Novels

This board is for discussing all aspects of writing novel-length works of fiction. Mods: Sage.
Introducing your main antagonist.
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JJNotAbrams
kaitie
Novel Serialization?
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Fuchsia Groan
Fuchsia Groan
Marian Perera
Happy ending for character with bipolar disorder
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Marian Perera
Marian Perera
ldlago
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PORN WITH A PLOT
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AW Admin
gothicangel
Chapter One and the Dreaded Waking Up Cliche
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mschenk2016
mschenk2016
Keilah
Third act reveal
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Keilah
Keilah
Things Like This Make Me Wish I Wrote Fiction
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Alessandra Kelley
Alessandra Kelley
Chris P
Puns in translations
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neandermagnon
neandermagnon
Stytch
Starting the third act
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gothicangel
gothicangel
SwallowFeather
Twist chapter endings
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Mattpwriter
ldlago
Direct and Indirect Characterization
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ldlago
ldlago
ldlago
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Finding Your Voice
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ConnorMuldowney
ConnorMuldowney
gothicangel
Chapter Breaks and Cliffhangers
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gothicangel
gothicangel
Gregg Bell
Pants or outline a legal thriller?
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Gregg Bell
Gregg Bell
Marian Perera
Should we try to read out of our interest zones?
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druid12000
druid12000
ldlago
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Excerpts
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amergina
amergina
SwallowFeather
Suspense vs. dramatic irony
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SwallowFeather
SwallowFeather
ldlago
TOO SHORT FOR A NOVEL, TOO LONG FOR A NOVELLA. WHERE TO SEND IT?
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ldlago
ldlago
ldlago
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EVOLVING STORIES
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jpoelma13
bahamaswriter
TO FEATURE THE CORONA VIRUS OR NOT!
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Selcaby
Selcaby
Gregg Bell
Set legal thriller in specific or generic place?
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Gregg Bell
Gregg Bell
SwallowFeather
Action scenes--are they really the most important thing?
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clawyer80
clawyer80
Snowdrift
Genre Help
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indianroads
indianroads
satyesu
Should I start with short stories?
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Beccorban
Woollybear
When it comes to referencing historical figures, where's the line we shouldn't cross?
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Beccorban
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