Novels

This board is for discussing all aspects of writing novel-length works of fiction. Mods: Sage.
gothicangel
Bricking It?
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ironmikezero
gothicangel
That Dreaded First Chapter
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15
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1K
LDParker
LDParker
Clovitide
How to find Comps
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10
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931
Little Anonymous Me
Little Anonymous Me
DarkWriter223
Why Do Short Men Write Longer Novels Than Tall Men?
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CallMeJames
midiguru
Connecting with Other Writers
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60
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2K
Sage
Sage
Gregg Bell
Should I have the first sequel to my first legal thriller avoid a downer ending?
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15
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728
Gregg Bell
Gregg Bell
jbyeok123
Silly q: Can you use real town names in your novel?
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Al X.
gothicangel
What is Your Revision Method?
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30
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2K
dickson
dickson
jonxihama
How do you know how long your manuscript will be?
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37
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2K
Chuckster
Emissarius
A Huge Event Only 25% into the Novel. Is it Ok?
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19
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850
Chuckster
ChaseJxyz
Making your own style guide - did you do it? Have a template? plus 1 grammar question
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12
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520
Maryn
Maryn
Gregg Bell
How to write a sequel that works as a stand-alone?
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22
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2K
Gregg Bell
Gregg Bell
Ink-Soul
Happy Pride Month! What are some of your favourite LGBTQ+ novels?
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41
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3K
Ink-Soul
Ink-Soul
What you’ve learned being a beta reader for the dumpster fire of a MS your friend wrote.
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99
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5K
Ink-Soul
Ink-Soul
CJSimone
Should questions in novels be used sparingly or is it a matter of style?
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28
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Ink-Soul
Ink-Soul
P.K. Torrens
Outlining technique
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20
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1K
Ink-Soul
Ink-Soul
Merlot159
Question about Character Arcs
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9
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520
Merlot159
Merlot159
Morgan Morrow
To shelve or not to shelve...
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23
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1K
Shadow Beam
Shadow Beam
delb0y
How is Covid-19 Messing With Your Plot?
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46
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3K
Shadow Beam
Shadow Beam
Spaceranger82
Does it matter if a novel's not like 60,000+ words?
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43
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4K
Shadow Beam
Shadow Beam
TellMeAStory
Should the reader be prepared for an upcoming surprise?
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11
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516
TellMeAStory
TellMeAStory
Brigid Barry
Names have been changed
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9
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799
jhe1valu
jhe1valu
Sage
Beta Project 2022 (Update in post 89)
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91
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6K
Diospyros kaki
Diospyros kaki
gothicangel
McDonalds or Not?
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22
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1K
Pterofan
Pterofan
Switching/bouncing POV
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39
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3K
jjmacdonald
jjmacdonald
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