Basic Writing Questions

Basic Writing Questions (BWQs) are perennial questions from new writers or those reaching a new stage, general in nature, including how to write, what to write, or why to write one way or another. Read the Introduction and the other Stickies.

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Short Story Collections with related stories
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How often do you write stories based on dreams?
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Middle Grade word choice
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Mediocre Novel
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adverbs, can I use a few here?
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December blues
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Multiple Point of Views in YA?
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Did you accomplish your 2013 writing goals?
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Good Female Character?
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Retelling A Story… (POV Question)
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What characterizes a bad sex scene in literature?
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Good Male Character?
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First time sharing
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Throw me a prompt for a male/male erotica novella
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Encountering Characters with Changed Names
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How do you "force" yourself to write?
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Past or present?
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AshleyEpidemic
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Grunkins
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Usage of the Definite Article in Ship Names
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Reziac
Reziac
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To write in order or not?
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jaksen
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A couple of questions. c:
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Show and Tell
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Once!
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protag / antag /happenstance
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Maxinquaye
Maxinquaye
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Anual Word Count?
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Do you think famous writers lurk here?
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cornflake
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scrivener is amazing!
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