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## [D] Sunday Writing Skills Thread
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* Author: u/xamueljones *My arch-enemy is entropy**
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* URL: https://www.reddit.com/r/rational/comments/5xnvsa/d_sunday_writing_skills_thread/
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* Score: 3
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* Created: 2017-03-05T17:26:37
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### Post:
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Welcome to the Sunday thread for discussions on writing skills!
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Every genre has its own specific tricks and needs, and rational and rationalist stories are no exception. Do you want to discuss with your community of fellow /r/rational fans...
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* Advice on how to more effectively apply any of the [tropes](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RationalFic)?
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* How to turn a rational story into a rationalist one?
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* Get feedback about a story's characters, themes, plot progression, prosody, and other English literature topics?
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* Considering issues outside the story's plain text, such as titles, cover design, included imagery, or typography?
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* Or generally gab about the problems of being a writer, such as maintaining focus, attracting and managing beta-readers, marketing, making it free or paid, and long-term community-building?
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Then comment below!
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Setting design should probably go in the Wednesday Worldbuilding thread.
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### Comments:
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> **u/FishNetwork** [+1] (an hour later)
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> I'm really impressed by The Last Psychiatrists writing style.
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> The 'conversational' essays seem really effective at drawing a reader in.
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> Does anyone know what that style is called? Are there any good breakdowns of why that works?
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>> **u/Kuiper** [+1] (10 hours later)
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>> I'm not sure if this answers your question, but you might enjoy the numerous essays [Paul Graham](http://www.paulgraham.com/articles.html) has written, particularly those on essay-writing: [Write Like You Talk](http://www.paulgraham.com/talk.html), [Persuade xor Discover](http://www.paulgraham.com/discover.html), [Writing, Briefly](http://www.paulgraham.com/writing44.html), and [Age of the Essay](http://www.paulgraham.com/essay.html).
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