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[ "conversation and I think we all learned a lot. Thank you! If you're", "(say that five times fast). It's fine if they still need some work;", "need some work; if they didn't, what am I critiquing it for? But", "if they didn't, what am I critiquing it for? But where's the line", "is ready for critique. I'll ...
[ "the answer to this on writers, including this question [When do I explain", "explained, or if the readers can infer that)* (And I did look around", "everyone pretty much stays inside, locked in their storm cellars. In the first", "or if the readers can infer that)* (And I did look around for", "kept in...
[ "a verdict about who's best), I'm looking either for an answer considering some", "example, an author well-known for highly creative metaphors or picturesque vocabulary) or simply", "went down in history as \"masters of descriptions\" (either of characters or of", "Are there any authors who went down in histo...
[ "be about half a page. Where should I put it? I'm concerned that", "was mentioned. I would like to provide a pronunciation key in my book.", "at the end, people won't notice it, and will get ingrained in their", "\"pronunciation key\" was mentioned. I would like to provide a pronunciation key in", "a pronun...
[ "were only writing one chapter, I could call that an epilogue and say:", "Relative* edited and with an epilogue by Aparente But this won't work if", "and say: *Title* by Relative edited and with an epilogue by Aparente But", "I put my name on the cover and title page? If I were", "would like to pu...
[ "an affordable way of accomplishing this? Perhaps you need to know the size", "you need to know the size of the book in order to answer", "like to self-publish a book with a binding that allows for the book", "by 11 would be too big, but the standard paperback would be too", "to stay open if you put it down...
[ "it's always possible to rephrase a sentence so as to not use it.", "was taught around the age of 10 to always avoid the word \"got\".", "10 to always avoid the word \"got\". I was told that it's always", "age of 10 to always avoid the word \"got\". I was told that", "word \"got\". I was told that it's alwa...
[ "addition, some chapters will require a small amount of text written by me,", "three or four times. That would be embarrassing. (My chapters mostly come at", "footnote. But I don't want to use italics for a whole chapter. I", "chapters will require a small amount of text written by me, usually at", "the end...
[ "\"But I always make mistakes like this. I'm so > dumb.\" > >", "see, there are statements that apply to the present mingled with narration in", "said, “Always be the exception, never > the rule.** > > > My", "always make mistakes like this. I'm so > dumb.\" > > > As", "like this. I'm so > dumb.\" > > > As ...
[ "book, one with 6 x 9 inch pages, and one with letter-sized pages?", "content. It was a simple pdf, with letter-sized pages. Shall I do that?", "I do that? Would that mean I would have to have two versions", "with 6 x 9 inch pages, and one with letter-sized pages? Or is", "in the formatting, but I didn't mi...
[ "asked in 2011: Do editors still expect Courier font in book submissions for", "a monospace font helpful to have space to insert editing symbols. Nowadays, with", "have space to insert editing symbols. Nowadays, with more and more submitting being", "to have space to insert editing symbols. Nowadays, with mor...
[ "is practice doing so. I want to get into the habit of writing", "What I need now is practice doing so. I want to get into", "have a process that I use to create the outline, which focuses on", "that mindset, so that including twists in my novels and outlines becomes a", "and focus on twists? Or is there so...
[ "(which I listed until he rolled his eyes and conceded the point out", "can't think of a single case. *Note: I mean \"fall in love\" in", "impossible-don't-exist-in-real-life types. Mostly strong, dark and troubled characters. Pretty classic really. Is it", "and troubled characters. Pretty classic really. Is ...
[ "prescriptive and that following the rules verbatim yields a technically accurate and flat", "in the western market that the male love interest is strong, dark and", "care if they lived or died, death would be better because they wouldn't", "western market that the male love interest is strong, dark and myste...
[ "I got an idea for a short story recently following a traumatized boy", "traumatized boy who has developed antisocial tendencies and lack of empathy, and ends", "be to make him begin to care for people, though I think this", "antisocial tendencies and lack of empathy, and ends up in a psych ward.", "to have...
[ "and the year is 24,356. Would it be written as: > > \"The", "Would it be written as: > > \"The year is 24356,\" said Bob", "\"The year is twenty-four thousand, three hundred and fifty-six,\" said Bob. > >", "year is 24,356. Would it be written as: > > \"The year is", "the year is 24,356. Would it be writte...
