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How to cite information from the Human Genome Project (website)?
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Are fantasy books expected to be trilogies?
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Can I write a story revolving around a video game (Without it taking place in game and making many changes)?
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Does the hero have to defeat the villain themselves?
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How do you fill pages with fluff?
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How to make a story entertaining with an almost invincible character?
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Is the opening of this detective short story gripping enough to read on? Can it be shortened?
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How to handle a character when she is lying about her name
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Distorting historical facts for a historical fiction story
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How should my protagonist refer to my male character who is 18?
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How do you write about the human condition when you don't understand humanity?
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How can I get self-confidence when writing?
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What does one call author blurbs at the bottom of journalistic articles?
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Legal effect of standard fiction disclaimer
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How to share research and character notes between multiple works in Scrivener?
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Is there a prefix for 'old'? [closed]
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How do you make the reader root for the protagonist when the primary antagonist is more relatable and more likable?
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What are some conventions for creating a sense of urgency?
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Is calling a character a “lunatic” or “crazy” ableist when it is in reference to their erratic behavior?
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Which goes first: summary, background or justification?
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How do I distinguish what makes a masterpiece? [closed]
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How to write an introduction letter as a professor? [closed]
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How harsh is too harsh when beta reviewing?
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Do memoirs need to cite sources?
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What can I do to make my book more challenging?
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What point of view is best to write a visual novel in?
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How do you convey nonverbal utterances?
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Why would my “Hero” start his Quest to save the world?
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Dialogue Writing and Word Repetition [closed]
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How to format and where to place the “thanks” section for websites in a book?
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Casually inserting sexual orientation
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Is it offensive to kill my gay character at the end of my book?
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How Do I Compress Multiple Novels' Worth of Plot, Characters, and Worldbuilding into One?
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Is There a Legal Age to Publish a Manga/Comic? [duplicate]
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How to relate stormy weather to sadness?
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Format keyboard keys in documents
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My friend says that the story of my novel sounds too similar to Harry Potter
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When Choosing Labels/titles for Characters instead of their names
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Can prologues and epilogues change POV from the main text?
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Is it necessary to include humans in a world to make the world seem more grounded and realistic?
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How do I provide exposition on a magic system when no character has an objective or complete understanding of it?
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Is italicizing parts of dialogue for emphasis ever appropriate?
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Use of ellipses at the end of a passage [duplicate]
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What's the most effective way to indicate an unknown year in a decade?
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Avoiding -ly Words
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How can I randomly replace only a few words (not all) in Microsoft Word?
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How to write a good birth scene? [closed]
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Can I publish my book in the Russian language with advertising and selling online?
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Tips on engaging the audience in the first chapter?
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Creative writing exercises for engineers
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Which trim size for a fantasy novel?
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How can I write a bigoted narrator while making it clear he is wrong?
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Same plot but different story, is it plagiarizing?
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Dealing with annoying quirks: Long names
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How do I write real-world stories separate from my country of origin?
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How do I handle an unequal romantic pairing in a world with superpowers?
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Different types of “Flashbacks”
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What is trending in literary-fiction short stories?
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Would this be considered racist?
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Is it appropriate for me to write about the pandemic?
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