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[ "that for my MC, she's flashing back a bit to the past, a", "if you care to look over, feel free to advise me even if", "over, feel free to advise me even if you don't--I've got like, two", "MC, she's flashing back a bit to the past, a bit more than", "to look over, feel free to advise me even if you don't-...
[ "the characters themselves. My creativity appears to be limited in metaphors. I want", "the characters' surroundings or the characters themselves. My creativity appears to be limited", "want to invent as many of my own metaphors as possible. But how", "characters' surroundings or the characters themselves. My...
[ "[The US](https://www.myidentifiers.com/get-your-isbn-now) and for [Australia](https://www.myidentifiers.com.au/Get-your-isbn-now) (which is good because I'm Australian). but the", "the.au site are in AUD but if they aren't and are actually in", "$165.45 \| $44 10 \| $290 \| $383.85 \| $88 100 \| $575", "calculate...
[ "the works I make, but how can I copyright my works? Is it", "it one time for all the works or does every work need to", "works? Is it one time for all the works or does every work", "write small poems. I know there is a lot to learn and update", "poems. I know there is a lot to learn and update in the", ...
[ "literature and prose. And do not misunderstand me; I value and appreciate classical", "pieces of writing by large associations, I, as a high school student in", "styles, or attempt to replicate the styles of the 17th and 18th centuries,", "modern writing has weighed heavily in the discussion of my mind-congr...
[ "Publishing is practically a given. Key Assumption: I believe that not every story", "is that common denominator? What makes a story able to attain 'cult status'", "made, and has a backing of fanatical fans, who have studied its lore", "is generally a good thing, as it means that you have a group", "May...
[ "them to keep on questioning it, but not to the point that it", "Since this is a fantasy world, I've taken a lot of liberties, and", "this reveal at some point in my novel. Thank you once again. Your", "have no indications as to whether said character is male or female, and", "of liberties, and in doing so,...
[ "will influence the other, but is there a best practice with which one", "reference to the protagonist's emotional conflict, or to lead with him conquering his", "conquering his inability to manage his peculiarities (OCD, etc) while untangling the plot.", "the plot. I understand that both will influence the o...
[ "software screenshot, can I use title case or should I match the case", "screenshot, can I use title case or should I match the case that", "Pane\" (actual case in application) or \"New Virtual Machine – Select a Name", "OS Pane\" (actual case in application) or \"New Virtual Machine – Select a", "in applic...
[ "usually about current events or personal projects. I know that as you write,", "classes in college and high school, as well as some technical writing, but", "events or personal projects. I know that as you write, you normally get", "difficult will writing a novel be for someone without formal training?** I'm...
[ "a new project that draws influence from a currently running television show. What", "be a legal issue down the road? Is it ethical to drop the", "show. What I want to do is make a reference to that show", "legal issue down the road? Is it ethical to drop the name of", "my work? Could there be a legal issue...
[ "recalling past events or filling in the reader on pertinent information. Even simple", "there are several paragraphs at once of just the narrator talking about something", "about something and how they feel about it or recalling past events or", "their opinion on a situation, the emotions they're feeling and...
[ "a cynical, nearly-cruel personality. Please, any help and/or insights would be greatly appreciated.", "female, and have recently decided that my first book's titular character is going", "have recently decided that my first book's titular character is going to be", "age between nineteen and twenty. I would l...
[ "in the process of answering you could provide me with a solid definition", "from their experience, it didn't detract from mine, because I apparently suffer from", "to my attention that I lack the ability to identify cheese. And by", "- especially fantasy, which I plan to do. I don't know if I'm", "suffer f...
[ "the characters on the topic, it avoids traditional action or dramatic conflict during", "published work, on ways to effectively handle this kind of content. Thanks in", "pointers to published work, on ways to effectively handle this kind of content.", "into the two opposing stances taken by the characters on...
[ "should be used when coming up with fantasy names of people, places, etc.", "when coming up with fantasy names of people, places, etc. Sorry if this", "used when coming up with fantasy names of people, places, etc. Sorry if", "wondering what are the basic ways that accent marks should be used when", "names ...
[ "afraid to show it to other since It's not yet done. Is that", "show it to other since It's not yet done. Is that okay? thanks", "just afraid to show it to other since It's not yet done. Is", "novel, I'm just afraid to show it to other since It's not yet", "got the idea of writing a novel, I'm just afraid t...
