thing i do if i’m tired of writing dialogue tags, i write action before or after it. for example: “What are you doing tonight?” Harry sits down onto the sofa, asking as he picks up the remote. Sally puts the eye liner down, spinning around to face him. “Becca invited me out with the girls. We’re going out to eat. You know that fancy place down on Harris?” | all lot of that should be revealed contextually. I try to avoid things like; Sally said, "...." | 0 | 54,337 | -0.5 | ||
xb4mgw | writing_train | 0.87 | Struggling to make it clear who is speaking. I'm struggling with conversational dialogue and indicating which people are speaking. Every single conversation between more than two people ends up with constant, repetitive language eg. Joe asked, said Harry, she replied, he answered, Sally sounded angry as she spoke. It's interrupting the flow of conversation and driving me insane. I need help. I'm going crazy. | inxedws | io04vty | 1,662,857,079 | 1,662,912,802 | -2 | 1 | synonyms ! thesaurus is my best friend. if that ain’t working, go onto pinterest. i kid you not. i’ve found screen shots from tumbler or articles of such of great advice. another thing i do if i’m tired of writing dialogue tags, i write action before or after it. for example: “What are you doing tonight?” Harry sits down onto the sofa, asking as he picks up the remote. Sally puts the eye liner down, spinning around to face him. “Becca invited me out with the girls. We’re going out to eat. You know that fancy place down on Harris?” | You don't always have to say who is speaking, it can be implied by things like actions: "I suppose" Harry shrugged. You can also just use said, don't try and add adverbs constantly. The Licanus Trilogy did this and it drove me insane. R.F Kuang is a good example of "said" being just enough. Minimal dialogue tags make things flow better. | 0 | 55,723 | -0.5 | ||
xb4mgw | writing_train | 0.87 | Struggling to make it clear who is speaking. I'm struggling with conversational dialogue and indicating which people are speaking. Every single conversation between more than two people ends up with constant, repetitive language eg. Joe asked, said Harry, she replied, he answered, Sally sounded angry as she spoke. It's interrupting the flow of conversation and driving me insane. I need help. I'm going crazy. | inxedws | io0ngb3 | 1,662,857,079 | 1,662,919,783 | -2 | 1 | synonyms ! thesaurus is my best friend. if that ain’t working, go onto pinterest. i kid you not. i’ve found screen shots from tumbler or articles of such of great advice. another thing i do if i’m tired of writing dialogue tags, i write action before or after it. for example: “What are you doing tonight?” Harry sits down onto the sofa, asking as he picks up the remote. Sally puts the eye liner down, spinning around to face him. “Becca invited me out with the girls. We’re going out to eat. You know that fancy place down on Harris?” | Yes like Lucky star says below the action what the folks are doing is what brings the story to life:) | 0 | 62,704 | -0.5 | ||
xb4mgw | writing_train | 0.87 | Struggling to make it clear who is speaking. I'm struggling with conversational dialogue and indicating which people are speaking. Every single conversation between more than two people ends up with constant, repetitive language eg. Joe asked, said Harry, she replied, he answered, Sally sounded angry as she spoke. It's interrupting the flow of conversation and driving me insane. I need help. I'm going crazy. | io0vr0q | inxedws | 1,662,922,792 | 1,662,857,079 | 1 | -2 | It’s not actually interrupting the flow of the conversation. You might think it is because the words are live in your head as you write them, but often times to a reader those dialogue tags are dead on the page and are simply skimmed over. The only time it ruins flow is when you use the wrong tag, or when you say something really funky. | synonyms ! thesaurus is my best friend. if that ain’t working, go onto pinterest. i kid you not. i’ve found screen shots from tumbler or articles of such of great advice. another thing i do if i’m tired of writing dialogue tags, i write action before or after it. for example: “What are you doing tonight?” Harry sits down onto the sofa, asking as he picks up the remote. Sally puts the eye liner down, spinning around to face him. “Becca invited me out with the girls. We’re going out to eat. You know that fancy place down on Harris?” | 1 | 65,713 | -0.5 | ||
