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One tip a day, keeps writer's block away!

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Mimicking Mimikyu, Nov 18: Only write when you want to. Don't try to force it.
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Started by moon

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Help Thread

Writing Resources

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Help shall be given!
Venia Silente, Sep 2020: It's a good thing to see all these additions. Frankly, it's time this thread is overhauled rehauled, and having an influx of new tools is a major welcome. So far we seem to be covering enough areas - from writing processors to writing and planning...
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in my ''future'' pmd comic, what should the plot/story be? please help me! i have no idea at all right now.... >.<

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Alex_Among_Foxes, May 16: I'd be more interested to see what kind of map you'd draw on your own to be honest. The way you see your own comic world matters the most to me personally. Those are neat maps though, so thanks for sharing them! That's cool! But please keep...
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Rewriting

MarioNells, May 16: Rewriting is actually my guilty pleasure. I do it often, but I don't rewrite a lot, just small parts. I just like to read what I write repeatedly, and it always seems that I can do better. So I try experimenting, rewriting, and changing details. But...
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What type of writer would you say you are?

warsawgecko, May 16: I used to focus heavily on plot during my rough drafts but then I took a sharp focus on character development. Also because I travel a LOT internationally, I often include bits of my own experiences from those places when they're a featured location.
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The Curtains are Blue

Palamon, May 15: I would say you probably should read my work deeply, but not everything is a metaphor, or anything like that. Although, I do have references to other media (meta) that I want people to pay attention to and find. This is a lore heavy work, so I want...
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Discussion

Handling Legendaries in Fan Fictions Based on the Games

Reginald Cosmic, May 12: First off, I'm glad you changed it to the correct "Discussion" tab. Thank you. I forgot Goh from the anime caught some legendary Pokémon, and I wasn't aware he just let them roam as they please. I really only know about Goh from nerd stuff like...
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Daily

Fanwork Feature: Dunsparce Line

bobandbill, May 12: Article published! Some visual art is featured, and I spat out a couple drabbles as well.
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Discussion

Type type

Stardust Sauce, Apr 29: I don't really carry around a concept of how much "health" my characters have in a fight, so I try to keep my type advantages a little more subtle and grounded than "this attack hurts me twice as much as other attacks do." A fire attack's effects on...
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Character

Kory's big Chimera Oc thread

Palamon, Apr 28: With the new 3.6 area, I have new ocs to introduce. But, I want to give a warning that these ocs are going to be rather wild and not traditional with how the Elements in Genshin work. Natlan https://imgur.com/FvRQbmk.png Goma Frama ...
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Most messed up things you've ever written?

Palamon, Apr 25: Hello. I'm back. I've written something that I feel like is one of the most gruesome things I've ever written. Being a horror writer is hell sometimes.
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Crafting Dialogue

HufsaTheGreat96, Apr 23: I tend to pair dialogue with an action of some kind as it can be used to tell a little about what a character is like or feels in the moment through their body-language and tone of voice, something kind of important when you have characters who...
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"Mary Sues"

HufsaTheGreat96, Apr 20: Sorry in advance for the incoming avalanche of text. As someone who was really in the avoid-Mary-Sue-at-all-costs-camp many years ago and feverishly researched countless hours on sites like Springhole to make sure that my characters wouldn't fall...
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Three Positive, Three Negative

CiCi, Apr 19: Positives: 1) Highly intelligent/resourceful, 2) Empathetic and compassionate, 3) Altruistic Negatives: 1) Headstrong, 2) Easily manipulated through her empathy, 3) Penchant for mischief due to curiosity Credence Painter from my Hogwarts Legacy...
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My idea for a Regional Yamask

HufsaTheGreat96, Apr 19: I have seen tons of ideas for regional variants of Yamask and I am probably not the first to come up with this idea, but I really like it and wanted to share it. I do have some sketches, but I'd want to clean them up first before showing them. ...
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Plotter/Plotser/Pantser

HufsaTheGreat96, Apr 18: I am definitely a Plotter, mostly Neutral Good though with some leaning towards the Lawful-side considering the insane amount of notes I tend to write down about the plot and characters before actually writing the first chapter proper. I tend to...
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Writer's Burnout

gimmepie, Apr 4: Writing is both a hobby and a job for me, so I do it pretty much constantly and the burnout that can sometimes create is definitely something I can struggle with. I'm still figuring out how to manage it really but, honestly, the only thing you can...
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"I Wanna Be a Master Chef, Like No One Ever Was": for those jobs that *aren't* about Pokémon

