User wetcircuit

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Writing a trilogy and editing

answered Feb 13, 2019 at 18:07

5 votes

How can I start in media res and provide enough back-story to hook people, all in the first chapter?

answered Feb 13, 2019 at 16:24

0 votes

Problems Blending Sci-fi & Traditional Fantasy?

answered Feb 10, 2019 at 21:48

3 votes

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Using a grammatically incorrect tense for stylistic effect

answered Feb 10, 2019 at 4:23

9 votes

Is it bad to have no gender variety?

answered Feb 7, 2019 at 5:47

4 votes

How to get my characters' emotions out of the way so I can get on with the plot?

answered Feb 7, 2019 at 16:53

7 votes

An LGBT main character, but the book isn't about LGBT issues

answered Feb 5, 2019 at 14:26

1 vote

Creating and keeping track of characters

answered Feb 4, 2019 at 18:19

2 votes

Scene & Sequel in exposition or world building

answered Feb 4, 2019 at 12:26

3 votes

Writing romance when I have little experience in it

answered Jan 31, 2019 at 22:27

4 votes

Finding resources for sci-fi writers on Quantum Mechanics

answered Jan 31, 2019 at 18:06

13 votes

Should I add racism in my book's world or have my world have no racism?

answered Jan 25, 2019 at 7:00

28 votes

Is it ok to use "aluminium" in an otherwise American English text?

answered Jan 21, 2019 at 15:38

3 votes

How to present an alien culture with different morals, without it coming across as savage?

answered Jan 15, 2019 at 22:28

12 votes

Convincing argument about something I don't agree with

answered Jan 8, 2019 at 23:33

2 votes

How best to avoid the appearance of stereotype?

answered Jan 9, 2019 at 0:41

45 votes

Is my story "too diverse"?

answered Jan 6, 2019 at 20:58

4 votes

The problem of the throwaway boyfriend

answered Jan 1, 2019 at 22:47

4 votes

Raising infinite questions without isolating the reader

answered Dec 31, 2018 at 16:09

3 votes

Conflict and antagonist in a certain subtype of erotic novels

answered Dec 27, 2018 at 0:11

1 vote

Consequences of imprisonment during childhood

answered Dec 29, 2018 at 15:38

8 votes

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Does every story really represent a life-story, as McKee advises?

answered Dec 26, 2018 at 15:32

2 votes

Short sentences vs. long sentences in fiction

answered Dec 25, 2018 at 17:41

14 votes

I'm afraid that my setups will be overlooked

answered Dec 24, 2018 at 17:20

5 votes

Should I be myself and write what I really want even though it isn't getting much traction?

answered Dec 23, 2018 at 15:27

2 votes

How do I stay motivated while planning a series of novels?

answered Dec 17, 2018 at 17:38

3 votes

Accepted

How to avoid "power creep" in my novel?

answered Dec 15, 2018 at 14:42

0 votes

A handful of gems

answered Dec 13, 2018 at 18:31

2 votes

Writing a crying scene

answered Dec 13, 2018 at 18:01

5 votes

How to keep darkness from piling up

answered Dec 13, 2018 at 17:37

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Writing a trilogy and editing

How can I start in media res and provide enough back-story to hook people, all in the first chapter?

Problems Blending Sci-fi & Traditional Fantasy?

Using a grammatically incorrect tense for stylistic effect

Is it bad to have no gender variety?

How to get my characters' emotions out of the way so I can get on with the plot?

An LGBT main character, but the book isn't about LGBT issues

Creating and keeping track of characters

Scene & Sequel in exposition or world building

Writing romance when I have little experience in it

Finding resources for sci-fi writers on Quantum Mechanics

Should I add racism in my book's world or have my world have no racism?

Is it ok to use "aluminium" in an otherwise American English text?

How to present an alien culture with different morals, without it coming across as savage?

Convincing argument about something I don't agree with

How best to avoid the appearance of stereotype?

Is my story "too diverse"?

The problem of the throwaway boyfriend

Raising infinite questions without isolating the reader

Conflict and antagonist in a certain subtype of erotic novels

Consequences of imprisonment during childhood

Does every story really represent a life-story, as McKee advises?

Short sentences vs. long sentences in fiction

I'm afraid that my setups will be overlooked

Should I be myself and write what I really want even though it isn't getting much traction?

How do I stay motivated while planning a series of novels?

How to avoid "power creep" in my novel?

A handful of gems

Writing a crying scene

How to keep darkness from piling up