[ "is the sign of a weak or amateur writer. I guess the conjunction", "At what point does 'as' become a distraction in fictional novel writing? <https://www.quora.com/How-do-you-feel-about-using-the-word-as-when-writing-fictional-novels>", "the sign of a weak or amateur writer. I guess the conjunction function", ...
[ "sleeves. His bottom1 was short and stopped just above his knees. > >", "said top. Or basically anything about it. Moreover, if I have to describe", "instance seem really out of place in fictional and not futuristic worlds, like", "how do I describe it? Also I have to mention that I write", "tell me much ab...
[ "an emperor and his lover. My main character is royalty and it is", "Emperor (Su Majestad el Emperador). His name is Don Vuih Maria de Juan", "Vuiha because they are both popular names in their era. Her name is", "is how do I properly introduce him and not confuse the audience with", "titled and is also men...
[ "fiction books has been something called booksbyweight <https://www.facebook.com/Booksbyweight/> . This is very popular", "go to discover new authors, new genres at very low cost. While this", "to do with burning of books or something, bad for everybody. I am", "for Publishers, are authors compensated for it ...
[ "many different perspectives. I have quotes from him, his family, and his friends.", "quotes from him, his family, and his friends. What are some ways I", "perspectives. I have quotes from him, his family, and his friends. What are", "details the events of a young man's life from many different perspectives. ...
[ "you go about describing the tech to a reader without pulling potentially knowledgeable", "issues with scaling, not the technology itself becoming outdated because new tech is", "to express these definitions in a relatable and realistic way. --- A pretty", "is capable of. This can happen in multiple ways (all...
[ "of new characters are being introduced in book two I would try and", "just got to the first major plot point which basically spells out the", "my trilogy. Wow, goals. I have just got to the first major plot", "and generally preparing or recuperating from something that has happened. For example, thre...
[ "hence it's out of print or 'it's just old'. I just read this", "still try to hold over rights. Are there any other such factors which", "factors for a publisher to not print and still try to hold over", "not print and still try to hold over rights. Are there any other", "is, the book was not successful to ...
[ "> was the raw material of her body? > > > (...) >", "material cost*. What > was the raw material of her body? > >", "following equation in a novel/short story: > > (Direct Cost / (100 -", "How should I format that in narration? In capital letters? Italics? > >", "> > (...) > > > At last. Owna had calculate...
[ "I'm interested in doing nearly as often as I do. Most of it", "and it hasn't been my primary profession for a couple of years now.", "nearly as often as I do. Most of it just ends up in", "not something I'm interested in doing nearly as often as I do. Most", "level for several years. A lot of it basically ...
[ "fifteen year old girl) grew a very different personality than I'd initially designed", "a lot of my plot no longer makes sense in light of these", "elements from this first attempt?** Also, does anyone have any general advice for", "girl) grew a very different personality than I'd initially designed her and ...
[ "doesn't really have friends, just people she smokes with, and she isn't close", "story, but are making it hard for me to add other characters that", "amounts of time she spends lost in her head are integral to the", "just people she smokes with, and she isn't close with her family. The", "her head are inte...
[ "With 5000+ markets what strategies and tactics have you found useful to pinpoint", "found useful to pinpoint your submissions and find new markets to publish your", "pinpoint your submissions and find new markets to publish your work more efficiently", "what strategies and tactics have you found useful to pi...
[ "on the character, but I would like to get some tips and insights", "decision would force on the character, but I would like to get some", "would like to get some tips and insights on raising the stakes and", "it a genuinely difficult decision for the character. I have some ideas about", "and heightening th...
[ "the moments before, during and after the moment when the writer lost his", "So the story has 5 big subjects in the same story: the writer's", "two journeys), and the writer's depression, in which all five will be written", "and the writer's depression, in which all five will be written in depth.", ...
[ "secondary school in my book. Can I do this? Are there precautions I", "school in my book. Can I do this? Are there precautions I can", "precautions I can take if I do? What are my options? Should I", "take if I do? What are my options? Should I contact the school", "Are there precautions I can take if I do...
[ "was absolutely right. That was the first time I understood that when there", "was after all both an academic and a medical doctor. I must admit", "all both an academic and a medical doctor. I must admit I was", "double dose of bad writing habits: academese and medicalese. Just write simply may", "Yet other...