xb4mgw | writing_train | 0.87 | Struggling to make it clear who is speaking. I'm struggling with conversational dialogue and indicating which people are speaking. Every single conversation between more than two people ends up with constant, repetitive language eg. Joe asked, said Harry, she replied, he answered, Sally sounded angry as she spoke. It's interrupting the flow of conversation and driving me insane. I need help. I'm going crazy. | io16jbd | inxedws | 1,662,926,631 | 1,662,857,079 | 1 | -2 | Find some books you like that have good dialogue and practice off those. | synonyms ! thesaurus is my best friend. if that ain’t working, go onto pinterest. i kid you not. i’ve found screen shots from tumbler or articles of such of great advice. another thing i do if i’m tired of writing dialogue tags, i write action before or after it. for example: “What are you doing tonight?” Harry sits down onto the sofa, asking as he picks up the remote. Sally puts the eye liner down, spinning around to face him. “Becca invited me out with the girls. We’re going out to eat. You know that fancy place down on Harris?” | 1 | 69,552 | -0.5 | ||
xb4mgw | writing_train | 0.87 | Struggling to make it clear who is speaking. I'm struggling with conversational dialogue and indicating which people are speaking. Every single conversation between more than two people ends up with constant, repetitive language eg. Joe asked, said Harry, she replied, he answered, Sally sounded angry as she spoke. It's interrupting the flow of conversation and driving me insane. I need help. I'm going crazy. | io25gty | inxedws | 1,662,940,452 | 1,662,857,079 | 1 | -2 | I have to say I liked James Thayer’s podcast on dialog. It gives some very clear pointers in this episode and the next, James Thayer - Dialogue | synonyms ! thesaurus is my best friend. if that ain’t working, go onto pinterest. i kid you not. i’ve found screen shots from tumbler or articles of such of great advice. another thing i do if i’m tired of writing dialogue tags, i write action before or after it. for example: “What are you doing tonight?” Harry sits down onto the sofa, asking as he picks up the remote. Sally puts the eye liner down, spinning around to face him. “Becca invited me out with the girls. We’re going out to eat. You know that fancy place down on Harris?” | 1 | 83,373 | -0.5 | ||
p3uxlj | writing_train | 0.79 | How much would it cost to write a book, and have a publisher publish it? I'm curious at how much it would cost to publish a book with the help of a publisher. I know self publishing can cost some coin, but I'm wondering how much it would cost with a publisher publishing it. | h8uios1 | h8u7jtr | 1,628,897,404 | 1,628,892,389 | 8 | 3 | Here are descriptions I wrote up for this subreddit previously. **1. Traditional Publishing:** You submit your manuscript to literary agents. If a literary agents chooses to take you on, you will sign a contract with the agent, granting them a percentage (usually 10-15%) of what you earn from your book. If you don't earn anything, they don't earn anything. (If a literary agent asks for money from you up-front, it's likely a scam.) The literary agent then shops your manuscript around to publishers. Most publishers won't consider a manuscript unless it is submitted by a literary agent; agents are their first line of defense against dealing with a bunch of crap. If a publisher likes your manuscript, you will sign a contract with them that specifies how much you are paid up-front (called "the advance") and how much you will be paid in royalties (typically 10-25%). Royalties are different for hardback, paperback, and ebook. In return the publisher acquires the exclusive right to publish your book. The publisher takes care of editing, design, cover art, production, marketing, printing, and distribution. In return, you get the advance and royalties. Here's my explanation of how advances and royalties work. **2. Self-publishing:** You make your work available yourself as an e-book via a platform like Amazon Kindle, Apple iBooks, Barnes & Noble Nook, etc., and/or as a print book through a print-on-demand service like Amazon Createspace or Lulu.com. ("Print-on-demand" means they don't print the books ahead of time and ship them to bookstores like a publisher does; they just print the books one-at-a-time as customers order them online.) Unlike publishing, you, the author, are responsible for all the editing, design, cover art, production, and marketing yourself -- the platform only provides distribution (and, if a print-on-demand service, printing) and you get no advance. In return, though, you get a higher percentage of the sales revenue, which can range anywhere from about 25% to about 70%, depending on the platform and the book. Many self-publishing authors do pay someone else to do editing or design a cover, or, say, pay for an email list for marketing purposes. Those are legitimate things to pay for, but the key point is paying for those services is optional. You *can* do all of that yourself. And the platform providers -- e.g., Amazon, Apple, B&N, Lulu, etc. -- aren't going to demand up-front money from you. They just take a cut of any sales. (Note: some of these service providers, like CreateSpace, may