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[ "show this instead of just telling the reader they did it \"without thinking\"?", "I show this instead of just telling the reader they did it \"without", "character does something suddenly, how can I show this instead of just telling", "just telling the reader they did it \"without thinking\"? Like: \"Without...
[ "not sure if I'd be allowed to do that either. Can someone please", "felt like that would interrupt his flow if you see what I mean,", "which is a digital map which is shown in 3-D, and can be", "full sentence is \"He marked the Digi-Map towards the underground middle of The", "reader that the map is 3-D ma...
[ "much? He eventually starts talking more, but that’s later in the story... **How", "talking more, but that’s later in the story... **How can I make the", "story... **How can I make the character's development more natural?** (He is the", "eventually starts talking more, but that’s later in the story... **How ...
[ "was the case, why doesn't using a different font family (or color) for", "right. If this was the case, why doesn't using a different font family", "If this was the case, why doesn't using a different font family (or", "is it about us humans that makes us attracted to this particular type", "(or color) for ...
[ "book to beta readers for the first time, and I'm not sold on", "the beginning of their names, so I was thinking of shortening \"Xandria\" to", "I am on the last edit before I send my book to beta", "of my characters names since they sound similar. One is Zeidric, with the", "same. Is it too late to change ...
[ "objection is that an AGI is almost a blank slate, a learning machine", "well with computer scientists. One objection is that an AGI is almost a", "created a machine version of himself, an artificial general intelligence that integrates the", "of himself, an artificial general intelligence that integrates the...
[ "for a backstory, but I decided she should have more than that. In", "MC are having a conversation. Since Xillam is an elf my MC wants", "a different character. I couldn’t take answers from the question I asked earlier", "”My family is dead.” > > > And doesn’t talk about it for", "before they reach thirty, ...
[ "1st person but I want to write her mother and other important characters", "your audience when your writing in third person point of view? Secondly, I", "in third person point of view? Secondly, I want to write the main", "story and I have two questions about it. Is it possible to emotionally", "questions ...
[ "looking around for someone, a bit scared. What can I say instead of,", "bit scared. What can I say instead of, “My eyes darted around, expecting", "instead of, “My eyes darted around, expecting him to jump out from somewhere.”", "say instead of, “My eyes darted around, expecting him to jump out from", "cha...
[ "the hidden Island that the villain has been trapped in for centuries, \"to", "and I've already summarized the whole story and ending, but I really want", "for centuries, \"to fulfill the prophecy,\" with help from a young talented wizard", "first main character is a young witch trying to find the hidden Isla...
[ "know what's going on this weekend?\" Ms.Lee asks. > > > > >", "other characters' actions and reactions unless she sees it. My question is, am", "this weekend?\" Ms.Lee asks. > > > > > \"We have a test", "directly in front of Ms.Lee's desk. > > > > > When we're", "front row directly in front of Ms.Lee's des...
[ "a carbon-cutout for a character. Oftentimes, as authors, we use these to make", "him, but I kind of want him to be more than that. How", "we all know what archetypes and character tropes are. They're mostly just a", "and wants nobody to know. There's the typical hero on a hero's journey.", "there's this tr...
[ "Playbooks designed to support you in your market’s priorities with xxx and yyy", "> **My question is:** Is the word \"Edition\" suitable in this context? The", "'playbook' which contains resources related to a key growth driver for the operations", "for the operations team of my company. It is a series of pl...
[ "of my story's protagonists. He is very neat and organized. He really does", "let someone down. He sacrifices everything for others. Buteo believes that the world", "gets upset and embarrassed if he feels that he has let someone down.", "when it comes to himself, but gives a lot of leeway when it", "when it...
[ "but on official Roman business he uses the name \"Odaenathus.\" I have other", "are Romanized easterners living on the desert frontier. They have both native Aramaic", "story is set in the later Roman Empire, but the characters are Romanized", "but rather two forms of the same name. My story is set in", "A...
[ "rare instances where the character simply CANT die, or it would destroy the", "how did it feel so I can use it for reference? I’ve looked", "the characters breaks his leg, and the first person narrator is describing it,", "my MCs would never be able to get out of bed. He did", "person narrator is describin...
