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How to balance respecting diversity and avoiding tokenism at the same time

Starting a sentence with well. Does my sentence need to be changed?

How to survive editing

Can I use the name Valerian in my sci-fi novel?

Is a lack of character descriptions a problem?

Are connotations with certain names inevitable?

Is it important to describe how the characters are dressed?

How do you make characters relatable if they exist in a completely different moral context?

Referencing modern pop culture in science fiction

What exactly is the "five (consecutive) word" plagiarism rule?

Can someone publish a story that happened to you?

How can I indicate time passing?

How does a new writer keep from getting scooped?

How to convey newlines in tweeted poetry, if at all?

How can I make names more distinctive without making them longer?

How much character growth crosses the line into breaking the character

Is no religion a bad thing?

Avoiding Slang whilst Writing

Should I make my character suspect an upcoming twist or not?

How can we have foreshadowing in a story that takes place in a universe where the future can't be known beforehand?

Mixing humour with horror in fiction

Can you have too many story arcs running at the same time?

How to write about transgender issues while avoiding cognitive dissonance?

Attributing quotes to fictional characters

Do hard to pronounce names break immersion?

Should I defend my character's appearance?

Is it better to omit phrases like: after a moment, after a while, for a moment, etc?

How to write a prophecy?

Should 'Oz' be in Quotation Marks if not Quoting Him? APA Format

How does a person go about describing a place/experience that they never personally experienced before, like a circus?