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  1. Does anyone use these sites?
  2. Is Publisher's Marketplace worth 20 bucks a month?
  3. What am I missing here? (Word Count Question)
  4. Third Person Limited
  5. This book is dedicated to...
  6. Outlines
  7. How to create the perfect villain
  8. Second act structure
  9. Synopsis hell made 10x worse by dual narrative
  10. How to drag skeletons from a character's closet?
  11. Desired Word Count [moved from Ask The Agent]
  12. Chapters and Scenes
  13. So I've got the characters, the setting, and...no plot?
  14. Filler/Character Development
  15. DO you prefer chapter titles or just numbers.
  16. The Mystery Synopsis
  17. e readers or "real books"
  18. To series or not to series
  19. titles
  20. POV Question
  21. How far can you go with racial slurs?
  22. Question about publishing in multiple venues
  23. The fine line between "Romantic" and "cheesy"
  24. Skipping all the boring parts
  25. Weak characters
  26. The Writing Process Survey
  27. Jobs for Female Characters.
  28. First novel finished - and here's what I learned
  29. When is your novel finished?
  30. Why are book series more likely to get a "fanbase..."
  31. Balancing characters in a query. . .
  32. 2012 Goals
  33. Memorable Characters
  34. Structuring a messy first draft
  35. Time spacing
  36. Help, my MC is a Gary Stew!
  37. What to do when you don't know your ending
  38. Proofreading dilemma
  39. Novel first?
  40. Works are considered published when . . .
  41. Fragments and questions
  42. Do we really need queries?
  43. Fiction with a few drawings
  44. Cover Question
  45. Advice for Someone Trying to Write Longer Stories
  46. Plots
  47. Is it a Thriller or Just Plain Novel?
  48. Great novel with no setting?
  49. Books inside books
  50. How do you tell if a publisher uses Ingram for distribution?
  51. Research
  52. The Infinite Critique Loop
  53. The Compelling Novel
  54. Getting too much into character?
  55. What Is 'Voice' In The Synopsis
  56. Naming Nightmares
  57. One Character, Two Different POVs
  58. Flashbacks/Backstory/Character Internalization?
  59. narrator who later on becomes the protagonist?
  60. He billowed to his feet.
  61. How to use scenes to their full potential
  62. How Obsessive Are You With Your MC(s)?
  63. Do you know of any novels specifically about a slacker or loafer?
  64. Changing a character's name
  65. Read my friend's Horror?
  66. Authors whose prose style you just adore?
  67. Do you have a problem with people thinking your MC is really you?
  68. the ick factor
  69. Help! I want to hide my novel away
  70. Give it a (second?) chance?
  71. Minor characters that unintentionally become central?
  72. Writing as you go and beginnings
  73. synopsis ?
  74. Novels in reverse
  75. Turning stories from my life into a novel
  76. Novels that depict difficult parent / child relationship
  77. Pacing on lst 50 pages of story
  78. Just killed my darling
  79. Overwrite and Cut OR Underwrite and Add?
  80. What do you think of this title?
  81. Time Stamps
  82. Third or first person POV, which do you prefer?
  83. Breaking rules of First Person POV
  84. Book within a book
  85. Books about pubescent love for adults?
  86. I keep writing, changing and rewriting..HELP
  87. Writing Again
  88. When Did You First Start Writing?
  89. Overplanning
  90. Loosing Losing OMG. I need perspective.
  91. I MAY Have Screwed Up
  92. Should you use a tech device's name, or keep it generic?
  93. Is it normal to feel this way? (Disoriented, un-confident, incompetent etc)
  94. Writing a novel first?
  95. Manuscript Format (UK)
  96. Ideas: Save or spend it all?
  97. Neither pantsing nor outlining work for me
  98. Viewpoint Question...
  99. Am I screwed?
  100. Inspired and slightly rooted in Anime
  101. I know this is silly but...
  102. Character motivation
  103. Reading as a Writer/Reading as a Reader
  104. Non-Linear Editing?
  105. Situations that repeat multiple times without being repetitive?
  106. Anyone else invigorated by fanfic writing?
  107. Are Your Trunk Novels Salvageable?
  108. How do you keep track of everything?
  109. What's Your Favorite Classic Novel!
  110. Dragging my feet
  111. Stuck in a rut, no new novel ideas
  112. Today's writers are unfortunately restricted
  113. Can/should a novel contain multiple premises?
  114. Is "The coast is clear" a cliche?
  115. Coauthoring and Ghostwriting among popular novelists
  116. POV 2nd Person
  117. When does a series of events become plot?
  118. Anti-Americanism, xenophobia and glorification of a controversial historical figure?
  119. Tips for Writing an "Ensemble" Novel??
  120. Writing is mind blowing
  121. When a good story betrays you (a rant)
  122. Writing typo of the day
  123. weeping and gnashing of teeth.....