[ "to remember that while the two characters are out of the spotlight -", "characters are still alive and doing stuff even if they are not in", "\"Character 1 has healed some more,\" every time we pop back into Character", "would be to say \"20 days later this and this happened,\" at the", "one of my characte...
[ "go about it to family members, and none of them were impressed. They", "as idiots (I'm a teenager). They told me it's wrong for an author", "it's wrong for an author to capitalize on something so scary and real.", "were impressed. They told me this novel was capitalizing on an important issue,", "can see w...
[ "these things when she’s angry or scared though and can’t physically control what", "people explode out of them, etc. She can only do these things when", "to come out, I can’t think of what to do. How do you", "can’t physically control what she does when this happens. This character needs a", "telekinesis, ...
[ "this brilliant idea of using the characters from my individual writing project and", "any meaning to the story. I don't really want the readers to think", "But I do not want them to think that this one scene has", "the sci-fi novel. It doesn't provide any meaning to the plot, I just", "of using the charact...
[ "I know this question is a little long but bear with me. Sun", "elves. I know this question is a little long but bear with me.", "elves are one of the eight kinds of elves in my fantasy world.", "them black. To make a long story short, I’m basically portraying the only", "why I was so concerned about this. ...
[ "very physical in the world. I am trying to write interactions with this", "so any sort of magical explanation is at least to be considered. I", "and is able to manifest in various ways, such as a smoky mist", "story. I think I will ultimately have to use some dialogue, but I", "am trying to write interacti...
[ "Devil. In the second book, the protagonists confront The Devil face to face,", "third book could be a cult who wants to carry out The Devil's", "satanist trying to sacrifice the protagonists to The Devil. In the second book,", "and kill him. I have a wonderful idea for character drama and arcs", "obstacle ...
[ "times, but I can never stick with it because I know it’s a", "is absolutely no plot misdirection whatsoever. I have tried writing plot misdirections in", "absolutely no plot misdirection whatsoever. I have tried writing plot misdirections in my", "my story a few times, but I can never stick with it because",...
[ "have her improve. I know flawed characters are ideal, but people don't tend", "currently struggling with making her likable when she obviously has some issues with", "as less. But it's part of her character and part of my story", "are ideal, but people don't tend to like characters with a sense of", "and p...
[ "So my character is a competitive dancer, and the competitions she attends are", "a heavy part of the story. I'm writing her second competition, and I", "part of the story. I'm writing her second competition, and I realize that", "second competition, and I realize that I'll have to describe the routine whenev...
[ "of, well, of everything. Particularly things having to do with the human body,", "better understanding of, well, of everything. Particularly things having to do with the", "Particularly things having to do with the human body, but they've upgraded in", "different MC, who we'll call B, out of prison, they hav...
[ "been ‘in limbo’ for several months. I have reached out to the publisher", "technical book. UPDATE: publisher finally responded almost a year later and said the", "review. There is a second round of review to which the book has", "have yet to receive a response. What should I do so that I", "sent a book pro...
[ "there technical solutions to this, perhaps some kind of anonymous key-based trust system?", "some kind of anonymous key-based trust system? Or some older techniques that journalists", "own safety, must not be identified, how can one cite them in a", "When working with journalistic sources who, fearing for th...
[ "play with the idea of the protagonist taking a hero-to-villain arc, and the", "the antagonist taking a villain-to-hero arc, with the POV's switching to make the", "there any solution to make it easier to follow, and not seem contrived?", "if so, is there any solution to make it easier to follow, and", "que...
[ "book was set in a basement, the second book was set in a", "horror series. The first book was set in a basement, the second book", "the third book was set in Italy, meaning that each book’s setting was", "each book’s setting was progressively bigger and more exciting than the last. However,", "second book ...
[ "ISBN that I can search to confirm that my book's title is in", "a fairly generic title, and I'm very surprised it isn't taken yet. Is", "through Amazon's self-publishing service. My book is non-fiction. Searching Amazon.com, I could not", "plan to self-publish through Amazon's self-publishing service. My boo...
[ "Usage site but I thought it useful to ask here, too, since it", "words. I'm confident that I've got the differences in dialogue down, but as", "the narration? In British or American English? The POV also often switches between", "American English? The POV also often switches between my British character and ...
