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Answer	—	A: How to write strategy and schemes beyond my real-life capabilities? As an author, you have a couple of superpowers which you can bestow upon your characters: - Super perception. You know every detail in your story, including those a normal person wouldn't even notice. You can let your characters notice any small detail which will help them to accomplish their goals.... (more)	—	about 5 years ago
Answer	—	A: The art of clickbait captions > If you want to be really famous you only have to click here. 1. "you only have to click here" - you can remove that. Your audience knows how the internet works. They know that in order to receive more information, they have to click. It's obvious. 2. "If you want to be" What do you mean, if you wa... (more)	—	over 5 years ago
Answer	—	A: Is it okay to majorly distort historical facts while writing a fiction story? There is a whole genre of fiction which explore what would have happened if certain historic events turned out differently: Alternative History. If you market your work as part of this genre, then anything goes. But this genre usually focuses on changes which have lasting consequences on a global sc... (more)	—	over 5 years ago
Answer	—	A: Is a lawful good "antagonist" effective? A good recipe for a tragedy is a character constellation where you have multiple good people who only have the best intentions but they still end up working against each other. Everyone has a plan for how to resolve that major problem of the story. Most of these plans might even work. But all these ... (more)	—	almost 6 years ago
Answer	—	A: Not having any white MC's? Novels are not a visual medium. Your readers never actually see your characters. So unless the racial background of your characters is relevant for your story, you can easily get away with never actually telling your reader their skin color or eye shape. You said that you had "forgotten about their ... (more)	—	almost 6 years ago
Answer	—	A: Needing Help Fleshing Out Male Character So He's Not Just a Stock Character When you are trying to flesh out the personality of a character, then a good technique is to write a "character interview". A character interview means that you are asking your character a couple of personal question and then write down how your character would answer them. This interview is not mean... (more)	—	about 6 years ago
Answer	—	A: Housing fictional characters Is the exact address really relevant for the story? Choosing a real location has several disadvantages: - It could lead to harassment for whoever really lives there now or in the future - It limits your storytelling. Do you need the home to be across the street of a store for fishing supplies next ... (more)	—	about 7 years ago
Answer	—	A: Offensive aesthetics and naming conventions? The difference between funny and offensive is execution. People are offended by comedy when the comedy is so bad that you can not tell if it's comedy or just being plain mean. The best example I know for getting gross humor from offensive to funny is South Park. They make jokes about nazis, shit, p... (more)	—	over 7 years ago
Answer	—	A: How to make good anti-heroes? What makes anti-heroes interesting characters to read about? To find that out, let's compare the morally flawed anti-hero with the cliché of the perfectly virtuous hero. - They do things the audience wouldn't dare to do. Be mean to people who annoy you. Disrespect authority figures. Indulge in guil... (more)	—	over 7 years ago
Answer	—	A: Nintendo Based Copyright Don't! Nintendo has a history of using legal actions to shut down fan projects. When they come after you, it will be a civil lawsuit, not a criminal one. That means you need to pay the expenses for your defense up-front. If you can't afford proper legal defense, you will very likely lose the lawsui... (more)	—	over 7 years ago
Answer	—	A: How to write good erotic scene? First of all: it's your choice how far you want to go into detail. When two characters having sex is a plot point in a story which is not supposed to be erotic or not even romantic, a detailed description of the deed can seem out of place, especially when you aren't really comfortable writing it. T... (more)	—	about 10 years ago
Answer	—	A: How can I learn the name of a colour to use in a description? I would recommend you to describe the hair of that character as "white" or "grey". Maybe "silver" when you want to be a bit more lyrical, but that's the furthest I would go into detail about the haircolor. The artist of that image likely decided to put a tiny bit of yellow into the color-shade, beca... (more)	—	over 10 years ago