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Q&A Do readers need to identify with fictional characters?

On the modern day many people complain about how models, actors are damaging to society because people can't identify with them. Males actors or models which are ''too'' muscular are considered ''u...

3 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by System‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A Portraying the Brutality of War

I'm writing what might be described as a gas-lamp fantasy novel set in a realm similar to the Durrani Empire. Part of the main character's backstory is his experience growing up the son of a prosti...

2 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Soma‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A How to avoid basing an autistic character too much upon myself?

One of the characters in my current piece is autistic. I'm on the spectrum myself, so I have some idea of what this is like, but I'm starting to think that I might be basing her a bit too much on m...

3 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Philip Rowlands‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A Is it much costlier to self-publish a 6x9 book than a 5x8 with a POD printer?

Does the amount of pages and/or the number of copies printed determine the cost just as much as trim size? I was thinking of using KDP or possibly Advanced Print & Finishing (bestbookprinting.c...

2 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Claudia S‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A In a first-person web novel, how to make the reader aware of a motivator the POV is unaware of?

In my novel, the MC (and POV character) spares an enemy. He spared the enemy because he empathized/identified himself with them, but he was not aware of it. Later on he will understand his feelings...

3 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Mindwin‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A How much realism do I put into a war simulation story for Young Adults?

I am writing an action/thriller light novel for YA audience. The story involves characters "playing" in a war-simulation game in an extremely realistic and full immersive Virtual Reality. By "full...

2 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Kale Slade‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A How do you construct a thesis statement? [closed]

I have read any essay making tips and they said that the thesis statement is key to the thesis. So I tried to make one based on a question. So assume question like this: Overpopulation of urban a...

2 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Aroli Marcellinus‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A What is a subtle way of mentioning a man became physically aroused?

In my novel, I'm currently writing from a male's perspective and I need a bit of help. It's not an erotic book, but I'm writing a flashback from his teenage years which involves a bosom hug and I t...

3 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Margaret Belt‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A My kid's first story

So, my 11-year son has just written his first literature work yesterday: A short fantasy story about werewolves in a forest chased by a group of courageous men. Half-full of mistakes of all kinds, ...

7 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Ali_Habeeb‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A How to make a cool unmanly character [closed]

How to make a cool character who is really unmanly? The guy is bad at leadership, lacks endurance and strength while also being kind of a coward and having quite feminine facial features.

2 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by System‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A I have no artistic skill, but I want to write for animated shows/movies

See title. I love writing stories, but I usually imagine how they are like in show/movie form, specifically 3d animated ones. I don't feel like I have the skill to write a good book, but I do think...

1 answer  ·  posted 6y ago by noClue‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A Is writing solely about writing a plot?

I often hear that a writer should not write something that is not tightly linked to the plot. "If you can narrate it without it, drop it from your story" - that's what I see. However, is it really...

2 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by rus9384‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A Choosing between two people in a romance?

So, my dilemma is as follows. I have a romance project with the MC trying to choose between two women who he cares for very much. Each has broken his heart, but are willing to make amends and provi...

3 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Kale Slade‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A How to include detailed, long dialog in a narrative written about a few events taking place over many months

A narrator is writing a letter about the last 6 months of his father's life, a narrative which includes around 5 individual scenes, some of which have extensive back and forth dialog. How should th...

2 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by David‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A How do you know if your story concepts contradict each other? [closed]

This country has a long line of female rulers going back since its inception. Due to a divine connection with the goddess, only queens can inherit the throne, and rules as both leader of the nation...

2 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Incognito‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A How do you create a huge array of characters?

Suppose you are part of a development team working on a fighting game, and you're given the role of creating about 30 or 40 unique characters from many different backgrounds from the ground up. It'...

1 answer  ·  posted 6y ago by noClue‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A How to avoid mentioning the name of a character?

I am writing a short story which features a character known only as Old Man, but there is a part of the story where someone calls the Old Man by his name. Only once, and I was wondering if there wa...

2 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Kalama Xander‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A How do you make a scene "tasteful"?

Let's say you have a scene that contains nudity. There are many ways to do it wrong and have it just be a pervy scene, but there are also ways to make it "tasteful" in a way where it's slightly les...

3 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by noClue‭  ·  last activity 5y 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 6y ago by Thomas Myron‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A Should I write my story if I haven't established a plot?

I'm in the process of start writing my story and I'm not sure if I should do it if I'm not done with the main plot of the story. Also I don't know since what part should I start writing off, The st...

5 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Marian-Danny‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A Do I need to provide in-text citations in a news article for school?

So, for my Senior English Class, I need to write a news article about technology. However, I'm unsure as to whether or not I need in-text citations for said paper. Do I need in-text citations for a...

1 answer  ·  posted 6y ago by Kale Slade‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A Is it reasonable to have weary character climb rope to safety? [closed]

My MC, injured (having been shot earlier) is extremely tired after carrying his partner, who took a bullet for him, towards safety. She suspects that the ex-fil location they are heading towards ...

1 answer  ·  posted 6y ago by Rasdashan‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A Footnotes for Translation purposes

I am writing a novel that includes occasional words or phrases in another language. If I use a footnote to provide a loose translation of the word and that same word appears once or twice more on t...

2 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Theresa‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A How best to avoid the appearance of Deus Ex Machina with established character?

My characters are in a difficult situation that can be somewhat relieved by a colleague. MC is wounded, leading secondary protagonist to take a bullet for him. She is gravely injured, MC takes SP ...

2 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Rasdashan‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A Phrasing to balance immense speed with boredom

Through much of my novel the protagonist spends considerable time cruising over various landscapes at speeds exceeding 500 km/h. To you or me this is significant but to the character, it's "just a ...

2 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Brian Lacy‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