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Genna
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Apr 17, 2021 05:12PM
thanks! how do you mark chapters and such?
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hmm..not sure? maybe you center it and put "chapter _" but don't take my word for it.
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anyone know how to make a heading in a google doc so it appears in the outline on the side?
well...typically if you make it bigger than the other letters it will come up on the side. if that doesn't work, try centering it or bolding it
alice仙境 wrote: "well...typically if you make it bigger than the other letters it will come up on the side. if that doesn't work, try centering it or bolding it"or changing it's type from 'normal' to 'heading'
Genna - To make an outline of your chapters appear on the left, highlight your chapter title, then go to Format/Style/ and choose Header Three. Now, when you go to View/Sidebar/Navigation, your chapter headings appear on the left, making it easy to navigate from one chapter to the next.
thank you guys! i figured it out a couple days ago, apparently i had clicked something to turn it off haha
I have a bit of advice. If you writer's block appears what I do, is read. It'll improve your writing and might give you more inspiration. I know that before I started reading my writing was terrible but now that I'm a bookworm it's improved a lot. Also my aunt said that you can figure out the end and then go backwards, finding out ways to get where you want them to go. That's a bit harder for me, but it might work for someone else!
ƑìɾҽƒӀվ | Be Gay Do Crime wrote: "Anyone have any advice on opening lines?"If you want you could make the opening line and closing line the same, but with different meanings. Those can get dark and sad REAL fast
hello! so i was working on writing my story, and i just wanted criticism on my writing style! if you're fine with it, could i please copy-paste a paragraph or two here?
ahaana ☽ wrote: "hello! so i was working on writing my story, and i just wanted criticism on my writing style! if you're fine with it, could i please copy-paste a paragraph or two here?"im not a mod but you can request a writing nook where you can post about your specific writing here:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
oh no, i wasnt asking about a whole nook, just a little paragraph/snippet so people could give me advice, and feedback on my writing style! :)
ahaana ☽ wrote: "oh no, i wasnt asking about a whole nook, just a little paragraph/snippet so people could give me advice, and feedback on my writing style! :)"You can put that here for everybody to read or the alternative is to ramble to your writing buddy. You can also find that here
okay! ill copy-paste it below!Laila felt her hands instinctively moving across the black and white keys that once meant so much to her. Searching for the smile that she had lost so long ago, but no matter how deeply she looked, there was nothing to be found. There were just the fragments of a hollow laugh that used to be full of joy, and the broken heart that had gotten used to being left behind.
When he left, all she could think about was him, but all she got in return was silence, and the ghosts of their past that filled her with unending loneliness. His rare laughter, that haunted her every time she fell asleep, leaving her empty inside. The uneasiness that came with losing someone who was never yours in the first place.
She kept on playing, until the door unexpectedly creaked. Even though it was open ever so slightly, she could recognise those familiar, watchful eyes anywhere. The world seemed to shift under her feet, throwing her off balance as her heart pounded erratically in her chest.
She felt her voice quaver as the words came quietly out of her mouth. “Why are you even here? You left me. Why are you here now?” Laila continued, slowly gaining confidence as she spoke.
Sebastián wordlessly stepped into the room, slowly walking towards Laila, his usually expressionless eyes filled with emotion.
It's all good! Except for this line...She felt her voice quaver as the words came quietly out of her mouth. “Why are you even here? You left me. Why are you here now?” Laila continued, slowly gaining confidence as she spoke.
Maybe you could change it to
She felt her voice quaver as the words came quietly out of her mouth. “Why are you even here?" She [something. sniffled or something] "You left me. Why are you here now?” Laila continued, slowly gaining confidence as she spoke.
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She felt her voice quaver as the words came quietly out of her mouth. “Why are you even here? You left me. Why are you here now?” Laila said, slowly gaining confidence as she spoke.
Since she isn't exactly continuing anything.
Use they/them pronouns. At least that’s what Maureen Johnson did in the Truly Devious series.
they can also be neo pronouns but most just go by they/them like emary said.