[ "in MLA format if you are the author of it and the figure", "cite a figure in MLA format if you are the author of it", "How would you cite a figure in MLA format if you are the", "if you are the author of it and the figure was not based", "a figure in MLA format if you are the author of it and", "figure i...
[ "a very little 'screen-time', should I put effort into this research or not?", "in England, or wherever. It's just mentioned that it's a fictional place. Are", "never stated, though, whether Jilloomx is a town in the USA, or in", "Or will they be okay as long as the story's engaging enough? Keep", "the bulk...
[ "a ritual, which stopped it in half (think Jumanji). In order to complete", "descendant of the original (his wife and kids survived). How can I make", "order to complete the ritual, the bad guys need the direct descendant of", "How can I make sure that there is only one direct descendant after", "thousand y...
[ "a dilemma: I don't want my characters to have flawless, limitless and bad-consequence-less", "don't care about how the character found out that he could do that,", "and hows, the less freedom I have, and the more I try to", "cool, screw logic, [it's cool](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RuleOfCo...
[ "I keep in mind so that my novel appeals to girls as well", "the following genres: 1. Urban fantasy 2. New Adult (somewhat; it's a high", "2. New Adult (somewhat; it's a high school setting but with details that", "character is a female, though. So what should I keep in mind so", "(somewhat; it's a high sch...
[ "would take her years into the past and give the read her origin,", "Examples given to better express my thoughts. Example 1: For the first method,", "during some event and something triggers the story to flash back to when", "the character in the middle of some mess (call it conflict A). She", "have anothe...
[ "should develop them. Does a subplot need everything a main plot does? Does", "Does there even need to be a conflict for the subplot (if it's", "do I need separate stakes for a subplot (assuming the stakes for the", "you generally do A and B; if it spans three books, you want", "very much on the size of the...
[ "annoying for me, because now I have to decide whether I have to", "where I imagined two or three subplots (or storylines). Now I found that", "subplots (or storylines). Now I found that one of the subplots has evolved", "or three subplots (or storylines). Now I found that one of the subplots", "novel (remo...
[ "of Othello, the Moor of Venice. Ed. Barbara A. Mowat and Paul Werstine.", "the correct MLA citation for the book is > > Nvikuspeara, Curliam. The", "can I cite the annotations? Would it just be (Nvikuspeara 178)? that seems", "Othello. As far as I can tell, the correct MLA citation for the", "citing Nvikus...
[ "in a different PDF, almost impossible. So, we're looking to move everything to", "a documentation solution for a large software product that does not use this", "PDF. Also, this makes linking to other topics in a different PDF, almost", "of the modules. Currently, most of our documentation is delivered via P...
[ "I must limit the number of words. Please can anyone advise? Many thanks.", "just completed my first manuscript for a children's book. It is a long", "a children's book. It is a long traditional bedtime story to be read", "several days or weeks even! I don't really understand why I must limit", "over severa...
[ "sure there is no definitive answer and the question seems to be very", "is important or else the characters get too overpowered or the situation could", "involving defenders of low-fantasy fans and high-fantasy fans. Brandon Sanderson also has a", "get too overpowered or the situation could be solved easily ...
[ "the Chandrian from the Kingskiller chronicles is a force of nature antagonist. I", "simplified than this: What makes a personified force of nature? This question may", "simple and that the answers might be huge, but this is a topic", "said that the Chandrian from the Kingskiller chronicles is a force of ...
[ "bestsellers in this field. I will just tweak the content to explain concepts", "I will just tweak the content to explain concepts in more understandable form.", "will just tweak the content to explain concepts in more understandable form. I", "other books which are bestsellers in this field. I will just twea...
[ "only if those peppers are that one particular genetic strain, and only if", "find any way to do this that doesn't seem really jarring, unrealistic, nor", "anywhere and use them to make a hot sauce. But only if those", "can be used to add a pleasant flavor to tea, and also added", "want to provide that info...
[ "process, and by extension story structure, as occurring in three stages. But the", "conscious decision. And white lies need not be a bad thing. We tell", "the news. You just cannot take what is said at face value. Yes", "at face value. Yes people are lying but they are not doing it", "is the best :) 2. The...
