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Laurence
Premature Beta Readers
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skip.knox
skip.knox
Gurkhal
Making foreign mindsets relatable for modern readers
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Yora
Yora
Laurence
When Does a First Chapter Become a Prologue?
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Penpilot
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Giving characters goals?
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Darkfantasy
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Writer’s_Magic
What could be a occupation for a dhampir?
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Writer 1 Gregory
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Night Gardener
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The Anti-McGuffin (is this already a thing?)
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DylanRS
DylanRS
Steerpike
Finding conflict in the rule of the story world
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FifthView
FifthView
glutton
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A thread I made on Reddit regarding stock (overaggressive) "strong" female characters
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X Equestris
X Equestris
Svrtnsse
Asking the reader rhetorical questions?
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DylanRS
DylanRS
Miskatonic
Finding flaws in characters that are truly more powerful
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Darkfantasy
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Yora
How complex does plot really need to be?
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DylanRS
DylanRS
Laurence
Do You Prefer Shorter or Longer Chapters?
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Chessie2
Chessie2
Axiels von Gerick
Holy swords ?
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FifthView
FifthView
Devor
Mythical Creatures and Representation
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Devor
Devor
Svrtnsse
blog The Quest for Originality
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FifthView
FifthView
Writer’s_Magic
My second idea
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Orc Knight
Orc Knight
Writer’s_Magic
YA romance clichés?
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K.S. Crooks
K.S. Crooks
Laurence
Writing Markers
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Laurence
Laurence
Garren Jacobsen
Weaving in Backstory
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psychotick
psychotick
Garren Jacobsen
To ore dystopia or to not pre dystopia that is the question.
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Darkfantasy
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