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34 votes

Proofreading a novel: is it okay to use a question mark with an exclamation mark - "?!"

18 votes

What are the rules for punctuating a conversation?

3 votes

Two footnote numbering sequences

0 votes

Switching languages within dialogue

5 votes

What makes an ending "happy"?

18 votes

How to differentiate between two people with the same name in a story?

1 vote

Is it alright to add scenes that don’t move the plot forwards much but develop relationships/character?

2 votes

Doubt about the difference between a "Beat" and a "Event"

1 vote

Point of View Confusion

42 votes

Avoiding racist tropes in fantasy

15 votes
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Shifting tenses in the middle of narration

19 votes

Help, I cannot decide when to start the story

18 votes
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Is it uncompelling to continue the story with lower stakes?

5 votes
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Good ways to sort "rambly" notes?

18 votes
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How to not confuse readers with simultaneous events?

3 votes

How important is it for multiple POVs to run chronologically?

19 votes

What can a novel do that film and TV cannot?

5 votes
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Where is the line between a tough love character and a pure asshole?

4 votes

POV - 3rd Person Rules and Exceptions?

28 votes
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Is it bad writing or bad story telling if first person narrative contains more information than the narrator knows?

3 votes

Can you use a semicolon to connect fragments that are one item in a vertical list?

29 votes
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The difference between dialogue marks

16 votes

Avoiding the "not like other girls" trope?

32 votes

Help! My Character is too much for her story!

39 votes

How to write a chaotic neutral protagonist and prevent my readers from thinking they are evil?

10 votes

Should beta-readers have genre experience?

12 votes

Third wheel character

31 votes

How do I avoid the "chosen hero" feeling?

15 votes
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How to keep romance out of my novel?

7 votes

Is writing three drafts really necessary?

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