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[ "way to find a fitting cause when you are more focused on the", "you are more focused on the effect?** Im am primarily an artist and", "character in this is a child but that is not set in stone)[![enter", "are to force a character building experience on the protagonist so that by", "set in stone)[![enter im...
[ "new character and a new location, both are going to be involved for", "put first? The character becomes close friends with the protagonist and is significant", "description should I put first? The character becomes close friends with the protagonist", "while, which description should I put first? The charact...
[ "without it becoming annoying or it overlapping with the formatting already present in", "knight isn't particularly fast, but the next time he miraculously jumps in front", "knight is using his special skill whenever he safes someone I found it", "appeared between the two, his shield deflecting the attack wit...
[ "find the other attractive, Vana is fine with it and there's no jealousy", "the book. He doesn't plan on killing them, however, and you can probably", "experience and it influences their future actions and interactions with each other. They", "on them, and it's not even his fault. He's a puppet being used", ...
[ "in the end. It's not as thoroughly depressing as \"All Quiet on the", "At this point my MC is eager and full of hope. What gets", "It's that every scene I write brings my character one step closer to", "- on the contrary. At this point my MC is eager and full", "writing is too painful for me to continue. I...
[ "the end of a paper, just mention that it inspired some specific thing.", "my inspirations. I reference many books like so: > > This part was", "a blog post? I'm not looking to give in-text citations or create a", "post? I'm not looking to give in-text citations or create a works cited", "too. Right now I'v...
[ "say you have two sides who are basically no better than the other.", "the other. The audience may get bored with this since there are no", "Think COBRA and HYDRA going to war. They both have plans for world", "Both are criminals with no redeeming qualities, and both are at war. Think", "you have two sides ...
[ "were the illustrations to fall short of the descriptions, or the other way", "of that, were the illustrations to fall short of the descriptions, or the", "notable features of these characters even if their picture is right next to", "next to said description? I could imagine it being necessary to get a", "...
[ "the harsh reality of a loved one suddenly being gone. However, this same", "to deal with the trauma somehow? The problem is that he's in a", "fighting for his survival and the story takes place over the course of", "when they find the severed head of that person. Obviously that would mess", "matter) died. ...
[ "we just say the emotion and let the actor act it out in", "say the emotion and let the actor act it out in his way?", "same way you write in a novel. For example, I see writers describe", "same thing in a screenplay? Or do we just say the emotion and", "we write character thoughts in a novel, can we do the...
[ "own physical appearance. I am looking for something more specific to the actual", "a person who can morph themselves into someone else or a creature by", "who can morph themselves into someone else or a creature by will, but", "suggest a way of having control over of changing one's own physical appearance.",...
[ "him seems oldfashioned and out of date today? And how does a book", "on the previous pages. I wonder which way to choose. Do you think", "seems oldfashioned and out of date today? And how does a book like", "present day authors, such as Stephenie Meyer or Alice Munro, I find that", "Meyer or Alice Munro, I...
[ "use one of the pen names I used for my former publisher, or", "half a dozen names for a publisher. They bought the copyright and published", "my former publisher, or does the copyright to the novels include my pen", "publisher. They bought the copyright and published them. Now I'm hoping to write", "of the...
[ "a room so he can feed off her without anyone knowing. What are", "a girl into a room so he can feed off her without anyone", "a room by him, and she tries to escape but he’s too strong", "consider when I describe her being pulled into a room by him, and", "things I should consider when I describe her being...
[ "What other ways are there to acquire knowledge? Will the Internet be helpful?" ]
[ "possible that stormy weather can be related to sadness? The weather could be", "weather can be related to sadness? The weather could be related to gloom?", "that stormy weather can be related to sadness? The weather could be related", "Is it possible that stormy weather can be related to sadness? The weather...
[ "way he can change to human. How do I make the conversation interesting", "anymore, and asks him if there is a way he can change to", "conversation about one wanting not to be a vampire anymore, and asks him", "can change to human. How do I make the conversation interesting and wanting", "and asks him if th...
[ "with that in a novel is that internal thoughts are indicated by italics.", "phone is on speaker and as over a walkie-talkie. The problem with that", "to dialogue audible when the phone is on speaker and as over a", "is on speaker and as over a walkie-talkie. The problem with that in", "The problem with tha...
