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

3 answers  ·  last activity 1 day ago by ‭Monica Cellio‭

fiction planning editing collaboration
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How to organize ideas to start writing a novel?

6 answers  ·  last activity 5 months ago by ‭Canina‭

novel fiction getting-started process
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What to do with cliched metaphors?

9 answers  ·  last activity 5 months ago by ‭Mark Baker‭

fiction cliches creative-writing
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Maintaining distance

4 answers  ·  last activity 5 months ago by ‭Monica Cellio‭

fiction style fantasy tone
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What genre would a fictional eyewitness account of a real historical event fall under?

2 answers  ·  last activity 6 months ago by ‭Mark Baker‭

fiction short-story genre historical historical-fiction
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How do I know if my cast is diverse enough or too diverse?

4 answers  ·  last activity 6 months ago by ‭Mark Baker‭

fiction characters creative-writing gender
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Rapid change in character

8 answers  ·  last activity 6 months ago by ‭Mark Baker‭

fiction technique character-development
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How to hint at an antagonist's identity?

5 answers  ·  last activity 6 months ago by ‭Mark Baker‭

fiction technique characters creative-writing
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Scale: How to handle a personal story set in an epic war?

2 answers  ·  last activity 6 months ago by ‭Mark Baker‭

fiction scale
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What makes an ending "happy"?

9 answers  ·  last activity 7 months ago by ‭Kevin‭

fiction ending
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Is the genre 'fantasy' still fantasy without magic?

12 answers  ·  last activity 7 months ago by ‭Mark Baker‭

fiction fantasy creative-writing
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Averting Always Chaotic Evil

7 answers  ·  last activity 7 months ago by ‭Mark Baker‭

fiction technique creative-writing antagonist tropes
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Introducing evil characters before the evil deeds take place

5 answers  ·  last activity 7 months ago by ‭Amadeus‭

fiction short-story character-development antagonist
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Detail vs. filler

8 answers  ·  last activity 7 months ago by ‭DPT‭

novel fiction technique description script prose
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How could the disregard for both plot and dialogue tell the story?

5 answers  ·  last activity 7 months ago by ‭Mark Baker‭

fiction short-story style conventions
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Is having elaborate metaphors ever a bad thing?

3 answers  ·  last activity 7 months ago by ‭Mark Baker‭

fiction short-story setting metaphor
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What's the difference between time-tested and formulaic?

4 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by ‭sesquipedalias‭

fiction technique archetypes
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Should a scene break always be put in place when there is change in location, times, and dates?

4 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by ‭DPT‭

fiction scene
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Is there a formula for creating stakes?

6 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by ‭Kevin‭

fiction stakes
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Dangers of being sympathetic to the killer

6 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by ‭Amadeus‭

fiction technique flash-fiction conflict
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Can I conceal an antihero's insanity - and should I?

14 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by ‭Mark Baker‭

fiction style character-development science-fiction science protagonist
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Is it a copyright violation to have the character share some characteristics with a known character?

4 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by ‭Mark Baker‭

publishing fiction copyright
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What are the top most important key elements for a computer game story?

3 answers  ·  last activity 9 months ago by ‭Secespitus‭

fiction short-story videogame science-fiction science
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What's "fair use" for borrowing someone else's invented term?

6 answers  ·  last activity 9 months ago by ‭Amadeus‭

fiction copyright citations science-fiction science
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Is anything like the propulsion systems (warp/impulse drives) copyrighted from being use in other sci-fi novels?

5 answers  ·  last activity 9 months ago by ‭celtschk‭

fiction copyright science-fiction science
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I have a name, and no plot [closed]

4 answers  ·  last activity 9 months ago by ‭Amadeus‭

fiction plot characters creative-writing
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How to use professional jargon when writing fiction?

3 answers  ·  last activity 9 months ago by ‭Monica Cellio‭

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

2 answers  ·  last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

fiction sequel timelines
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How to write a nice frame challenge?

5 answers  ·  last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

fiction technique style non-fiction tone
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How do you show, through your narration, a hard and uncaring world?

9 answers  ·  last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

fiction style description script science-fiction science narrative
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Can the prologue be the backstory of your main character?

4 answers  ·  last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

fiction prologues backstory
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Which techniques maintain reader interest when the POV is a spectator? (Sports story as sidequest?)

3 answers  ·  last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

fiction plot scene pov subplot
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Should I use the terms "people" "person" "man" and "woman" in fantasy setting?

5 answers  ·  last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

fiction fantasy word-choice
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Should fiction mention song names and iPods?

5 answers  ·  last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

fiction style description script character-development
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How to avoid drifting into a different genre?

4 answers  ·  last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

fiction genre
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Do hard to pronounce names break immersion?

14 answers  ·  last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

fiction style naming characters
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Do authors often base their characters off of themselves?

6 answers  ·  last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

fiction plot characters creative-writing
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Could the cast of my book be more unique?

8 answers  ·  last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

fiction characters creative-writing character-development
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Is no religion a bad thing?

16 answers  ·  last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

fiction characters creative-writing character-development
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Can the prologue's POV be different from the POV of main story?

5 answers  ·  last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

first-time-author fiction prologues narrative pov
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Avoiding racist tropes in fantasy

17 answers  ·  last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

fiction characters fantasy creative-writing
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Where is the line between a tough love character and a pure asshole?

4 answers  ·  last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

fiction characters character-development emotions
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Is it bad writing or bad story telling if first person narrative contains more information than the narrator knows?

2 answers  ·  last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

fiction plot creative-writing narrative
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How do I avoid the "chosen hero" feeling?

22 answers  ·  last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

fiction genre characters tropes hero
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Confused about when to treat something as a dialogue tag

1 answer  ·  last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

fiction punctuation dialogue
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Needing Help Fleshing Out Male Character So He's Not Just a Stock Character

5 answers  ·  last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

fiction fantasy creative-writing
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When can I kill my character? [closed]

3 answers  ·  last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

fiction characters character-development
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How to make the villain relatable/human without making the hero seem like a monster for killing him?

11 answers  ·  last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

fiction fantasy character-development
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How to prevent seeming like a Marty Stu-ish villain is cheating?

12 answers  ·  last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

fiction characters fantasy
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Moving away from a gender-based analysis

2 answers  ·  last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

fiction non-fiction word-choice gender
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