[ "their partner to be around them? And because the characters are not morally", "is meant to root for. The Hulk and Betty Ross might be a", "protagonist can tear a car in half with their bare hands, and their", "fantasy fiction: Superman and Lois Lane, Spider-Man and Marm Fine, etc. The thing", "Edsavr from ...
[ "and then the last part of my question is what should I write", "big ending. But also within this problem when I do have my book", "ending. But also within this problem when I do have my book ready", "start in the publishing world at the age of 14. and then the", "to start in the publishing world at the age...
[ "I stay focused and start with my outline and manuscript? I have a", "start with my outline and manuscript? I have a plot in my mind", "stay focused and start with my outline and manuscript? I have a plot", "I have a plot in my mind since 5 years and haven't even", "since 5 years and haven't even started my...
[ "make the character different, yet understandable, and what are your suggestions for keeping", "and what are your suggestions for keeping track of information you have placed", "of information you have placed in your book? For instance a timeine or", "keeping track of information you have placed in your book?...
[ "Should I just put Magical Space Adventures on hold and keep writing Tech", "story chapter? Should I just put Magical Space Adventures on hold and keep", "chapter and I still can't focus on the next book('Magical Space Adventures'\\*) in", "on hold and keep writing Tech Vs Magic until I can focus on", "I ju...
[ "queen consort, and the death of her husband and her stepson (co-kings) are", "introduced only to be killed in the same chapter. So would it be", "for the context of the whole story, and his past actions have consequences", "the same chapter. So would it be best to just have them die", "news of their deaths...
[ "about creating a happy medium between plot and prose, here? What are strong", "attribution of dialogue to descriptors, but that in itself I feel could get", "make simple things such as dialogue tags a slog. I considered using shortened", "world, it can become a bit of a burden on the reader. Though", "of a...
[ "one line, or should I describe them twisting the doorknob, pushing the door", "as I'm currently working on the first draft of my short story. However,", "draft of my short story. However, I was wondering when to keep descriptions", "of their house, should I just mention it in one line, or should", "steppin...
[ "intend to say, barely managing to author the main points. As to whether", "main points. As to whether this is due to some cognitive defect, or", "managing to author the main points. As to whether this is due to", "into trouble comming up with all I intend to say, barely managing to", "points. As to whether...
[ "of people to refer to themselves. The phrase is \"Los Americanos Olvidados\" or", "script does not speak Spanish. Should I leave the phrase in its native", "leave the phrase in its native Spanish, or only write the English translation?", "phrase were of Mexican-American descent. The person who will be readin...
[ "it straight and assume his perceptions are accurate to the story's world, or", "physical features, and even compares them to animals on multiple occasions. Clearly he's", "trajectory of the narrative is set to put him in a position where", "a human level with the people he disdains, which causes him to recon...
[ "further on in my story? He thought it was scary. Or should I", "scary. Or should I maintain consistency by using only one of the two", "entire manuscript? It's just that while writing, I felt using only one method", "thought. Can I switch to saying something like the below further on in", "It's just that w...
[ "I've found that songs draw some people into something, so I was wondering", "draw some people into something, so I was wondering how to cite a", "how to make a house a home > > - Big and Rich", "we have forgotten how to make a house a home > > -", "a home > > - Big and Rich “That's why I pray” >", "home ...
[ "person A is narrating a story to B. In the story, there are", "grammatically correct and smooth for my readers to read? I am struggling with", "I have to write several conversations between C & D inside a dialogue", "B. In the story, there are conversations between characters, C and D, of", "between charac...
[ "that he is in a relationship with a witness, which could possibly motivate", "he is in a relationship with a witness, which could possibly motivate him", "involved with a witness for the prosecution, and is subsequently investigated due to", "story in which a prosecutor in a case gets romantically involved w...
[ "may not have. I was thinking that a disclaimer something like a book", "The issue I am having is with regards to conversations that some people", "is with regards to conversations that some people may or may not have.", "or may not have. I was thinking that a disclaimer something like a", "and characters. ...
[ "resonate with the main content of the paragraph. Excerpt: > > **Escape-pause-escape.** From", "this is acceptable? I am open to any suggestion and criticism. A little", "writing a personal statement for my college application, and I wanted to use", "> > **Escape-pause-escape.** From an apparent distance, I o...
