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Nov 10, 2020: +1

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Chapter 1 Problems
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Chapter 1 Problems
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How do I know if my cast is diverse enough or too diverse?
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How to ensure that neurotic or annoying characters don't get tiring in the long run
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What's the point of writing that I know will never be used or read?
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What is a good way to come up with original world building ideas?
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When to ask for constructive criticism?
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How can I convince my reader that I will not use a certain trope?
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Writing the dialogue of two travelers who dislike each other
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Motivation - or how can I get myself to do the work I know I need to?
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I wrote a scene that the majority of my readers loved. How do I get back to that place while writing my new book?
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How to write a vulnerable moment without it seeming cliche or mushy?
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Where's the line between confident and upfront and being a jerk?
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How to create a plot given theme and settings?
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How to find different meanings behind metaphors used in speech writing?
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What's wrong with impersonal and lifeless descriptions in a novel?
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How do you cope with rejection?
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Picking a theme as a discovery writer
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Tackling backstory while writing multiple POVs
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Punctuating narration
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Abandoning the Ordinary World
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Mortal danger in mid-grade literature
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Best practice for academic writing: write and cite or write first?
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How to answer questions about my characters?
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Every character has a name - does this lead to too many named characters?
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How much description is necessary?
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How do you describe sentimental human physical interactions?
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Characters jumping out of their stories
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How to write a 40+ page story in 3 weeks
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First quarter friends
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Is no religion a bad thing?
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Is there a balance between a page-turning read and an exhausting 'too much' reading experience?
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What are the chances that agents or publishers will accept my manuscript if there are some grammatical errors in it?
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Writing a crying scene
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How to limit 3rd Person Omniscient without losing depth to your other characters?
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How do you make a scene "tasteful"?
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How to introduce multiple outfits in a short amount of time?
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Are there widely recognized iconic story examples of "a stranger comes to town" and "a stranger in a strange land"?
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The Art of creating Subplots
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How to sort out a confusing storyline?
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How much time do you find you have to commit to daily writing to see results?
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How can I stop overusing "I" in my writing?
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How to survive editing
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Is it important to describe every character of the storyline?
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Is writing big facts about a character's background good when first introducing them?
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First Chapters protocol
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Restarting a Novel
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Dealing with inability to sustain interest in an idea
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How to express uncontrollable sadness
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What are the Pros and Cons of long names?
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How do you deal with Chapter 2 when Chapter 1 is a volcano opening?
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How to add depth to writing - turn a story into a book
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How do I make "foreshadowing" more relevant in the early going?
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Describing something that doesn't exist
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How to improve a "dry" scientific review article?
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How to explain leaving your body
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Why do readers enjoy reading about "bad" or evil characters?
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What can motivate people to write and share their personal stories?
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How do I find logical errors in my novel?
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Is it acceptable to break the story up into POVs to show how the characters' stories all tie together?
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How do you assess the value of an individual scene?
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How to best pace information reveals to the reader
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Does my protagonist *have* to succeed?
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What is the rule for commas?
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How to show a character being bored for multiple chapters without boring the reader
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What is the spectrum of 'disasters' in 'scene-sequel?"
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Character, plot, and setting conflicts
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Sorkin: "Dialog is music" - In what way(s)?
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How do you avoid smiling, head-bobbing characters?
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What are the standard genre characteristics of contemporary women's fantasy
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Is it acceptable to have the theme of a story remain hidden to its characters?
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How can I understand characters whose worldview is alien to my own?
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Knowing when to disobey the advice of grammar software
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Silly question about character creation
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Guidance on pacing the introduction of new characters
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How much does style contribute to the overall value of a novel?
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To read or not to read similar works before write my own?
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Do too many scenes exhaust the reader?
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Can I use a scientific theory for my story?
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How can I get my style to feel more mature?
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How to expand my vocabulary?
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Writer's Block For Years...?
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Bending the rules of the english language for effect; sentence fragments and run-ons
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How do you guide a character into discovering a world?
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Typography for a book?
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How to complement a novel with short stories - what to avoid
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How does one gauge the strength of any particular adverb?
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How to come up with original ideas for stories?
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Character pivots, where to put them
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Plot and characters conflict too much
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What makes bad science fiction?
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Is it a bad habit to cause too many deep permanent changes in the status quo of a story that envisions sequels?
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How do I make it so my story happens in an ambiguous time frame?
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How do I start writing a good plot line?
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Names and aliases
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Is it necessary to use words like "said", "asked," etc in dialog?
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I have another question about adverbs. Can you check my instincts?
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Character feelings?
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Writing garbage to see if the characters do something interesting?
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I am losing significant word count in the second draft of my novel. How might I use that space to deepen the characters and story?
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Classic fantasy races lazy or boring?
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What do sentences look like in a rough draft before they are combined into a cumulative sentence?
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Should I make my prologue chapter 1?
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How long can a prologue be, and what should you not do?
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How to concentrate when writing?
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Adding breaks in a novel—spaces, asterisks, or a chapter break?
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Feb 15, 2020: +1

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How to use word frequency data?
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Jan 30, 2020: +2

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How do I know if my cast is diverse enough or too diverse?
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How to ensure that neurotic or annoying characters don't get tiring in the long run
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Jan 29, 2020: +1

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How do I know if my cast is diverse enough or too diverse?
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Jan 27, 2020: +1

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Using fake swear words without them seeming out of place to the reader
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Jan 12, 2020: +1

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Has self-publishing killed the in-person critique group?
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Dec 15, 2019: +1

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Averting Real Women Don’t Wear Dresses
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Dec 13, 2019: +1

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Do I really need to have a scientific explanation for my premise?
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