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Wondering...

I was wondering... How appropriate would a sex scene be in a thriller, murder mystery novel? I already have it written down, but as I read it I...

Thread by: Vianca, Jun 28, 2017, 38 replies, in forum: Plot Development

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Wondering if this scene captures the visceral nature, and despair. Thoughts?

This is part of a horrific part of Marckus's ordeal being captured. This being a third part since being taken prisoner. And I am wondering based...

Thread by: Cave Troll, Jun 18, 2017, 5 replies, in forum: Setting Development

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Politics help.

There is a point in my current WIP where my characters have to travel somewhere to do something :cool:. If you are curious, it is a medieval...

Thread by: Jethelin, Dec 3, 2011, 7 replies, in forum: Plot Development

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Help with Pronouns

I have been struggling with my Pronouns, and I need someone as a sounding board. When writing, I find myself wondering when to reintroduce the...

Thread by: scribbledhopes, Nov 30, 2011, 3 replies, in forum: Word Mechanics

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What's with the Green-Eye Fad?

Among all the other annoying fads out there in the literary world (cough, bloodsuckers, cough, cough), there are a few that are a bit...

Thread by: L a u r a, Nov 23, 2011, 11 replies, in forum: Discussion of Published Works

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Writing the write Imagery...

One thing that I find myself running into as a problem is imagery. While its something I've tried so hard to improve, I always fail. I have a...

Thread by: Kimi-chan, Nov 21, 2011, 15 replies, in forum: Setting Development

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Yup. Another Newb.

Neophyte. Dabbler. Naif. Thank you, thesaurus.com, for those wonderful words of wisdom. I learned three new words today, and all of them describe...

Thread by: L a u r a, Nov 20, 2011, 13 replies, in forum: New Member Introductions

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Writing short stories in an episodic manner

I started writing a short sci-fi story yesterday about a 21 year old who pays his way by selling drugs has had to leave Earth to escape...

Thread by: cb1990, Nov 15, 2011, 4 replies, in forum: Short Stories

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Is this twist extraordinarily climactic or plain stupid?

So, the twist goes like this - the whole world thinks Guy A is the answer to the world's problems (a particular war) and basically 3 groups of...

Thread by: Mckk, Nov 12, 2011, 13 replies, in forum: Plot Development

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Physically Over-Describing a Character?

I've read a few posts on here and it came to my attention that I might be over-describing my characters' physical attributes. I don't go insanely...

Thread by: FoxPaw, Nov 12, 2011, 21 replies, in forum: Character Development

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Main Character Help

The main character of my story is a sentient machine called Seraph, and I want help to develop his character. Centuries into the future in a...

Thread by: Black Ashes, Nov 11, 2011, 5 replies, in forum: Character Development

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How to introduce the backstory?

Hello all, I'm new here and have just started writing a sci-fi novel. The trouble is, to understand the situation of the world and the motives of...

Thread by: Lord_Skellig, Nov 7, 2011, 10 replies, in forum: Plot Development

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How Much "Course Language"?

I'm still just getting to know all these different sub-forums, so forgive me if this isn't the right place to post a thread like this. Anyways, I...

Thread by: Fei, Nov 6, 2011, 12 replies, in forum: Character Development

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Scientific Accuracy

Participants in the Sci-Fi workshop might know I'm writing a short story there, and I've come up against some interesting thoughts. Space...

Thread by: Jetshroom, Nov 4, 2011, 27 replies, in forum: Science Fiction

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Personalising "two households, both alike in dignity, etc etc"

Hi... so my excessive plot outlining has given me the idea of two antagonists (well, one main one and a major secondary one). My story idea is...

Thread by: nzric, Oct 31, 2011, 1 replies, in forum: Plot Development

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Realistic Way of Creating an Unrealistic Character

Hey guys, it's been a while! So for my story, I'm trying to figure out how I can create this Vampire-like character. His nickname is 'Vamp', he...

Thread by: Acanthophis, Oct 29, 2011, 8 replies, in forum: Character Development

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Bulk or Break it up

I have a chapter that i want to post for review but its long. I was wondering if it would be best to shatter it into little tiny pieces or just...

Thread by: Dresden260, Dec 1, 2011, 3 replies, in forum: Revision and Editing

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Being a thief (aspects)

Hello everyone, I am starting on a new project and am wondering if anyone could give me a list of "qualities" a "thief" must have. Example,...

Thread by: Trytz, Dec 1, 2011, 14 replies, in forum: Character Development

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Questions for Developing a story....

Hello everyone! I am just wondering what are the approaches everyone takes when developing a story. Like what type of questions do you ask...

Thread by: Trytz, Dec 1, 2011, 11 replies, in forum: Plot Development

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Implications of having no immune system.

Besides the obvious: rampant infection. No, I'm toying with a version of the good ol' super-soldier trope. Specifically, obliterating the immune...

Thread by: Anonym, Nov 30, 2011, 11 replies, in forum: Research

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