[ "key to keeping things interesting? (For instance, I've already been making sure that", "plenty of conflict, since I know that's generally an important part of narrative", "know that's generally an important part of narrative drive.) Or, on the other", "that there's always plenty of conflict, since I know tha...
[ "on weekdays and all day from July through September. This will be my", "I’m shooting for a total of ~90,000 words by the end of the", "of when I can write I’ll say no Sundays, not till after 4pm", "end of the year. In terms of when I can write I’ll say", "July through September. This will be my first novel...
[ "be able to take a fantasy novel seriously if the characters talked and", "still has a coherent plot and the characters are still functional enough to", "characters are still functional enough to develop as people and have arcs, even", "would you still be able to take a fantasy novel seriously if the", "Not...
[ "specific text\" [idea][todo] \"something I need to get done that is associated with", "write date of these various snippets or of the last write date of", "text snippets or only whole files that have been tagged. I'm also looking", "along with a timestamp for the write date of these various snippets or", "...
[ "never acknowledged in the game and it's simple enough to put into writing,", "of Umbridge and McGonagall stepping back from her objections, acknowledging her place as", "for example in game \"Death Stranding\" rain causes living organisms to age prematurely", "unless I'll drown it out with other details, som...
[ "am writing (e.g. 500-1000 word chunks at a time taken). These will serve", "various translated versions of this really old book. Can I safely copy and", "of this really old book. Can I safely copy and paste the passages", "a time taken). These will serve as primary sources for the students to", "one search...
[ "nature of memes, this would mean that would age super quickly and would", "is that the easiest way to show the characters' habits would be through", "an example, this is the kind of thing I am trying to avoid](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DLL0JVebsVV4&ve...
[ "(just for a single character) into the Anglish register of English – omitting", "makes them supremely difficult to navigate in the same way as a stock", "among other things. Many of the relevant resources I've found are written *in*", "non-Anglo-Saxon roots. I'm working on a story where I'll need to convert ...
[ "showing, which I already struggle with. Is there some methods I can take", "to stop myself from doing this? It's very irritating and begins to unmotivate", "down all at once, which just turns into gibberish and it's a whole", "than showing, which I already struggle with. Is there some methods I can", "very...
[ "wondering how one is supposed to write this? I'm less asking about POV", "So, the question; how does one write partner fighting in a realistic manner?", "this? I'm less asking about POV switching and such, and more about what", "less asking about POV switching and such, and more about what would make", "up...
[ "a totally different race with different traits, would that be okay? Granted, I", "name Rulh in my series. However, I've seen this name used before in", "my series. However, I've seen this name used before in *The Dark Elements*", "Rulh is a totally different race with different traits, would that be okay?", ...
[ "event in the story. But in real life, I don't know what the", "happened personally to me, or was a event in the story. But in", "crash after being chased by the police. He gets severe injuries and the", "severe injuries. At the same time, searching things like that on Google can", "in real life, I don't kn...
[ "For example, 'happy' is written about 1000 times in my document. I want", "of 1000 words in Microsoft Word? For example, 'happy' is written about 1000", "there a function or way to do that at once in Microsoft Word?", "want to replace only 250 of them with the word 'joy'. So is", "can I replace, say, 250 o...
[ "make my writing sound like a college textbook, a newspaper article, a scientific", "my writing sound like a college textbook, a newspaper article, a scientific journal,", "like a college textbook, a newspaper article, a scientific journal, a blog post,", "How do I make my writing sound like a college textboo...
[ "clear characters and scenes and a general plotline to follow, but the part", "6th grade. I've gone through many trials and errors, and I have a", "working on that's a little bit different than the others. I have clear", "that's a little bit different than the others. I have clear characters and", "that alw...
[ "them all is copyright issues. I'm not going to bore you with the", "be asking an attorney, or even my friend, to deem whether my story", "quite a long time. So, for the past year or so, I've been", "would count as a good resource for me online, but I want to", "and then provide me with advice, so that I ca...
[ "I don't want to write it as Los Angeles, 2030s The Possibilities 1.", "Angeles, 203- (an en or an em dash) 2. Los Angeles, 203x or", "don't want to specify the year, and I don't want to write it", "story is Los Angeles in the 2030s, but I don't want to specify", "Ceref Becctil) Which would be the most effe...