[ "are brother and sister. I want the reader to know right away, as", "how to do this naturally without it coming across as forced. How would", "not sure how to do this naturally without it coming across as forced.", "without it coming across as forced. How would two siblings address each other", "that too \"...
[ "the end because I'll end up being too attached to the bits that", "write chapter, edit chapter, post chapter, repeat. This means that once I reach", "but it's often a very short phase. I usually have a good outline", "outline before I begin and the stories aren't very complicated, so I've never", "complica...
[ "and the like, there are often details that the writers work in that", "or movies, etc.) he hasn't been wearing it because he got in a", "sight, but can be found if you happen to look for those details.", "way to work something in that the average reader might not notice while", "For example, Character N al...
[ "have a program that tracks the progress I've made. As a programmer I'm", "a document. So say I delete 500 words out of a document and", "of a document and save it. Is there a program that would realize", "on a document. So say I delete 500 words out of a document", "the document and would back up the old v...
[ "see in real life. As such I was hoping to have 2 books", "that has one of it's key features is these other worlds/universes being the", "Is there a way or do I need to abandon the idea of", "such I was hoping to have 2 books in the series features worlds", "I can legally do this. Is there a way or do I nee...
[ "explore this invented technology in-depth – not only its functions but also elements", "sci-fi technology concept in the work I'm currently writing, and its potential implications", "system) in detail prior to/alongside writing the story? The aspects I have listed", "I have listed above are a starting point ...
[ "a fanfiction to be specific, and a main character is an aggressive, emotionless,", "his personality change? Should I include a terrific event that will change him?", "fall deep in love with someone and have strong feelings for them. Do", "in love with someone and have strong feelings for them. Do you think",...
[ "from a real life figure? For example, can I have a villain make", "fantasy character make a quote from a real life figure? For example, can", "a quote from a real life figure? For example, can I have a", "example, can I have a villain make a statement spoken by let's say,", "For example, can I have a villa...
[ "later, the sensei dies at the hands of a demigoddess succubus and my", "it into hatred. The Yukg soul is the girl, she is grateful to", "martial arts dojo where their sensei takes care of them. He trains both", "female second protagonist into the antagonist during the journey?** (Note: My Yukg protagonist", ...
[ "the third, decisive crisis. One wants to continue reaching for the brass ring,", "\"kick back, relax, and take some time off with someone I love,\" basically", "first is an external crisis that has the hero rushing to the rescue", "plausible that the characters run the risk of being victims of their own", ...
[ "been developed that enable the plots of many novels to be summarised? I", "order to study their structure: to understand the nature of the component parts", "for something a little more detailed than the three-act structure that is used", "am looking for something a little more detailed than the three-act st...
[ "are interesting enough to keep the reader going until he/she gets properly established", "inciting incidents: One in the first chapter, and another five chapters later. The", "that everything that happens before this, the first five chapters, are interesting enough", "in the first chapter, and another five c...
[ "arched an amused eyebrow. > > > My theory is this: you only", "two examples: > > She let out a sigh of relief. > >", "a sigh of relief. > > > He arched an amused eyebrow. >", "> > > My theory is this: you only need to directly state", "eyebrow. > > > My theory is this: you only need to dire...
[ "a slight bit, but the changes didn't make it distinct enough. I'm driven", "by my obsession. It used to be Hunger Games, then Star Wars, *Mawe", "my story a slight bit, but the changes didn't make it distinct enough.", "characters just like their characters. How to not get driven by famous things?", "J...
[ "(think I) need to rewrite the first two acts. I've been staring at", "thing and if he does, it's the allies that do what he tells", "these last 20k words that are most likely very useless. Or is it", "of my (first big) story and by now I'm pretty sure I'll have", "(he's a retired general). Everyone keeps a...
[ "(usually after some years, if not decades) to be above its contemporary works", "/ literary novel = a genre (that may overlap with other genres, just", "a genre (that may overlap with other genres, just like romance can overlap", "fairly good or even overall great). So, what are those elusive reasons that", ...
[ "succesful one-act play, of which I still really enjoy the world. I want", "a more prose-y way. I feel like the appropriate way to start this", "continue writing in this world in a more prose-y way. I feel like", "a locally succesful one-act play, of which I still really enjoy the world.", "question, if onl...
