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I think that if you have to rely upon a flashback chapter or ginormous infodump to explain all the hows, then that points more to a problem with how you've ...

There's also the matter of how Mary was not black, but a Jew. PoC representation is important, but racebending is pretty easily offensive, and often an unnoticed form of erasure ...

I am so sad more people aren't discussing this. So here I am. I love serials and serial writing, and the way I see it, having a serial structure ensures ...

In a shocking turn of events that shocked the judge, only two entries met all of the (admittedly quite stringent) criteria for modified haikai, with a number of notably experienced ...

@Lightsong There are no restrictions on the subject or source of inspiration. So long as the haikiai is humorous and follows the structure requirements, it will count.

Questions? Comments? Just want to talk about Japanese poetic forms? This is the place. If you have a question about how to go about writing a modified haikai, tag me ...

The Haikai Challenge Summary: Write a 36-line poem using only stanzas with 5/7/5 or 7/7 syllable structures, with thw first stanza being 5/7/5 and the last stanza being 7/7. See ...

It's very different in tone, but have you ever seen Cute High Earth Defense Club ? If you haven't, I recommend it. It's funny, has a decent plot, some moral ...

Just dropping in to say that cooking oil can absolutely result in fourth-degree burns, depending on the scenario. A scald will probably not result in fourth-degree burns, but if you're, ...

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Well, a good start would be to figure out which tribe or nation you're writing about. There are hundreds, and each of them has their own distinct culture and traditions. ...

Moving this to The Lounge where more people will see it. I don't have time to RP, but hopefully someone else is interested!

This latest draft is much better, and I think you're finally drawing near to the end. Molly wants to spend her summer before college winning the love of Noah. They’ve ...

Try worrying about those things after you complete your first draft. Really. It's a lot easier to see problems (and sometimes solutions) when you're looking at a whole rather than ...

One thing I think that needs to be said is that you should never, ever deliberately delete your writing. Even if it's the worst thing ever written. There's a few ...