[ "and therefore should be found ineligible for special education. So, after quoting the", "Please help me find a good simile for this situation. Context: the document", "the word \"distortion,\" and this time I want to say it with a", "is in the word \"passing.\" Student B was actually earning all A's and", ...
[ "10,000 words that I decided to edit out after writing it. I wrote", "in a treasury, and then having something else later found in a treasury?", "just have it in the treasury all along and skip out about 10,000", "along and skip out about 10,000 words that I decided to edit out", "-------- > > Is it bad wri...
[ "to need to clear it out, face the bandits, and fight valorously. Luckily,", "and powerless enemies. They are nothing compared to my godly knight who is", "bandits. Furthermore, my godly knight will have another time to shine, where she", "it's filled with people from the Black Cross bandit gang or somethin...
[ "from nothing, gains companions, and goes to save the world. However, his seven", "to deepen the story, and perhaps release option 1 for further backstory. In", "‘Volume 0’ 2. Summarizing the backstory in a prologue (Yes, I know. ‘ugh’),", "if the readers would be emotionally attached enough to the companions...
[ "in their name. I was delighted by the high standard of the finished", "book design. It wouldn't take much for me to write a 2nd edition", "the book design. It wouldn't take much for me to write a 2nd", "I have purchased my own ISBN's and want to revert this book into", "the finished product, but not at all...
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[ "the matter could be helpful. By means of example: > > AL >", "matter could be helpful. By means of example: > > AL > (Rolls", "walking towards the stairwell) > > > CANDI > (Aside) > That was", "play for a competition. The main character often has asides (where she expresses", "process of writing a play for...
[ "that will allow me to translate words into Aklo, a fictional language used", "will allow me to translate words into Aklo, a fictional language used by", "exist, are there other resources that can help me? (Aklo is a fictional", "Where could I find such a thing? If a dictionary doesn't exist, are", "fiction...
[ "particularly interested in this in the context of a new novelist. Are subplots", "this in the context of a new novelist. Are subplots necessary for a", "not sure I fully understand how to write a subplot and the main", "interested in this in the context of a new novelist. Are subplots necessary", "how to w...
[ "on a different story, written in third person, and I think I liked", "Should I do it? This is the first piece of long-ish writing that", "kinda want to change it to third person - but I'm already 97", "Piece fan fiction to improve my writing. I foolishly decided to write it", "long-ish writing that I've do...
[ "in some perspectives) discriminated against, would be 'owned' by the husband and definitely", "appear like it's written by someone negligent. Question -------- > > Does it", "armour and won't hesitate to chop off someone's head. I know that in", "during history. I'm scared that because I have so many women...
[ "ask the question: What constitutes a great plot? Is it twists that you", "draft. I've given a good deal of thought to character, stakes, and the", "plot? Is it twists that you never saw coming? Is it a complicated", "of those areas. The same can't be said for the plot. I don't", "question: What con...
[ "on Amazon that seem to have these kinds of elements, but there is", "utterly insane, particularly how the romantic relationships and sex lives of the characters", "is a sentient god-being who becomes an animal for seduction considered bestiality? I", "situation is utterly insane, particularly how the romanti...
[ "known by most of his continent. His mother because she had a very", "wet nurse, and she appears in a few scenes. But she's not a", "fleshed out and realistic are the characters, world, etc., the better, even in", "not this hero. He really had a wet nurse, and she appears in", "me, the more deep, fleshed ...
[ "reader? Maybe readers don't care so much about alliteration? Maybe I should focus", "couch, she chewed over her new career > path. > > > Will", "dashed out of Yuuto's apartment and returned to hers in Ginza. > There,", "sliding on her dress. She always > felt frosty after failed fornication. \"You're", "It...
[ "to format this. I have seen that some authors center the text that", "name is Renpen.\" > > > The primary issues with this is that", "piece of paper? Take this for example: > > What was his name?", "the paper that's ripped, with the text inside of it. However, I also", "that is that I want to reveal a ...
[ "thought about details like astronomy, geography and so on. For instance, this world", "astronomy, geography and so on. For instance, this world has a lighter gravity", "how could I show this for the readers without telling them**? And without", "I've thought about details like astronomy, geography and so...
