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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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: How to write a panic-fainting scene? MC panics, runs, trips, falls, faints. (She is wearing heels)Any tips on how I can write this?
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: Audition Scene: Writing a Book with a audition scene for a child I want to write an audition scene in my book. The character is eight, turning nine in a few months, and she will be auditioning
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: How can I write this scene? Entering the park, a slight breeze rustles the leaves making them fall to the ground one by one. It was a small park with a jungly gym, a couple of tables and
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: How to write a storyteller well? I have seen in many books a storyteller, usually, a knowledgeable "mentor" character, tell a story to the MC, for a variety of reasons, with a variety
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: Which is the most creatively written novel from this year's Man Booker Prize shortlist? If one has to pick a read from this year's Man Booker Prize shortlist, which book would it be? I am
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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 long can a Children's Novel be? I'm currently writing a realism fantasy novel targeted for a 9-12 age group. Since it became so long(the first draft turned out to be at least 90,000 words),
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: What Is The Key To An "Alien" Culture? Today I am asking for something I've been stumped on: what is the "key" to an alien culture? Allow me to explain: I am currently writing a
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: How to demonstrate that the main character of your story is narrating a story to other people in a scene? Being new to writing narratives, I have a query in mind. In one particular scene,
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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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: Copyright infringement on spelling of invented names? Years ago I invented a name for a kingdom/country in my YA fantasy novel, which I am on the verge of self-publishing. At random, I discovered
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: Is it confusing for the reader to encounter in a novel the same language written with two different letters? Tamazight language as an example I'm writing a fictional novel in English and I
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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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: How can I avoid spoiling the reveal in a fictional diary entry? I'm currently writing a story in a fictional diary format. This is proving challenging in several ways, but right now, my focus
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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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: When to be literal and when to be metaphorical? I tend to chide myself when I explain things very literally. However, I've noticed some excellent literature uses some very literal explanation
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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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: How to improve writing non-action scenes I think in terms of action. Whenever I am imagining any scene I am about to write, I see it as a movie playing in my head which I then pen to paper.
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: How to describe a setting but without making it too cliche? There is this one author technique that I find a bit cliche, which is matching the mood to the setting. This means that for example,
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: Showing one word hesitation due to fright in dialogue I'm a children's writer and have always used, "W-Who," to a the character being scared. An example would be "W-Who's there?"
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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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: How do you 'keep writing whatever happens'? I've heard the same thing from almost every writer whenever I ask a question or read an answer, and that thing is : "Just keep writing. It
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: Can the Hero's Journey be detrimental to the process of storywriting? When it comes to common writing advice, the Hero's Journey and Show, don't Tell, are the most common ones. The second one
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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 can a "hero" with blue and orange morality be made relatable? Nyarlathotep, the Black Pharaoh, seeks to enter the realm of Earth to rule over mankind. Unfortunately, he is prevented from
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: What if you want to write two separate books at once? I am a young author writing a fantasy series, and while browsing writing prompts and trying to better my writing yesterday, I got an
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: How do I write from a girl's POV? Ok, I know this question might seem a little bit weird. But I really need to know. How do I write from a girl's POV? I'm a 13 year old boy and I'm
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: As an author, can I afford to get emotionally attached to my work? It's said that to be a good writer you ought to "Write what you feel and feel what you write." While this sounds
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: Replacing a historical figure with a fictional one In a fiction novel with a strong historical foundation, can you replace a public figure with a fictional one? For instance, replacing the mayor
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: How do i write a sci fi/horror story that's not too cliche? I'm currently writing a story based around a human subject with superpowers who escapes out of a lab after like 12 years of excruciating
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: Using "now" from a character's POV The story is written in 3rd person POV, close. But I feel like the very last end feels jarring. He trailed his hand along the railing as he climbed the
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: Am I starting my story too late? In my story the MC joins this pseudo-militia. The process for every new person is to sign up, go to training, and then be sorted into teams and wait to
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: Struggling with using correct tenses, please help! I am writing my first book, which I am very passionate about, but there are small details in the art of writing that have me second guessing
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: Does the main character have to be likable? I am often hearing / reading that the main character of your story should be likable or even if flawed should be something about them to get the
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: What's a better way to say "I've knocked it out of the park..." I have ONE SHOT at getting the CEO to read further in my cover letter to a new company that has complicated operations and
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: When writing and formatting a novel, what are the rules for scene breaks? Is it okay to use both asterisks and double spaces? I have found information on this topic of scene breaks available
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: How long should each paragraph be in fiction writing? In high school and even college most students are told to aim for around 5-6 sentences per paragraph. I am now trying to write fiction,
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: How to cut down on using too many pronouns (he, she, his etc.) while writing paragraphs (fiction) I'm a relatively new writer and decided I would try and write something for fun. For the most
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: Is it okay not to write something you feel you don't want to write? Okay, the title is dumb, but let me elaborate. When it comes to scenes in books or movies, show me a character's family,
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