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A. E. Lowan
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Changing the MC's name after a couple of chapters?
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One of our characters regularly goes by three different names: one true, one a slur, and one he earned. Queen's Son, Summer's Get, and...
Oct 10, 2026
Gurkhal
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Worldbuilding without a story?
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Since I love creative projects I like world building without a clear story in mind. Sometimes one pops up or I get ideas that I can use...
Oct 10, 2026
pmmg
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How to set the scene.
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I dont follow what you are saying here. if it is along the lines of there is no bad writing. I dont agree. There surely is.
Oct 10, 2026
RoccO
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How to set the scene.
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I had a story like that. It dealt with fantasy creatures and magic, but I could not find a plot besides an evil king from another land...
Oct 10, 2026
casval
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How to set the scene.
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I agree these things can be worked on in the edit, or in the second draft. Writing and finishing a work is more useful than worrying...
Oct 10, 2026
RoccO
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How to set the scene.
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It is about what you can get on the page. Not what you store in your mind.
Oct 10, 2026
pmmg
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How to set the scene.
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I did not actually say that is was bad writing. Some is some isnt. Maybe it would be more understandable to say the best way to learn...
Oct 10, 2026
RoccO
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How to set the scene.
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Good writing is when you can think for yourself, therefore everything is good. There are three types of writing: one about romance, one...
Oct 10, 2026
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Genly
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How to set the scene.
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I guess this argument would be valid if these were the only two types of writing i.e. good and bad. But there is an awful lot of "almost...
Oct 10, 2026
Karlin
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How to set the scene.
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I don't see the advantage in analyzing poor writing, rather than learning from good writing.
Oct 10, 2026
RoccO
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How to set the scene.
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I have to read books to better know characters better. How it works, how it is different. I sit sometimes and watch people, I know it is...
Oct 10, 2026
A. E. Lowan
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How Epic Fantasy Writes So Many Characters at Once
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Yeah... ~~ Winter felt a trickle of fear for her vulnerability. Because he was right—she was simply not that kind of wizard. And she...
Oct 10, 2026
Walepages
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Worldbuilding without a story?
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I don't see anything wrong with that tbh. Sometimes you just have an idea for a world that you really like, even if you haven't figured...
Oct 9, 2026
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TheRealKyleTM
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Worldbuilding without a story?
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I advocate for story first world second because it is better for getting writing done, but I am a big picture thinker. And the thing i...
Oct 9, 2026
TheCrystallineEntity
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What is your worlds stance on lgbtq folks?
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Everyone is queer.
Oct 9, 2026
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