JohnLocke1

Which is, indeed, an absolutist point of view.

Like, if your character usually uses very concise, clear wording, uses their hands minimally, and maintains eye contact, and is one day stuttering and fumbling for words, and using their ...

Right and wrong do by no means necessarily equate to what is 'good' and what is 'evil'. One person could be performing an atrocity in which they themselves deem 'bad' ...

Isn't murder murder?

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Dealing with watches and time? Perhaps an aspect of being able to see or interpret the future. Being set during World War 2, that could yield interesting results. Imagine if, ...

I think we put far too much value on generalized labels. A friend of mine once wrote a detailed, eye-opening paper on why humans have such a need to place ...

If you are going to create a universe where the South wins the Civil War, I would be particular about how exactly they defeated the North. Do not gloss over ...

Okay, so I have a bit of a problem here. I have several novel ideas, and I don’t know what to do with them. Should I try to focus on ...

I tend to avoid allowing my characters to speak of their emotions. For some reason, it seems unnatural. As well, if they are going to speak of their emotions, it ...

Maybe not mimic real life dialogue, but characters don't simply walk around saying what they feel. It can reflect what they feel, certainly. But I think that the bulk of ...

I usually don't convey emotion in dialogue. Because, as humans, we rarely use our language to show deep emotion. It is usually internal.

I understand your point, but try to look at it from an ethical standpoint. You mentioned conclusions, which are certainly subjective. However, look at specific actions. Take murder: is one ...

I have many favorite movies, but I think I shall pick Amadeus. This film is beautiful on so many levels. First, the score is absolutely brilliant. A combination of Mozart's ...