Talk:Fiction writing/Archive 1

Archive 1

word count change

We should try to make the word count per genre consistent with the word count page which seems to be the basis for most of classification of fiction here.--Acebrock 18:01, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

NM I just did that--Acebrock 18:01, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

college writing courses

I'd like to see something in here about college writing courses. Benbenbenben 02:53, 21 April 2006 (UTC)

Probably more appropriate under an article that could be called "writing courses." This article is more about the writing process itself. Not all writing courses are taught in a college setting and not all writing courses are just about writing fiction. Mazeface 04:41, 21 April 2006 (UTC)

Foreshadowing

One of the best points of this helpful piece is its brevity and punch. You list really basic elements of fiction writing, and you may not consider "foreshadowing" in the forefront.

Yet if foreshadowing is defined broadly, it may be pertinent to other effects than slam-bang suspense and so may be of more general interest and application. I've written a piece, with rather broad scope called "Shadowing the Reader" in "Phony Pearls of Fictitious Wisdom" at www.benandverse.com/writings/index.htm. You might or might not like the piece, but I suggest that you include a solid reference to what may be an underrated tool in fiction writing.

63.215.28.143 16:20, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

An article on foreshadowing already exists. Since you mentioned it, I created a link to that article from this article. You may want to view the article on foreshadowing and possibly contribute to it. Mazeface 18:03, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

Genres within Fiction

I suggest that there be some sort of subtext for this explaining the various genres of fiction such as Fantasy, Horror, Romance, etc. etc. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Itsearnest (talk • contribs) 02:16, 11 February 2015 (UTC)