[ "afraid my readers will feel cheated by the revelation/twist. How to avoid this", "working on a book with two protagonists and switching the perspective between them.", "book with two protagonists and switching the perspective between them. They have quite", "perspective between them. They have quite differen...
[ "a better term) are used in other countries, in particular the United States", "know that this is not the case across the world. What forms of", "but I know that this is not the case across the world. What", "forms of anonymization (for lack of a better term) are used in other", "crime have their last names...
[ "'career'\") tag and the absence of the fiction tag. The question is intentionally", "advice. I have ordered and summarized the points I have found [in my", "fundamental piece of advice you wish you had known about – or that", "intentionally not limited to a specific kind of writing, but to writing in", "ta...
[ "bad guy! Problem: you're unsure of how you should introduce that sudden power", "best the bad guy! Problem: you're unsure of how you should introduce that", "didn't directly see what the hero did. Him going into a secluded temple?", "you see how the hero was able to unlock the ability and the", "forward, h...
[ "I want to know good British authors who write about computer science (more", "which website can I find good authors in a specific field? For example", "can I find good authors in a specific field? For example I want", "good British authors who write about computer science (more narrowly about operating syste...
[ "to be able to do is * Easily edit the text/metadata * Make", "stars) and publish the results in a useful format (markdown, epub, latex, docx,", "plain text file. I'm on Windows mostly, but would be interested in linux-based", "Author X with more than 3 stars) and publish the results in a", "Author, Date, A...
[ "they touched upon a topic very sensitive for that character. I personally don't", "protagonist, and the argument itself has little to no bearing on the plot.", "the two characters discussing something and one of the speaking out of turn", "attention, as all it takes to resolve the issue is for one character"...
[ "for this \"show don't tell\" bit of writing, and it's giving me a", "coming across all wrong, like, I'll say that it's sleek. But a lot", "trying to describe. ![futuristic car](https://envirocar.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Screen-Shot-2017-01-12-at-3.55.13-PM-1170x704.png) That's what I want to show my reade...
[ "want to dilute the climax (which beta's enjoyed previously) on the other hand", "penultimate chapter and it used to work as a horrific ending to a", "know Aunt Beru and Uncle Owen, and so when they're burned to a", "think I should. I think in the past versions, the distance required more", "use subtler plo...
[ "stopped reading them until recently. \"Nowadays,\" it seems that the vast majority of", "young adult romances, and is it \"less true\" for stories of \"older\" people?", "be the case for young adult romances, and is it \"less true\" for", "included some \"young adult\" romances with characters in their early...
[ "communicate with this voice 3. The main character's thoughts These 3 voices only", "going well, but I reached a point in the story where I don't", "huge part of my story and will be used often. I know that", "and talking with the voice in my character's head, since for that one", "forward they are going to...
[ "free but I feel like it's never good enough. I've been trying to", "try to widen my vocabulary but I feel it's all in vain. I", "I'm worried that I'm not experienced enough that people will hate it and", "before I can be that writer that really connects to the readers. Just", "anyone that are writers witho...
[ "are translated into Japanese? Or would that simply be the job of the", "how fictional words from that work are translated? In the above example, I'm", "decides how fictional words from that work are translated? In the above example,", "Japanese? Or would that simply be the job of the Japanese translators to"...
[ "story. Of course, not all competitions accept fanfic, and most of the time", "the word count upper limit halfway into the story I want to tell.", "competitions, at least in Israel, set a theme and a word count: up", "of what I've written without sacrificing story. But surely not 50% or more.", "within the ...
[ "fellow students for the part (by a margin of one vote). After a", "The event is the high school play, the \"Sound of Music,\" in which", "a fault when it comes to her playing Liesl? That is, B, a", "life, is awarded the role of Liesl, and plays \"herself'. \"I am sixteen,", "to her playing Liesl? That is, ...
[ "are rather a mix of many other artworks instead of something completely new.", "best writing? Do you also mix your own writing style with works of", "favourite writers like Garcia Marquez or Haruki Murakami and stealing some of their", "quote often reminds me that the best artworks are rather a mix of", "m...
