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    How Do You Grow a Thick Skin?

    I suppose critisism can be put on a spectrum. 1. Positive constructive feedback. The extreme. They have you and your work's best interest at heart. 2. Limited constructive feedback. The midpoint. Basically boils down to the readers' desire for you to satisfy their self interest with a carrot...
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    How are RPGs fellow zoomers?

    Back in the day, RPGs was a way to experience a story. Now on the other hand, RPGs have drifted further and further from that. Now their primary selling point are often 'large amounts of exploration', 'great graphics' or 'intriguing/unique/state of the art combat system' (or worst of all...
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    Why do readers expect that relationships are set in stone?

    Because of that very reason. We can not experience fated love in real life, so we seek it in fiction. I don't know how the plot develops in your story, but if it is tagged as romance and has 'romance vibes' in it, then the readers will have an expectation that two characters will, eventually...
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    Romance genre or romance subplot tag?

    I think that the Romantic Subplot tag is meant to be used when; 1. There exists/is an implied a romantic interest between characters that is never developed. 2. There exists a romantic plot but it is not the true focus of the story. Edit: Similar to what has been said above. If your story ends...
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    Characters with personalities

    A character having a personality is the same as saying that the character thinks and acts like a person would. This means that they have their own moral compass, strengths and weaknesses, quirks and flaws. And above all, they have emotions and make mistakes. A character without a personality is...
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    How to write accent?

    To make accents obvious, yeh ken make kensitent type-hoes, yeh? Or accentin' to emphasize that the character it too lazy to finish the word they are intendin' to speak. You can also use frekkin filler-words to show that the character is frekkin obsessed with its frekkin way of speaking. The...
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    How do writers prevent plot holes??

    The key is really to plan ahead, in my opinion. Writing a story is like playing a game. There are rules for the game, which the characters need to follow. Everything is fine while the rules are followed. But when someone cheats, they get called out for it. You know who I mean - that guy who...
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    What do you consider a strong character to be?

    I think strength can be taken literally or figuratively. In the literal case, it's the character's ability to overcome adversities with the blessings they've been given. In the figurative case, it's when the character is lacking the blessings required to overcome said adversities, but it...
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    The! Best! Boy! Competition is here, peeps!

    Oh, so ranking men is fine, but not women? That's sexist. You deserve the suspension already! (On a serious note though, it should depend on whether or not you're using the same variables to rank the girls as the boys.)
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    Tribal mentality

    The fact that this is being debated seems to me like evidence that what we were supposed to have learned from the last century hasn't quite gone home. When asked "if you had been a german under the nazi regieme, would you have helped the nazis?", most people will blatantly say no, as they are...
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    Eye contact

    Eye contact is indeed intimate. But it's also a necessary part of social interaction. Expressions like "look me in the eye and say that again!" exist for a reason. Eye contact is a test of sorts, to measure what someone thinks of you. Eye contact is a way of acknowledging the other party in a...
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    2nd Chance

    Newton. Because I'd be curious to hear what he has to say about what he thinks about the scientific progress and discoveries made after his work. Besides, the guy gave us too much to die a virgin.
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    Cant Comment

    You will have recieved an email from Scribblehub, to the email that you created the account with. In it you need to click a link to confirm your email. Have you clicked that link? Make sure to check it didn't get filtered as spam.
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    Embarrassing story...

    You should've tried to involve her and make her copy you once you noticed. When embarrassed, you should just make others feel even greater embarrassment. After all, she is guilty of witnessing your lunacy. It should become a moment you both writhe in bed at night over.
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    are authors actually Dumb?

    Please. We're all dumb. The only reason why its noticed among authors, is because they're putting their stupidity out there for everyone to see.
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    Evolution of walking on two feet

    Well, here's my hypothesis...although it should be far too simple to be realistic. As descendants from apes, we used to hang out in trees. But supposing that because of the need for migration or natural disasters resulting in a lack of trees, we had to spend more time at ground level - where...
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    Magic With Consequences

    There is a number of ways to nerf magic, some of which have been mentioned in one way or another. 1. Reduce the level of power. This means that while there are magicians, their individual power isn't that significant. In essence, the vast majority (or all) that know magic are essentially viewed...
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    Differenciate between showing and telling

    If you have trouble with the meaning of the rule 'show don't tell', you can think of it differently. Most people (shamelessly making assumptions here) read because they want to be entertained - because they feel something when reading the story. Whether their choice are stories that give...
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    Writing How should the word "C*nt" Be used?

    I'm sure there are members here that know the arts of swearing better than me here, but oh well. Not a native english speaker however, but I'll be a smartass and give my take on it nonetheless. Other than for it's literal meaning, the word "Cunt" is to my knowledge and experience, used as...
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    After a Reboot - Delete old chapters or Leave them be?

    Depends on whether there is something in the old chapters you wish the readers to have access to. Overall, we never get to read the drafts of published works because they were that - drafts. Since you're contemplating on whether to delete them or not, then you probably already want people to...
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