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: Should I use "people" for non-human creatures with humane mannerisms? First off, my question is not this question. I am asking about a creature resembling a human and not a bug. Also, I put
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: Terminology: writer's block Does the term "writer's block" refer to the condition in which the author not having anything to write, or has the material but unable to put it in words
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: What is the authority on literary terms and phrases I'm thinking of terms like Character Development, Character Progression, Character Growth, Character Regression, Narrative Arc, Main Character,
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: Translate or keep terms with diverse meanings? I struggle with a passage in a text that I gave in three translations. In one, the original word is kept, but as it's ancient Greek and I don't
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: Orphan heading OR isolated heading OR other? Most of the writing style guides I've looked at define/discuss the terms "orphan" and "widow" with respect to written prose (paragraphs) only. They
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: What makes something "anime"? I read the following question on WorldBuilding.SE last week: What early middle ages weapons would suit an extremely strong child? I thought the premise was interesting,
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: Which term is more appropriate and mainstream in fiction: made up proper nouns or invented proper nouns? I am working with a beginner writer to help typeset their book for self-publishing. They
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: What is the literary device/technique called where something unusual is presented so it seems natural? This recent question, What is the literary device/technique called where something familiar
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: What is another word for "character-building"? I want to say that the author uses Character A's "character development" to explore Character B. In other words, the author builds on the personality
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: Technical term for written dialogue that mimics the speaker's "sound"? I'm wondering if there's a technical writing term for when an author uses purposefully misspelled words to mimic the sound
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: Does the use of a new concept require a prior definition? In my novel I have written this line; At your deepest core the buddha nature is waiting quietly for you. Now Buddha-nature is
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: What's the name of this type of "literary work"? Character1: dialogue Character2: *action* Character1: ... Character1: dialogue In the context of fanfiction, they're sometimes referred to as drabbles.
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: Term for future-tense technique that isn't exactly foreshadowing Not sure if this has a name, but I think it's best demonstrated with some examples I've seen: Nadia and her family both considered
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: What's a moment that's more impactful on a reread called? I've met a few of these but the most recent instance was two characters discussing buying a third character a drink when they all
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: Term for a character that only exists to be talked to I just saw a two-person play where one character did the majority of the talking and the other seemed to exist only to give the other
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: Is there a prefix for 'old'? I am writing a sci-fi novel in which humanity has struggled to survive in colonies throughout the solar system after the Earth becomes uninhabitable. I am writing
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: Is there a term for this? I'll explain my question by citing what was done on the TV show Dexter. Halfway through an episode (Season 4, episode 4, 'All in the Family') two established characters
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: When should we redefine a term that's used in a different way in the book we're writing? Let's say I am writing a fantasy book where magic users doesn't use something called "magic", but use
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: Terminology in sociology & statistics What is the word commonly used in statistics when the thing that you want to measure cannot be (or was not) measured directly, so you assume that another
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: What is this device of using quotes to imply that a character represents or symbolizes someone else? In the movie Prometheus, David 8 quotes a passage from "Paradise Lost" said by Lucifer. He
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: What do you call a fact that doesn't match the settings? I am not sure what you call them exactly. I don't think it's a plot hole, because it's not related to the story itself. Let me give
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: Are there any general rules or guidelines for using neologism or newly coined word (Cutease)? Recently, I came across a beautiful word 'Cutease', defined on Urban dictionary as: Cute, sassy, saucy
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: What is a term for groups of stanzas within a poem? Many free verse poems have "sections" or "divisions" within them that may be numbered or set off by a group of three
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: What's the name of the trope that means fae can't cross over unless a human crosses over first? There's a trope I remember, having a denizen of the fae realm only be able to cross over to
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: What is "Buying Back My Book"? I have read on a few different author blogs, as well as some answers here I think, references to the author needing to "buy back" rights to their books. Having
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: Is there a term for a narrative where you are speaking to the reader? I know that a first-person narrative is written from the point of view of the narrator, relaying events from their own
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: Is there a name for a narrative that involves parallel exposition of the characters' backstories? One of the hallmark features of the television show Lost was the way in which each character's
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: How Can You Use "In Medias Res" To Beautify Your Amazing Masterpiece? How do you write out the second build up without killing the essence of the masterpiece? What are the advantages and disadvantages
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: Is there a term for 'The Secret Garden' and similar works? For some time now I've been curious about how to classify a small group of literary works. They include The Secret Garden, Polyanna,
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: What's the term used to describe a twist which is badly written because the twist is based on information not yet available to audience? Context: In my question How did Olaf know?, I asked
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: What is the difference between "accurate" information in a document and "believable" information? As part of some research I am doing on measuring documentation quality, I have come across the
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: Alternatives better to the binary "0b..." format? In our documentation, we write binary numbers like this: 1010 But we write hexadecimal numbers like this: 0xABAB Now, according to the GCC compiler
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: Terminology question - "if-else" or "if/else"? Are they "if-else statements" or are they "if/else statements"? I'm partial to the latter, but I can see the logic of the former - both "if" and
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: Bridging the gap between colloquial usage and technical meaning of terms Frequently, at least in the software world, it seems that terms get assigned a meaning over time that is more general
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: What is an arena-driven story? There is an answer here from FraEnrico which is the cause for my question: What is the difference between character-driven stories and plot-driven stories?. Here
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: How to draw the line between expository and argumentative writing? I read many articles on-line, but cannot understand where to draw the line between expository and argumentative writing. According
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: Types of written discourses The last few days I tried to find an overview of the types of writings one could pursue. Thereby not meaning styles of writing or guides on how to structure a
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: What is the term for a show or movie that has no actual story? When i see so many generic trash shows like "The Mist" i cant help to wonder, what is the story exactly? Why do they show
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: Separator character for terminology and definitions section? If I write a section of terminology and definitions in academic writing, which is the correct unicode character for the "-"? Is it
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: Using "Earth words" in a futuristic, fictional setting As a writer of primarily science fiction, I've often struggled with finding a happy medium between making the prose/dialogue relatable for
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