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i know this is random but if you are writing a fantasy book and you want to make a map for it, take a piece of paper (preferably not just a piece of white because that won’t work as well. Lined or colored works best) and pour water over parts of it with space inbetween. Let it dry and once the paper has ink smudges, trace the edges of the ink smudges with a pencil and boom. Map. hopefully that makes sense

Ooo, that's so neat! I've seen where some people peel an orange and then lay the pieces flat on a piece of paper and trace it for their maps, too.

hmmm that way is so creative but wouldn’t all of the islands or whatever be almost all the way the same instead of having a ton of jagged edges?

Callie Rae wrote: "hmmm that way is so creative but wouldn’t all of the islands or whatever be almost all the way the same instead of having a ton of jagged edges?"

Possibly. Though I think it depends on how you peel the orange because when I peel them, I never fail to get odd shaped pieces. 😂

Hello.
Do you make a new discussion for different topics or are all the questions under this discussion thread?

its just all under this thread that way people can help with whatever you need. also welcome to the group!!!

Thank you very much.

I'm working on a story in which the main character gets amnesia near the beginning. They're in a car accident in a town where no one knows them, and when they wake up in the hospital their memories are gone including their name. For most of the story they take on a different name until they discover who they are near the end of the story and get their real name back.

What I'm wondering, is what the least confusing way to do the name switch would be. If they're referred to as John throughout the story until they lose their memory, and then take the name David which is what they and other characters then call them, should the narrative also switch to calling him David, or continue calling him John?

Eg. 'John walked into the room and sat down. Ellen smiled when she saw him. "Hi David, how are you doing?"'
or
'David walked into the room and sat down. Ellen smiled when she saw him. "Hi David, how are you doing?"'

I was just curious as to what may be less confusing for readers, using the two names, or switching to the one new name.

Thanks a lot.

hmmm maybe like okay so i have a couple of people in my book that are reffered to as nicknames and at the beginning I swtich back and forth between the name and the nickname so you could switch back and forth between the old amnesisa name and the real name.

eg. “Brooklyn comes over to sit beside me and I give her a smile… (few sentences later) “hey Brooke, what are you doing tommorrow?”

or in your case “John comes over to sit beside me and I give him a smile… “Hey David what are you doing tommorrow?” but eventually you just fade out the name John.

also make sure to make it very clear that his name that he used to go by (John) is not his real name when you get to the ending. That way the readers know what your talking about.

Have a good day!!

so i need help i can't find a good word to finish this sentence for a short story that I'm writing. the boy is realizing the that girl might actually like him.
previous sentence: She might actually like me.
sentence I don't know how to finish: If my memories serve as a good ______ she does like me.
PLEASE HELP ME FINISH IT THIS IS BOTHERING ME

Callie Rae wrote: "hmmm maybe like okay so i have a couple of people in my book that are reffered to as nicknames and at the beginning I swtich back and forth between the name and the nickname so you could switch bac..."

Thanks for the suggestion.

Addison wrote: "so i need help i can't find a good word to finish this sentence for a short story that I'm writing. the boy is realizing the that girl might actually like him.
previous sentence: She might actually..."

Maybe "if my memories serve as a good indicator"?

Compass?
Guide?

thanks!

You're welcome

What sort of difficulties are you looking for?

Do you want concrete difficulties, like having to take a bus she hates to get somewhere everyday, or more emotional difficulties, like struggling with feeling like she needs to prove herself constantly?

If it's concrete, maybe something like not being able to find a job?
Or problems from her past that still affect her, like an old injury or break up with a friend?

Hope that may be helpful. Your story idea sounds interesting.