[ "fanfiction since this is a common style choice in fanfiction more generally and", "to many publishers that the only writing experience the author has is writing", "head without italics showing what words the characters are placing emphasis on. Here", "in fanfiction more generally and is not appropriate to us...
[ "can choose LaTeX to carry out this compilation** or if it is crazy", "print on demand (POD) on IngramSpark. The content is **basically text** and a", "is to layout the text, review it and correct any errors. I am", "**alternatives to InDesign**. The experience with the POD company was not good either,", "i...
[ "to line edit and copy edit if you are the writer? I read", "be confusing. I need to learn how to edit to be a good", "teach yourself how to line edit and copy edit if you are the", "others work, but the styles of a writer can be confusing. I need", "confusing. I need to learn how to edit to be a good write...
[ "example: > > \"This is what I came here for,\" she thought. >", "internal dialogue because the character is somewhere they can't speak in the local", "lots of internal dialogue because the character is somewhere they can't speak in", "to use 'I' in this perspective, even when expressing the person's thoughts...
[ "not important for the storyline. While *The Middle* has quite enough of side", "are about adults, while my story should start with circa 12 year old", "While *The Middle* has quite enough of side characters, most of the plot", "are not important for the storyline. While *The Middle* has quite enough of", "...
[ "advise me about websites that exist for that purpose? I know about fan", "pilot and then reviews it, if it will attract people. Could you please", "to post somewhere the pilot chapter of my planned book, to earn feedback", "book, to earn feedback and tips what should I improve. DondaSS when a", "about fan ...
[ "like fear, sadness, and self-doubt, and isn't hyperactive 100% of the time. Perhaps", "she learns to temper her energy with humility and maturity, but if the", "consequences, including getting her into trouble when she overestimates herself, causing her to", "is that headstrong female characters are often cr...
[ "that he's still trying to figure out his nature and as a newborn", "succeeds at resolving the problem with huge consequences. But the other characters mess", "he's a complete failure. This is a problem because when a character is", "at the beginning of the story where he is at the most controlled", "as neg...
[ "MC's background prevents her from truly confessing her feelings, as she feels she's", "interest. One is a prince who is a fugitive of his kingdom, the", "bore the audience? The subplot is integral to another section of the planned", "self and confess. How do I make this long enough to build tension,", "be ...
[ "vampires, werewolves, wizards, and other supernatural beings that have saturated pop culture. By", "gimmick in my series is weird, almost to the point of silliness. Like,", "a magic-and-powers system hidden from the broader world that the supernatural phenomena of", "running into a big problem in that it's h...
[ "that I have some details I am unsure about and come back to", "am doing and just skip those chapters and come back later once I", "up if I jumble up the order of the chapters. **Should I just", "do not have the resources to get accurate descriptions of the setting, clothing,", "I am doing and just skip tho...
[ "the world feel much less relatable if I refrained from including humans, as", "black eyes, Minotaurs, Vedalken (tall, blue skinned humanoids, who are slightly amphibious, and", "with pure black eyes, Minotaurs, Vedalken (tall, blue skinned humanoids, who are slightly", "one, so to accomplish this, I selected...
[ "numbers in the first four verses. For example, write a poem about war", "sure that the first four numbers matches the year World War II started.", "verses. For example, write a poem about war and make sure that the", "numerology in poetry? I was thinking of using numbers in the first four", "I thought abou...
[ "should I format her dialogue differently to my characters who communicate in the", "poetic verse, should I format her dialogue differently to my characters who communicate", "format her dialogue differently to my characters who communicate in the traditional manner?", "I’m writing a novel and one of my chara...
[ "that journey. I never even read Hijrp Potfeq. I don't know what to", "place where the most powerful wizards live. But the journey to that place", "creatures of darkness. But the hero couldn't kill all the creatures and their", "of world and is the descendant of a hero who once saved the", "is going to lear...
[ "that is often in news, etc. Last year (I think), they asked essays", "structure may I follow to write good yet comprehensive essays in the word", "as many important aspect as possible even if in layman's terms. So, what", "Influence of social media, Contribution of unorganised Sector in Indian economy, etc. ...
