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Top new questions this week:

How to find beta readers for a target audience I'm part of but I don't like to mingle with?

I have written a set of light novels which feature not-safe-for-work consensual, semi-explicit content. I am convinced that they might find an audience in readers that enjoy ecchi action manga series ...

beta-readers

asked by Confused Squirrel Score of 1

What should I do if my foreshadowing was too obvious and readers picked up on it immediately?

I have a conundrum. In a short web novel I'm writing, some of my foreshadowing was more blatant than I expected. My readers immediately picked up on it and were able to extrapolate an extremely ...

fiction

asked by Dmyt Score of 1

answered by Ben Score of 2

Greatest hits from previous weeks:

How to create varying, yet realistic, speech patterns

Different characters speak differently. If someone reads me a letter written by an immediate relative, I can tell right away who wrote it. I believe --and correct me if I'm wrong-- that giving each ...

style technique characters dialogue

asked by Yehuda Shapira Score of 14

answered by oldrobotsneverrust Score of 16

How to write painful torture scenes without being over-the-top

I'm trying to write torture scenes but I'm not really all that confident about it since I've never written anything like it before and have never really witnessed anything violent. I know the methods ...

creative-writing description horror torture

asked by Tiana Score of 21

answered by wetcircuit Score of 12

For a fantasy world, what word can I use instead of "human" in order to include elves, dwarves, etc.?

I've been creating this fantasy world where many different races coexist, so most aren't human. I'm trying to write all the worldbuilding details down, and I'm stuck on a phrase "She is the ...

creative-writing characters world-building

asked by Bibi2801 Score of 18

answered by Divizna Score of 72

How many poems are in an average book of poems?

I am thinking of making a book of poetry and was wondering how many poems do I need?

book poetry pages

asked by A Poet by the name of Griffin Score of 9

answered by Terri Simon Score of 11

Minimum (realistic) word count of non-fiction book

What is a reasonable estimate for the minimum length, in word count, for a non-fiction book? I'd guesstimate that non-fiction books "generally" (yes, this is very rough) run perhaps 150-450 pages, ...

non-fiction book wordcount

asked by Chelonian Score of 7

answered by jhabbott Score of 6

Showing Confusion

My first instinct is to always have a character furrow their eyebrows when confused because that's my personal first instinct, but I feel it's getting overused on my part. What are some other ways to ...

novel showing-telling

asked by Nicole Skye Score of 6

answered by Chris Score of 9

Tool for making guitar chord diagrams

I have seen these diagrams in books. They display the strings of the guitar and the locations of the notes I want to present, as well as the name of the chord/scale/etc. You can see what I mean in the ...

software tools graphics

asked by Daniel Score of 7

answered by omnibrain Score of 4