[ "the story (an introduction), but I want some backstory (the prologue, what the", "an introduction as well. What I mean is that I want to write", "Is it okay to add the two together, or should I ditch the", "What I mean is that I want to write about why and how", "but I want some backstory (the prologue, wh...
[ "the basic intention? Or are their others? Example: I create a highlights video", "matches where my favorite team keeps starting a match badly conceding goals, but", "a TV trope. What are some reasons to use them? I'm assuming there's", "them? I'm assuming there's more to it than just bored writers trying to"...
[ "novel - though still writing it in the first person. I've had quite", "some of the original diary quotes are included along with the new text.", "well as getting caught up in some rather nefarious activities. I definitely dont", "where those crimes were committed. PS I'm now 65 & was only naughty", "\"nobo...
[ "stories for my games, so I'm unsure of how to start. I already", "ask this, since it's for a game, but the game is very story", "the actual game? About the game itself: It's an RPG Maker type of", "bringing it all together to plan for the game it was made for.", "It even has a similair setup, with a group ...
[ "would be to keep things symmetrical (ugly scar, sexy birthmark). What the best", "(ugly scar, sexy birthmark). What the best option in these cases? Symmetry or", "be ugly. A birthmark, on the other hand could be either ugly or", "only reason to use ugly, in my opinion, would be to keep things", "think th...
[ "have an idea for a novel that is told from two, first person", "that is told from two, first person viewpoints. One of these viewpoints would", "first person viewpoints. One of these viewpoints would be Character 1's and take", "idea for a novel that is told from two, first person viewpoints. One", "One of...
[ "the BBC Sherlock fandom there are many lively discussions about how a lot", "thing and work in the subtext in the third draft? Is there a", "for these items? Writing one plot with a few twists and subplots is", "the heart, and so on. Writer William Goldman has a set of \"writing", "a story, at what point...
[ "the same word can get used for several different things, so the purpose", "to go round for all the things we want to say, and thus", "to create one definition to banish all other meanings, but to create the", "enough words to go round for all the things we want to say,", "as all good writers know, there ar...
[ "noticed a shared struckture by a number of sequels, sequels that each spring", "* List of the plot points,story-beats, that are considered essential to a sequel.", "well be a proper name for it, but I certainly don't know it.", "ways to do a sequel, though for this question I'm only interested in", "sequel...
[ "Is there maybe a placeholder tag for a carriage return? The \"custom\" option", "This is how every book I buy seems to be formatted. However, none", "asterisks, then 2 carriage returns, between each text document within a folder. This", "between each text document within a folder. This is how every book I", ...
[ "amateur stories online and sometimes the author will include so much detail that", "author will include so much detail that the reader gets a little bored", "will include so much detail that the reader gets a little bored or", "or distracted and forgets what the actual story is talking about. How do", "the...
[ "beings who have the power of the four elements. Only very few, very", "of the four elements. Only very few, very rare people posses the power", "be one of those who have the powers of all the elements. The", "of all the elements. The thing is, I don't want people to read", "few, very rare people posses the...
[ "up, but I couldn't help it and kept getting different great ideas that", "stories. I've narrowed it down to three main stories that I've been working", "What can I do to keep focused on one story at a time?", "it would be very difficult to keep up, but I couldn't help it", "currently writing three differen...
[ "much detail? EDIT I'm stuck on a user simply being able to follow", "able to follow a linear A->B process, vs. material that will teach the", "stuck on a user simply being able to follow a linear A->B process,", "should be put into this documentation? When is it too much detail? EDIT", "material th...
[ "experiencing a world where suddenly he engages successfully, in many realistic sexual experiences.", "since I cannot find anything out there like it with a point-of-view of", "novel that has A) a lot of graphic Male/Female sex and B) a", "are really about the category in which this would fall since I cannot"...
[ "Figure\" that ... * Figure 99: \"Description of Figure\" in/of? Pahi and Bcit", "I just want to mention a picture/table in my text in APA style,", "Figure\" in/of? Pahi and Bcit (2016) shows ... * Figure 99: \"Description of", "Are there other allowed ways? I have literally no clue what is right", ...