Bay, Apr 2: Like GP, for the most part people with other careers will function the same more or less like the people in our world. Depending on the career/job, Pokemon helping out is an added bonus. Probably will account some extra training when handling...
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Discussion

Beginnings

AquaMarie271, Mar 30: I might be in the minority of this one, but I generally find the introduction the easiest to write. After a few chapters, I tend to get major writer's block or begin to lose the story. Still, it very much depends on the style, POV, characters, and...
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Where do you write?

AquaMarie271, Mar 30: Glad to see that I'm not the only one using Google Docs to write! I probably shouldn't, but... it's convenient, I guess? My problem is that I also use docs for a lot of other things, so a lot of my projects tend to go unfinished/get lost. Honestly,...
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How Much Did You Write This Year?

DavidWr., Mar 21: Well, 2022 was not the best year for me, and I wrote two stories, but I've not published them. I'm not ready to share yet. And now I'm working on a new story, and it's something I'd been having in mind for a long time. I hope I'll be able to finish...
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Mix-and-match

Bay, Mar 12: It varies from story to story, but several of them tend to have action/adventure, romance, and/or plain old slice of life. Sometimes I add elements of suspense and political drama.
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Worldbuilding

The Chimera Lore Thread

Palamon, Feb 18: It's been awhile, I have a mild entry update to this thread because I have some lore that need s a separate post made for it. And what would that be, you ask, dear reader? Well, that would be... This is all subject to change and important things...
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Discussion

Poke writers?

SlowBryan, Feb 12: Great tips. I will add that it is essential not to allow writing to become routine. The process should please you, and then problems with motivation will disappear. Good luck. ________________________________________________ I have been a literary...
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Discussion

review on my heartgold randomized type-swap playthrough made-up backlore/info

popplio25, Feb 6: i updated the post, a little, above the one above this one :3 & i do wonder how it would be in the pokemon red one *in kanto... aka ''tokan region*
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Help Request

mystery dungeon episode title ideas + natures for certain pokemon

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popplio25, Jan 22: ooh, i like that :> thanks :> & when you think of lakes & or water, what comes with it? waves :3 :3
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Discussion

any thoughts on my trainer oc, heart

popplio25, Jan 18: anyone want to? :>
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Help Request

Roleplaying newbie help with my main character choosing a type

Anna92, Jan 12: Hello, Pokémon Violet will be the last gen I'm going to play mostly because I have lost interest in videogames, but I want to give my childhood's favorite franchise a finale roleplaying as a gym leader/type specialist character playing every gen. ...
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(Pokemon) Xenoverse: Per Aspera Ad Astra rewrite feedback

Mintaka☆, Jan 9: You're welcome, and thank you for agreeing to share the full doc! I know you have tried to soften some of the references to the manga such as the one about Lt. Surge being in Team Rocket, but there's one more that affects the very premise of the...
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Help Request

New Pokemon Move for a Future Uxie

WillowHallows666, Dec 28: Honestly what you just said sounds about accurate cause i want a move that has a sort of like MRI scan vibe or something on those lines! I know I want it to be a psychic type move not sure about if it should be a special or like psychical move.
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Discussion

My Fakemon Ideas

MxRyan, Dec 15: Thanks for sharing that with us, that's gonna be crazy man!
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Might make a Danganronpa x Pokémon Fanfic but with a Original twist.

