User FFN

27 votes

How do I know what I'm writing is interesting to the reader?

answered Dec 21, 2017 at 19:37

8 votes

Should I, and how should I develop a "filler character"?

answered Dec 9, 2017 at 1:42

7 votes

Accepted

What are most common tropes of a paranormal book and dark fantasy book?

answered Nov 9, 2017 at 15:53

6 votes

Accepted

How to complement a novel with short stories - what to avoid

answered Nov 24, 2017 at 18:07

5 votes

How do I make it clear that someone is going through something, like Obito and not like someone pushed through something?

answered Aug 3, 2018 at 0:34

3 votes

Making the death of background characters sad

answered Dec 1, 2017 at 20:09

3 votes

Timeline back and forth

answered Oct 21, 2017 at 13:20

3 votes

How to describe guns to someone who has never seen them before

answered Nov 4, 2017 at 23:00

2 votes

WYSIWYG-type editor for dialog?

answered Nov 22, 2017 at 20:05

2 votes

Why would one write something in 2017?

answered Oct 17, 2017 at 17:24

2 votes

How can I continue one scene after many scenes?

answered Oct 19, 2017 at 16:32

2 votes

Accepted

Creating a flawed but not unlikable character

answered Mar 10, 2018 at 13:52

2 votes

How Much Focus to Give a Supporting Character?

answered Mar 16, 2018 at 18:27

2 votes

How do I format dialogue for an AI chatbot in a screenplay?

answered Dec 15, 2017 at 13:45

1 vote

Can I reference something used in another medium, like names, play titles, or song titles?

answered Feb 8, 2019 at 21:35

1 vote

Are more or less details better for details that do not play a role in the story but describe where part of the story takes place?

answered Oct 10, 2017 at 22:50

1 vote

What do you italicize when you create a compound word or worldplay?

answered Nov 9, 2017 at 13:40

1 vote

Is there a way to make all characters to be chameleon's archetype?

answered Dec 5, 2017 at 13:14

1 vote

When writing non-linear, do I have to note time changes?

answered Nov 26, 2017 at 12:15

1 vote

How to edit story structure

answered Dec 11, 2017 at 12:37

0 votes

Writing witty/funny characters with deadpan humor

answered Dec 25, 2017 at 13:26

-1 votes

Effective jokes in a character's speech

answered Oct 5, 2017 at 13:54

Stack Exchange Network

22 Answers

How do I know what I'm writing is interesting to the reader?

Should I, and how should I develop a "filler character"?

What are most common tropes of a paranormal book and dark fantasy book?

How to complement a novel with short stories - what to avoid

How do I make it clear that someone is going through something, like Obito and not like someone pushed through something?

Making the death of background characters sad

Timeline back and forth

How to describe guns to someone who has never seen them before

WYSIWYG-type editor for dialog?

Why would one write something in 2017?

How can I continue one scene after many scenes?

Creating a flawed but not unlikable character

How Much Focus to Give a Supporting Character?

How do I format dialogue for an AI chatbot in a screenplay?

Can I reference something used in another medium, like names, play titles, or song titles?

Are more or less details better for details that do not play a role in the story but describe where part of the story takes place?

What do you italicize when you create a compound word or worldplay?

Is there a way to make all characters to be chameleon's archetype?

When writing non-linear, do I have to note time changes?

How to edit story structure

Writing witty/funny characters with deadpan humor

Effective jokes in a character's speech