  124. I need to write 90k words +
  125. Recycled concepts
  126. How do you feel about unnamed 1st POV narrators?
  127. Introducing characters
  128. Wind Names
  129. How to Create a More Intimate Close-Third-Person POV
  130. A quote that examines your writing.
  131. Horrible Habit of Not Finishing
  132. Legal Question on Songs--Not Titles or Lyrics, but Characters
  133. Intrascenic Constructive Nonlinearity
  134. First draft - how long does it take?
  135. How flexible are agents and publishers when it comes to plots/premises?
  136. Plot changes during first draft
  137. How did you decide on one idea?
  138. What is your favorite tool for writing?
  139. Perfect writing vs great content?
  140. How to set a deadline for myself
  141. Scheduling a Book
  142. Conflict Exhaustion
  143. Just finished first draft! Tips?
  144. Last Dance with Mary Sue...
  145. I wrote book 2 first...?
  146. Ever got in the writing zone?
  147. Before Writing
  148. Why leave out a "final" chapter, only to post it on your website?
  149. Unsympathetic Characters
  150. Multiple unfolding stories
  151. Infodumping through a "past vs. present" perspective?
  152. Use of songs & musicians in novel
  153. Just when I think that I'm out, it pulls me back in.
  154. Little help?
  155. Coincidence?
  156. Ignoring potential conflict in pursuit of your ideal story?
  157. Song Lyric As A Title?
  158. How does everyone feel about describing characters in fragments?
  159. The moment of despair, the climax, and the dénouement
  160. more words per hour?
  161. How to portray a magnetic personality without it coming across as MarySue-ish?
  162. When is it "perfect enough"?
  163. Heros who are dupes
  164. What do you tell yourself when you're stuck?
  165. How to start macro-level editing?
  166. Murdering a Darling and scavenging the corpse.
  167. When does a plot get too random?
  168. Is it safe?
  169. Writing sequels as stand alone novels
  170. Pantsers who underwrite?
  171. What Did You Discover About Your MC That Shocked You?
  172. Your first agent partial or full request...
  173. Favorite excerpts from your work
  174. Symbolism in fiction
  175. Why Modern Novelists Need To Watch Their Weight [Article]
  176. What genre does this belong in? (Story outline included)
  177. Writing in a (new) dialect
  178. How does your novel start?
  179. Not Another Flashback Thread . . .
  180. how good are you at memory?
  181. I'm bored w/ my WIP
  182. Funniest agent "mishaps"
  183. MC's Thoughts About Main Conflict
  184. Doubting my WIP
  185. A>B>C where B remains unknown
  186. Waiting
  187. Dual POV Voice Shifting
  188. A murder mystery/ catch the bad guy developed in my epic fantasy.
  189. Recent Re-tellings or Sequels?
  190. The most common name for a character?
  191. The Making of Characters
  192. The reader knows before the main character
  193. Plot Similarities...
  194. analysis of a story
  195. Believing In Your Book
  196. Can we talk about inactive action?
  197. Seasoned guidance
  198. Is there any difference between fictionalisation and fiction?
  199. the emotions behind a story
  200. Plot Pickles: How Do You Clean Up Your Own Mess
  201. Do you set a writing goal?
  202. First drafts Combo Thread
  203. Is this offensive?
  204. Problems with prequels
  205. Irrational hatred of prologues?
  206. Introducing your MC: by when should you have revealed the 'little details'?
  207. Intensley descriptive opening paragraphs about setting..
  208. Torture
  209. Learning to write novels by writing novels
  210. You, as a writer
  211. Do you ever avoid certain story events because they're too much hassle to write?
  212. Do you ever just sit down.. and write crap?
  213. Character Habits
  214. How many plots is one too many?
  215. Thoughts on this
  216. How hard is it to get a heavily revised first novel published than a later one?
  217. Difference between submitted manuscript and final version
  218. 18,887 Words of Pure.....
  219. The use of Boom! in narrative
  220. Secondary Character background information...needed or not?
  221. Multi-book deals: selling book 2 based on an outline
  222. Scared of finishing a novel?
  223. Trigger Warnings
  224. Books That Have Sinned Against the English Language
  225. Too short?
  226. The first few chapters?
  227. Differences between novels and comics/manga
  228. inspirational sentence.
  229. Hardcover, paperback or e-book version?
  230. Scene changes in a single chapter
  231. Books so amazing that they made you think about giving up writing?
  232. Not The Usual Type Of Second Novel Problem
  233. MC serves the Devil?
  234. Getting that awesome vocabl like Bret Eason Ellis..
  235. The Last Step
  236. Name Those Cliches!!!
  237. 'You Got That?' Dialogue
  238. Too many projects...
  239. Secrets of good story, says Andrew Stanton
  240. What would you like to read, but haven't found a story about?
  241. A couple of fun questions for you novelists!
  242. Do you think a writer should always aim to write stories with a deeper meaning?
  243. Guillermo Del Toro's "style".....
  244. Writing Tips from Steinbeck
  245. Writing styles
  246. Plotting the plot
  247. Novellas - Your novel becomes a novella. Are you a failure?
  248. What should I keep in mind while writing a "situation" novel?
  249. Describing Protagonist in the First Person
  250. What inspired your WIP?