Bay, Dec 6: Hi, so I went and moved your thread to Writer's Lounge. The main Fanfiction and Writing forum is for prose works while your post here is more of an idea you're brainstorming at the moment and fits more into Writer's Lounge. As for your idea, I'm...
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Discussion

Writing relationships

gimmepie, Dec 5: I don't write much in the way of romantic relationships, but the answer is much the same for platonic relationships anyway: it depends. Different relationships are built around different things. Mutual caring and trust are usually a part of it, at...
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Practice

gimmepie, Dec 5: What are you doing right now to improve the quality of your writing?
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Feedback on This Fight

Pokeplan08, Dec 5: I am working on a fanfic in which Silver challenges Cynthia to an unofficial battle. First, Silver uses a Magmortar against Cynthias Togekiss. However, Togekiss uses a combo of Serene grace and Air slash to 3 hit ko Magmortar. Silver then sends out...
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Why do you write?

moon, Dec 4: i've always been relatively good with words and felt at home in written works. the things i can create with typing or a pencil are both immediately and long term satisfying. and Juno's point is a good one haha: it's such a low cost hobby compared...
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Is it time for a rewrite, yet? (aka: giving your old fics a new touch)

Mimicking Mimikyu, Nov 17: I don't ever truly rewrite anything. I might change a few details but I'd rather scrap something I'm unhappy with.
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Writing timeframe

Mimicking Mimikyu, Nov 17: Most of my short stories are done in one sitting. I have trouble motivating myself if I'm not in the "zone." Said sittings typically last three to four hours of continuous, non-stop writing.
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Your "average" word count.

Mimicking Mimikyu, Nov 17: Short stories and individual chapters are usually around 3k~5k. I have two ongoing "series" that clock in at 80k and 60k so far with miles to go before I sleep.
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Discussion

Character Birthdays

dewitlykefire, Nov 14: All of my characters have birthdays and depending on each month, I add a little touch of astrology and Zodiac into them. How I see it is making each character I create unique and different. Also, with me doing that, I always have an idea of how to...
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How similar are you to your characters?

dewitlykefire, Nov 14: In my stories, I always put myself as the antagonist because a lot of people in real life see me as a bad guy which usually means they don't usually want to see my point of view or relate to how I see things. Also, if I make my antagonist character...
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How have your characters evolved?

dewitlykefire, Nov 14: I'm currently working on over ten characters and they usually start out very basic and simple and over the course of the entire story, I slowly progress them. Character building and world building are equally a part of my mindset, so while new areas...
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Possible ideas for other regional variants for fangame

WillowHallows666, Nov 14: Ok so i spoke in one of my threads about doing some pokemon variants or original designs based on the Goosebumps franchise monsters (like from the books/series/movies/game etc) I was wondering if anyone else has some ideas cause these are the...
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Help Request

Nurse Joy of Kindness - What kind of appearance should she have?

WillowHallows666, Oct 31: For context to this: I’m currently writing up the Virtue Nurse Joy’s descriptions at the moment and want to add like what their appearance would look like as well as how they would behave or interact with the player. Right now, i’m focusing on...
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Worldbuilding

Let's talk about the Champions

Venia Silente, Oct 26: Well, with SWC now over, I can take a further look at this TBH. Unironically suggesting that you look for an abbreviated Let's Play, since the Pokémon games tend to not be plot-heavy anyway, you can breeze through a complete LP without missing...
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Struggling on something

WillowHallows666, Oct 23: Ah i see,i’ll consider that!
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My Concept of an Expanded Pokemon World

Terrano, Oct 9: I see. So it's not such an interesting idea. 🙁
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Prompts vs Planning

gimmepie, Oct 8: I do best when I plan things out and write an outline. I can do fine with prompt work too and I'm not terrible at improvisation either, but there's a marked difference in quality and the ease of writing.
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Fanfiction "Pilot Episode"

Venia Silente, Sep 3: (emphasis mine) Yeaaaaah that was a factor I had considered. If this was a plan for a waaay longer story, I feel like the answer of if to start with introducing the setting or the characters with a standalone story or a pilot would be more...
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A Battle Revolution story?

Venia Silente, Jul 31: It's hard to believe other people remember that Battle Revolution exists, too! Good luck with this idea btw. I don't remember much of BR myself but in very general terms of ideas: Battle Revolution as a setting is prime for a Tournament Arc....
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Avril makes flowers blossom... - let's talk Character Names!

Venia Silente, Jul 26: As a general rule I don't do naming theme "meanings" or "influences" (other than eg.: family line or patro/matronymic systems) that leak out-of-universe simply because in-universe in most universes names don't work that way. I don't know anyone...
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"My Starter is better than yours!" -- Writing rivalry

gimmepie, Jul 16: Deacon is unrivalled. There is no comparison to his good boy energy.
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