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Posts by Mephistopheles‭

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Q&A Avoiding "kill it off for DRAMA" trope whilst doing it

Why hello there, old sports. I guess we all know the spiel with this one, but I tell you anyway, using this handy-dandy step-list: You introduce a character who is likable. (optional)Keep him aro...

2 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Mephistopheles‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How to make "Joffrey like" characters for a "kick that son of a bitch " moment

We know what I'm talking about. The feeling when the legal side of a story doesn't bothers us too much because we want to see Joffrey getting strangled with a string of sausages. So basically we ...

4 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Mephistopheles‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Tips for making writing move fluidly

I think there's a problem in my writings, that I can describe as not being fluid, and lacking in smooth transitions. Based upon this, I'm interested in tips at shifting focus smoothly between par...

1 answer  ·  posted 6y ago by Mephistopheles‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How to make good anti-heroes?

Dr.House, the God-Emperor of Mankind, Han Solo, and so on, and so forth. Something is appealing about anti-heroes, for instance: Superman is bland, perfect and ultimately a bruh superhero, whose c...

3 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Mephistopheles‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Weaving VERY IMPORTANT OPINIONS into a story without murdering it

In Bad Webcomics Wiki, a place for reviews of bad webcomics, there's a common phrase: the "VERY IMPORTANT OPINIONS". The novelists who endeavor to enforce what they are pleased to call "moral t...

3 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Mephistopheles‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A From a writing standpoint, what is the value of Deus Ex Machina?

Deus ex machina is considered by TV Tropes to be a sub-trope to asspulling, and thus, often considered a bad writing trope. Now, unlike most other bad writing tropes, that have their roots in fanf...

2 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Mephistopheles‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Offensive aesthetics and naming conventions?

So I'm writing a story that features an alien character, who happens to be a really "internet troll"-ish type with a somewhat godlike tech and a personal army of robots. He/She (?) is fond of Eart...

4 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by Mephistopheles‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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