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

15 answers  ·  last activity 2 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 3 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 8 months ago by Canina‭

Question novel fiction getting-started process
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Q&A What to do with cliched metaphors?

9 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by Mark Baker‭

Question fiction cliches creative-writing
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Q&A Maintaining distance

4 answers  ·  last activity 9 months 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?

2 answers  ·  last activity 9 months 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 10 months ago by Mark Baker‭

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Q&A Rapid change in character

8 answers  ·  last activity 10 months ago by Mark Baker‭

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

5 answers  ·  last activity 10 months ago by Mark Baker‭

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

2 answers  ·  last activity 10 months ago by Mark Baker‭

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Q&A What makes an ending "happy"?

9 answers  ·  last activity 10 months ago by Kevin‭

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

12 answers  ·  last activity 10 months ago by Mark Baker‭

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Q&A Averting Always Chaotic Evil

7 answers  ·  last activity 10 months 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

5 answers  ·  last activity 10 months ago by Amadeus‭

Question fiction short-story character-development antagonist
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Q&A Detail vs. filler

8 answers  ·  last activity 10 months 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?

5 answers  ·  last activity 10 months ago by Mark Baker‭

Question fiction short-story style conventions
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Q&A Is having elaborate metaphors ever a bad thing?

3 answers  ·  last activity 11 months 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 11 months 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?

4 answers  ·  last activity 11 months ago by DPT‭

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Q&A Is there a formula for creating stakes?

6 answers  ·  last activity 11 months ago by Kevin‭

Question fiction stakes
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Q&A Dangers of being sympathetic to the killer

6 answers  ·  last activity 12 months 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?

14 answers  ·  last activity 12 months 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?

4 answers  ·  last activity 12 months 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 12 months 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?

6 answers  ·  last activity 12 months 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?

5 answers  ·  last activity about 1 year ago by celtschk‭

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

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

Question fiction language word-choice
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Q&A Is a sequel allowed to start before the end of the first book?

2 answers  ·  last activity about 1 year ago by System‭

Question fiction sequel timelines
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Q&A How to write a nice frame challenge?

5 answers  ·  last activity about 1 year ago by System‭

Question fiction technique style non-fiction tone
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Q&A Can the prologue be the backstory of your main character?

4 answers  ·  last activity about 1 year ago by System‭

Question fiction prologues backstory
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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 about 1 year ago by System‭

Question fiction plot scene pov subplot
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Q&A How do you show, through your narration, a hard and uncaring world?

9 answers  ·  last activity about 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?

5 answers  ·  last activity about 1 year ago by System‭

Question fiction fantasy word-choice
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Q&A How to avoid drifting into a different genre?

4 answers  ·  last activity about 1 year ago by System‭

Question fiction genre
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Q&A Should fiction mention song names and iPods?

5 answers  ·  last activity about 1 year ago by System‭

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Q&A Do hard to pronounce names break immersion?

14 answers  ·  last activity about 1 year ago by System‭

Question fiction style naming characters
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Q&A Could the cast of my book be more unique?

8 answers  ·  last activity about 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?

6 answers  ·  last activity about 1 year ago by System‭

Question fiction plot characters creative-writing
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Q&A Is no religion a bad thing?

16 answers  ·  last activity about 1 year ago by System‭

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

5 answers  ·  last activity about 1 year ago by System‭

Question first-time-author fiction prologues narrative pov
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Q&A Avoiding racist tropes in fantasy

17 answers  ·  last activity about 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?

4 answers  ·  last activity about 1 year ago by System‭

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

5 answers  ·  last activity about 1 year ago by System‭

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

22 answers  ·  last activity about 1 year ago by System‭

Question fiction genre characters tropes hero
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Q&A When can I kill my character? [closed]

3 answers  ·  last activity about 1 year ago by System‭

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

1 answer  ·  last activity about 1 year ago by System‭

Question fiction punctuation dialogue
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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 about 1 year ago by System‭

Question fiction plot creative-writing narrative
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Q&A How to make the villain relatable/human without making the hero seem like a monster for killing him?

11 answers  ·  last activity about 1 year ago by System‭

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Q&A What is the balance between 'stating a problem clearly' and Hemingway's literary iceberg?

8 answers  ·  last activity about 1 year ago by System‭

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