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16 Jan 2011, 4:59 pm

I'm writing a book for one of my friends (it started as an inside joke but now it's a serious project). Is there such a thing as too many climaxes/high points/plot twists in a book?

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16 Jan 2011, 5:15 pm

Yes, when it becomes predictable.

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16 Jan 2011, 5:18 pm

From the topic title, I was imagining a sex topic.

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16 Jan 2011, 5:27 pm

pandabear wrote:

From the topic title, I was imagining a sex topic.

me too!

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16 Jan 2011, 5:55 pm

Wallourdes wrote:

pandabear wrote:

From the topic title, I was imagining a sex topic.

me too!

exact same thing here too XD

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16 Jan 2011, 6:51 pm

-Is proud of myself for not having sexual thoughts-

But, yes, it is possible. When it gets predictable you have a problem. Keep it to two or three.

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16 Jan 2011, 7:42 pm

Jonsi wrote:

-Is proud of myself for not having sexual thoughts-

But, yes, it is possible. When it gets predictable you have a problem. Keep it to two or three.

although some authors can truly pull it of, george R R Martin being the main one IMO.

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16 Jan 2011, 7:46 pm

DemonAbyss10 wrote:

Jonsi wrote:

-Is proud of myself for not having sexual thoughts-

But, yes, it is possible. When it gets predictable you have a problem. Keep it to two or three.

although some authors can truly pull it of, george R R Martin being the main one IMO.

Ah, haven't heard of him. I'll have to look him up.

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16 Jan 2011, 9:23 pm

DemonAbyss10 wrote:

Wallourdes wrote:

pandabear wrote:

From the topic title, I was imagining a sex topic.

me too!

exact same thing here too XD

Man, now I'm disappointed :lol:

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16 Jan 2011, 10:16 pm

How long is the book and how creative are you? The longer the book and the more able you are to come up with actually new ideas, the more plot twists you can have.

By definition a story has only one climax.

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17 Jan 2011, 6:17 am

Jonsi wrote:

DemonAbyss10 wrote:

Jonsi wrote:

-Is proud of myself for not having sexual thoughts-

But, yes, it is possible. When it gets predictable you have a problem. Keep it to two or three.

although some authors can truly pull it of, george R R Martin being the main one IMO.

Ah, haven't heard of him. I'll have to look him up.

if you do look him Up, I highly recommend reading his "Song of Ice and Fire" Series.

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