[ "real and raw and truthful with what I have dealt with in my", "of writing a life story/non-fiction book that has numerous real life issues and", "tell my story to help others! How do I go about this? Can", "instead of just changing names, etc?? Those around the people may be able", "issues and me being rea...
[ "'tense.' Instead of writing, \"The atmosphere between Balx and Bob is tense.\" What", "\"The atmosphere between Balx and Bob is tense.\" What other ways would there", "What other ways would there be to describe what it feels like to", "Instead of writing, \"The atmosphere between Balx and Bob is tense.\" Wha...
[ "would be having same first name such as having a character named Logen", "name like for example having a character named Jelan Dmow which has the", "same last name as Game of Thrones character Jil Sxiw Other examples would", "character Jil Sxiw Other examples would be having same first name such as", "exam...
[ "to show that I have addressed my issues in a way that would", "to conceptualize a project that may give me that experience. I have been", "style of writing that incorporates a lot of exposition and dialog. I attended", "lot of exposition and dialog. I attended a writer's group this week that", "that incorp...
[ "character to respond with anger, I want the reader to understand why the", "about forcing everyone to feel the same thing and more about how I,", "lead to that anger and be given reason to feel the things I", "I write it? My question is less about forcing everyone to feel the", "can get left behind. How do...
[ "is the purpose of inner conflict?** Why does one include it in their", "don't want to turn this question into a debate over which of my", "either are. I want to hear how you view inner conflict instead. Note:", "for me to grasp when I was learning about it. Now I'm not", "I am interested to hear what you...
[ "all complete. They are made by people. Sometimes their members will split out", "know exactly what I'm doing and what would be the impact of my", "ignore this doubt so I came here to ask: **How can I balance", "he will get into by accident and bad luck and will eventually join", "of the Axis Squad until he...
[ "how to turn the world more alive, I would like to hear it.", "with a fictional world in it. I've already planned many events and the", "the chapters. In my vision, the way we turn the world more active", "how could I enhance this weight of the world in the characters and", "alternate view of how to turn th...
[ "public domain. The author is Adal Sbefr. There is already a French translation", "already a French translation of some of his works. Does this mean that", "of a book that is in the public domain. The author is Adal", "publish my own French translation? Does the existence of a French translation preclude", ...
[ "sense that she doesn't want to reveal the > truth---she doesn't know the", "first bolded part doesn't match the second bolded part. However, I wonder if", "> > **My girlfriend, Hitomi, is in love with my elder brother. But", "and told me that he > loved me.\" > > > \"Really?\" I", "cupped > my hands with h...
[ "be specific to make a character feel real, or can the physical description", "or can the physical description be general and the details be left to", "feel real, or can the physical description be general and the details be", "a physical description have to be specific to make a character feel real,", "spe...
[ "defines a flaw for a character? I know that the character's flaws should", "that the character's flaws should have at least some impact in the story,", "character? I know that the character's flaws should have at least some impact", "story, instead of being just a mere detail, but what makes flaw X", "what...
[ "fantasy novel and I was just wondering how readers feel about following the", "around others like her but how would you feel about it? Would you", "up around others like her but how would you feel about it? Would", "help. I am writing a fantasy novel and I was just wondering how", "be your issues if any? B...
[ "a couple hours, and their personality impresses me enough to create a fictional", "attributes, but the original impression on me will be central to their character.", "character this way, where the character development is loosely based on a real", "guess my main concern is if someone would read my book (whi...
[ "this point. Until now, I saw novels as having two distinct conflicts: *Main", "with the conclusions I've come to below, I would like to hear your", "ask this question, is because it seems to me that there are other", "me that (in a nutshell) an inner conflict is a struggle between two", "have viewed confli...
[ "it very hard to organize my writing, as these themes are all very", "my writing, as these themes are all very broad. I want to ask", "themes are all very broad. I want to ask fellow bloggers how do", "very hard to organize my writing, as these themes are all very broad.", "I have been blogging for 6 months...
[ "of wrath and revenge along with a different problem, and both with very", "does it make sense to do that? What are other works that do", "with the same story, but with different possibilities.The difference is not just a", "advance on, and I already chose which one it will be. However, both", "other but ...
