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: Is this too depressing? I’m a young author writing a fantasy series. I decided to try writing the ending first because I was having trouble writing the first part. In my second book, they’re
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: How do I make this scene exciting? I developed this character that sees her beloved one going through lethal injection. The character is in charge of the process. The character is going to enjoy
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: Starting my second book. Would this be considered an info dump? I’m trying to open up the second book with the impact of the last book on my MC, but it looks more like an info dump. I
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: My Fantasy Series POV I am a young author writing a fantasy series. In my series I have six main characters. If you have read my most previous question, I explained that I have six main
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: A character with a dark background seeking redemption or an average character background, what is more thematically appropriate? This project is a sort of an attempt to deconstruct some tropes
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: I accidentally added a character, and then forgot to write them in for the rest of the series I am a young author writing a fantasy series. When I was looking over my manuscript, I realized
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: Should I delete a character? I have two characters in mind, both share many traits. One of them is a side character (E) and one is a supporting (Z), but I'm wondering if I should mesh them
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: How do I write a character who is exhausted? So I’m currently writing a story where my character has emotion-based powers. When she is angry or scared she can do pretty powerful things,
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: How to have a character speak pidgin without inducing cringes? The character Lee in Steinbeck's East of Eden is a Chinese-American who speaks in pidgin — until he explains to his boss, in
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: I wrote a story built around an object but now I want to keep a character and drop everything else, but how? I wrote a story that I intended to be a one shot with three main characters,
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: What qualifies for an antagonist? I'm a young author writing a realism-fantasy novel. My "antagonist" is this man who sends the protagonist away against his daughter's wishes(this is the
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: Is it all right to write a memoir like a novel? I wanted to share my true story as if I were writing a fictional story. For example, the author Terry McMillan's novel called, "Disappearing
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: Will readers question my antagonist's choice of style? I am a young author currently writing my fantasy series. It takes place in the present, but my antagonist is a thousand years old. She
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: Can I use they/them pronouns in a medieval style fantasy novel? I'm writing a book and I'd really love to include a person with they/them pronouns. However, the novel takes place in a sort
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: Is it okay to use a lot of questions to show my characters' thoughts? First off, I'm sure someone will direct me to this question, and I want to make it clear that my question is different.
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: Going back in time If i were to have a character go back in time, could there be a rule for having only one world exist? So if she goes back in time, the other world would be destroyed?
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: Using minimal amount of dialogue to introduce two characters but still move the story along I have always struggled with writing dialogue between my characters in my historical fiction novel.
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: Main Character Death I have a main character out of 3 main characters in a Historical Fiction book. His name is Darius. I have planned for him to die in a POW camp during WW1, this will
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: Developing Voice for a Third Person Narrator and Multiple Characters I'm currently working on what I hope to be a near final draft of my first ever novel. Something I've struggled with through
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: How to give your characters enough dialogue? In my story, there are quite a lot of characters. It can be difficult for me to give them dialogue. For example, let's say that there are a five
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: In Alan Bennet's The History Boys Mrs Lintott says to Irwin 'If I was a better teacher..'. Why does she not say 'if I were a better teacher? I don't understand why Mrs Lintott does not seem
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: A good way to transition different character perspectives In my story, there are three character perspectives that switch off every chapter. What is a good way to lead from one character perspective
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: How should my script refer to a character who's currently disguised as another character? I've recently resumed writing a series of scripts for an anime I've been planning. One of the characters
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: How can I get readers to like a character they’ve never met? Okay, so in my story, a character goes missing, however you never actually meet them. How can I get readers to like them even
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: Is it considered plagiarism to publish a novel that has characters of the same animal species? I am currently working on the last draft of my children's novel. Recently, I found out that several
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: Is this beginning good for A STORY David Gemstone dives his head in a bucket full of water. "Bang" he hears a sound outside. He pulls out his revolver and walks out of the bathroom.
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: Your character has something wrong with them, they are supposed to be strong I am a young author writing a fantasy series. In my story, my MC is strong, resilient, and always needs to look
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: How would you torture one of your MC without having a permanent injury? I am a young author writing a fantasy series. I have been thinking about this for a while. In my fourth book, one
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: How to switch between characters in a first person story? I know you can switch between the 3rd and 1st and vice versa but how from one character to another both using the 1st person. I
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: How do I tastefully handle a female-to-male transforming character? My character is a girl who is later revealed in my story to be under a curse that allows her to transform into an older
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: Is having major anxiety before writing a huge battle a thing? I am a young author writing a fantasy series and I am at the halfway point in my first book. I am so excited and absolutely
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: How many MCs should you have in your story? I’m wondering how many main characters should be in a first person POV series. My idea of a good MC cast is this: First Person Narrator. Narrator’s
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: What kind of writing would be considered offensive? I am a young author writing a fantasy series. In my series, the main character has two different eye colors and looks down on herself because
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: What pronoun to use for a sentient, self aware AI? I have a sentient AI in a story. He sentience aspect is mostly an unexpected result and some characters in the story do not believe it.
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: How do characters push the ones they love away in a believable manner over the course of a novel? (not sure if this question belongs here, let me know if there's a better stack exchange category
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: Is it okay to kill a main character? I am a young author writing a fantasy series. I started this book with a light bulb idea late one night while reading Peter Pan. I didn’t know anything
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: How to start an argument between characters My problem here is that I have two main characters, who, in the future, will end up dating. I’m trying to create friction between them at the
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: This is a problem that doesn’t seem to have an answer My bad guy is very very very complicated. My entire story exists because for thousands of years (no one knows why) regular people from
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: All my characters sound the same. How can I change this? I am writing a fantasy series. I am a new writer. I am almost done with the first draft of the first book, I have about 400 pages.
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: Protagonist knows things which the reader doesn't know/story starts in the middle. How do I tell them? when I say "reader", in the context of my particular scenario, I actually mean
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