[ "tells the absolute truth about the universe. Even if Qilno Wagsuns meets Gandalf", "weird that the author starts to worry that the reader will think it", "without ambiguity. Let's say the situations around the characters get so weird that", "a dream. Another such devices I commonly see is using small childre...
[ "but instead continued to modern day and beyond. The structure of the story", "by multiple characters over multiple time periods. The protagonist of the first story,", "engineering or general scientific research. Crucially, the slaves would remain in bondage. This", "would remain in bondage. This idea isn't l...
[ "question of mine, so I have to clarify that this question pertains to", "being similar to another question of mine, so I have to clarify that", "I should introduce a paragraph's concluding sentence without making it appear forced and", "trouble beginning concluding sentences with anything other than \"For th...
[ "pointed out that this was a particularly unfortunate time to confuse the facts", "fact that your characters should be doing the heavy lifting. Was I right,", "find this \"disconcerting?\" Under what circumstances is this kind of alternate history desirable,", "actual events of the time were so dramatic and w...
[ "third of my works. In my military historical novel, that is literally the", "I take my readers through the soldiers' drills to show how they shoot", "there a deluge of seemingly unrelated issues.\" The answer was that I was", "put my readers through \"boot camp\" in the first third of my works.", "make thi...
[ "as true? Perhaps I'm using a bad example, but this is the best", "something like a comment to emphasize the strength of one of the reasons", "it since it provides a negative reason for the contrary rather than a", "convince them of that assertion. The paragraph will be coherent if I then", "the assertion o...
[ "(except red arrows - which lead to game over) It was pretty hard", "In one complicated dialogue I wrote in Google Drawings, it looks like this", "dialogue I wrote in Google Drawings, it looks like this [![Some dialogue](https://i.stack.imgur.com/hNx3B.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/hNx3B.png) (Ignore", "tho...
[ "I wonder what that looks like and how they are able to do", "come across the comment that experienced writers are able to put their topic", "but I wonder what that looks like and how they are able to", "like and how they are able to do this. How would one go", "able to do this. How would one go about accom...
[ "of whether the bridge sentence should follow, replace, or merge with the concluding", "from one paragraph to another in the body text, but there are a", "it if it is placed in the previous paragraph, or whether it should", "the concluding sentence it if it is placed in the previous paragraph, or", "or merg...
[ "members of that group? For example, one of the villain in my book", "nursing home. His only family is his billionaire son who doesn't have time", "kind of a character without upsetting veterans, families of them, and people who", "incident. From this he lost most of his limbs and was left to", "respect. Wh...
[ "something like, \"But I take what I believe to be your main point,", "that this foreshadowing scene should be in Chapter 10 or 11, because the", "or 11, because the main scene takes place in Chapter 12. Is this", "Chapter 2 was too early for this material, when other matters were more", "to be your main po...
[ "the line of 'Good writing is essentially rewriting' (quoted roughly from Roald Dahl),", "than an exact time (such as 'a year') as the time will naturally", "etc. One thing I've noticed is that a lot of them say things", "time will naturally vary between writers (for example, J.K.Rowling published the first *...
[ "of my trilogy, do I need to repeat everything about the main characters'", "I need to repeat everything about the main characters' appearance from the last", "need to repeat everything about the main characters' appearance from the last book,", "book of my trilogy, do I need to repeat everything about the ma...
[ "struggle through the training serves to showcase his high motivation, the fact that", "this first part becoming boring to the reader due to its foregone conclusion?*", "his success is a foregone conclusion: of course* he'll end up in the", "already at the front and jaded. I want to show \"the boy next", ...
[ "I copyright my material before sending to my publisher? Can they steal my", "copyright my material before sending to my publisher? Can they steal my content?", "Should I copyright my material before sending to my publisher? Can they steal" ]
[ "these guerrillas takes him home to meet his sister. Shortly after the meeting,", "because of its \"action,\" but in a novel, I reversed the order and", "one determine who's right? And if I'm right, is \"flashback\" or some other", "is rescued from British captivity by a bunch of guerrillas. One of these", ...
