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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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: 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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: What are some tips to keep on track of your plot I am a new writer writing a fantasy series, and earlier today I found myself thinking “Yay! I’m almost done with the main plot of my
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: Does my book need to have a love triangle in it? I'm editing my book currently and I have a basis for a love triangle. Should I add one? I feel like it would add another subplot to my story
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: Is it acceptable to have a subplot run out of sync with the main plot by a few days? Is it acceptable to have a subplot run out of sync in front of the main plot by a couple of days
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: Which plot should I use while outlining my plot beats? I'm writing a crime/mystery fiction novel. The main plot involves a murder at the start, a case that my protagonist, a police detective,
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: How to prevent secondary characters stealing protagonist role when using exposition via dialogue? Due to the evolution of modern media I prefer to depend on exposition through dialogue. I try
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: Can I have scenes that aren't directly related to the main plot but strengthen the relationship between two characters (which is a subplot)? I have some scenes in my novel that have nothing
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: Can a fight scene, component-wise, be too complex and complicated? Okay, there is some preliminary information for you to be able to answer this question: There is a sword of great power, a
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: Writing Longer Flashbacks In my story my MC has suffered a severe injury and has no recollection of who he was before it occurred. He knows what happened and where he was when it occurred
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: Is it ok to put a subplot to a story that is never meant to contribute to the development of the main plot? Is it ok to put a subplot to a story that is never meant to contribute to
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: Is it possible to combine clichés/tropes to make it not a cliché? I have read a couple romance books at most and so don’t claim to have very much experience with romance and clichés.
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: How to tease a romance without a cat and mouse chase? So, my story doesn't have a romance subplot until way later in the series, but I think that there are elements of the romance very early
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: Does detail obscure or enhance action? I have two versions of a pivotal scene in my novel (both already written). My SP is a rather impulsive young woman who is learning to be a bit less
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: Which techniques maintain reader interest when the POV is a spectator? (Sports story as sidequest?) In my case, my character is literally a spectator. They're at a sporting event. There will
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: Should we add a character in a story for realistic effect? In my novel, the protagonist is divorced and moves from London to another city in Britain. The setting is 2013. The protagonist
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: If two characters are blood relations will it seem coincidental? I have a character who is a seasoned CIA agent and is part of the task force that is bringing in my MC. I have another character,
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: Subplots better than the main plot The main plot follows the MC while travelling through the world trying to rescue his family. While doing this however, he must overcome a lot of difficulties.
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: MC’s emotional underpinning and grounding come from elder sister - her death would change him. Should she die? MC is an assassin who was raised with and by his sister after the death of
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: Ideas for a twist or plot point involving adopted character's parents I'm writing a plot for a tabletop game, and one of my players is running a character who was taken from her home at a
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: Alternative sources of drama/tension when the setting is low-violence So, I think I might just have turned my fantasy setting into a Saturday morning cartoon. I just, don't want people to die
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: Convergent, parallel plotlines okay? So I saw Over Plotting My Story this morning, and I thought "Am I making the same mistake?" If so I'd rather fix it soon than later. I then did a search
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: I am overplotting my story - how can I figure out what is necessary and cut out what isn't? I have recently discovered that the plot and cast of characters of my novel is so unbelievably
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: Do I have to show my characters making up after an argument, or can it be implied when we see them on good terms again? Is it okay to have two characters who had an argument to patch things
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: Is it OK to introduce a character to leave it simmering to a later date? One of my secondary characters is going to play an important part, more important than at present, in the story. Is
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: Would it be appropriate to end a side story as soon as a character is killed off? I am currently writing a war story written from different perspectives on both sides of the conflict. Every
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: What is a subplot based on: conflict or tension? I'm attempting to understand how subplots work, and one aspect has me confused. I'm trying to create a process by which I can create subplots.
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: How can I make the relevance of a story thread more apparent? The story I'm writing has multiple story threads, which relate to each other subtly at first, while gradually converging over the
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: How much of a character's past/background should I let on? I've been starting something really interesting lately, which is writing each of my main character's back story before writing the main
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: A subplot becoming another novel I'm writing a novel where I imagined two or three subplots (or storylines). Now I found that one of the subplots has evolved and grown so big that It can be
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: How much development does a subplot need? I've recently begun studying subplots, and I've realized I don't know how far I should develop them. Does a subplot need everything a main plot does?
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: Dropping tie-ins for future stories? During my writing I discovered some interesting (sub)adventures that my protagonists go through while reaching their end-destination. However, these stories are
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: How do I know when to include subplots? Disclaimer: This is not a duplicate of this question. That question deals with subplots being necessary to a story's success, and also loosely how to
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: Are subplots necessary for a successful story? I'm particularly interested in this in the context of a new novelist. Are subplots necessary for a successful, good story? Do most novels have
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: How do I make sure my audience is aware of subplots? In a first person story I am writing, I have many subplots going on, but when I started writing it, I realized that the subplots were
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: Plot: is it as central as "fun" or "entertaining"? So I was writing a story and realized that there was more then enough background material from the characters and actions that these characters
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: How do you create interesting background and ambiance for your fictional work? A background is a very critical aspect of your fiction story/novel and can easily make or break it. For instance,
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: Interwoven story arcs (for video) - guidelines so viewers will not get lost? I am trying to create a documentary about the history of a sports team, and have identified some compelling story
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: The Subplot: What to do when it is only loosely tied to the main plot? The Background: I'm writing a novel that is set in the working quarters of a cruise ship. It's named after the "stage
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: Are these dual plots or a plot plus a big subplot? This is an extension to an earlier post. Below are some summaries for a novel outline using the Snowflake Method. I am looking for clarification
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