July 3, 2014 • By Nomi Isak Copyright 2014 by Nomi Isak. All rights reserved—http://writingcoachnomi.wordpress.com.” “Should I change the names of the people in my memoir?” This is a question that gets asked every time I work with authors who are writing about their own lives. You can’t very well write about your life without writing about […]
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Definition of Antecedent Antecedent is an earlier clause, phrase, or word to which a pronoun, noun, or another word refers. Broadly speaking, antecedent is a literary device in which a word or pronoun in a line or sentence refers to an earlier word. For instance, “While giving treats to children or friends offer them whatever they like.” In this line, children and
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By Angela Ackerman Emotional wounds are transformative and have the power to re-shape a character in many negative ways, impacting their happiness, their self-worth, and causing mistrust and disillusionment to skew their worldview. This critical piece of backstory is key to understanding their motivations, and will impact their individual character’s arc, so knowing what it is, and
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Mood Definition In literature, mood is a literary element that evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions. Usually, mood is referred to as the atmosphere of a literary piece, as it creates an emotional situation that surrounds the readers. Mood is developed in a literary piece through various methods. It can be developed