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How to make a intellectually disabled character believable?

answered Aug 5, 2013 at 12:52

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Level of description in a story

answered Aug 9, 2013 at 13:31

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Am I breaking the "show don't tell" rule in the following passage?

answered Nov 8, 2013 at 23:03

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What can I use instead of "but" and "however"?

answered Jan 19, 2014 at 2:17

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Do I need permission from people I am writing about if I am writing about a true story that was reported in the media?

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How to deal with things that still exist when writing in past tense?

answered Aug 11, 2013 at 4:21

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Describing common hand gestures

answered Aug 4, 2013 at 22:23

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How can I dig conflict out of an optimistic SF-nal premise?

answered Aug 5, 2013 at 13:02

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To translate a novel with Westerner's point of view

answered Aug 8, 2013 at 15:15

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Who is the perfect rival to the right-person-wrong-time character in a love triangle?

answered Aug 11, 2013 at 12:46

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Does a character have to define himself to be engaging?

answered Aug 11, 2013 at 12:50

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How do you make a character witty?

answered Aug 4, 2013 at 22:33

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Real, serious and based on personal experience idea, but no previous practice. Where to begin?

answered Sep 9, 2013 at 0:52

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From short fiction to a novel

answered Aug 12, 2013 at 14:13

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Would it be annoying for the reader if the all the scenes alternate between "present" and flashback?

answered Aug 12, 2013 at 17:31

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Writing an article avoiding Libel

answered Mar 9, 2014 at 22:20

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What are the common editing requirements for a short story in an anthology?

answered Mar 9, 2014 at 22:29

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Does this passage break the rules of telling and not showing?

answered Aug 13, 2013 at 14:41

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Characters with non-standard names

answered Aug 16, 2013 at 4:34

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Balancing loads of equally-important characters

answered Aug 11, 2013 at 12:32

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What are the advantages and disadvantages of writing in first person?

answered Aug 12, 2013 at 4:42

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Is it common for flashbacks to not to follow a chronological order?

answered Aug 12, 2013 at 4:57

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Ways of presenting a metaphor/simile/analogy

answered Aug 4, 2013 at 22:28

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Putting a dialogue a tag before a quote

answered Jan 21, 2014 at 11:41

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How to make a intellectually disabled character believable?

Level of description in a story

Am I breaking the "show don't tell" rule in the following passage?

What can I use instead of "but" and "however"?

Do I need permission from people I am writing about if I am writing about a true story that was reported in the media?

How to deal with things that still exist when writing in past tense?

Describing common hand gestures

How can I dig conflict out of an optimistic SF-nal premise?

To translate a novel with Westerner's point of view

Who is the perfect rival to the right-person-wrong-time character in a love triangle?

Does a character have to define himself to be engaging?

How do you make a character witty?

Real, serious and based on personal experience idea, but no previous practice. Where to begin?

From short fiction to a novel

Would it be annoying for the reader if the all the scenes alternate between "present" and flashback?

Writing an article avoiding Libel

What are the common editing requirements for a short story in an anthology?

Does this passage break the rules of telling and not showing?

Characters with non-standard names

Balancing loads of equally-important characters

What are the advantages and disadvantages of writing in first person?

Is it common for flashbacks to not to follow a chronological order?

Ways of presenting a metaphor/simile/analogy

Putting a dialogue a tag before a quote