[ "who knows how to handle everyday stuff and can defend himself in a", "stupid minions and a soft spot for big speeches, no. He is designed", "should i motivate him to even THINK about doing that? He is a", "wizard) get an Arrow stuck in his forehead. Magic is weak, useful for", "Wizard openly casting spells...
[ "each other. Without putting them in a Space Taxi together, why would they", "a metaphorical sword in the stone type of space station/ship in my story", "space station/ship in my story that no one can gain access to because", "co-operate with one another/hate each other. Without putting them in a Space Taxi",...
[ "My writings tend to be a blend of multiple genre's. I know some", "and fantasy, but are there genre's that should not be blended? Also, is", "blend of multiple genre's. I know some can work well together, like sci-fi", "but are there genre's that should not be blended? Also, is it confusing", "blended? Als...
[ "book and decided that I should plan first because in the past while", "and don't want to throw it away. So my question is what should", "it after a few sentences. But I still really like the idea and", "that I had planned to much. Writing the plan was fun but rewriting", "was fun but rewriting the same thi...
[ "more than one story at a time? I also want to share my", "with to know if it will be great or a flop Thank you", "2:* *Who should I share my ideas with to know if it will", "will all be taken or used. Question 1:* *How much writing should I", "like I can, I get embarrassed too easy I don't really ...
[ "on. What my issue is that the hero is in a coma and", "and as part of the continuity, I've to show the scene happening to", "the death of many major characters, one of them close to the hero.", "characters, one of them close to the hero. The hero also, falls into", "hero. The hero also, falls into a tempor...
[ "with too much detail, my readers can get easily bored and not want", "I am having a hard time with adding detail, I feel it may", "really add it or not. If I do end up with too much", "may leave a good chunk of the story out, but I don't know", "leave a good chunk of the story out, but I don't know for", ...
[ "unbelieving.** Could someone I barely knew know so much about me? > >", "first example uses external body language and the second internal monologue. Does the", "Does the latter make more sense in first-person narration? Why or why not?", "external body language and the second internal monologue. Does the la...
[ "So, to make it more appealing to the reader, I want to write", "the reader, I want to write it from a first person perspective. The", "part of the incident. How can I achieve this without undermining the historical", "The concerned person is an important part of the incident. How can I", "more appealing to...
[ "I read them somewhere before writing them. Sounds crazy I know, but when", "and low to access these lines, to attribute them to an author, with", "them. Sounds crazy I know, but when writing they just simply \"appeared\" with", "going to sound quite odd but I understand it is not an entirely", "searched hi...
[ "this online writing media! Since I've found it I have so many questions", "online writing media! Since I've found it I have so many questions needing", "all this online writing media! Since I've found it I have so many", "it I have so many questions needing answers. Main Question > > Are", "answers. Main Q...
[ "two about publishing. I've been thinking about going the self-publishing route. It still", "as it seems too long and filled with disappointment for most people. But", "route. It still seems like the quickest and easiest way to go, though", "like the quickest and easiest way to go, though there are obviously ...
[ "story which is a dramatization of a true story. When I classify it,", "story. When I classify it, should I tag it as fiction or nonfiction?", "am writing a short story which is a dramatization of a true story.", "a short story which is a dramatization of a true story. When I", "a true story. When I classif...
[ "on 'gay sex'. The world changed very rapidly. I felt the need to", "reach the logical conclusion - they should be together. However, I thought it", "a life without the 'dumb stick' and how their first attempted at intimacy", "may be put off by an extended focus on 'gay sex'. The world", "18 months after pu...
[ "wisdom and knowledge. Would there psychology be different? Would they be more patient", "If a humanoid species lived for thousands of years, how should they be", "Would there psychology be different? Would they be more patient and resistant to", "different? Would they be more patient and resistant to change ...
[ "because I am now not feeling confident, and I found out an already", "with my family * My online friends only know of Star Wars +", "if there is a way to contact anyone on here one to one", "out how. I need to share my ideas with someone because I am", "feeling confident, and I found out an already made ...
[ "kind of rounded--how cute is that? Lorem ipsum dolor sit > amet, consectetur", "its own paragraph (Version 1 below) or as the first sentence of the", "and you want to introduce the list and give the three issues. Is", "are cute. First, they are fluffy. We all know how cute that is.", "this issue? Let's s...
