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How do I know if a concept is sexist or not?

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6 answers

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How do you normalize a taboo custom in a setting that most readers would not agree with?

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8 answers

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How do you escalate a story's plot after killing the Big Bad?

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7 answers

496 views

how can I showcase the internal struggles between a man and his demons?

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5 answers

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How can you humanize infanticide of the evil-tainted?

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3 answers

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How graphic should a grimdark fantasy setting be?

asked Jul 13, 2018 at 20:30

6 votes

4 answers

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How can I make an unrelatable villain more compelling?

asked Jun 27, 2018 at 18:45

6 votes

1 answer

313 views

How do you deal with an abrupt change in personality for a protagonist?

asked May 27, 2019 at 13:11

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2 answers

1k views

How can a "hero" with blue and orange morality be made relatable?

asked Oct 24, 2020 at 20:32

5 votes

6 answers

446 views

how can I portray a culture that practices human sacrifice as not being uncivilized?

asked Jan 15, 2019 at 21:09

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3 answers

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How should you use sexually deviant monsters in fantasy?

asked Nov 18, 2018 at 13:37

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398 views

How can I push a protagonist to a moral event horizon without making them a sympathetic Sue?

asked May 1, 2019 at 12:26

3 votes

2 answers

239 views

How can I emphasize the horror of a ritual without getting too overly graphic?

asked Apr 20, 2019 at 18:27

3 votes

4 answers

506 views

How do you know if your story concepts contradict each other? [closed]

asked Nov 13, 2018 at 14:22

3 votes

4 answers

112 views

How can you utilize tragedy as a form of character development without overusing it?

asked Jan 21, 2021 at 23:08

2 votes

2 answers

126 views

How can you reconcile blatant contradictions with good guy characters? [duplicate]

asked Jan 27, 2021 at 17:14

2 votes

4 answers

332 views

How can I portray a realistic "evil" religion?

asked Mar 30, 2020 at 14:24

2 votes

4 answers

156 views

How can I represent independent individuals as part of a hive mind?

asked Jun 4, 2019 at 12:23

2 votes

3 answers

153 views

How can I make distinctions between a hive-mind and a super consciousness?

asked Jan 17, 2019 at 18:50

2 votes

2 answers

245 views

How can I design a "rational" religion that eliminates faith as a requirement? [closed]

asked Apr 10, 2019 at 22:38

2 votes

3 answers

186 views

How do you make sex magic feel like a natural part of a setting?

asked Oct 8, 2018 at 13:27

1 vote

1 answer

1k views

How to write a good birth scene? [closed]

asked Jun 24, 2018 at 14:59

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6 answers

265 views

what techniques or approaches can I use to explore distasteful concepts while also making them necessary?

asked Jul 17, 2019 at 18:50

1 vote

4 answers

210 views

How to write an inversion of a messianic trope? [closed]

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2 answers

128 views

How can I make a disturbing first-person narrator compelling?

asked May 5, 2020 at 19:49

0 votes

1 answer

72 views

How can I showcase the dynamic relationship between two personalities? [duplicate]

asked Jun 20, 2019 at 12:14

0 votes

3 answers

160 views

Can you frame ritual suicide in a "positive" light?

asked Oct 7, 2018 at 18:09

-3 votes

2 answers

135 views

How can a mass murderer portray remorse for an immoral act?

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28 Questions

How do I know if a concept is sexist or not?

How do you normalize a taboo custom in a setting that most readers would not agree with?

How do you escalate a story's plot after killing the Big Bad?

how can I showcase the internal struggles between a man and his demons?

How can you humanize infanticide of the evil-tainted?

How graphic should a grimdark fantasy setting be?

How can I make an unrelatable villain more compelling?

How do you deal with an abrupt change in personality for a protagonist?

How can a "hero" with blue and orange morality be made relatable?

how can I portray a culture that practices human sacrifice as not being uncivilized?

How should you use sexually deviant monsters in fantasy?

How can I push a protagonist to a moral event horizon without making them a sympathetic Sue?

How can I emphasize the horror of a ritual without getting too overly graphic?

How do you know if your story concepts contradict each other? [closed]

How can you utilize tragedy as a form of character development without overusing it?

How can you reconcile blatant contradictions with good guy characters? [duplicate]

How can I portray a realistic "evil" religion?

How can I represent independent individuals as part of a hive mind?

How can I make distinctions between a hive-mind and a super consciousness?

How can I design a "rational" religion that eliminates faith as a requirement? [closed]

How do you make sex magic feel like a natural part of a setting?

How to write a good birth scene? [closed]

what techniques or approaches can I use to explore distasteful concepts while also making them necessary?

How to write an inversion of a messianic trope? [closed]

How can I make a disturbing first-person narrator compelling?

How can I showcase the dynamic relationship between two personalities? [duplicate]

Can you frame ritual suicide in a "positive" light?

How can a mass murderer portray remorse for an immoral act?