[ "'Life is meaningless' or something like that. Can you help me with the", "a busy street of people rushing towards London underground after the office hours.", "the character is sitting in a café sipping coffee, and she is watching", "thoughts in my characters mind about Nihilism and/or Existentialism without...
[ "write. The line they are reading says > > The one who kills", "the character is reading a writing from someone in Europe during 1348. The", "is I don't know how a person from that time would speak or", "one who kills death will become death > > > but that sounds", "writing from someone in Europe during 134...
[ "to fail, I would like to try and finish the story and incoorporate", "people are talking about stuff. Now I've read a few questions that looked", "to do. I guess it is a matter of taste, but how can", "looked similar: [this](https://writing.stackexchange.com/questions/23470/writing-dialogue-present-or-past-t...
[ "kneeling before her and telling her just how beautiful she is and that", "with every hot guy kneeling before her and telling her just how beautiful", "most of the people in the world and I am worried that I", "signs I should watch out for in order to not end up with", "sight of what I am writing and start ...
[ "a pretty simple example, but I've got a lot more, where I just", "circumstances? How can I find out what would be realistic in such a", "plotlines I introduce are realistic or not, and it's usually something that can't", "a situation? This is a pretty simple example, but I've got a lot", "it's usually some...
[ "Star Wars, the second is associated with Star Trek though it never appears", "references is almost unrealistic. The reference is both a way to convey a", "\"Beam me up, Rcitcy\" and \"Ground control to Major Tom\" are easily and", "is almost unrealistic. The reference is both a way to convey a larger", "wo...
[ "throughout the story. On the first read-through of the story, the reader does", "already happened. He eventually realises that he is not truly in control of", "would like to mislead the reader into thinking that the book tells the", "indicates that Old-Joe is Young-Joe from the end of the book. Using this", ...
[ "the main character doesn't know whether slavery is something that is used in", "all of the NPC's in her guild. As her reaction, she sent scouts", "area in order to discover a settlement or something similar. As a result,", "her scouts found a slave camp. So far she has been really worried", "war on a kingd...
[ "bad decisions and has to start living and dealing with the consequences. Throughout,", "way. I would compare it to how She's the Man is a modernized", "is about how a teenage boy (who is notorious for being a bad", "There are a few instances where my character quotes the book, or where", "notorious for b...
[ "me, but when I look at what I have written, I cannot tell", "I have written, I cannot tell if it works or not and if", "what I have written, I cannot tell if it works or not and", "I cannot tell if it works or not and if it is \"my", "written, I cannot tell if it works or not and if it is", "for me, but ...
[ "raise his affection level with DupeKx. DupeKx only has a single chance to", "xp. I don't want DupeKx to be strong strong, but I do want", "call him Bob. The Chosen. Bob is extremely strong and has a special", "of Monsters. DupeKx is currently the kingdom's greatest swordsman and leads the royal", "up cam...
[ "writer of this crap should just kill herself.' and low ratings that accompany", "However, I often see in comments sayings 'This fanfiction gave me cancer','The writer", "as I write it. However, I often see in comments sayings 'This fanfiction", "posting it online as I write it. However, I often see in commen...
[ "we're supposed to know more about our stories than the words that make", "expect to have seen Mom talking about the mailman before Botby declares that", "seen Mom talking about the mailman before Botby declares that it happened? Is", "to negate the occurrence in the story (it did happen, but was not", "the...
[ "from. Quotes from the students’ writings would be verbatim WITHOUT the name of", "Quotes from the students’ writings would be verbatim WITHOUT the name of the", "need to have permission from the students (or parents) before anonymously using their", "future? The teacher would examine the writings and provide...
[ "and terraforming, from the end of the year 2099 A.D there was an", "main story takes place in the future, 566 E.A.E. * By this time", "start of E.A.E (Exodus: After Earth) era. * Eventually, a global government called", "(Exodus: After Earth) era. * Eventually, a global government called the *Third Plane...
[ "YA audience. I thought of trying to make them \"Love-based\" instead, but I", "a YA audience. I thought of trying to make them \"Love-based\" instead, but", "and may become a love interest. **Is there any way to tone-down a", "but I always envision Love as a virtue. This character is not a", "demonic entit...
