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Q&A How to write a gay character from a first person perspective (Twist: The person doesn't know that they're gay!)

Remember that story I mentioned in my previous question? Yeah, well one of the characters in it is gay (one of the main characters). But the problem is... They don't KNOW that they're gay until the...

1 answer · posted 8y ago by AnAspiringAuthor‭ · last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A How to make sure that you don't end up writing a Self-Insert?

Could I get some pointer as how to NOT write a Self-Insert/Mary Sue? What I mean: according to Urban Dictionary a Self-Insert is "A story in which the reader inserts himself or herself; this usual...

1 answer · posted 7y ago by AnAspiringAuthor‭ · last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A How do you write a character that HATES being born into a well-off family?

We've seen this character archetype before: A character despises being born into a well-off family. ("Well-off" can range from rich-to-anywhere-on-the-middle-class-spectrum, regardless of whether ...

4 answers · posted 7y ago by AnAspiringAuthor‭ · last activity 5y ago by System‭

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