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I've gone years without writing fiction before, and to echo what the other two said, you never really forget how to write, even if it may not be as easy ...

You also use italics when naming a long work, like a book or movie. On the internet, people tend to use quotation marks around all titles instead since it's easier ...

You will also need to do rather extensive research on the pre-colonial period of the United States. For one thing, Germany was never a colonial power in the continental regions ...

Well, I think the first thing you should do is stop thinking of him as "dumb". All of your problems arise from trying to fit him into what your idea ...

Spoilered the answers to make it easier to scroll down to a specific question. Also expanded a little on the honesty vs. cruelty section. Now working on a benefits of ...

There are so many different flavors of sci-fi, ranging between hard and soft. Perhaps the most popular are the space operas and space westerns because they focus on the adventures ...

My current pet project is a story that I really want to resonate with readers, so I've been struggling with this myself. In addition to what the others said, I've ...

The thing is, ideas can't be copyrighted or otherwise legally protected unless there's tangible proof that it was your idea to begin with. Dated posts happen to be excellent proof. ...

In books with multiple viewpoint characters, I've seen chapters titled with just the name of the viewpoint character. I've also seen simple numbers, relevant illustrations, or no titles at all.

It can be apocalyptic if it's widespread enough. Some diseases have a long incubation period, so a lot of people can become infected without anyone being wiser. And if the ...

If you'd like to see a humorous example of an ode, there's this:

Added two more issues: shorter/general vs. longer/thorough reviews, and reviewing templates/guidelines.

Want to learn how to write better reviews? Have some questions about reviewing in general? Just want a quick refresher on reviewing? Well, here's the article for you. So, what ...

I'm wondering how many of the people who have commented on this thread have read the linked-to articles in the first post.

Unsounded immediately comes to mind. Sette's character arc seems to be headed towards this while Jivi and Matty's situations match up pretty well. Captain Toma's arc seems to be headed ...