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    How to avoid romancing your characters in a manner that wouldn't be misunderstood by the readers?

    Why does the first woman that the readers saw get acquainted with the protagonist tend to be the story's heroine? I just don't get it. I understand that the more screen time a female character gets in a story, whether in action, fantasy, or most novels targeting a male audience, they tend to...
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    Childhood games that I am fond of... What's yours?

    It's a really funny memory for me, so I want to share it. I was in grade 4. In my country, there was a time when playing Pogs was popular, and kids would always play for keeps. So, what are pogs? It's a game where this thick piece of paper called 'pogs' with good art style was slammed on the...
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    What are your first books you read that impacted you?

    The earliest influence on a person's writing was definitely the first books they read. In grade 5, I read a short story called the 'Painter'. (Can't really remember the title exactly and the more intimate parts, but I still remember the essence.) About a painter who wants to create the best...
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    Funny bits with your novel + family

    Funny bits with your novel + family... Ok, a bit more context. I was writing my novel, and Dad read out the first paragraph of the chapter of the novel. Suddenly, he became worried for my physical and mental health, short of me confessing I'd be dying. Mom got involved. Now, there are two of...
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    When is fanservice not considered NSFW in writing?

    Hey fellow human beings, I've been thinking about where the line is drawn between fanservice and NSFW content, especially in fiction. We all know fanservice is a common trope from some cheeky humor, some strategic angles, and maybe a towel drop or two, but at what point does it cross into NSFW...
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    I need Cat advice...

    Any ideas on how to teach a cat not to snatch your food? Ensure they don't claw you? (I got accidentally 'clawed', pussy cat used me like a platform to jump to the window. I was just minding my business!) And ensure they don't piss and shit inside your house? I know, I know... Cats rule us all...
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    Seeking Advice or Just Sharing My Story

    Hey everyone, I don’t really know why I’m posting this—maybe I’m looking for advice, maybe I just need to get it off my chest. Either way, here’s my situation. I’m from a third-world country and about to finish my accounting degree in one more semester. But recently, after years of struggling...
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    The Truth About Reviews

    The Truth About Reviews When I first started reading reviews of my work, I expected them to help me improve as a writer. That was the logical assumption—after all, feedback is supposed to be valuable. Yet, over time, I realized something unsettling: reading reviews wasn’t actually making my...
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    Theme: Reincarnation (Can be a monologue, exposition, has to be dramatic)

    We live in the afterlife. We just don’t know it yet. In the past life, I might have been a mighty general, famous author, murderer, hero, king, savior—who knows? Different worlds, different customs, but never a different time. Perhaps an alternate reality. Perhaps just another point in the...
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    Isekai Inspirations

    I need to recharge my creativity bank. So this is what we are going to do. Write random isekai ideas that that one day just popped into your head. Share it here and if anyone just happens to like it and want to give it a shot, let them take a jab at it. Since I started it, here is one: Doomed...
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    Tell me your first anime

    I'd like to say Naruto, but I recently recalled it wasn't the first anime I watched. Nostalgia is hitting me hard! Has anyone here watched Kiba, an anime with Spirits used like a Pokemon but more like a Ghost from Shaman King? It had sword fights, drama, shard casters, some kind of laser swords...
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    List your random skills: just curious if I am as random as I think.

    I want to share a little bit about myself: I don't know where to begin, but here goes nothing--- To make an analogy, I am a game character with a very 'suboptimal build' thanks to my lack of planning since I graduated from infancy... I am an Asian, and things for us work differently: graduating...
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    Funny thing about analogies... I love you guys

    I know it has been done before but let me unwind~ Just making an analogy for writers since I finally got a taste of each of them: SH: Friendly neighborhood (always leaves me in a happy mood. People are so polite). RR: High-class bar (really classy people there with either sass or jazz, that can...
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    Help me decide with my Crossover Fanfic (Naruto X Jujutsu Kaisen)!!

    I was planning a Crossover Fanfic about Naruto X Jujutsu Kaisen. I have two ideas that I am playing with, in fact, I had written unedited draft chapters about them each: One was to send Jiraiya and Tsunade to Jujutsu Kaisen during Gojo's High School days. Two was to send Madara to Jujutsu...
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    Thanos Logic~ a budding theory from an MCU fan

    Don't throw stones at me yet! Lol~I just need to get this out of my system. That aside, I just had enlightenment while I busy myself with my MCU fanfic, I realize there might actually be a more profound reason why Thanos annihilated half of life in the universe instead of doubling the resources...
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    Help, I am stranded in the pier and it sucks.

    My problems— insanity level like in don't starve, have very low battery, I live in a horrible third world country, their is a storm at signal no. 1, the only place where their is reliable roof is aa stinkpile of abandoned haunted building, still I am thankful of the many different people here...
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    Walking Dead

    I need to get this out of my system. I thought WD was shit, but it's actually good. Sigh... Glenn Rhee is such a badass, season 3 episode 6... I have loved this guy ever since his first appearance.
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    What is the most common sight you see in your city/place?

    For me, it's people trying to find jobs... They are everywhere.
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    How does your 'Characters' laugh?

    Depending on your 'character' whether it be good, neutral, chaotic, evil, or just plain wacky... they have their own versions of how they laugh. Fellow writers, I'd love to hear your Characters' versions. With this thread, I hope to glean a bit of your artistry. So that I may imitate...
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    How to sound like an 'unreliable narrator'?

    Like the thread title asked, how? I meant it, maybe as a bit of comedy? I am not sure how to do it? Ultimately, its like a writing style that could smoothly transition in a mocking and condescending manner.
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