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Avoiding repetition when there are two unidentified individuals

asked Jan 23, 2019 at 23:55

28 votes

12 answers

7k views

Should we avoid writing fiction about historical events without extensive research?

creative-writing historical-fiction

asked Mar 5, 2019 at 23:11

26 votes

7 answers

6k views

How do we objectively assess if a dialogue sounds unnatural or cringy?

creative-writing dialogue

asked Mar 6, 2019 at 23:44

22 votes

7 answers

4k views

How to tell readers your story is a re-imagination of a popular story?

fiction legal ethics

asked Feb 17, 2019 at 16:31

17 votes

11 answers

6k views

Describing a chess game in a novel

creative-writing novel description

asked Mar 16, 2019 at 12:27

17 votes

7 answers

2k views

Should I use acronyms in dialogues before telling the readers what it stands for in fiction?

creative-writing acronyms

asked Mar 16, 2019 at 23:48

14 votes

4 answers

2k views

Ensuring that character dialogues sound like they are coming from different people

creative-writing character-development dialogue

asked Feb 2, 2019 at 18:13

12 votes

4 answers

5k views

Is using an 'empty' metaphor considered bad style?

creative-writing style metaphor

asked Feb 26, 2019 at 23:15

11 votes

7 answers

3k views

Writing dialogues for characters whose first language is not English

creative-writing dialogue language

asked Feb 24, 2019 at 17:21

10 votes

4 answers

2k views

What are some ways of extending a description of a scenery?

creative-writing description

asked Feb 24, 2019 at 13:30

10 votes

6 answers

2k views

How do we create new idioms and use them in a novel?

creative-writing

asked Mar 9, 2019 at 20:23

7 votes

1 answer

195 views

What can we do to make sure that our novels are in the public domain as soon as we die?

copyright legal

asked Mar 12, 2019 at 2:04

7 votes

2 answers

1k views

How do we edit a novel that's written by several people?

style novel editing collaboration

asked Mar 3, 2019 at 20:52

7 votes

3 answers

2k views

Describing sex in a non-erotic fiction

creative-writing sex

asked Feb 21, 2019 at 1:43

7 votes

2 answers

1k views

Outsourcing people to make a cover [closed]

self-publishing legal artwork book-cover

asked Feb 17, 2019 at 16:44

7 votes

5 answers

3k views

What are the words that were used during Shakespeare's time that are seldom used nowadays?

style poetry vocabulary

asked Feb 14, 2019 at 23:37

7 votes

3 answers

7k views

Showing that a character is in pain in a dialogue

creative-writing character-development dialogue

asked Feb 4, 2019 at 1:59

6 votes

5 answers

556 views

Writing the dialogues of characters who are much smarter than you

creative-writing characters dialogue

asked Feb 3, 2019 at 2:29

6 votes

4 answers

562 views

Are fictional inventions trademarked?

fiction legal setting trademark

asked Feb 19, 2019 at 0:32

6 votes

2 answers

854 views

What do you call a fact that doesn't match the settings? [closed]

terminology

asked Mar 2, 2019 at 16:33

5 votes

2 answers

5k views

How should we write a passage where a character sings?

creative-writing lyrics

asked Mar 5, 2019 at 1:20

5 votes

3 answers

164 views

How do we spread a story across several different media without alienating our readers?

creative-writing publishing

asked Mar 5, 2019 at 1:54

4 votes

4 answers

1k views

How can we incorporate poems in a novel?

novel poetry

asked Mar 12, 2019 at 1:26

4 votes

4 answers

176 views

Is it a good idea to post a story in a fanfiction website, and then seek to have it published later on?

copyright legal

asked Mar 13, 2019 at 1:18

4 votes

1 answer

48 views

Do we need to find another publisher when we want to publish our novel in a different language in another region?

publishing legal

asked Mar 13, 2019 at 22:19

4 votes

3 answers

381 views

When should we redefine a term that's used in a different way in the book we're writing?

creative-writing terminology

asked Mar 10, 2019 at 16:18

4 votes

3 answers

147 views

How to cue in our readers that we are using an uncommon symbolism?

creative-writing symbolism

asked Mar 8, 2019 at 0:09

4 votes

5 answers

1k views

Using time travel without creating plot holes [closed]

creative-writing plot narrative

asked Feb 23, 2019 at 20:01

4 votes

2 answers

5k views

Is there a website that tells you which D&D creatures are under copyright protection?

fantasy copyright monsters

asked Feb 5, 2019 at 1:40

3 votes

2 answers

89 views

What are some techniques used to increase the melodicality of a lyric?

lyrics rhythm

asked Feb 6, 2019 at 0:56

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82 Questions

Avoiding repetition when there are two unidentified individuals

Should we avoid writing fiction about historical events without extensive research?

How do we objectively assess if a dialogue sounds unnatural or cringy?

How to tell readers your story is a re-imagination of a popular story?

Describing a chess game in a novel

Should I use acronyms in dialogues before telling the readers what it stands for in fiction?

Ensuring that character dialogues sound like they are coming from different people

Is using an 'empty' metaphor considered bad style?

Writing dialogues for characters whose first language is not English

What are some ways of extending a description of a scenery?

How do we create new idioms and use them in a novel?

What can we do to make sure that our novels are in the public domain as soon as we die?

How do we edit a novel that's written by several people?

Describing sex in a non-erotic fiction

Outsourcing people to make a cover [closed]

What are the words that were used during Shakespeare's time that are seldom used nowadays?

Showing that a character is in pain in a dialogue

Writing the dialogues of characters who are much smarter than you

Are fictional inventions trademarked?

What do you call a fact that doesn't match the settings? [closed]

How should we write a passage where a character sings?

How do we spread a story across several different media without alienating our readers?

How can we incorporate poems in a novel?

Is it a good idea to post a story in a fanfiction website, and then seek to have it published later on?

Do we need to find another publisher when we want to publish our novel in a different language in another region?

When should we redefine a term that's used in a different way in the book we're writing?

How to cue in our readers that we are using an uncommon symbolism?

Using time travel without creating plot holes [closed]

Is there a website that tells you which D&D creatures are under copyright protection?

What are some techniques used to increase the melodicality of a lyric?