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Linux command line based Word Processors?
Awarded Sep 12, 2022 at 19:02
What's the ideal usage for italics for names?
Awarded Sep 12, 2022 at 1:25
Is there a method to determining how many books long your series needs to be?
Awarded Sep 7, 2022 at 20:11
Do I always need a comma after a person's name?
Awarded Aug 30, 2022 at 9:40
How and when should I introduce my main character's superpowers?
Awarded Aug 25, 2022 at 15:16
How to describe shock in first person? [closed]
Awarded Aug 14, 2022 at 13:20
Is it alright to kill off a character without setting up death flags?
Awarded Aug 9, 2022 at 11:07
Is it acceptable to place a dash after a question mark?
Awarded Aug 5, 2022 at 13:42
Is italicizing parts of dialogue for emphasis ever appropriate?
Awarded Aug 4, 2022 at 10:25
How to introduce a large amount of characters in the first chapter?
Awarded Aug 3, 2022 at 16:18
How can we have foreshadowing in a story that takes place in a universe where the future can't be known beforehand?
Awarded Aug 1, 2022 at 3:48
When is it too late to introduce major characters?
Awarded Jul 27, 2022 at 10:32
Can Google Docs be used for technical product documentation?
Awarded Jul 26, 2022 at 2:57
Can technical writing suck less
Awarded Jul 21, 2022 at 13:40
Switching POV from protagonist to antagonist?
Awarded Jul 19, 2022 at 18:40
Are there any corporate publishers that still accept neat handwritten manuscripts?
Awarded Jul 15, 2022 at 23:34
Why would a character's parents allow them to go on a lethal quest?
Awarded Jul 15, 2022 at 8:35
How can I search for words by meaning/definition?
Awarded Jul 13, 2022 at 19:32
Do "unlimited ammo" or "bottomless magazine" tropes ruin storytelling?
Awarded Jul 12, 2022 at 20:20
What is the meaning of square brackets in quotes?
Awarded Jul 12, 2022 at 14:17
How to number the equations in an academic paper?
Awarded Jul 9, 2022 at 12:46
How do you make a super villain's plan smart enough to outwit genuinely intelligent heroes but still have the heroes win?
Awarded Jul 9, 2022 at 0:05
How to format code in an academic report
Awarded Jul 4, 2022 at 4:16
Which is more readable - array of ints or int array?
Awarded Jun 30, 2022 at 11:56
How do you come up with superpowers that haven't been overused? [closed]
Awarded Jun 30, 2022 at 8:56
Can tables describing data go into the materials and methods section?
Awarded Jun 29, 2022 at 2:41
How do you keep an antagonist as morally grey even after they cause serious harm/conflict?
Awarded Jun 28, 2022 at 11:42
Is there a format to write a good treasure hunt story?
Awarded Jun 25, 2022 at 18:17
Where can a new author sell the first chapter of a book?
Awarded Jun 25, 2022 at 14:16
How to do research to write characters from a different culture?
Awarded Jun 24, 2022 at 19:47
Where can I find resources about writing "Choose your own adventure"-style books?
Awarded Jun 23, 2022 at 14:10
When quoting, must I also copy hyphens used to divide words that continue on the next line?
Awarded Jun 21, 2022 at 19:43
Having a character quote an entire stanza of a poem
Awarded Jun 21, 2022 at 19:43
170k debut fantasy story. Is it possible?
Awarded Jun 20, 2022 at 14:36
Are there copyright concerns writing about fantasy elements other authors have used?
Awarded Jun 20, 2022 at 7:50
What to do if I end up confused by my own plot because of 'trying to be original' or 'trying to make the story more deep'?
Awarded Jun 17, 2022 at 23:06
In a series, do the stakes have to be higher than in the book before?
Awarded Jun 14, 2022 at 4:30
What type of protagonists get happy endings?
Awarded Jun 14, 2022 at 0:47
Spicing up a moment of peace
Awarded Jun 12, 2022 at 7:35
How to write about paternal and maternal grandparents?
Awarded Jun 11, 2022 at 12:04
If in real life the antagonist is often oneself, shouldn't it work in a full length novel?
Awarded Jun 9, 2022 at 11:40
Is there a word for something that is structured like a parody, but utilizes an idealized or improved version of the original context?
Awarded Jun 8, 2022 at 13:41
Ways to show someone is whispering without using "he whispered"
Awarded Jun 8, 2022 at 5:03
How should tv broadcast dialogue be formatted in a story?
Awarded Jun 7, 2022 at 13:17
Is it strange to describe the narrator's facial expressions in a first-person narrative?
Awarded May 27, 2022 at 2:56
Is it an odd concept for a superhero with superhuman powers to use technology/gadgets and also rely on tech?
Awarded May 25, 2022 at 19:57
Is there a software for story writing with detailed character files and an interactive timeline? (other then aeon timeline and scrivener)
Awarded May 19, 2022 at 14:35
Is it offensive for a mixed raced American of no Japanese descent to use a Japanese pseudonym, merely just because they like it?
Awarded May 19, 2022 at 2:18
How many points are sufficient for my essay?
Awarded May 16, 2022 at 21:50
I am overplotting my story - how can I figure out what is necessary and cut out what isn't?
Awarded May 16, 2022 at 13:27
Is there a YouTube for writers? Basically a way to share manuscripts on social media
Awarded May 9, 2022 at 0:18
Author changing name
Awarded May 8, 2022 at 14:58
What genre is a book in an imaginary world but no other fantasy element?
Awarded May 7, 2022 at 20:33
How to include deliberate inconsistencies without it seeming like lazy or bad writing?
Awarded May 5, 2022 at 6:41
Grammarly editing my effects, should I keep them or listen to Grammarly?
Awarded May 2, 2022 at 16:01
How do I make a possibly offensive stereotype less so?
Awarded Apr 29, 2022 at 14:06
My character surprised me with their behaviour while writing them, should I keep that behaviour or stick to how I had planned them?
Awarded Apr 27, 2022 at 19:05
Is there any stylistic reason to avoid the word "got"?
Awarded Apr 19, 2022 at 7:40
Elongated vowel sounds
Awarded Apr 14, 2022 at 20:18
Is it okay if my fictional country is like a real country?
Awarded Apr 12, 2022 at 12:42
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