Writing - Posts tagged narrative

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Q&A Which parts of a character's plan should be revealed beforehand?

2 answers · posted 1y ago by Evil Sparrow‭ · last activity 1y ago by Razetime‭

Question technique creative-writing narrative

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Q&A How do I deliver a historical plot reveal?

2 answers · posted over 1 year ago by Monica Cellio‭ · last activity over 1 year ago by Mark Baker‭

Question technique narrative climax

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Q&A The concept of "Exotic Culture" and the necessity of a new world

4 answers · posted 2y ago by M.N.Raia‭ · last activity over 1 year ago by Mark Baker‭

Question technique world-building fantasy creative-writing narrative

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Q&A Doubt about a particular point of view on how to do character creation

4 answers · posted 2y ago by M.N.Raia‭ · last activity over 1 year ago by Amadeus‭

Question characters character-development narrative backstory

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Q&A Where can I find resources about writing "Choose your own adventure"-style books?

4 answers · posted over 3 years ago by Secespitus‭ · edited over 1 year ago by Secespitus‭

Question resources tools creative-writing narrative branching-narrative

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Q&A Where can I find online resources about writing a visual novel?

1 answer · posted over 3 years ago by Secespitus‭ · edited over 1 year ago by Secespitus‭

Question resources narrative branching-narrative

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Q&A Letting a (secondary) antagonist leave mid story - Should it be avoided?

4 answers · posted 2y ago by System‭ · last activity over 1 year ago by celtschk‭

Question plot characters fantasy narrative

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Q&A How do you show, through your narration, a hard and uncaring world?

8 answers · posted over 2 years ago by Liquid‭ · last activity almost 2 years ago by System‭

Question fiction style description script science-fiction science narrative

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Q&A Symbolism of 18 Journeyers

5 answers · posted over 2 years ago by Cyn‭ · last activity almost 2 years ago by System‭

Question novel characters symbolism narrative

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Q&A Can the prologue's POV be different from the POV of main story?

3 answers · posted 3y ago by V LeFox‭ · last activity almost 2 years ago by System‭

Question first-time-author fiction prologues narrative pov

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Q&A How important is it for multiple POVs to run chronologically?

5 answers · posted over 2 years ago by Weckar E.‭ · last activity almost 2 years ago by System‭

Question narrative pov timelines

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Q&A Is it bad writing or bad story telling if first person narrative contains more information than the narrator knows?

2 answers · posted over 2 years ago by Prem‭ · last activity almost 2 years ago by System‭

Question fiction plot creative-writing narrative

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Q&A How to work in a piece of information that no MC knows, when writing in 3PLtd?

5 answers · posted over 4 years ago by cobaltduck‭ · last activity almost 2 years ago by System‭

Question third-person style narrative

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Q&A Should I use contractions in my narrative?

1 answer · posted 5y ago by Daniel Cann‭ · last activity almost 2 years ago by System‭

Question fiction creative-writing narrative

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Q&A Have a tough time figuring out third-person prose

4 answers · posted 5y ago by Altoban‭ · last activity almost 2 years ago by System‭

Question grammatical-person third-person characters narrative

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Q&A Readability for narrative type with respect to time

2 answers · posted 5y ago by Acumen Simulator‭ · last activity almost 2 years ago by System‭

Question novel time-depiction narrative

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Q&A New style of first person pov

1 answer · posted over 5 years ago by Guildias‭ · last activity almost 2 years ago by System‭

Question grammatical-person language narrative

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Q&A How to give written advice in a way that is encouraging, not overbearing

2 answers · posted almost 6 years ago by Jony Agarwal‭ · last activity almost 2 years ago by System‭

Question technique style narrative

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Q&A Should I describe my characters going to the toilet?

4 answers · posted almost 6 years ago by Joel Okimoto‭ · last activity almost 2 years ago by System‭

Question third-person characters creative-writing narrative

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Q&A Should I use "could be" or "could have been" in past-tense narration?

1 answer · posted 6y ago by Alexandro Chen‭ · last activity almost 2 years ago by System‭

Question tenses narrative

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Q&A How to find the balance between research and the obvious

2 answers · posted over 6 years ago by Jonas Byström‭ · last activity almost 2 years ago by System‭

Question technique style technical-writing science narrative

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Q&A Should I make the gender of the narrator more obvious?

3 answers · posted over 7 years ago by Alexandro Chen‭ · last activity almost 2 years ago by System‭

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Q&A Does it sound more natural to use the character's way of speaking while describing his/her inner thoughts?

1 answer · posted 8y ago by Alexandro Chen‭ · last activity almost 2 years ago by System‭

Question third-person characters narrative child-characters

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Q&A Does the following piece have too much dry narration (mundane tasks, moving about)?

2 answers · posted over 8 years ago by Alexandro Chen‭ · last activity almost 2 years ago by System‭

Question fiction description script creative-writing narrative

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Q&A How to tell a story with the least amount of writing?

