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  1. JLiana

    Changing the MC's name after a couple of chapters?

    Hello lovely people! So I think I've decided for my MC, Mielli, I want Mielli to be a name she chooses to adopt to better hide while she's on the run. However, whenever there's a POV change I title the chapter that way (eg, the first chapter is now ONE: Liora, followed by two, three, until we...
  2. JLiana

    Chapter length?

    Hello!!! I hope everyone is doing well! So looking at my writing so far, I seem to average at about 1,700 words per chapter...but I'm looking at other people's work online and their chapters are usually 2,500 words plus. Do I need to be fluffing my chapters? I feel like they're economical and...
  3. Naruzeldamaster

    Favorite Quote in your writing? (Silly or otherwise)

    "Father says there's a fish in the sea for everyone, but like, what if I want ALL the fish?" - A certainly bisexual Zora Princess in my Zelda Fic. "Here? Now? Aww HELL no, Not on MY Wedding Day!" - Meiji as the Nine Tailed Demon lord tries to escape it's hell dimension to destroy humanity, and...
  4. Naruzeldamaster

    A story idea I've 'scrapped' twice now is taunting me again...

    This is a story for the Pokemon fandom that I've been playing around with, like, a lot, every now and then. This thing has been 'haunting' me for upwards of four years. At different times. I've started this thing twice now, and each time I get part way into it and for some reason I get 'cold...
  5. AudreyTheDaydreemurr

    Is being very descriptive a necessity in this sort of writing?

    In my time writing I have found that I don't want to take more than a paragraph to describe a given person or thing when setting a scene, as it feels like a drag when I do so. I like to be concise, and leave the readers to fill in the blanks, but have received some criticisms on being more...
  6. Josh2Write

    Collaboration

    I'm looking for people I can trust to tell some of my ideas to, to help critique me. And I can definitely help in return any way I can.
  7. Darti120

    Hi! It's me!

    Hello! I am still learning many things regarding writing. Please help me. Thanks!
  8. Naruzeldamaster

    Why do corny one liners only sound cool when heroes in movies/tv shows/ etc say them?

    From Clint eastwoods 'do you feel lucky?' to terminator's 'I'll be back' there have been thousands of these lines in all genres and all medias. I love most of them but whenever we imitate them ourselves it doesn't sound as epic. It has to be more than 'movie magic' that makes the line itself...
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