[ "alternatives?** I should note that these tools are pretty old and language can", "good alternatives?** I should note that these tools are pretty old and language", "why 'diction' discourages the use of \"implement\" in writing? What are good alternatives?**", "my writing. One tool, 'Diction', tells me that t...
[ "80k words). My targeted audience would be 8-13 years old. Will an agent", "least 80k words). My targeted audience would be 8-13 years old. Will an", "My targeted audience would be 8-13 years old. Will an agent reject a", "children's novel is at least 80k words). My targeted audience would be 8-13", "much m...
[ "a solid replacement for that book. It is a completely different, original textbook,", "important for the audience to know, and contain entire chapters of details now", "design no longer appeals to the audience of young students aged 10-12. They", "students aged 10-12. They leave out tons of material I feel i...
[ "have two main protagonists, a father and son, who each have related but", "but separate arcs developing in tandem. Each learns from the other over the", "learns from the other over the course of their stories, culminating in the", "in turn leads to the son’s triumph. My question is; is it a", "two main pro...
[ "events around him. Ex. Settles down with a wife and children, but ends", "life. The seal placed on the individual can only be broken through acts", "happiness and satisfaction, followed by devastating loss. The cult takes an active role", "on the child to keep the demon locked away permanently. However, thro...
[ "printed for family use only, the material would only interest relatives, doesn't need", "random strangers to buy. Is there a way to use CreateSpace as a", "print on-demand books, even just one copy, at an affordable price, in a", "copy, at an affordable price, in a form factor that is readable. Simply", "o...
[ "Is that too close to Indiana Jones? There are dark mythical creatures -", "There's a magical book that predicts the future - Is that too close", "I'm writing a story about these detectives that are mythical creatures and go", "to the dark unicorn from Fablehaven? There's a troll, goblin, giant, and ogre", ...
[ "inaccurate image of the character based on what description they do remember. But", "thought I was fat-shaming the character. It comes across to me like visual", "making her *wider* instead of *taller*, not necessarily obese but merely stout, heavy-set,", "be messed with, and his inexpressive fact and roboti...
[ "video and you want to credit the person who came up with the", "to add details, how do you do that in the credit portion of", "particular terms should you use and do you need to add some additional", "coming up with a general design of a vehicle without designing every little", "make a video and you want t...
[ "over 4 years now, and I feel the time has come to take", "supporting protagonists. To avoid POV confusion, each journal entry is its own chapter,", "avoid POV confusion, each journal entry is its own chapter, with the character", "problem is I have expanded the world, plot, and character cast so much", "fu...
[ "two separate sections in my essay, how would I cite it? Even though", "sections in my essay, how would I cite it? Even though they're the", "cite it twice? I know an ibid would work but I'm using MLA.", "cite it? Even though they're the same quote would I need to cite", "I need to cite it twice? I know an ...
[ "to do with vampires. My middle name is AhurakB, and I personally find", "get into trouble or anything. Would it be okay to use that name", "series that has to do with vampires. My middle name is AhurakB, and", "named AhurakB. I don't want to get into trouble or anything. Would it", "that has to do with vam...
[ "a subplot with a gay couple. One of the gay partners is best", "female mc, but from the shadows, her best friend kills the antagonist and", "where the antagonist is going to kill the main character in front of", "not gay, I would have killed them off to end the novel with", "dying. I plan to make it heartf...
[ "strange, is that for another book I have ideas, I have the characters", "last chapters, I would write without concern, but the medium is \"cloudy\" What", "I were to write the last chapters, I would write without concern, but", "of creativity to write the rest. If I were to write the last", "find strange, ...
[ "fruit of pleasing anyone, I now prefer to write in plain, succinct, and", "I polish for rhythm once I have made my writing succinct? Anyway, I", "the prose rhythm of the King James Bible because I found its language", "What style guide do you think I should use if I want to", "need one that speaks not only...
[ "seen people say I should know what their needs and wants are. I", "goals and desires are. But I've also seen people say I should know", "are needs desires? Or are they different? In that case, what is the", "case, what is the difference? And a follow-up question, how does motivation factor", "should know w...
[ "> > > Versus: > > In this study, we **uncovered** an important", "or **present perfect** tense? **Example** [Shapiro et al. (2012)](https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms1742) use present perfect in", "> > Versus: > > In this study, we **uncovered** an important and", "important and unexpected mechanism [......