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Painting a picture with a thousand words.

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How do I say that someone is black?

allows you to use the term that is the best description (many african people are more brown than black, and there are white people living in Africa, too) without putting you in the line of fire of social …
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How often should I remind my readers of the setting?

There are three perspectives to this question, and environment or setting in general. First, the reader/writer perspective: You can mention it whenever you deem it is necessary to remind the reader. …
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How can I explain my world if the character is technologically not yet capable of understand...

If this detail is important enough that readers should get it, you can have your characters make guesses at the truth close enough that (at least some) readers can connect the dots, while the characte …
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Should I defend my character's appearance?

It seems your publisher and you are miscommunicating, because you are looking at the same thing from different perspectives. You are thinking in terms of the internal logic of your story or world. H …
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How do I draw attention to a girl's chest without making it overly lewd?

You provide very little detail, more would help. I've had a girlfriend who barely fit into DD, and used it mostly because bras in E are rare. Her main thoughts about her breasts during ordinary daily …
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