[ "help but picture something playing out as a movie. It's so much easier", "can I put the scene I picture in my head into words that", "as a film or how can I put the scene I picture in", "ideas, I can't help but picture something playing out as a movie. It's", "movie. It's so much easier to picture someon...
[ "coming up with good names for my characters. So what I usually do", "once and have it update anywhere? For example... > > {Char1} went to", "define the name of your character just once and have it update anywhere?", "sort of nickname as a placeholder while I'm writing my story. Is there", "bit of an issue ...
[ "reader, or make the story interesting enough to continue reading? I want to", "any specific techniques or ways that you can create interest in a multitude", "would recommend to immediately attract a reader, or make the story interesting enough", "or ways that you can create interest in a multitude of differe...
[ "is generally rewritten until it is suitable for submitting. This author even has", "This author even has a formula: > > 1. vomit draft - let", "reread and altered and corrected at least one hundred and fifty times. I", "at least one hundred and fifty times. I am suspicious of both facility", "generally rew...
[ "a fantasy story). My question: You know when someone wakes up? well I", "blood in the toiler (don't ask). We later find out (Chapter 1) that", "the main character waking up to find his father coughing up blood in", "main character waking up to find his father coughing up blood in the", "But the only thing ...
[ "after those twists. But in my case, I can't do much, as the", "and in the end, the goal is achieved, but in a way never", "be achieved, there's always a plot twist (usually several) affecting such goal, and", "twist (usually several) affecting such goal, and in the end, the goal is", "do much, as the sub-s...
[ "you research about a given ethnic group? How much information is required as", "a character that isn't your own race or ethnic background, you have to", "what must you research about a given ethnic group? How much information is", "a given ethnic group? How much information is required as a base minimum?", ...
[ "are stories I grew up with and loved. This would also mean that,", "are popular. 2. Because stories and books for that matter seem to be", "more interested to see if such a world would be desirable by an", "will have a familiar feel due to the fact that the story wouldn't", "One for deviating too far from ...
[ "majority of senses in a particular chapter. How do you think how many", "senses in a particular chapter. How do you think how many books should", "read several of them in order to understand the majority of senses in", "and references to other cultural objects, first of all to the other novels.", "to under...
[ "to get out NOW! > > > And one with a more traditional", "And one with a more traditional conflict rather than simply a passing problem:", "for creating it that I am not aware of. Note: I'm not looking", "so I will just define it here. When I create and develop a", "for creating urgency? I frequently ...
[ "consider this task to be the complete translation of an anime story into", "complete translation of an anime story into traditional fantasy fiction. What kind of", "idea that I think will work pretty well as anime, not only that,", "novel. For all intents and purposes, consider this task to be the complete",...
[ "subtly hint that a character is gay without revealing that they're actually gay?", "the characters in it is gay (one of the main characters). But the", "[my previous question](https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/26264/how-to-wake-up-a-character-from-a-first-person-perspective)? Yeah, well one of the ch...
[ "thriller novels are R rated. A PG rated thriller could still be engaging", "all thriller novels are R rated. A PG rated thriller could still be", "thriller could still be engaging and serious without gross content. Similar to a", "\"Safe Thriller\"? It seems that all thriller novels are R rated. A PG", "th...
[ "crucial to the story, since this i strongly connected to what the society", "the one that makes the most sense in the way I want to", "the third person (I'm unsure if the terms omniscient is correct here, but", "people who have achieved knowledge about certain things. Pedez (part of the society,", "sta...
[ "but i feel as if i leave the other friends out people will", "of theirs, but i feel as if i leave the other friends out", "i feel as if i leave the other friends out people will see", "character A Chapter 6 character A Chapter 7 character B The two perspectives", "most important are person A and B so i can...
[ "around in my head has disappeared. I have to get to know the", "story using my first draft perhaps as a guide but basically rewrite everything,", "I start over at page 1 and rewrite the story using my first", "of the book I carried around in my head has disappeared. I have", "carried around in my head has ...
[ "I think both formats lack aesthetic appeal. Is there a way to use", "to a different field. If I try to use manual spacing, I find", "outline like this: \"A. Raised $500,000 per year B. Guided project management team", "turned into square characters. To cope with the loss of the bullets, I", "formats lack a...
