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Using colloquialisms the reader may not be familiar with

answered Feb 27, 2018 at 13:22

9 votes

Would it confuse my readers to give two siblings nicknames that can be abbreviations of the same name?

answered May 10, 2018 at 14:00

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What is thebarefootwriter.com?

answered Mar 22, 2018 at 17:23

7 votes

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Using software with my writing?

answered Jan 24, 2018 at 1:01

6 votes

How can I hide a second narrative within my story? (using time travel)

answered Apr 30, 2018 at 20:05

5 votes

Do Short Stories Need Definitive Endings?

answered May 21, 2018 at 18:43

5 votes

Restarting a Novel

answered May 29, 2018 at 16:43

5 votes

Is it a good idea to make the protagonist unlikable while making the supporting characters more likable?

answered Mar 13, 2018 at 20:56

5 votes

How to prevent turning off the reader at first with a protagonist with unlikeable traits but that becomes better later on?

answered Mar 21, 2018 at 17:48

4 votes

How do I make my protagonist more relatable?

answered Mar 11, 2018 at 3:02

4 votes

Does dialogue need to be accurate to the setting?

answered Aug 3, 2018 at 16:32

3 votes

Are "non-readers" useful beta readers?

answered Jun 4, 2018 at 15:55

3 votes

How to get readers to care about a dead character?

answered May 15, 2018 at 15:26

3 votes

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MLA-8: How to cite information with multiple sources

answered May 17, 2018 at 22:16

3 votes

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

answered Feb 28, 2018 at 16:43

3 votes

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Knowing when to disobey the advice of grammar software

answered Feb 16, 2018 at 19:08

3 votes

What are the advantages and disadvantages to leaving the narrator unnamed?

answered Feb 17, 2018 at 3:02

2 votes

How to do political humor

answered Jan 11, 2018 at 20:16

2 votes

What is the difference between limited third-person narrative and free indirect discourse?

answered Feb 15, 2018 at 17:40

2 votes

How to cite a letter in an anthology using MLA?

answered Mar 23, 2018 at 13:10

2 votes

If I'm writing in US English, am I not allowed to use the metric system?

answered Apr 2, 2018 at 19:09

2 votes

How long should a memoir be?

answered Apr 9, 2018 at 16:50

2 votes

Where can I find resources about writing a litRPG book?

answered Apr 12, 2018 at 12:05

2 votes

Foregone conclusion of novel's first part

answered Apr 29, 2018 at 17:54

1 vote

What are some good writing analyzing software programs?

answered Apr 11, 2018 at 15:18

1 vote

How to know if the story is going too fast?

answered May 9, 2018 at 18:15

1 vote

How to avoid becoming frustrated while writing

answered Sep 5, 2018 at 13:55

1 vote

What corpus-based writing tools do you use?

answered Apr 9, 2018 at 12:11

1 vote

MLA8 Refer to Multiple Subpages with One Citation

answered Mar 21, 2018 at 17:51

1 vote

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I am planning to write stories - But how do I publish and sell them?

answered Jan 26, 2018 at 21:09

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Using colloquialisms the reader may not be familiar with

Would it confuse my readers to give two siblings nicknames that can be abbreviations of the same name?

What is thebarefootwriter.com?

Using software with my writing?

How can I hide a second narrative within my story? (using time travel)

Do Short Stories Need Definitive Endings?

Restarting a Novel

Is it a good idea to make the protagonist unlikable while making the supporting characters more likable?

How to prevent turning off the reader at first with a protagonist with unlikeable traits but that becomes better later on?

How do I make my protagonist more relatable?

Does dialogue need to be accurate to the setting?

Are "non-readers" useful beta readers?

How to get readers to care about a dead character?

MLA-8: How to cite information with multiple sources

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

Knowing when to disobey the advice of grammar software

What are the advantages and disadvantages to leaving the narrator unnamed?

How to do political humor

What is the difference between limited third-person narrative and free indirect discourse?

How to cite a letter in an anthology using MLA?

If I'm writing in US English, am I not allowed to use the metric system?

How long should a memoir be?

Where can I find resources about writing a litRPG book?

Foregone conclusion of novel's first part

What are some good writing analyzing software programs?

How to know if the story is going too fast?

How to avoid becoming frustrated while writing

What corpus-based writing tools do you use?

MLA8 Refer to Multiple Subpages with One Citation

I am planning to write stories - But how do I publish and sell them?