Writing - Posts tagged fantasy

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Maintaining distance

4 answers · last activity 5 months ago by ‭Monica Cellio‭

fiction style fantasy tone

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How do I introduce dark themes?

6 answers · last activity 6 months ago by ‭Mark Baker‭

novel fantasy pacing theme horror

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How to convey the anatomy of a humanoid race?

4 answers · last activity 6 months ago by ‭DPT‭

description characters script fantasy setting creative-writing

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

4 answers · last activity 7 months ago by ‭Mark Baker‭

technique world-building fantasy creative-writing narrative

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

4 answers · last activity 9 months ago by ‭celtschk‭

plot characters fantasy narrative

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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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Why is "Ser" used in Game of Thrones rather than "Sir"? [closed]

2 answers · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

fantasy realism

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Is it bad to suddenly introduce another element to your fantasy world a good ways into the story?

9 answers · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

novel fantasy pacing

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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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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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Is a character with a hidden Power too strong?

2 answers · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

characters fantasy character-development

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What are the standard genre characteristics of contemporary women's fantasy [closed]

9 answers · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

genre fantasy

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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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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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Is Ice/Fire opposition too stereotypical?

5 answers · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

cliches fantasy storyline archetypes

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Using accent marks in Fantasy novels

2 answers · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

naming fantasy

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Powers with unknown limits vs ones full of rules, limits and reasons?

2 answers · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

fantasy

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How do I handle a backstory big enough to be a story of its own?

9 answers · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

fiction plot fantasy structure

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Naming non-English folklore creatures

3 answers · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

language naming translation fantasy mythology

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How to introduce alien flora/fauna without turning the fiction into a biology book?

8 answers · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

fiction fantasy creative-writing

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Does a reader care about how realistic a book is?

6 answers · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

fiction fantasy readers creative-writing

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A villain that doesn't even know the hero's existence?

8 answers · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

fantasy

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Can I use "fuck" as a non-vulgar verb in a fantasy/steampunk world?

6 answers · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

language fantasy profanity steampunk conventions

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How much can a reader remember?

5 answers · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

fiction fantasy creative-writing structure

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Plot: is it as central as "fun" or "entertaining"?

3 answers · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

fiction plot fantasy creative-writing subplot

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For trilogies, is there any order of time periods the story should follow that is considered more appropriate?

3 answers · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

fiction fantasy time-depiction

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A protagonist who knows little about the world he born and grew up in until majority (present)?

2 answers · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

world-building characters fantasy

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How can I do research about the geographical scenarios of plot?

2 answers · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

research screenwriting fantasy

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Why not God as our subject?

9 answers · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

fantasy pov

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Looking for informed people to evaluate a creative writing project about psychiatry

1 answer · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

fiction research fantasy readers beta-readers science-fiction science

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How to call sub-genre of my fantasy?

1 answer · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

genre fantasy

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How to demonstrate an evolution of magic without it seeming like it is improvised?

7 answers · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

technique showing-telling fantasy foreshadowing show

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Is it a good idea to start each chapter with a snippet from a fictional book?

4 answers · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

fantasy creative-writing

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How to create a surreal/fantasy - feeling in a real world?

4 answers · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

fantasy philosophy

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How to write a story that spans decades

5 answers · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

plot fantasy

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Where to draw the line between fantasy and reality in a story?

8 answers · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

fantasy combat realism

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Gratuitous use of magic: poor writing and/or unenjoyable?

4 answers · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

fiction fantasy

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How to write a homosexual character, whose homosexuality isn't the point of the story?

6 answers · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

characters fantasy

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What is the "inner consistency of reality" that Tolkein refers to in his essay On Faerie Stories?

4 answers · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

technique fantasy

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A question about dialogue and paragraphs?

3 answers · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

novel style fantasy dialogue

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Needing to Believe the Story Is Real

3 answers · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

characters fantasy readers

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Is my writing 'disjointed', and if so how can I fix it?

1 answer · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

fiction style fantasy introduction

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Can I plug a loophole in my magic rules without rewriting the whole novel?

8 answers · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

world-building fantasy

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Humor in a fantasy setting

5 answers · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

humor fantasy

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Can Readers Relate to a Book without Humans?

5 answers · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

fiction fantasy creative-writing science-fiction science

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Create and using a custom version of a part of an existing mythology

6 answers · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

fantasy creative-writing mythology

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Time measures in fantasy worlds

9 answers · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

technique fantasy time-depiction

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What constitutes historical fantasy?

2 answers · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

novel fiction fantasy

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A cross-[What] kind of romance?

6 answers · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

fiction fantasy word-choice science-fiction science