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Q&A Is it possible for an aggressive character to become sensitive?

So I'm writing a story, a fanfiction to be specific, and a main character is an aggressive, emotionless, constantly angry man, who swears a lot and doesn't care much about anything. I want him to d...

2 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by May‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How does one get Fanfiction "Published"?

When the final chapter of "The Legend of the Sword of the Day and the Sword of the Night" was translated to English I kept hearing on the chatroom where it was posted that we had best read it now b...

1 answer  ·  posted 9y ago by Memor-X‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Unofficial Fan Fictions - How can I Secure Them?

For a long time now, I have been writing fan fictions based off of the storyline of a board game. I have posted these fan fictions on a website dedicated to the same board game. I am not the only w...

2 answers  ·  posted 9y ago by Thomas Myron‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Can a plagiarist sue one who plagiarized them?

I sometimes write rather vicious satirical pieces that heavily reference (arguably - but possibly beyond the point of plagiarism; definitely the same setting, the same characters, strong references...

3 answers  ·  posted 9y ago by SF.‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How can I get myself writing again?

I have authored a particular fanfiction, which has garnered a moderate following on the fanfiction website I published it to. As of now, the story has 279 users following it for updates, as well as...

2 answers  ·  posted 10y ago by Brian S‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How to continue someone else's story gracefully, with fan-fiction?

I've been juggling some ideas for NaNoWriMo and one of them is a Doctor Who story. Now I've not read a great deal of fan fiction but I've never read any that I'd say that compares to the original, ...

1 answer  ·  posted 11y ago by Pureferret‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A All persons fictitious - where to place it?

I've got an all persons fictitious disclaimer similar to the one mentioned at All persons fictitious disclaimer — ideas regarding modification? but where should I place it? Bear in mind, this is a...

2 answers  ·  posted 12y ago by avenas8808‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How to write as a Neko Character [closed]

So my character is a Neko, which is half human and half cat, and I use her a lot in fighting scenes and I was wondering if anyone really knows how one could write that out, I assume that the fighti...

1 answer  ·  posted 4y ago by Lillian Barnes‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How to avoid writing irritating fan fictions?

I have recently started writing a fanfiction and I am posting it online as I write it. However, I often see in comments sayings 'This fanfiction gave me cancer','The writer of this crap should just...

6 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Maiko Chikyu‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Can fanfics be bestsellers? [closed]

Fanfiction is somewhat of an uncharted territory, which few actual writers/critics take serious note of or are very enthusiastic about. It has been long asked and established whether publishing fan...

3 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by Soha Farhin Pine‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Proper handling of "sophisticated" English usage

Good day everyone! I am currently writing my first fan-fiction. Here are some basic traits of one of my characters. He usually talks in normal English with a small infusion of 'moi' and 'thou/th...

1 answer  ·  posted 5y ago by Vadzim Savenok‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How do I write a deep conversation scene? [closed]

So two brothers are having a conversation about one wanting not to be a vampire anymore, and asks him if there is a way he can change to human. How do I make the conversation interesting and wantin...

2 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Alison Smith‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Fan Fiction: a crutch or a good start?

Writing is writing, but I am not confident enough to take on creating a whole world from scratch. Will writing fanfic or writing in other shared world spaces be beneficial, or will it simply allow...

8 answers  ·  posted 13y ago by Larry Smithmier‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A I have 97 pages in my book draft. Is it too late to swap to third person from first?

I've been writing a One Piece fan fiction to improve my writing. I foolishly decided to write it in first person and now I kinda want to change it to third person - but I'm already 97 pages into t...

3 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by Seann Powell‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How to stay excited when writing about the necessary?

I practice my writing skills by writing fan fiction. It's a great medium: no deadlines or word goals, and you get free feedback. The only problem is that as fan fiction, there are certain things yo...

1 answer  ·  posted 5y ago by Thomas Myron‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Are there drawbacks to having previous fan fictions written before being published?

I am not a published author, though I am nearing that stage. This is because I decided many years ago to learn all I could about writing, and hone my skill with practice, before actually writing my...

0 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by Thomas Myron‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Is 7000 words too long for a chapter? [closed]

I've been working on a story for the last 4 years. It's just a personal project now and I've gone really in depth to clean up any plot holes I can readily see (thanks Cinemasins). I think I love th...

2 answers  ·  posted 4y ago by Emily‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A When an imagined world resembles or has similarities with a famous world

Arguably this might belong in worldbuilding.stackexchange.com, but the question has to do with a fiction story and its relation to other fiction in the real world. I have a plot which involves an ...

1 answer  ·  posted 5y ago by Stewart‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How can I make an eldritch abomination out of humanity? [closed]

The fanfic I'm writing is so that I may get into the swing of literature. A test story if you might like in the Mass Effect Universe. Please prepare for a long text because there's a lot of trivia ...

1 answer  ·  posted 5y ago by Alberto Lazo-Morejon‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How to avoid info dumps in fan fiction?

I was wondering what kind of advice do you have to avoid info dumps in fan fiction? Granted this can usually be avoided in fan fiction by sticking to what is known. But when you work with au's or o...

2 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by meg_carroll‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Could I use the brand name 'Imodium' as a title for a short story?

Good afternoon. Could I use the brand name 'Imodium' as a title for my short story?

0 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by nettie firman‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A re-writing a paragraph to make it more appealing [closed]

How best can I re-write this paragraph to make it more family friendly? There had been a time, barely a month or two ago, when he had sat his face to the storm and grinned with glee as the wind an...

0 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by paul robison‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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