offer editing & design services, but, again, those are optional -- whether you buy those services from CreateSpace, from a third-party, or do it yourself has no bearing on whether you *can* on CreateSpace.) **3. Vanity publishing:** You pay someone *up-front*, out of your own pocket, to publish print copies of your book. The vanity publisher usually doesn't provide anything but the printing (which is typically at a *much* higher cost than printers normally charge, because this is where they're actually making their profit) and *maybe* some distribution. But most retail book stores don't stock books published by vanity presses. And frequently vanity publishers demand rights that prevent you from ever publishing the work with someone else. Print runs are small and since there is no marketing but what you do yourself, getting an audience is hard. Any money the author makes comes from the author selling their own book to bookstores or friends/family/neighbors on their own That's not easy, and many -- if not, most -- vanity press authors lose money on their books. Vanity publishing rarely results in any broader awareness of the writer. And, frankly, just about every vanity publishers are scams that take financial advantage of people who want to see their name in print. If you're ever paying up front for printing or distribution, you're almost certainly getting played. | I’ll just put this here. Watch the last two episodes on publishing. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSH_xM-KC3ZtjKTR2z8rPWxv1pP6bOVzZ | 1 | 5,015 | 2.666667 | ||
qfceya | writing_train | 0.85 | Is it ill-advised to write a story without any sort of notes or guidelines regarding the world prepared? I have a general idea of the world state I want in my head, and I discuss the details with my friend and writing partner fairly often in our DMs, but I haven't actually taken the time to write out any proper notes regarding the world and characters. Is this ill-advised? | hhyt06m | hhyrhrj | 1,635,153,847 | 1,635,152,434 | 29 | 1 | Not at all. You're writing your first draft. You're almost certainly going to need to do at least one complete rewrite before it's ready for other people to see. So, get D1 out of the way and pull all of your World Notes from that before starting over with D2. | Yes. If you invent the world as you write, you will almost certainly contradict yourself at some point. Which will necessitate additional editorial load. Now, that's okay if you are still fleshing out your world in a rough draft, but if you want a more polished product with less work in post, or struggling to remember how you made things while writing, I would strongly suggest detailing your world now and putting together a style guide to help you along as you go. I wish I had. | 1 | 1,413 | 29 | ||
qfceya | writing_train | 0.85 | Is it ill-advised to write a story without any sort of notes or guidelines regarding the world prepared? I have a general idea of the world state I want in my head, and I discuss the details with my friend and writing partner fairly often in our DMs, but I haven't actually taken the time to write out any proper notes regarding the world and characters. Is this ill-advised? | hhyrhrj | hhyujf5 | 1,635,152,434 | 1,635,155,207 | 1 | 10 | Yes. If you invent the world as you write, you will almost certainly contradict yourself at some point. Which will necessitate additional editorial load. Now, that's okay if you are still fleshing out your world in a rough draft, but if you want a more polished product with less work in post, or struggling to remember how you made things while writing, I would strongly suggest detailing your world now and putting together a style guide to help you along as you go. I wish I had. | rather than a set of guidelines written in advance, you might try keeping a decision log as you write - every time you make a decision about the world, it goes in the log. could be dead simple, just a spreadsheet with a column for the chapter you're on, a column for the draft you're on, and a column for what the decision is. | 0 | 2,773 | 10 | ||
qfceya | writing_train | 0.85 | Is it ill-advised to write a story without any sort of notes or guidelines regarding the world prepared? I have a general idea of the world state I want in my head, and I discuss the details with my friend and writing partner fairly often in our DMs, but I haven't actually taken the time to write out any proper notes regarding the world and characters. Is this ill-advised? | hhywe5c | hhyrhrj | 1,635,156,826 | 1,635,152,434 | 6 | 1 | If you've got an idea(s) in your head and want to write, then just do it. I'm not much of a planner and it mostly works fine for me, so it may well work fine for you. The idea of a decision log is also a real good one, I've definitely annoyed the shit out of myself having to skim back