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: How to do a non-binary character? I'm currently writing a novel in my spare time, though i like how its going the main character is a non-binary young adult, I try hard to make sure it doesn't
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: What do you call the act of "misusing" metaphors? What do you call the act of "misusing" metaphors or using it in a way that's not accepted or considered wrong by most authors. I
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: How to write under a complete separate identity - pseudonym, pen name - everything? I want to write under an identity that is not traceable back to me, so that people may not scrutinize me
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: Can you write about a taboo topic without creating a poor image of yourself as a writer? I am thinking of writing a character that possesses the psychological phenomenon of erotophonophilia (or
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: Present tense in personal recounts I'm writing a travel memoir and have come across a dilemma of sorts. Yes, I know that a memoir is usually written in the past tense -- since it happened
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: How would one generate static electicity in medieval period? My magic system require a source of elemental magic, fire spell would consume the energy from the caster body, so throwing fire ball
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: Introspection/ Thought as a mode of writing? I just recently took a test and I encountered a question regarding literary modes and perspectives. From what I believe, I still placed the correct
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: Making the mutants in my setting more unique? Okay, so I’m writing a post-apocalyptic story, and what’s a post-apocalypse without mutants? So, I decided I’d create a few. There’s just
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: Managing alien languages in Sci-Fi creatively I’m writing a story where alien races are in constant communication with humans, but I don’t want it to be awkward or have to use language tags
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: How do I write a character with gender dysphoria? So I'm partaking in a DnD 5e home brew game, and in the near-ish future my male character is going to be turned into a female character
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: Would incorporating a constructed language into my story this way cause confusion later? This is part of the story I'm working on: “Imikagaw†a feminine voice called out as she put her hand
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: Should I rigorously follow 15 beat structure for writing my novels? I am a novice writer with one novella published on Amazon. Recently I undertook a MOCC on Udemy called Write a Bestselling
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: Do literary magazines often value an author's reputation over the actual quality of his story? There have long been accusations of nepotism and elitism within the world of publishing. In this
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: Why aren't literary magazines more honest in their rejections Many literary magazines routinely send out form rejections with the following types of statements: Thanks very much, bla bla… Unfortunately,
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: Do I Have Too Many Characters? I have been working on a story for the past several months. Basically, it is about a group of orphaned girls whose parents were all part of a secret organization
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: How to construct the "inner layers" of a character: a doubt on construction of the psyche of fictional characters and bibliography suggestions First of all, this is a question that was asked
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: Is it too cliche to use multiple fantasy creatures at once? I've been planning out a novel for a while and the main concept is that the main character is Elf/human/robot hybrid with superpowers
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: How do you write a story with someone else overseas? My friend and I have wanted to write a story together for a while now. But she lives in a different country, so we are just confused
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: Need a driving circumstance to drive mc into new world I’m struggling to find a driving circumstance for my character to want to enter train and get better in my fictional world. I have
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: Can you use personification and then refer to the inanimate thing as a part of your body? Can you use personification and then refer to the inanimate thing as a part of your body? For example:
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: How do you suggest in a poem that the narrator has dementia or a mental illness? How do you suggest in a poem that the narrator has dementia or a mental illness? I am thinking of using
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: How to stop using she in creative writing Hi can someone please help me to stop using she so much in this paragraph. Clitter, clatter. The heavy metal case carrying her belongings rolled over
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: Are there any online literary magazines that provide feedback regarding work that they turn down? I’ve gotten sick and tired of being rejected by form emails. At this point, I prefer to only
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: Is it possible for a sequel to be a completely different genre than the first book? I'm wondering if is it possible to write a romantic dramatic book, and then write a second book that's
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: Problems about making a story suspenseful I've been writing my first story for almost one year, and I am facing problems in working on suspense and that's why I'm slowing on it..I just present
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: Misspelling and punctuation how to improve? Love telling/writing stories except I am the absolute worst at both spelling along with punctuation. Normally I care less about these things because
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: Lots of ideas, but don't want to tell stories I sometimes have ideas for what I think might be compelling stories - most would fall in the category of fantasy/science fiction; however, I realise
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: What are some examples of the "simple but vivid" description that Chekhov talks about in the quote below? (The quote below is from one of Chekhov's letters to other Russian writer, Maxim Gorky.)
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: How to create unique dialogue for characters? So, one of my problems is that I have trouble giving my characters unique voices. They usually all sound the same. I may say that they have
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: Not wanting to "spoil" a story due to lack of skill I have a story that is dear to me and that I would very much want to write about. However, I don't have lots of experience in writing
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: Alternatives for the over use of her and she in action scenes I am really struggling to try and cut out repetitive use of the word 'her' and 'she' in action scenes while still trying to
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: Asking about outlines and writing techniques How do I write an outline? And is it necessary for each story?
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: What to do with a story fragment? What should I do when I write an idea, for example a fight scene, but then I find it difficult to write a solution or way to switch from that idea? Should
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: Asking about writing techniques Could you please help me..I have ideas of writings and stories, but..when I come to start writing, I can't find what I need to write the plot and that's leads
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: Inhibitions when writing personal experiences I write for myself and have no intention of publishing anything. However, I still become uncomfortable writing about events in my life because I think
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: Is there any word or phrases that can replace greed and greedy? Apparently, greed and greedy are weak words in poetry, so you can't use them, but what other words would you use? The pirate
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: How to stick to your vision when you’re highly suggestible? As a person, I'm a bit of a people-pleaser. I tend to bend over backward to avoid conflict and make people happy. I've reached
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: How can I write a hand-to-hand combat scene that is not too brief or detailed? When I describe hand-to-hand combat, I include EVERYTHING that's going on, EVERY action and motion the characters
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: How do I write a "suboptimal" fight scene? For my story I have been doing research on fighting in order to better write the fight scenes. However, once I got a better handle on how fighting
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: Can we omit "the" in poems even if it makes the sentence nonsensical? Can we omit "the" in poems even if it makes the sentence nonsensical? For example: They remembered the taste of
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