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Basic Writing Questions

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

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What's the best writing exercise you've ever done?
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Chime
Chime
Sean Craven
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Learning to Plot
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Harry Wotton
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The Fiction Writer's Virtual Toolbox - 150+ links to writing craft and business resources
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MMarquez
MMarquez
robertmblevins
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Allen Guthrie's Infamous Writing Tips
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dickson
dickson
Inky
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FAQ: Using Microsoft's OneNote for Outlining and Note Taking
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Chuckster
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Sara's 10 Basic Writing Tips
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Benny Molto
Benny Molto
badducky
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FAQ: Using A Spreadsheet for Outlining and Brainstorming
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FAQ: Turkey City Lexicon
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FAQ: Writing with an Accent or using Dialect
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FAQ: He Said, She Said and Bookisms
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FAQ: Prologues
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Basic Writing Questions FAQs
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Basic Writing Questions Introduction
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FAQ: KatieMac's Writing Novels FAQ, Archives and Helpful Links
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What's On Your Mind About Your Writing?
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Jazz Club
Elaine Gao
Alternating Chapter Timeline
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FLASHBACKS!!!
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Elaine Gao
Elaine Gao
Mr. Dj
ADHD and writing multiple stories at once.
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Mr. Dj
Mr. Dj
Elaine Gao
Naming Places and Groups and Items Specific to Your World
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Elaine Gao
Elaine Gao
Writer's Journey
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Nether
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Kaeli Bailey
What to do with a messed up thread in syw forum?
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Laer Carroll
How do you punctuate this?
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Maryn
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Diversity
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Norsebard
Brian
How to choose a title
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Brian
Brian
David Tice
Great Minds think like you…
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lorna_w
lorna_w
Rick Burnett
Do you listen to music while you write?
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WritingGirl
WritingGirl
dickson
Dialect tsuris
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dickson
dickson
Would this be capitalized or not?
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Which of the five senses do you struggle to write about the most?
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Jlombardi
Jlombardi
Calvin Lubowa
Switching My Book's POV
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Gramps
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How do you get better at showing and not telling
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Thomas Greenbank
Should I seek an Australian agent?
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mccardey
mccardey
Which One is the Best Writers' Conference?
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ma-li
Formatting Letters within a Chapter
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CMBright
CMBright
Kaeli Bailey
Show vs Tell and when either is best.
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Woollybear
Woollybear
Woollybear
Endings of novels
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Woollybear
Woollybear
Kaeli Bailey
Thoughts on mild profanity?
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Unimportant
Unimportant
Evan W
Do you prefer past or present tense in fiction?
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WriteMinded
WriteMinded
Jazz Club
Corinne said vs. said Corinne
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Kaeli Bailey
Kaeli Bailey
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