1 answer · posted over 8 years ago by erikric‭ · last activity almost 2 years ago by System‭

Question genre screenwriting myersbriggs narrative

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Q&A Is it a bad idea to vary the voice of the narrator in third person (limited omniscient)?

1 answer · posted almost 9 years ago by NateDSaint‭ · last activity almost 2 years ago by System‭

Question fiction perspective narrative

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Q&A Getting an editor after the second draft

3 answers · posted 2y ago by Liquid‭ · last activity almost 2 years ago by System‭

Question editing psychology-of-writing narrative

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Q&A Making him into a bully (how to show mild violence)

3 answers · posted over 2 years ago by Cyn‭ · last activity almost 2 years ago by System‭

Question showing-telling characters character-development emotions narrative child-characters show

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Q&A Tips and tricks to describe more

3 answers · posted over 2 years ago by Nyakouai‭ · last activity almost 2 years ago by System‭

Question fiction technique style description script narrative

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Q&A How to end a story without reaching a new status quo?

6 answers · posted almost 3 years ago by Weckar E.‭ · last activity almost 2 years ago by System‭

Question technique ending narrative

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Q&A How to write a convincing religious myth?

5 answers · posted over 2 years ago by celtschk‭ · last activity almost 2 years ago by System‭

Question mythology narrative

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Q&A How do I mix linear and non-linear "choices" in an interactive novel?

1 answer · posted over 2 years ago by wetcircuit‭ · last activity almost 2 years ago by System‭

Question formatting narrative information-architecture branching-narrative format

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Q&A How many words do visual novels contain on average per hour of gameplay?

1 answer · posted over 2 years ago by Secespitus‭ · last activity almost 2 years ago by System‭

Question wordcount videogame narrative branching-narrative

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Q&A Any software for video game non-linear story design?

2 answers · posted over 3 years ago by TheChilliPL‭ · last activity almost 2 years ago by System‭

Question software videogame dialogue narrative branching-narrative

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Q&A Dead parents: something to avoid?

3 answers · posted over 3 years ago by noClue‭ · last activity almost 2 years ago by System‭

Question characters character-development narrative tropes

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Q&A Should the narrator use pseudonyms in writing?

4 answers · posted over 3 years ago by Ajnatorix Zersolar‭ · last activity almost 2 years ago by System‭

Question characters creative-writing narrative narrator

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Q&A Is it a bad idea to have multiple bad endings and only one good ending?

5 answers · posted over 3 years ago by noClue‭ · last activity almost 2 years ago by System‭

Question videogame ending narrative branching-narrative

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Q&A Are there tools that can aid an author in writing a branching storyline?

4 answers · posted almost 4 years ago by Secespitus‭ · last activity almost 2 years ago by System‭

Question tools storyline narrative branching-narrative

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Q&A How can I make "acts of patience" exciting?

4 answers · posted 2y ago by sesquipedalias‭ · last activity almost 2 years ago by System‭

Question technique structure narrative

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Q&A Doubt about the concept of "true (or complex) character"

2 answers · posted 2y ago by M.N.Raia‭ · last activity almost 2 years ago by System‭

Question characters character-development narrative backstory

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Q&A Is there such a thing as too inconvenient?

5 answers · posted 2y ago by A. Kvåle‭ · last activity almost 2 years ago by System‭

Question plot deus-ex-machina narrative

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Q&A How can I convert a linear narrative into a branching narrative?

1 answer · posted 2y ago by Erel Segal-Halevi‭ · last activity almost 2 years ago by System‭

Question videogame narrative branching-narrative

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Q&A The seven story archetypes. Are they truly all of them?

4 answers · posted 2y ago by A. Kvåle‭ · last activity almost 2 years ago by System‭

Question plot archetypes narrative

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Q&A How to tell readers that I know my story is factually incorrect?

4 answers · posted 2y ago by tryin‭ · last activity almost 2 years ago by System‭

Question plot research narrative

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Q&A Is it okay for a chapter's POV to shift as it progresses?

3 answers · posted over 2 years ago by A. Kvåle‭ · last activity almost 2 years ago by System‭

Question characters structure narrative chapters pov

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Q&A What are some ways to implement multiple endings in a novel?

2 answers · posted over 2 years ago by repomonster‭ · last activity almost 2 years ago by System‭

Question plot technique creative-writing narrative branching-narrative

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Q&A Continuing a short story [closed]

1 answer · posted over 2 years ago by CatbusTotoroDustbunnies07‭ · last activity almost 2 years ago by System‭

Question fiction short-story narrative

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Q&A How to write a good MacGuffin?

4 answers · posted almost 3 years ago by Cerise St Hilaire‭ · last activity almost 2 years ago by System‭

Question technique world-building creative-writing narrative

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Q&A What kind of writing style works for a game?

2 answers · posted almost 3 years ago by Suhail Alhegry‭ · last activity almost 2 years ago by System‭

Question plot style videogame narrative

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Q&A Repetition of information in my multi-path / multi-play-through game - how to deal with it?

1 answer · posted 3y ago by noClue‭ · last activity almost 2 years ago by System‭

Question videogame narrative branching-narrative

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