through stuff to check details. One big piece of advice, though, is that if you decide to change world details while you're drafting, what I've found works for me is to make a note of the change and keep writing the draft as if I've already made that change. | Yes. If you invent the world as you write, you will almost certainly contradict yourself at some point. Which will necessitate additional editorial load. Now, that's okay if you are still fleshing out your world in a rough draft, but if you want a more polished product with less work in post, or struggling to remember how you made things while writing, I would strongly suggest detailing your world now and putting together a style guide to help you along as you go. I wish I had. | 1 | 4,392 | 6 | ||
qfceya | writing_train | 0.85 | Is it ill-advised to write a story without any sort of notes or guidelines regarding the world prepared? I have a general idea of the world state I want in my head, and I discuss the details with my friend and writing partner fairly often in our DMs, but I haven't actually taken the time to write out any proper notes regarding the world and characters. Is this ill-advised? | hhyyan2 | hhz27wp | 1,635,158,409 | 1,635,161,379 | 3 | 4 | Yes. Take a look at all of the “my story lost steam and I don’t know what to write next” posts that are commonplace here. It’s because people decided to write a novel without any kind of outlining or organizing first to get the plot laid out. | It’s kind of a double-edged sword. If you delve too deep into your lore and worldbuilding, you sure as hell get a fleshed out world. But your story begins to lack freedom, it’s own living will so to speak. When everything is written to the letter, you deprive yourself of the ability to improvise on the go as you write your actual story. And sometimes these quick, spontaneous ideas are just pure gold. And the only time you can produce them is by actually, _actively_ writing your chapters, not by endless worldbuilding. On the other hand, if you do not work on your story background at all, it may lack substance and have logical holes in it. And the further you will progress with your writing, as your characters will grow and the plot will get thicker, these plot holes would be more apparent with each new chapter. So some amount of "sketching" is necessary for any story or character. My advice is just find the balance between the two. Do not get "worldbuilder's disease", as Brandon Sanderson says. Combine your actual writing with an adequate amount of notes to support it, and then build it with having some outline in the back of your head. You will be amazed how much interesting things your subconscious will throw at you as you actively write your story. | 0 | 2,970 | 1.333333 | ||
qfceya | writing_train | 0.85 | Is it ill-advised to write a story without any sort of notes or guidelines regarding the world prepared? I have a general idea of the world state I want in my head, and I discuss the details with my friend and writing partner fairly often in our DMs, but I haven't actually taken the time to write out any proper notes regarding the world and characters. Is this ill-advised? | hhz27wp | hhyyufv | 1,635,161,379 | 1,635,158,846 | 4 | 3 | It’s kind of a double-edged sword. If you delve too deep into your lore and worldbuilding, you sure as hell get a fleshed out world. But your story begins to lack freedom, it’s own living will so to speak. When everything is written to the letter, you deprive yourself of the ability to improvise on the go as you write your actual story. And sometimes these quick, spontaneous ideas are just pure gold. And the only time you can produce them is by actually, _actively_ writing your chapters, not by endless worldbuilding. On the other hand, if you do not work on your story background at all, it may lack substance and have logical holes in it. And the further you will progress with your writing, as your characters will grow and the plot will get thicker, these plot holes would be more apparent with each new chapter. So some amount of "sketching" is necessary for any story or character. My advice is just find the balance between the two. Do not get "worldbuilder's disease", as Brandon Sanderson says. Combine your actual writing with an adequate amount of notes to support it, and then build it with having some outline in the back of your head. You will be amazed how much interesting things your subconscious will throw at you as you actively write your story. | No. It might result in more interesting worldbuilding. However, you might find that your world starts out a little basic and gains in complexity as the story progresses—which means that in your second draft, it's a good idea to spread that complexity a little more evenly. But not too much, since gradually increasing worldbuilding complexity feels natural for the reader too. | 1 | 2,533 | 1.333333 | ||
