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Using "show not tell" while characters are planning for something that happens

asked Jul 17, 2016 at 13:22

9 votes

4 answers

9k views

What are some good strategies to use when naming a fictional city?

asked Mar 28, 2017 at 23:54

7 votes

6 answers

1k views

Benefits of Chapter titles in fictional writing?

asked Jul 18, 2016 at 16:23

5 votes

2 answers

5k views

How to present asides in play writing?

asked Jan 15, 2017 at 22:38

4 votes

7 answers

2k views

Voices of young children, how to write?

asked Apr 1, 2016 at 19:59

4 votes

8 answers

455 views

How do I decide whether to answer questions, or leave them unexplained?

asked Jan 4, 2017 at 23:23

4 votes

5 answers

4k views

First person POV "mom:" vs. "mother"

asked Jun 21, 2016 at 0:59

3 votes

5 answers

16k views

Writing dialogue, present or past tense "said"

asked Jun 20, 2016 at 19:37

3 votes

4 answers

2k views

Switching perspectives for a single chapter in a first person POV novel, to do or not to do?

asked Jul 19, 2016 at 1:58

3 votes

2 answers

994 views

How to determine whether or not a plot twist is needed?

asked Sep 11, 2016 at 0:00

2 votes

1 answer

504 views

How much repetition of a word or phrase is too much?

asked Mar 30, 2016 at 23:54

2 votes

4 answers

297 views

Writing a non-lucid dream

asked Jun 18, 2016 at 23:17

2 votes

1 answer

571 views

Writing the same character in two different perspectives?

asked Jun 25, 2016 at 3:21

2 votes

2 answers

561 views

Inventing a fictional town in a real geographic location

asked Dec 17, 2016 at 20:12

2 votes

3 answers

118 views

Do you need to end a story with the same perspective you start with?

asked Dec 26, 2016 at 1:49

2 votes

3 answers

860 views

Ways to avoid repetition of "filler" words in writing?

asked Jan 2, 2017 at 20:58

1 vote

1 answer

366 views

Specific character's thought in 3rd person omniscient writing

asked May 17, 2016 at 20:17

1 vote

3 answers

1k views

Onomatopoeia usage, how much of it detracts from the story?

asked Oct 2, 2016 at 2:06

0 votes

2 answers

84 views

When a story is longer than a book, is it best to wait until the entire story is done before completing the first book in the story? [duplicate]

asked Mar 10, 2019 at 14:03

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19 Questions

Using "show not tell" while characters are planning for something that happens

What are some good strategies to use when naming a fictional city?

Benefits of Chapter titles in fictional writing?

How to present asides in play writing?

Voices of young children, how to write?

How do I decide whether to answer questions, or leave them unexplained?

First person POV "mom:" vs. "mother"

Writing dialogue, present or past tense "said"

Switching perspectives for a single chapter in a first person POV novel, to do or not to do?

How to determine whether or not a plot twist is needed?

How much repetition of a word or phrase is too much?

Writing a non-lucid dream

Writing the same character in two different perspectives?

Inventing a fictional town in a real geographic location

Do you need to end a story with the same perspective you start with?

Ways to avoid repetition of "filler" words in writing?

Specific character's thought in 3rd person omniscient writing

Onomatopoeia usage, how much of it detracts from the story?

When a story is longer than a book, is it best to wait until the entire story is done before completing the first book in the story? [duplicate]