Writing - Posts tagged fiction

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Q&A I feel like I'm plagiarizing my story? [closed]

4 answers · last activity 2 months ago by Canina‭

Question fiction creative-writing plagiarism

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Q&A Do readers primarily identify with or judge heroes in a novel?

1 answer · last activity 3 months ago by Canina‭

Question novel fiction characters hero main-characters

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Q&A How to make the reader think that the *character's* logic is flawed instead of the author's?

9 answers · last activity 9 months ago by Monica Cellio‭

Question fiction technique showing-telling characters readers

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Q&A How do you avoid the problem of a collaborative work having separate voices?

3 answers · last activity 10 months ago by Monica Cellio‭

Question fiction planning editing collaboration

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Q&A How to organize ideas to start writing a novel?

6 answers · last activity about 1 year ago by Canina‭

Question novel fiction getting-started process

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Q&A What to do with cliched metaphors?

5 answers · last activity about 1 year ago by Mark Baker‭

Question fiction cliches creative-writing

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Q&A Maintaining distance

3 answers · last activity about 1 year ago by Monica Cellio‭

Question fiction style fantasy tone

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Q&A What genre would a fictional eyewitness account of a real historical event fall under?

1 answer · last activity over 1 year ago by Mark Baker‭

Question fiction short-story genre historical historical-fiction

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Q&A How do I know if my cast is diverse enough or too diverse?

4 answers · last activity over 1 year ago by Mark Baker‭

Question fiction characters creative-writing gender

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Q&A Rapid change in character

7 answers · last activity over 1 year ago by Mark Baker‭

Question fiction technique character-development

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Q&A How to hint at an antagonist's identity?

3 answers · last activity over 1 year ago by Mark Baker‭

Question fiction technique characters creative-writing

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Q&A Scale: How to handle a personal story set in an epic war?

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

Question fiction scale

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Q&A What makes an ending "happy"?

6 answers · last activity over 1 year ago by Kevin‭

Question fiction ending

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Q&A Is the genre 'fantasy' still fantasy without magic?

9 answers · last activity over 1 year ago by Mark Baker‭

Question fiction fantasy creative-writing

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Q&A Averting Always Chaotic Evil

5 answers · last activity over 1 year ago by Mark Baker‭

Question fiction technique creative-writing antagonist tropes

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Q&A Introducing evil characters before the evil deeds take place

4 answers · last activity over 1 year ago by Amadeus‭

Question fiction short-story character-development antagonist

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Q&A Detail vs. filler

7 answers · last activity over 1 year ago by DPT‭

Question novel fiction technique description script prose

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Q&A How could the disregard for both plot and dialogue tell the story?

4 answers · last activity over 1 year ago by Mark Baker‭

Question fiction short-story style conventions

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Q&A Is having elaborate metaphors ever a bad thing?

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

Question fiction short-story setting metaphor

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Q&A What's the difference between time-tested and formulaic?

4 answers · last activity over 1 year ago by sesquipedalias‭

Question fiction technique archetypes

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Q&A Should a scene break always be put in place when there is change in location, times, and dates?

3 answers · last activity over 1 year ago by DPT‭

Question fiction scene

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Q&A Is there a formula for creating stakes?

6 answers · last activity over 1 year ago by Kevin‭

Question fiction stakes

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Q&A Dangers of being sympathetic to the killer

4 answers · last activity over 1 year ago by Amadeus‭

Question fiction technique flash-fiction conflict

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Q&A Can I conceal an antihero's insanity - and should I?

6 answers · last activity over 1 year ago by Mark Baker‭

Question fiction style character-development science-fiction science protagonist

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Q&A Is it a copyright violation to have the character share some characteristics with a known character?

3 answers · last activity over 1 year ago by Mark Baker‭

Question publishing fiction copyright

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Q&A What are the top most important key elements for a computer game story?

3 answers · last activity over 1 year ago by Secespitus‭

Question fiction short-story videogame science-fiction science

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Q&A What's "fair use" for borrowing someone else's invented term?

4 answers · last activity over 1 year ago by Amadeus‭

Question fiction copyright citations science-fiction science

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Q&A Is anything like the propulsion systems (warp/impulse drives) copyrighted from being use in other sci-fi novels?

4 answers · last activity over 1 year ago by celtschk‭

Question fiction copyright science-fiction science

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Q&A I have a name, and no plot [closed]

4 answers · last activity over 1 year ago by Amadeus‭

Question fiction plot characters creative-writing

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Q&A How to use professional jargon when writing fiction?

3 answers · last activity over 1 year ago by Monica Cellio‭

Question fiction language word-choice

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Q&A How to write a nice frame challenge?

3 answers · last activity over 1 year ago by System‭

Question fiction technique style non-fiction tone

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Q&A Is a sequel allowed to start before the end of the first book?

2 answers · last activity over 1 year ago by System‭

Question fiction sequel timelines

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Q&A Which techniques maintain reader interest when the POV is a spectator? (Sports story as sidequest?)

3 answers · last activity over 1 year ago by System‭

Question fiction plot scene pov subplot

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Q&A Can the prologue be the backstory of your main character?

3 answers · last activity over 1 year ago by System‭

Question fiction prologues backstory

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

8 answers · last activity over 1 year ago by System‭

Question fiction style description script science-fiction science narrative

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Q&A Should I use the terms "people" "person" "man" and "woman" in fantasy setting?

3 answers · last activity over 1 year ago by System‭

Question fiction fantasy word-choice

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Q&A How to avoid drifting into a different genre?

1 answer · last activity over 1 year ago by System‭

Question fiction genre

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Q&A Could the cast of my book be more unique?

5 answers · last activity over 1 year ago by System‭

Question fiction characters creative-writing character-development

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Q&A Do authors often base their characters off of themselves?

3 answers · last activity over 1 year ago by System‭

Question fiction plot characters creative-writing

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Q&A Do hard to pronounce names break immersion?

8 answers · last activity over 1 year ago by System‭

Question fiction style naming characters

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Q&A Should fiction mention song names and iPods?

4 answers · last activity over 1 year ago by System‭

Question fiction style description script character-development

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Q&A Is no religion a bad thing?

8 answers · last activity over 1 year ago by System‭

Question fiction characters creative-writing character-development

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

3 answers · last activity over 1 year ago by System‭

Question first-time-author fiction prologues narrative pov

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Q&A Avoiding racist tropes in fantasy

7 answers · last activity over 1 year ago by System‭

Question fiction characters fantasy creative-writing

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Q&A Where is the line between a tough love character and a pure asshole?

2 answers · last activity over 1 year ago by System‭

Question fiction characters character-development emotions

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Q&A How do I avoid the "chosen hero" feeling?

10 answers · last activity over 1 year ago by System‭

Question fiction genre characters tropes hero

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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 · last activity over 1 year ago by System‭

Question fiction plot creative-writing narrative

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Q&A Needing Help Fleshing Out Male Character So He's Not Just a Stock Character

3 answers · last activity over 1 year ago by System‭

Question fiction fantasy creative-writing

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Q&A Confused about when to treat something as a dialogue tag

1 answer · last activity over 1 year ago by System‭

Question fiction punctuation dialogue

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Q&A When can I kill my character? [closed]

2 answers · last activity over 1 year ago by System‭

Question fiction characters character-development

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