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  1. Magnatolia

    Writing action?

    Magnatolia, Mar 28, 2014
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    Magnatolia
    Mar 29, 2014
  2. KenA

    Writing about time

    KenA, Feb 5, 2015
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    1,104
    Catrin Lewis
    Feb 18, 2015
  3. Jade

    Writing about parents in the third person

    Jade, Oct 4, 2008
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    10,501
    Wreybies
    Oct 7, 2008
  4. Juliette of The Stars

    Writing about lack of trust

    Juliette of The Stars, May 1, 2020
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    2,209
    jannert
    May 2, 2020
  5. alpacinoutd

    writing about joy in a dramatic/humorous fashion

    alpacinoutd, Dec 18, 2020
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    846
    Xoic
    Dec 19, 2020
  6. alpacinoutd

    writing about differences in time

    alpacinoutd, Oct 23, 2020
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    4
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    980
    egwriter
    Nov 3, 2020
  7. Stormsong07

    Writing about a 3-headed beast without overusing "head"

    Stormsong07, Oct 3, 2017
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    1,017
    Stormsong07
    Oct 8, 2017
  8. MatthewOliverGrey

    Writing a stammer

    MatthewOliverGrey, Jan 5, 2014
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    3,739
    Siena
    Jan 6, 2014
  9. Artist369

    Writing a sound in a sentence when the subject is unknown.

    Artist369, Dec 28, 2014
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    1,202
    plothog
    Dec 28, 2014
  10. rktho

    Writing a song in chiasmus

    rktho, Sep 11, 2017
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    687
    rktho
    Sep 11, 2017
  11. Cherrera

    writing a particular sound

    Cherrera, Aug 11, 2012
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    1,239
    Cogito
    Aug 14, 2012
  12. ABMiller86

    Writing a fight scene in a story

    ABMiller86, Sep 1, 2008 ... 2
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    3,742
    Zieki
    Jun 25, 2010
  13. Killer300

    Writing a Chase Scene?

    Killer300, Sep 1, 2012
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    7,686
    Killer300
    Sep 2, 2012
  14. dedebird

    Writing a characters thoughts in third person

    dedebird, Jan 21, 2016
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    3,094
    KhalieLa
    Jan 22, 2016
  15. Steerpike

    Writers who want clarity should use the Oxford comma

    Steerpike, Mar 15, 2017
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    881
    Simpson17866
    Mar 17, 2017
  16. Rad Scribbler

    Writers Chart

    Rad Scribbler, Mar 25, 2022
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    420
    Rad Scribbler
    Mar 25, 2022
  17. jakeybum

    Writer's choice?

    jakeybum, Aug 15, 2015
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    731
    Aaron DC
    Aug 15, 2015
  18. beehoney

    write in 3rd person without to sound ridiculous?

    beehoney, Jan 5, 2018
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    2,540
    Cave Troll
    Jan 5, 2018
  19. G. Anderson

    Wound from a knife

    G. Anderson, Nov 11, 2016
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    8,128
    G. Anderson
    Dec 1, 2016
  20. lameri

    Would you use a "double that"?

    lameri, Nov 15, 2011
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    1,553
    digitig
    Jan 13, 2012
  21. ohmyrichard

    Would you please do me a favour and further improve a sentence? Thanks.

    ohmyrichard, Dec 1, 2012 ... 2
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    2,716
    mammamaia
    Dec 12, 2012
  22. Tea@3

    Would you adjust the commas in these sentences?

    Tea@3, Mar 23, 2016
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    909
    Elven Candy
    Apr 10, 2016
  23. BFGuru

    Would using italics be appropriate here?

    BFGuru, Aug 21, 2011
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    1,083
    LaurenM
    Aug 21, 2011
  24. marcusl

    Would this count as mind reading?

    marcusl, Oct 3, 2009
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    1,427
    arron89
    Oct 4, 2009
  25. marcusl

    Would this be confusing?

    marcusl, Oct 24, 2009
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    1,091
    evelon
    Oct 25, 2009
  26. Miguel A. Wilder

    Grammar Would someone help with word phrasing, please?

    Miguel A. Wilder, Dec 10, 2014
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    764
    Miguel A. Wilder
    Dec 10, 2014
  27. rja2015

    Would a Native English Speaker talk like this? Does it sound awkward?

    rja2015, Jan 22, 2016
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    1,132
    Inks
    Jan 22, 2016
  28. WritingNoob

    Worth having a good 'speaking vocabulary'?

    WritingNoob, Jun 14, 2010
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    1,160
    Cogito
    Jun 16, 2010
  29. lostinwebspace

    Worst. Sentence. Ever.

    lostinwebspace, Jul 11, 2011 ... 2
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    3,131
    CH878
    Aug 24, 2011
  30. Leonardo Pisano

    Wordy Phrases

    Leonardo Pisano, Mar 17, 2011
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    2,093
    spklvr
    Mar 21, 2011
  31. Madman

    WordWeb

    Madman, Dec 20, 2019
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    744
    Madman
    Dec 20, 2019
  32. Tenderiser

    Words/phrases you want banned

    Tenderiser, Sep 2, 2015 ... 11 12 13
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    10,231
    Aaron DC
    Sep 16, 2015
  33. Wreybies

    Words you never, ever spell correctly.

    Wreybies, Jul 14, 2014 ... 2 3
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    2,728
    Mike Hill
    Jul 21, 2014
  34. Cacian

    Words With Two Meanings

    Cacian, Dec 18, 2011
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    23
    Views:
    1,638
    Prophetsnake
    Dec 19, 2011
  35. Cacian

    words with more then one meanings

    Cacian, Nov 19, 2011
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    0
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    1,116
    Cacian
    Nov 19, 2011
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