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15 votes

The protagonist can't defeat the antagonist without the antagonist being stupid

answered Mar 20, 2017 at 11:31

14 votes

How to tell readers that I know my story is factually incorrect?

answered Jul 19, 2019 at 17:21

12 votes

When two authors write a book, what order should I put them in?

answered Nov 14, 2020 at 11:09

9 votes

As a young author, how do you make people listen?

answered Oct 20, 2020 at 19:44

9 votes

Are wands in any sort of book going to be too much like Harry Potter?

answered May 7, 2019 at 12:13

8 votes

How to write female characters with agency?

answered Oct 10, 2018 at 9:50

8 votes

How can I write humor as character trait?

answered Mar 21, 2019 at 17:43

8 votes

How to creep the reader out with what seems like a normal person?

answered Apr 27, 2019 at 22:13

8 votes

Should I end my book on a major cliffhanger?

answered Sep 15, 2020 at 12:00

7 votes

I feel like people would mock me for trying to become an author at 12, what should I do?

answered Oct 13, 2020 at 8:42

7 votes

How to balance respecting diversity and avoiding tokenism at the same time

answered Feb 27, 2018 at 11:35

6 votes

How to invest readers in a story that (initially) has no clear direction?

answered Mar 2, 2018 at 13:35

6 votes

When writing science fiction, how important is it to provide scientific details for the (fictitious) things you are presenting in the story?

answered Aug 27, 2018 at 23:57

5 votes

Is it considered lazy writing to have a dry prelude at the start of a book?

answered Jul 25, 2018 at 17:37

5 votes

Crossing the line between justified force and brutality

answered Mar 28, 2019 at 9:05

5 votes

What kind of writing would be considered offensive?

answered Oct 27, 2020 at 17:32

4 votes

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How can I make my story's worldbuilding magical but not too far from realistic?

answered Mar 4, 2022 at 16:28

4 votes

Is it okay to use "It was all just a virtual world / dream" for a plot twist?

answered Oct 18, 2020 at 16:33

4 votes

What's the difference between Deus Ex Machina and coincidence?

answered Aug 6, 2020 at 13:37

4 votes

Not having any white MC's?

answered Jan 25, 2019 at 13:56

4 votes

Problems Blending Sci-fi & Traditional Fantasy?

answered Feb 7, 2019 at 11:14

4 votes

How do I find logical errors in my novel?

answered Apr 12, 2018 at 10:39

4 votes

Rewriting a scifi story to fit with actual science, should I do it as I go?

answered Oct 2, 2017 at 10:17

4 votes

How much does style contribute to the overall value of a novel?

answered Feb 1, 2018 at 11:14

3 votes

Creating a story in which the hero(es) lose

answered Jan 26, 2017 at 13:35

3 votes

Using colloquialisms the reader may not be familiar with

answered Mar 1, 2018 at 13:19

3 votes

Story that's too depressing?

answered Jan 21, 2019 at 14:14

3 votes

Tiptoe or tiphoof? Adjusting words to better fit fantasy races

answered Mar 26, 2019 at 18:21

3 votes

How do I write "Show, Don't Tell" as a person with Asperger Syndrome?

answered Jun 3, 2019 at 7:59

3 votes

How can my story take place on Earth without referring to our existing cities and countries?

answered Jun 25, 2019 at 10:49

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The protagonist can't defeat the antagonist without the antagonist being stupid

How to tell readers that I know my story is factually incorrect?

When two authors write a book, what order should I put them in?

As a young author, how do you make people listen?

Are wands in any sort of book going to be too much like Harry Potter?

How to write female characters with agency?

How can I write humor as character trait?

How to creep the reader out with what seems like a normal person?

Should I end my book on a major cliffhanger?

I feel like people would mock me for trying to become an author at 12, what should I do?

How to balance respecting diversity and avoiding tokenism at the same time

How to invest readers in a story that (initially) has no clear direction?

When writing science fiction, how important is it to provide scientific details for the (fictitious) things you are presenting in the story?

Is it considered lazy writing to have a dry prelude at the start of a book?

Crossing the line between justified force and brutality

What kind of writing would be considered offensive?

How can I make my story's worldbuilding magical but not too far from realistic?

Is it okay to use "It was all just a virtual world / dream" for a plot twist?

What's the difference between Deus Ex Machina and coincidence?

Not having any white MC's?

Problems Blending Sci-fi & Traditional Fantasy?

How do I find logical errors in my novel?

Rewriting a scifi story to fit with actual science, should I do it as I go?

How much does style contribute to the overall value of a novel?

Creating a story in which the hero(es) lose

Using colloquialisms the reader may not be familiar with

Story that's too depressing?

Tiptoe or tiphoof? Adjusting words to better fit fantasy races

How do I write "Show, Don't Tell" as a person with Asperger Syndrome?

How can my story take place on Earth without referring to our existing cities and countries?