User noClue

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13 answers

9k views

Is it a bad idea to have multiple bad endings and only one good ending?

asked Feb 9, 2018 at 16:52

30 votes

6 answers

14k views

Dead parents: something to avoid?

characters character-development narrative tropes

asked Apr 17, 2018 at 15:36

25 votes

3 answers

7k views

Chekhov's gun, but it's just "useless" background info

technique world-building tropes

asked Feb 4, 2019 at 16:11

21 votes

7 answers

6k views

Stories with multiple possible interpretations: do you plan for it?

plot planning ambiguity

asked Feb 28, 2018 at 13:49

17 votes

7 answers

3k views

How do you create a huge array of characters?

characters videogame

asked Nov 13, 2018 at 16:24

16 votes

8 answers

5k views

Introduce a character and forget about them until the last chapter?

characters novel

asked Mar 5, 2018 at 11:52

16 votes

5 answers

2k views

How do you verify information?

research realism

asked Apr 30, 2018 at 12:38

14 votes

5 answers

4k views

How to create a memorable line?

character-development narrative

asked Nov 20, 2018 at 10:23

12 votes

4 answers

3k views

How can you make an unrealistic setup as realistic as possible?

characters

asked Jul 2, 2018 at 9:20

12 votes

5 answers

1k views

How do you drop a reader in the middle of nowhere at the beginning of a story?

openings

asked Feb 28, 2018 at 15:04

11 votes

4 answers

484 views

How much can I trust my players to remember previous states of the story and not get confused?

creative-writing videogame branching-narrative

asked May 14, 2018 at 16:27

9 votes

4 answers

3k views

How do you make a scene "tasteful"?

creative-writing screenwriting

asked Nov 13, 2018 at 17:16

8 votes

1 answer

241 views

Show outline or table of content using presets in Scrivener?

formatting software scrivener outline

asked Feb 5, 2019 at 21:32

8 votes

4 answers

1k views

Prepare for more after the "ending"?

plot structure videogame ending

asked Feb 20, 2018 at 10:25

7 votes

3 answers

886 views

When does something become "torture porn"?

narrative genre torture

asked May 17, 2018 at 10:28

7 votes

4 answers

332 views

Gameplay clashing with story?

videogame

asked May 19, 2018 at 17:16

7 votes

12 answers

2k views

Anticlimactic ending as a surprise after climax?

plot videogame ending

asked Aug 6, 2018 at 13:04

6 votes

4 answers

487 views

How to describe something visual in preparation of said visual?

dialogue videogame

asked Jul 13, 2018 at 12:58

6 votes

4 answers

3k views

Scrivener: Write character names once, update everywhere?

scrivener

asked Jan 24, 2017 at 16:11

5 votes

2 answers

367 views

What format/platform/structure is good for writing for a video game?

structure videogame

asked Jan 19, 2017 at 1:41

5 votes

3 answers

390 views

Is there a name for layers of subtext?

technique dialogue subtext

asked Nov 7, 2017 at 11:18

5 votes

3 answers

528 views

How to keep track of character development in a character profile?

character-development

asked Nov 13, 2017 at 21:20

5 votes

1 answer

241 views

Is it a bad idea to mix psychological horror with action?

genre videogame

asked Apr 6, 2018 at 11:04

5 votes

4 answers

3k views

How to deal with a rape scene: what can/should you do?

character-development plot rape

asked Apr 19, 2018 at 17:03

5 votes

6 answers

713 views

Are there tools/software for planning your story using nested mindmaps and references to characters?

software tools planning organization

asked Feb 28, 2018 at 14:38

5 votes

5 answers

541 views

I kinda want to completely annihilate the hero - what would speak against it?

characters plot character-development

asked Sep 3, 2018 at 16:35

4 votes

5 answers

1k views

How to create a likable and sympathetic character, even if they are a pervert?

characters character-development

asked Nov 15, 2018 at 17:49

4 votes

2 answers

624 views

How to incorporate a silent protagonist into a chatty world?

characters dialogue

asked Feb 1, 2019 at 16:33

4 votes

1 answer

153 views

Autocapitalize after colon for dialog?

software tools scrivener scriptwriting

asked Mar 24, 2019 at 23:41

4 votes

1 answer

148 views

Good ways to sort "rambly" notes?

software notes

asked Jul 25, 2019 at 3:51

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59 Questions

Is it a bad idea to have multiple bad endings and only one good ending?

Dead parents: something to avoid?

Chekhov's gun, but it's just "useless" background info

Stories with multiple possible interpretations: do you plan for it?

How do you create a huge array of characters?

Introduce a character and forget about them until the last chapter?

How do you verify information?

How to create a memorable line?

How can you make an unrealistic setup as realistic as possible?

How do you drop a reader in the middle of nowhere at the beginning of a story?

How much can I trust my players to remember previous states of the story and not get confused?

How do you make a scene "tasteful"?

Show outline or table of content using presets in Scrivener?

Prepare for more after the "ending"?

When does something become "torture porn"?

Gameplay clashing with story?

Anticlimactic ending as a surprise after climax?

How to describe something visual in preparation of said visual?

Scrivener: Write character names once, update everywhere?

What format/platform/structure is good for writing for a video game?

Is there a name for layers of subtext?

How to keep track of character development in a character profile?

Is it a bad idea to mix psychological horror with action?

How to deal with a rape scene: what can/should you do?

Are there tools/software for planning your story using nested mindmaps and references to characters?

I kinda want to completely annihilate the hero - what would speak against it?

How to create a likable and sympathetic character, even if they are a pervert?

How to incorporate a silent protagonist into a chatty world?

Autocapitalize after colon for dialog?

Good ways to sort "rambly" notes?