[ "until the reader has arrived in the fictional world on somewhere around page", "content of the beginning, what should the beginning of a novel contain? The", "answers my question has been misunderstood and they address the opening line alone.", "it, that they are going to solve? I'm not asking what I can...
[ "I have plotted, I cannot simply use the advice to write \"a statement", "story. Some way to boil down your story until the first sentence remains.", "my* story**. To find a first sentence for a story I have plotted,", "the advice to write \"a statement of eternal principle\". A sentence such as", "master...
[ "whether it is worth adding a third aspect (with 700 words spare) or", "writing a 3000 word essay entitled 'Challenges and opportunities of future Civil Aviation'.", "at the challenges of each aspect and weighing it against the positives. I", "essay entitled 'Challenges and opportunities of future Civil Aviat...
[ "Why is this so? Why aren't multiple characters developed simultaneously, randomly being killed", "the story as a series of memories of the protagonist. The reader, knowing", "first to die are the characters with least development. Those are the Non", "Some authors even go as far as telling the story as a ser...
[ "posted directly from Word to your website. I have read different terms for", "about books that have undergone the selection process and aren't just posted directly", "ebooks?) or \"trade published\" (but isn't self-publishing a trade as well?). Is there", "and accepted by a publisher and was now being distri...
[ "I self-publish a book on Amazon using CreateSpace, when someone orders a copy,", "do I need to go to a local printing company, have it printed,", "a local printing company, have it printed, and shipped to them? Or does", "printing company, have it printed, and shipped to them? Or does CreateSpace print", "...
[ "with too many subplots, and so many different events involved in the conflict", "and the subplots relating to them you can't grasp their motivations and the", "explain the plot anymore. I don't really want to cut characters, because even", "unbelievably complex that I am the only one who can actually underst...
[ "and another about [what makes the death of a character satisfying](https://writing.stackexchange.com/questions/18945/what-makes-the-death-of-a-character-satisfying) for the", "When should a writer kill their protagonist off? Inspired by a question about", "a writer kill their protagonist off? Inspired by a que...
[ "paragon of good) is working her own proxy games to halt the machinations", "A bit more information. The first branch has the chief protagonist who, at", "their own branch based on the actions of the other branches, but ultimately", "are three plot branches. These aren't subplots, but rather interconnected pl...
[ "syllables? **What would be criteria that make a name difficult for readers? Multiple", "question so I thought I'd post here. A general idea of what my", "images after 15 minutes of scrolling through pictures. It's kind of close enough.", "particular question so I thought I'd post here. A general idea of what...
[ "me, as it makes the world seem lacking of variance. I also don't", "them feel out of place for the time and location of the story.", "following the same culture and customs. Thing is, this doesn't fall right with", "how the \"more diverse\" characters get written. I'm setting an outline for a", "This is no...
[ "a strange state where she is starting to EAT Ithac. 1. Ithac’s internal", "of) antagonist The boy named Ithac is acting out in anger in front", "child named Qoryii who deems revenge on Ithac for interfering, implied to be", "lots of bug bites the next day. At school Debbie’s bites worsen, later", "young lo...
[ "is unconscious. I was thinking about labeling at the top of a chapter", "details about this second character while the other one is unconscious. I was", "narrators point of view. However, I want a chapter or two to be", "one is unconscious. I was thinking about labeling at the top of a", "view, but would t...
[ "One of the central ideas of the story is that the two characters", "summarizing how they feel about each other. I also don't want to introduce", "Both consider the other a close friend, but nothing more. It's not something", "the other a close friend, but nothing more. It's not something they've ever", "ap...
[ "to write about the academic results and extra curricular activities in cover letter?", "cover letter is the most important part while applying. I have gone through", "it. Can you explain to me how to write a good cover letter?", "through many websites regarding this, but I can't find the perfect way to", "...
[ "narrative, how do you effectively make it clear to the reader that a", "In a first-person narrative, how do you effectively make it clear to the", "how do you effectively make it clear to the reader that a second", "that a second character likes your protagonist, before it dawns on the protagonist", "do yo...
