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In my sci-fi novel, some people have the ability to talk via telepathy so how do we distinguish telepathy from other types of communication? I would like to do it, because it's not the same, and I ...

2 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by repomonster‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by Monica Cellio‭

I heard that people who appreciate dark humor are more intelligent on average. I also read the following: Willinger and her team said their findings suggested black humour processing is a “c...

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

I am thinking of implementing multiple ending to one of my novels and it would be done the following way: There's a scene where the main character is about to do something, but I leave it to the re...

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

I am talking about writing a sequel to a novel that's in the public domain. For example, Wizard of Oz. As far as I know, this is completely legal; however, the issue is how to deal with the fandom ...

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

There are different types of time travel (they have different rules and constraints) throughout literature, so I was wondering if you could list some of them here, and which ones are best for drivi...

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

I am seriously wondering how to go about writing dialogues for characters whose native language isn't English and who aren't very fluent in English. It's very hard, because people have different le...

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

I have heard there can be an allegory inside another allegory (mise en abyme), but what about 2 concurrent allegories (at the same time) and how do you insure that people don't get confused by the ...

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

https://dgrayman.fandom.com/wiki/Innocence Well, I always thought that the name Innocence in D.Gray-Man never made much sense. It's not explained anywhere why it's called that, so I always thought...

0 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by repomonster‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

I am wondering what are some guidelines when translating the lyrics of a song to another language, because lyrics depend a lot on musicality (rhymes, syllables), it's very hard to maintain the same...

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

I thought about spreading a story across a video game, comic book and novel, but I am not sure if doing this will alienate my readers, because I don't believe people want to spend a ton of money to...

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

I was thinking about writing about the Holocaust, but I am not sure if it's a good idea since I am not sure if people would feel offended if I exaggerate certain events or facts even if it makes th...

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

Too often, when people make a story about genocide committed by a fascist government, the story often devolves into a Nazi Germany cliché, especially when the story is set in a modern or futuristic...

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

I am guessing there are many options, but I would like to know how the industry does it and which methods are the most popular. I am writing a short novel with 3 other friends and we haven't yet di...

0 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by repomonster‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

Let's say I am writing a fantasy book where magic users doesn't use something called "magic", but use something called "Hermetic". Where in the book should we redefine (give a new definition to the...

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

I found this interesting figure of speech called spoonerism. Here's the article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoonerism Now, I have been wondering if spoonerism can be used in a non-humoristic ...

0 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by repomonster‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