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Should I use more transition words?
Awarded 8 hours ago
Is it necessary to add “had” in past tense narration when it's clear we're talking about the past?
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Is it necessary to add “had” in past tense narration when it's clear we're talking about the past?
Awarded yesterday
How to prevent other elements from an allegorical film from being misinterpreted?
Awarded 2 days ago
Linear beginning or flash-forwards?
Awarded Feb 23 at 23:04
How to convey (screaming) hysterics in dialogue
Awarded Feb 23 at 8:02
What's the difference between a 1-, 2- or 3-dimensional character?
Awarded Feb 23 at 7:15
Does the hero have to defeat the villain themselves?
Awarded Feb 21 at 19:18
How long does it take to write a 1000-word news article?
Awarded Feb 21 at 17:35
How to make a story entertaining with an almost invincible character?
Awarded Feb 19 at 15:45
How do you write about the human condition when you don't understand humanity?
Awarded Feb 19 at 6:20
How to make a story entertaining with an almost invincible character?
Awarded Feb 18 at 21:50
How can I specify the speaker in the dialogue without repeating the hero's name?
Awarded Feb 17 at 22:50
How to make a story entertaining with an almost invincible character?
Awarded Feb 17 at 17:08
How do I make a headstrong female character likable and not annoying?
Awarded Feb 17 at 5:16
How should my protagonist refer to my male character who is 18?
Awarded Feb 16 at 18:01
How do you write about the human condition when you don't understand humanity?
Awarded Feb 16 at 16:10
Sending manuscript to multiple publishers
Awarded Feb 15 at 19:20
Words use to describe racing heartbeat
Awarded Feb 14 at 23:56
How can I get self-confidence when writing?
Awarded Feb 13 at 9:27
When to place flashbacks?
Awarded Feb 13 at 1:08
How can I get self-confidence when writing?
Awarded Feb 12 at 19:27
Should I name my characters based off of their personality?
Awarded Feb 10 at 15:25
Should I name my characters based off of their personality?
Awarded Feb 10 at 15:25
Should I name my characters based off of their personality?
Awarded Feb 10 at 14:21
Should I drop my chapter because I don't like it?
Awarded Feb 8 at 9:43
Can one character be both an antagonist and a protagonist?
Awarded Feb 6 at 18:56
What can I do to make my book more challenging?
Awarded Feb 5 at 22:40
Is calling a character a “lunatic” or “crazy” ableist when it is in reference to their erratic behavior?
Awarded Feb 5 at 0:04
How harsh is too harsh when beta reviewing?
Awarded Jan 31 at 8:37
What can I do to make my book more challenging?
Awarded Jan 30 at 19:02
What can I do to make my book more challenging?
Awarded Jan 29 at 15:21
What can I do to make my book more challenging?
Awarded Jan 29 at 15:21
What can I do to make my book more challenging?
Awarded Jan 29 at 15:21
avoiding making all your characters sound the same
Awarded Jan 29 at 15:16
Are wants/needs and goals/desires the same thing? Which of these is the motivation?
Awarded Jan 27 at 14:55
Is it offensive to kill my gay character at the end of my book?
Awarded Jan 26 at 21:27
How Do I Compress Multiple Novels' Worth of Plot, Characters, and Worldbuilding into One?
Awarded Jan 25 at 1:02
My friend says that the story of my novel sounds too similar to Harry Potter
Awarded Jan 23 at 4:25
I feel my protagonist is too “detached” from the main plot. What should I do?
Awarded Jan 23 at 4:19
My friend says that the story of my novel sounds too similar to Harry Potter
Awarded Jan 23 at 4:19
How to get CreateSpace-quality printing, without actually publishing?
Awarded Jan 22 at 16:46
My friend says that the story of my novel sounds too similar to Harry Potter
Awarded Jan 22 at 3:56
Should a writer avoid publishing a book that replaces one the publisher put out of print?
Awarded Jan 22 at 3:16
How do I provide exposition on a magic system when no character has an objective or complete understanding of it?
Awarded Jan 21 at 21:56
What software is good for writing a technical book?
Awarded Jan 21 at 18:57
My friend says that the story of my novel sounds too similar to Harry Potter
Awarded Jan 21 at 8:51
Is italicizing parts of dialogue for emphasis ever appropriate?
Awarded Jan 21 at 3:35
My friend says that the story of my novel sounds too similar to Harry Potter
Awarded Jan 21 at 1:11
How do I provide exposition on a magic system when no character has an objective or complete understanding of it?
Awarded Jan 20 at 3:57
Is there a term for a fiction piece that goes after the prologue but before the epilogue?
Awarded Jan 19 at 21:42
What does an italicized ``n'' mean in an index entry of an old book?
Awarded Jan 19 at 21:26
Is it necessary to include humans in a world to make the world seem more grounded and realistic?
Awarded Jan 19 at 17:55
Is it necessary to include humans in a world to make the world seem more grounded and realistic?
Awarded Jan 19 at 16:36
Protagonist constantly has to have long words explained to her. Will this get tedious?
Awarded Jan 18 at 18:40
How to avoid having too many side characters in school-based story?
Awarded Jan 17 at 14:46
Is italicizing parts of dialogue for emphasis ever appropriate?
Awarded Jan 16 at 15:02
How to stop writing from deteriorating mid-writing?
Awarded Jan 15 at 19:28
How to stop writing from deteriorating mid-writing?
Awarded Jan 15 at 18:36
Is italicizing parts of dialogue for emphasis ever appropriate?
Awarded Jan 15 at 16:31
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