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Would readers feel cheated if the villain is successful in convincing the protagonist to change sides?

answered Dec 10, 2018 at 19:31

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How do you assess the value of an individual scene?

answered Mar 29, 2018 at 21:57

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Editors: Edit on first read, or read and edit on second round?

answered Mar 30, 2018 at 14:10

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Are there any restrictions about the use of non-copyrighted characters or plots?

answered Apr 4, 2018 at 18:16

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Should I research what my protagonist’s job would involve, or just create it all from my imagination?

answered Apr 5, 2018 at 22:20

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How to make side-characters look competent next to the chosen one?

answered May 1, 2018 at 17:52

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I am overplotting my story - how can I figure out what is necessary and cut out what isn't?

answered May 4, 2018 at 18:28

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How to best pace information reveals to the reader

answered Mar 23, 2018 at 14:56

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Writing a novel which has the same structure and a particular theme in each chapter

answered Mar 23, 2018 at 15:33

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Uh oh - My book stinks. Now what?

answered Mar 23, 2018 at 15:44

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The stages of writing - what are they?

answered Aug 6, 2018 at 17:28

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What to call a main character who changes names?

answered Oct 30, 2018 at 22:46

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Is it acceptable to use words like "heaven" and "god" when the narrator is agnostic?

answered Jun 12, 2018 at 18:19

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Genre conventions: Which end do readers expect?

answered Aug 6, 2018 at 15:08

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How to describe skin colour, if "white" is not the point of reference?

answered Feb 13, 2019 at 18:05

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Would readers feel cheated if the villain is successful in convincing the protagonist to change sides?

How do you assess the value of an individual scene?

Editors: Edit on first read, or read and edit on second round?

Are there any restrictions about the use of non-copyrighted characters or plots?

Should I research what my protagonist’s job would involve, or just create it all from my imagination?

How to make side-characters look competent next to the chosen one?

I am overplotting my story - how can I figure out what is necessary and cut out what isn't?

How to best pace information reveals to the reader

Writing a novel which has the same structure and a particular theme in each chapter

Uh oh - My book stinks. Now what?

The stages of writing - what are they?

What to call a main character who changes names?

Is it acceptable to use words like "heaven" and "god" when the narrator is agnostic?

Genre conventions: Which end do readers expect?

How to describe skin colour, if "white" is not the point of reference?