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Posts by BugFolk‭

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Q&A Trying to regain writing skills I lost after a writing hiatus [closed]

Edit: I'm confused what I need to ask so this question can be taken off hold. I'm looking for help on writing descriptive language. (it no longer flows freely in my mind like it did in the past.)...

0 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by BugFolk‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A Plot and characters conflict too much

My question is if you run into characterization vs. plot conflicts, or unlikeable characters, do you do major changes to your characters to fit the plot or do you make major changes to your pl...

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

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Q&A Is it better to save each chapter in a separate word document or all in one document?

This may not answer your question, but it is something I have done. Pros I found: You manage smaller files and are not dealing with the entire story. It is easier to find your place and manage w...

posted 7y ago by BugFolk‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A Using Myers–Briggs as a guide for character development?

Edit: I looked at What are some ways to get to know your characters? and while I noticed similarities, I think that question asks in broader terms about what tools can be used for developing charac...

3 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by BugFolk‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A Do too many scenes exhaust the reader?

Perhaps you've guessed this may be another form of "Kill your darlings" I wonder if it may be the "add to the character's development/ lay the groundwork but doesn't add up to the current plot" sc...

posted 7y ago by BugFolk‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A Where should I put my tl;dr?

I've usually seen it posted at the bottom, end of post, usually quoted or bolded to stand out. It could be placed in the top of the post, but I think the purpose (whether stated or not) is there t...

posted 7y ago by BugFolk‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A What would you call non human "people"?

I'm trying to have a dialogue where one character says something to the lines of "You're being really hard on yourself. You're only human." That line doesn't feel right when dealing with an anthro...

2 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by BugFolk‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A To break free and write something new or finish the rough draft

I'm at a crossroads to figure out the better plan of action. I've heard you should always try to finish the rough draft, but...are there exceptions? I'm wondering if any readers here ran into this,...

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

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Q&A When Choosing Labels/titles for Characters instead of their names

This is probably a repeat of a previous question, but I have a slightly different problem when writing. I don't always want to refer to characters by their names (if I do, then I run into problems ...

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