User White Eagle

26 votes

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?

characters naming readers conventions

answered May 10, 2018 at 14:00

8 votes

Accepted

What is thebarefootwriter.com?

publishing

answered Mar 22, 2018 at 17:23

7 votes

Accepted

Using software with my writing?

creative-writing software

answered Jan 24, 2018 at 1:01

6 votes

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

fiction technique narrative timelines

answered Apr 30, 2018 at 20:05

5 votes

Do Short Stories Need Definitive Endings?

creative-writing short-story ending

answered May 21, 2018 at 18:43

5 votes

Restarting a Novel

getting-started nanowrimo breaking-bad-writing-habits psychology-of-writing

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?

characters

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?

fiction fantasy protagonist

answered Mar 21, 2018 at 17:48

4 votes

How do I make my protagonist more relatable?

characters child-characters

answered Mar 11, 2018 at 3:02

4 votes

Does dialogue need to be accurate to the setting?

character-development research historical-fiction

answered Aug 3, 2018 at 16:32

3 votes

Are "non-readers" useful beta readers?

criticism feedback beta-readers

answered Jun 4, 2018 at 15:55

3 votes

How to get readers to care about a dead character?

style plot narrative

answered May 15, 2018 at 15:26

3 votes

Accepted

MLA-8: How to cite information with multiple sources

citations mla

answered May 17, 2018 at 22:16

3 votes

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

software tools planning organization

answered Feb 28, 2018 at 16:43

3 votes

Accepted

Knowing when to disobey the advice of grammar software

editing software grammar

answered Feb 16, 2018 at 19:08

3 votes

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

creative-writing naming narrator

answered Feb 17, 2018 at 3:02

2 votes

How to do political humor

creative-writing humor

answered Jan 11, 2018 at 20:16

2 votes

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

viewpoint perspective third-person narrator

answered Feb 15, 2018 at 17:40

2 votes

How to cite a letter in an anthology using MLA?

citations mla anthologies

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?

word-choice

answered Apr 2, 2018 at 19:09

2 votes

How long should a memoir be?

non-fiction wordcount memoir

answered Apr 9, 2018 at 16:50

2 votes

Where can I find resources about writing a litRPG book?

creative-writing fantasy resources roleplaying litrpg

answered Apr 12, 2018 at 12:05

2 votes

Foregone conclusion of novel's first part

fiction structure plot

answered Apr 29, 2018 at 17:54

1 vote

What are some good writing analyzing software programs?

editing software tools text-analysis tone

answered Apr 11, 2018 at 15:18

1 vote

How to know if the story is going too fast?

novel pacing rhythm

answered May 9, 2018 at 18:15

1 vote

How to avoid becoming frustrated while writing

organization process

answered Sep 5, 2018 at 13:55

1 vote

What corpus-based writing tools do you use?

style tools

answered Apr 9, 2018 at 12:11

1 vote

MLA8 Refer to Multiple Subpages with One Citation

citations academic-writing mla

answered Mar 21, 2018 at 17:51

1 vote

Accepted

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

publishing editing planning

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?