qfceya | writing_train | 0.85 | Is it ill-advised to write a story without any sort of notes or guidelines regarding the world prepared? I have a general idea of the world state I want in my head, and I discuss the details with my friend and writing partner fairly often in our DMs, but I haven't actually taken the time to write out any proper notes regarding the world and characters. Is this ill-advised? | hhz0nfp | hhz27wp | 1,635,160,232 | 1,635,161,379 | 2 | 4 | there's no bad way to write. the only difference is the amount of work you'll have to do in editing. | It’s kind of a double-edged sword. If you delve too deep into your lore and worldbuilding, you sure as hell get a fleshed out world. But your story begins to lack freedom, it’s own living will so to speak. When everything is written to the letter, you deprive yourself of the ability to improvise on the go as you write your actual story. And sometimes these quick, spontaneous ideas are just pure gold. And the only time you can produce them is by actually, _actively_ writing your chapters, not by endless worldbuilding. On the other hand, if you do not work on your story background at all, it may lack substance and have logical holes in it. And the further you will progress with your writing, as your characters will grow and the plot will get thicker, these plot holes would be more apparent with each new chapter. So some amount of "sketching" is necessary for any story or character. My advice is just find the balance between the two. Do not get "worldbuilder's disease", as Brandon Sanderson says. Combine your actual writing with an adequate amount of notes to support it, and then build it with having some outline in the back of your head. You will be amazed how much interesting things your subconscious will throw at you as you actively write your story. | 0 | 1,147 | 2 | ||
qfceya | writing_train | 0.85 | Is it ill-advised to write a story without any sort of notes or guidelines regarding the world prepared? I have a general idea of the world state I want in my head, and I discuss the details with my friend and writing partner fairly often in our DMs, but I haven't actually taken the time to write out any proper notes regarding the world and characters. Is this ill-advised? | hhyrhrj | hhz27wp | 1,635,152,434 | 1,635,161,379 | 1 | 4 | Yes. If you invent the world as you write, you will almost certainly contradict yourself at some point. Which will necessitate additional editorial load. Now, that's okay if you are still fleshing out your world in a rough draft, but if you want a more polished product with less work in post, or struggling to remember how you made things while writing, I would strongly suggest detailing your world now and putting together a style guide to help you along as you go. I wish I had. | It’s kind of a double-edged sword. If you delve too deep into your lore and worldbuilding, you sure as hell get a fleshed out world. But your story begins to lack freedom, it’s own living will so to speak. When everything is written to the letter, you deprive yourself of the ability to improvise on the go as you write your actual story. And sometimes these quick, spontaneous ideas are just pure gold. And the only time you can produce them is by actually, _actively_ writing your chapters, not by endless worldbuilding. On the other hand, if you do not work on your story background at all, it may lack substance and have logical holes in it. And the further you will progress with your writing, as your characters will grow and the plot will get thicker, these plot holes would be more apparent with each new chapter. So some amount of "sketching" is necessary for any story or character. My advice is just find the balance between the two. Do not get "worldbuilder's disease", as Brandon Sanderson says. Combine your actual writing with an adequate amount of notes to support it, and then build it with having some outline in the back of your head. You will be amazed how much interesting things your subconscious will throw at you as you actively write your story. | 0 | 8,945 | 4 | ||
qfceya | writing_train | 0.85 | Is it ill-advised to write a story without any sort of notes or guidelines regarding the world prepared? I have a general idea of the world state I want in my head, and I discuss the details with my friend and writing partner fairly often in our DMs, but I haven't actually taken the time to write out any proper notes regarding the world and characters. Is this ill-advised? | hhyyan2 | hhyrhrj | 1,635,158,409 | 1,635,152,434 | 3 | 1 | Yes. Take a look at all of the “my story lost steam and I don’t know what to write next” posts that are commonplace here. It’s because people decided to write a novel without any kind of outlining or organizing first to get the plot laid out. | Yes. If you invent the world as you write, you will almost certainly contradict yourself at some point. Which will necessitate additional editorial load. Now, that's okay if you are still fleshing out your world in a rough draft, but if you want a more polished product with less work in post, or struggling to remember how you made things while writing, I would strongly suggest detailing your world now and putting together a style guide to help you along as you go. I wish I had. | 1 | 5,975 | 3 | ||
