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Placing similes at the beginning and at the end of a sentence

structure word-choice

may 16 at 16:47 Megan 61

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Is it strange if a novel starts the first chapter without one of main characters?

novel structure

may 15 at 19:05 Lauren Ipsum 20.2k

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Hooking the reader by omitting a piece of information

creative-writing short-story openings

apr 16 at 9:32 Rebekah 125

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Is it unusual for a flashback to have a very long dialogue?

creative-writing dialogue flashback

apr 8 at 20:12 Dale Emery 6,149

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Using senses and similes in descriptions

creative-writing description

may 13 at 15:56 Bob 1

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Tips for writing sentences like a native speaker

creative-writing

mar 30 at 12:23 Lauren Ipsum 20.2k

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Is it true that men (in general) can't write female first-person?

fiction narrative

feb 28 at 9:00 John M. Landsberg 234

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Putting a dialogue a tag before a quote

fiction creative-writing dialogue

feb 7 at 9:12 SF. 2,847

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Should dull dialogue be removed completely?

fiction creative-writing dialogue

apr 16 at 9:21 Rebekah 125

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It is a sign of bad writing to have many scenes that are disconnected with the main plot?

fiction creative-writing plot

feb 10 at 19:26 kuwaly 231

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What work better for the following piece of writing? Past or present tense?

fiction short-story

jan 28 at 16:15 Jay 1,493

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Do the characters in the following dialogue sound the same?

fiction creative-writing dialogue

jan 26 at 1:33 Kit 688

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Writing exercises to practice the art of giving unique voice to characters?

fiction creative-writing

jan 20 at 22:04 SF. 2,847

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Should I remove scenes that I myself find “boring”?

fiction creative-writing

jan 16 at 1:31 Tamlyn 41

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How to keep the reader engaged in a novel where “not much happens”?

fiction creative-writing

jan 10 at 14:14 Lauren Ipsum 20.2k

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Is it a bad practice to occasionally add first-person narrative to third-person narrative?

fiction creative-writing

dec 31 at 1:16 tylerharms 623

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Is it a bad writing practice to start sentences with a verb?

fiction creative-writing

dec 18 at 19:23 Jay 1,493

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How to avoid repetitive sentence structure?

fiction creative-writing structure viewpoint

nov 17 at 1:14 Tannalein 346

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Does this opening paragraph grab your attention? (very normal setting)

creative-writing short-story

nov 8 at 22:29 JohnB 121

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Is the first draft of a novel usually shorter than the finished work?

editing novel creative-writing getting-started first-draft

jan 31 at 21:06 Joel Shea 1,625

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When to use the em dash (—) in fiction writing?

fiction punctuation

sep 17 at 10:20 Lauren Ipsum 20.2k

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Is it really necessary to add things like “I thought, I wondered, etc,” in first-person narrative?

novel creative-writing

sep 12 at 11:40 joel.neely 121

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Breaking the 'cooling down' rule after finishing the first draft

novel creative-writing

aug 23 at 20:59 Neil Fein♦ 4,051

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Deciding whether to use a dialogue tag or an action tag in a dialogue

fiction creative-writing dialogue

aug 16 at 20:07 Dale Emery 6,149

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How to know if the events in my novel are 'realistic enough'?

novel creative-writing

aug 20 at 17:57 Kit 688

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Writing a novel which has the same structure and a particular theme in each chapter

fiction plot

aug 10 at 23:59 Aerovistae 1,589

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Is it better to divide writing time for a 'many short times' approach instead of 'one long session'?

creative-writing time

aug 5 at 13:53 Robusto 2,022

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Is going 'off-topic' a sign of bad dialogue?

fiction dialogue

jul 24 at 14:21 Standback♦ 9,104

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Is it a bad idea to turn a short story into a full-length novel?

novel short-story

jul 23 at 12:18 Lauren Ipsum 20.2k

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Level of detail in description of character checking the news

fiction scene

jun 30 at 10:43 Roaring Fish 294

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