[ "speaks in a tone that is harsh, would it be viable to use", "understand what you've done?\" > > > If the character solely speaks in", "tone? Assume a character is based purely around a definite, harsh and painful", "DONE?\" > > > Versus > > The androgynous voice grew harsh, as", "for emphasis as part of a ...
[ "a chunk of significant size of the story showing 1 or 2 years", "the protagonist and other characters, and explain the setting and why and how", "what I ask is: would there be any problem if I leave it", "the reader will find through most of it. And that's what I did,", "goal. But by doing that, would the ...
[ "\"woman,\" and \"person\" even though the character from that different world is not", "the character from that different world is not human? Or should I create", "about humans, they don't think humans actually exist. It's just like a legend", "Now I'm wondering if it's okay to use the terms/words \"people,\...
[ "be heavily skewed by the fact that you wrote it? Edit to add:", "work? How can you tell \"yes, this is good\" or \"okay, this needs", "a while now. I still don't have any better ideas, so I'm turning", "\"well, this works for me.\" A single \"this works for me\" solution could", "points out, answers shou...
[ "one a lot but refrain these days as the style choice is one", "are out there and where they come from. I also feel that I", "want to know what common conventions are out there and where they come", "don’t know where it came from but it looks a bit like a", "seems a little unimaginative. Are there other pop...
[ "can explain it, but how can you summarize it without having to explain", "and 'reception' that the reader would understand better, but may not make sense", "may not make sense in the world itself? One reason I have this", "reason I have this conundrum is also because our language has an incredibly", "**psy...
[ "for being that way? Should nothing happen by chance? > > > Just", "him to where he needs to go to advance the plot. He meets", "come across it. To add a little note about my thing where the", "important to the development of the plot show up at completely a random", "just like that. Question -------- I'm a...
[ "Notepad for general note taking and transferring that to MS Word organised notes.", "\| MONTH \| DATE \| TIME * Specific conflict (grooming of MC by", "the desire to spawn another hellish document for other aspects of my story.", "writing, and I have significantly more than that in notes. Such areas covered", ...
[ "to improve the quality of my prose? 2) If the answer to the", "unique style of writing. The quality of prose is consistently maintained across the", "above question is to read a lot of essays, how should I read", "way to improve the quality of my prose? 2) If the answer to", "I read Emerson's essays, I see...
[ "J. MacHale. Excellent books, if a little lacking in the area of character", "research into twists, and after not knowing how to create one, I'm starting", "the better, and here's why: I recently finished reading the SYLO Chronicles, by", "the final chapter, after the main conflict was all over, was a twist...
[ "if events lead to it. So my question is, since she isn't really", "main group if events lead to it. So my question is, since she", "include a character who is a free radical. At some points she helps", "entirely an antagonist nor a protagonist, is there a third category that she", "story I'm writing, I wan...
[ "sources say you never start a sentence with a conjunction, other sources say", "cases better. So can you start a sentence with the word \"But\" and", "say you never start a sentence with a conjunction, other sources say it", "I have read some sources say you never start a sentence with a", "with a conjunct...
[ "a bit of cliche. How are you supposed to make a romance novel", "a romance writing competition in which there are no cliches allowed - but", "cliche. How are you supposed to make a romance novel without it having", "is doing a romance writing competition in which there are no cliches allowed", "had a bit o...
[ "would have supporting articles, perhaps some unrelated content, perhaps some interactive features, more", "What are the advantages of having only one website, and offering the book", "of this approach? What are the advantages of having only one website, and", "only one website, and offering the book for sale...
[ "logical way, but it makes the inner me—reading the word the Swedish way—cringe.", "folklore/mythological creatures from mainly the Norse and Scandinavian myths, but in the world", "would still be great. But beings such as the Bäckahäst would cause some", "put Bäckahäst into plural would be to add \"-ar\" a...
[ "still much better than the worst-case scenario -- a friend going to jail,", "to place him in a painful dilemma, and I'm having trouble making the", "as a location for drug dealings. How do I take a scenario that's", "scenario -- a friend going to jail, and his store made famous as", "embarrassed in front...
[ "because it's unnatural for a character to describe their appearance in their mind.", "this because it's unnatural for a character to describe their appearance in their", "or (describe frizzy hair misbehaving). What other ideas are there to do this", "mean I can use certain tricks - like she looked into the m...