qfceya | writing_train | 0.85 | Is it ill-advised to write a story without any sort of notes or guidelines regarding the world prepared? I have a general idea of the world state I want in my head, and I discuss the details with my friend and writing partner fairly often in our DMs, but I haven't actually taken the time to write out any proper notes regarding the world and characters. Is this ill-advised? | hhyrhrj | hhyyufv | 1,635,152,434 | 1,635,158,846 | 1 | 3 | Yes. If you invent the world as you write, you will almost certainly contradict yourself at some point. Which will necessitate additional editorial load. Now, that's okay if you are still fleshing out your world in a rough draft, but if you want a more polished product with less work in post, or struggling to remember how you made things while writing, I would strongly suggest detailing your world now and putting together a style guide to help you along as you go. I wish I had. | No. It might result in more interesting worldbuilding. However, you might find that your world starts out a little basic and gains in complexity as the story progresses—which means that in your second draft, it's a good idea to spread that complexity a little more evenly. But not too much, since gradually increasing worldbuilding complexity feels natural for the reader too. | 0 | 6,412 | 3 | ||
qfceya | writing_train | 0.85 | Is it ill-advised to write a story without any sort of notes or guidelines regarding the world prepared? I have a general idea of the world state I want in my head, and I discuss the details with my friend and writing partner fairly often in our DMs, but I haven't actually taken the time to write out any proper notes regarding the world and characters. Is this ill-advised? | hi2ydjh | hhz0nfp | 1,635,226,781 | 1,635,160,232 | 3 | 2 | I've written a series of 3 low fantasy books and I quickly discovered that I don't like world building. At all. Personally, I like to jump into the story and write. After I finished the 1st book, I reread it and the worldbuilding needed a lot of work, so I really fleshed it on in the 2nd draft and that method worked for me. I think if I was writing high fantasy, it would be very hard to work this way, but so long as you have a grasp of what's going on and you're willing to make changes in latter drafts then it's fine. You might be making more work for yourself, you might be saving yourself a lot of work, but if you want to write and you feel you know enough to do it, then write. | there's no bad way to write. the only difference is the amount of work you'll have to do in editing. | 1 | 66,549 | 1.5 | ||
qfceya | writing_train | 0.85 | Is it ill-advised to write a story without any sort of notes or guidelines regarding the world prepared? I have a general idea of the world state I want in my head, and I discuss the details with my friend and writing partner fairly often in our DMs, but I haven't actually taken the time to write out any proper notes regarding the world and characters. Is this ill-advised? | hi2ydjh | hhyrhrj | 1,635,226,781 | 1,635,152,434 | 3 | 1 | I've written a series of 3 low fantasy books and I quickly discovered that I don't like world building. At all. Personally, I like to jump into the story and write. After I finished the 1st book, I reread it and the worldbuilding needed a lot of work, so I really fleshed it on in the 2nd draft and that method worked for me. I think if I was writing high fantasy, it would be very hard to work this way, but so long as you have a grasp of what's going on and you're willing to make changes in latter drafts then it's fine. You might be making more work for yourself, you might be saving yourself a lot of work, but if you want to write and you feel you know enough to do it, then write. | Yes. If you invent the world as you write, you will almost certainly contradict yourself at some point. Which will necessitate additional editorial load. Now, that's okay if you are still fleshing out your world in a rough draft, but if you want a more polished product with less work in post, or struggling to remember how you made things while writing, I would strongly suggest detailing your world now and putting together a style guide to help you along as you go. I wish I had. | 1 | 74,347 | 3 |
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