[ "fell in love before or after the first 2 chapters. Do you have", "will. I tried practicing this genre, writing short love stories. But all my", "experienced it, and maybe I never will. I tried practicing this genre, writing", "meets girl, they start their quest, and fell in love before or after", "love bef...
[ "problem is two-fold: the journey is slow and long; and, for 1 and", "must illustrate: 1. the character's feelings upon returning (for a short period) to", "be expressed perfectly. * The destination is visible in the distance a long", "upon returning (for a short period) to their homeland after living abroad ...
[ "about done with my first manuscript in English. Since I found the translation", "Assuming there is a market for it in those languages/countries 3) I know", "Are languages rights all or none? I also have friends who would be", "the publisher to issue it in those languages. They would only need edit", "and f...
[ "being composed. That piece of writing can, of course, be crafted with a", "crafted with a slew of different techniques and artistic choices, but, one of", "techniques and artistic choices, but, one of those is the language used. How", "to match the context of a piece with diction relevant to the given", "s...
[ "What's to keep an agent from taking my manuscript and publishing it themselves,", "taking my manuscript and publishing it themselves, or handing it off to one", "handing it off to one of their writer friends? 2) What's to keep", "own work based off of some of those ideas? How do new writers", "friend, and ...
[ "remuneration than the other VPs. The second prospective husband is a wealthy man", "to take it over. The woman is primarily motivated by her career, and", "The second prospective husband is a wealthy man won't help her in her", "help her in her career but offers the woman the luxuries of life", "of life as...
[ "work I look to develop a method to combat the issue. The solution", "good enough. Subsequently, ensuring you adhere to these rules will guarantee you life-long", "or article). If I am to be honest, most of my writing skills", "book or article). If I am to be honest, most of my writing", "less 'creative' to...
[ "the option was not prison whilst assuming several aspects of her character and", "top of my knowledge without leaving those not having the benefit my experience", "bad, only thinking makes it so.\" \". . . gathered here today .", "at the top of my knowledge without leaving those not having the benefit", "....
[ "as one of those who \"follow the crowd\" but I don't really have", "need to know because all of the anime that I watch have at", "one character or more from another planet, and they're not usually friendly. I", "don't want to come off as one of those who \"follow the crowd\"", "all of the anime that I watc...
[ "highly illegible handwriting, scanning photographs and newspaper clippings, executing typography and graphic design,", "of thousands of words of highly illegible handwriting, scanning photographs and newspaper clippings,", "some surprise that she learnt she could only copyright the edition, not the", "Court ...
[ "working short of introducing new inner conflicts every novel, which won't work if", "two things has to happen. How they can happen, I know not. Hence", "new to me, there are some parts of it which I don't have", "likely becomes a subplot. Obviously one of these two things has to happen.", "every one of the...
[ "* Tess fights the bad guy * Tess gets injured and so it", "bad guy * Tess gets injured and so it goes on. So far", "fights the bad guy * Tess gets injured and so it goes on.", "started to plot out my scenes like this in bullet points * Tess", "the bad guy * Tess gets injured and so it goes on. So", "* Te...
[ "regardless it was still a story. My next experience comes from comedians, 'The", "antagonists because the character is alone. (Wilson is a foil). These stories are", "a foil). These stories are tales of struggle. Whether 'struggle' = 'conflict' is", "say no. The 'essential' 'conflict' is cultural. It is part...
[ "woman\". What is the reasoning behind this? Is anyone who knows about the", "\"four people were shot, including one woman\". What is the reasoning behind this?", "that the news reports female casualties separately. As in \"four people were shot,", "It's commonly known that the news reports female casualties ...
[ "Has Been Changed To Avoid Misunderstanding) > > > Can someone please explain", "other than for non-commercial individual use, is strictly prohibited, > except to the", "> other than for non-commercial individual use, is strictly prohibited, > except to", "to copy certain information i went under the \"Terms ...
[ "now like switching genres. Do any of you feel the same way as", "type of genre a lot of fun. The problem with me is that", "a lot of fun. The problem with me is that I give up", "a fantasy story for a few months now, but it's getting more complicated", "feel now like switching genres. Do any of you feel th...