[ "work I have a few major ideas and conflicts in mind, but I", "plot develop as I wrote, in other words. And it did. I had", "or even just plain old good advice to get me going on this", "and events around to make it a cohesive whole, but it finally came", "to make it a cohesive whole, but it finally came ou...
[ "your bare hands) and at the same time hate to love – a", "antagonist whom I love to hate (i.e., you'd rip him/her apart with your", "protagonist (but not the side characters.) How can I develop an antagonist that", "same time hate to love – a tragic, motivated character who has their", "draft and realized:...
[ "Long story short, I’d eventually like to query it to an agent but", "of a popular manga series from the 90s. It has been adapted and", "query it to an agent but I 1. Don’t know how I’d explain", "story short, I’d eventually like to query it to an agent but I", "quite different from the original, but has so...
[ "build up without killing the essence of the masterpiece? What are the advantages", "do you write out the second build up without killing the essence of", "of the masterpiece? What are the advantages and disadvantages of using Medias Res?", "write out the second build up without killing the essence of the mas...
[ "on the project. Now for the past week I’ve felt a sudden disconnect", "to write properly at the moment. I definitely don’t want to give up", "working on a first draft of a project since January and have been", "for hours a day every day since then. Basically spending all of my", "write properly at the mome...
[ "a story I'm writing, the villain has his motives for his attitudes. However,", "his motives be kind of illogic to other people (including the reader). So", "I'm writing, the villain has his motives for his attitudes. However, he is", "motives be kind of illogic to other people (including the reader). So how"...
[ "I would simply make any character say something like: \"That makes no sense!\"", "villain doesn't even tell his motives. He keeps it all inside. It is", "doesn't even tell his motives. He keeps it all inside. It is shown", "that this villain doesn't even tell his motives. He keeps it all inside.", "speci...
[ "query letter? I have not been able to find an answer in the", "outline, author bio, and sample chapters. What is the 'proposal' part of the", "a query letter, proposal, outline, author bio, and sample chapters. What is the", "the query letter? I have not been able to find an answer in", "author bio, and sa...
[ "p.o.v. of an AI. The other is 1st person, present tense - a", "Currently there are two chapters in different tenses. One is 2nd person, present", "1st person, present tense - a dream sequence. My question is, are tense", "sequence. My question is, are tense changes always too jarring to be justified?", "an...
[ "be reflective of (or in reaction to) circumstances from the past; indeed, plot", "author ties the two timelines together, as the character's present-day actions are shown", "[Lost in Space](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5232792/) (at least in the beginning). What is this form of", "the writers) and is current...
[ "aspects of the personalities are completely different? I wrote this book keeping in", "just delusional or something, or do people really not catch on more subtle", "or something, or do people really not catch on more subtle differences that", "critique of my novel, saying some characters were too similar, an...
[ "hotel. You think about it for a while and then you tell me", "I know that a first-person narrative is written from the point of view", "story writer and I want to learn more about this style by searching", "past tense or in the present tense, like the examples below? --- Example", "I can't search for t...
[ "English speaking foreign friend. My character and the country he is in don't", "they communicate in, but they can speak it. My problem is that their", "is translated like how everyone in the Mulan movie spoke \"Chinese\" but speaks", "in, but they can speak it. My problem is that their language is", "speak...
[ "in there. Can you please help me wrap my head around this logic?", "argumentative paper for my Language Arts AP class, and I got docked points", "person in a formal essay? I was writing an argumentative paper for my", "is it unprofessional to use the first person in a formal essay? I", "writing an argument...
[ "biting me in the behind now! In recent years I have made efforts", "them the next day, but rarely do I end up with something I", "my sentences are either too long, too short (and therefore paragraphs have no", "good you don't really notice it and the story takes over - this", "rarely do I end up with somet...
[ "that is too fast, then the story calms down and the things continue", "between \"They will not even notice that\" and \"They will laught and think", "some writers can be helpful for me. How you know if the story", "a story about a teenager that is problem child, so my collaborator said", "day of a week hap...
[ "author and I want to mention names of people who helped during my", "Acknowledgement page in a novel? I looked in many novels by famous authors", "I include Acknowledgement page in a novel? I looked in many novels by", "(I am not talking about dedications.) Additionally, are there any novels that include", ...