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Discuss the art of writing, such as writing styles, characters, themes and ideas. Roleplayers and non-fiction writers included!
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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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Writing Exercises, do you do them?

Yukiyo Kayume, Feb 2014: hmm, I don't really know... although sometimes I listen to music and sit down and write down what the song makes me visualize - it boils down to a short story idea. c: usually these ideas are never used, though.. since they're pretty vague and...
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Started by Nolafus

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Pokemon: The Legendary Stones

Legendary_Trainer_Alexandre, Mar 2014: My OC for this fic. -Name: Wilhelm Krauss Oeder -Gender: Male -Age/Grade: 19 -Appearance: 6'4" with brown hair and hazel eyes -Clothing: a black fedora, a black trenchcoat, black military style combat clothing, and black combat boots...
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Started by djgrim

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Writing habits?

Lord Helix, Mar 2014: The unconscious is tied to the creative flow of genius. I drink coffee as soon as I wake up, and start devouring until I pour enough of my soul onto the page.
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Started by Nolafus

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Haiku Contest IV

Incinermyn, Feb 2014: Alright, I'm ending voting early. Final Results First Place: River Ramirez with 4 points. Second Place: Slayr231 with 2 points. Third Place (tie): destinedjagold and Fernbutter with 1 point apiece.
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Started by Incinermyn

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The Writer's Advice and FAQs Thread! {Reboot!}

Bay, Jan 2014: Like Slayr231 said, usually I just write no matter how bad I think the quality is. I can always go back and edit it to make it better later. The most important thing on my first drafts is to get the story/chapter down. Whenever I'm stuck with...
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Started by Crux

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The Writer's Dex

Venia Silente, Jun 2014: Sad to hear. I guess it had to happen eventually. Wishing luck to the other writers who had ideas for this, whoever they were.
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Started by bobandbill

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Your inspiration as a writer?

Crux, Jan 2014: Well, in terms of inspiration I have countless writers that inspire me. If I were to list them all we would all probably become quite bored. There are, however, a few writers who have influenced me to both start writing, and admittedly had an...
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Started by Frokage

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Drabbles, Drabbles, and More Drabbles!

Iqid Loopz, Jan 2014: Ice Second topic!
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How seriously do you take writing?

Fernbutter, Jan 2014: It actually depends on what I am writing, but almost all the time, I take it very seriously, sometimes its actually just out of boredom, requirement, or even out of personal gain. But for me writing is something I can always be able to do, and even...
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Started by Nolafus

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Haiku Contest III

Incinermyn, Jan 2014: The voting turnout was spectacular this round. Here are the results. Final Results First Place: Vociferocity with 5 points Second Place: Zephyrion with 3 points Third Place (tie): Wobbu and ToWriteLove with 2 points apiece
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Started by Incinermyn

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The Idea Exchange!

Jason Wolf, Jul 2017: There has been plenty of stuff with the idea of banning pokemon battling, but I've been throwing around one where it's prohibition era america or unova. I don't think I'll be writing it, far too much on my plate, but oo that could be cool. throw...
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Started by Nolafus

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Rejecting criticism or just sticking to your guns

Venia Silente, Dec 2013: That's pretty much the important part. Long story short: it's your story, not theirs. Sure you can listen to the reviews, but not all reviews are criticism, nor all reviews are complaints, and those (few) that are criticism are not always...
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Started by matt0044

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Biweekly Haiku Contest II (Revised after haitus)

Incinermyn, Jan 2014: Voting is over with, and here are the results. Final Results First Place: BlahISuck with 3 points Second Place: Zephyrion with 2 points Third Place (tie): Strawberry and Vecoferocity with 1 point apiece
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Started by Incinermyn

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A New Beginning

Nolafus, Dec 2013: I start off normally with one character. It's usually nothing exciting, just the character getting ready for the day or something. Then they exit their house and you get to know where they live. Of course, this is my strategy for chaptered fics and...
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Started by Ozymandias

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Writing Ideas

Incinermyn, Dec 2013: I tend to get a lot of ideas whenever I play video games that have my full interest. Adventure games and RPGs really get me thinking about how I can strengthen the plotlines of my ongoing chaptered fanfics and occasionally inspire some interesting...
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Started by Nolafus

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Winter Writing Competition!

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Chocolate™, Dec 2013: In truth it won the first, eight stars place. It was ahead of all you/re entries by a huge margin so just beat it. Anyway, congrats to da winners and hope to see their stories soon.
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Started by Nolafus

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Do you get attached to characters?

Pryze, Dec 2013: Very often do I find myself attached to the characters in my writing. In most cases, it's because I just like being able to write about them and their affairs; or rather, I enjoy writing with their personality, if that makes any sense. It's...
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Started by Nolafus

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When characters are "out of character" and it makes sense

Incinermyn, Nov 2013: Well, in the case of "The Legend of Korra," the characters are actually very complex as opposed to "Avatar: The Last Airbender," in which they weren't. Korra and her friends actually have lives and aren't on a fixed quest the whole time the show is...
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Started by matt0044

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The dreaded info dump

MyztixSoundz, Dec 2013: ^this is pretty much my first chapter. Soo much stuff about the world but, I don't want to overwhelm the reader.
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Difficult Chapters

TurtleKing, Nov 2013: I usually struggle with what should be in certain chapters. Certain major events can happen over the entire chapter. But some noticeably small things that effect the plot majorly and need to be added can be a bit difficult to add in terms of length...
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Started by Vociferocity

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Flash Fiction Challenge: Pokémon Style

Nolafus, Nov 2013: How about people post their flash fiction story in the main section and post a link to it here? That way this thread isn't cluttered and messy with a thousand different stories and a thousand different comments. I think it would just be simpler...
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Started by Manska

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The 1,000 word rule debate

Nolafus, Dec 2013: I'm not sure how we can gear towards new writers. The only thing I can think of right now is making some threads that ask new writer-friendly questions. I did get rid of the 1,000 word rule, and the rest of the rules are just basic ones. So, I...
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Started by Nolafus

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Pokemon Zinthos ideas

Sam89, Dec 2013: Okay. I just didn't want to look like a copier. Sorry. Don't change your character unless you want to. http://www.serebii.net/black2white2/pokestar/redfogofterror.shtml This will explain the fog monsters. Also, an Ice dog evo line....
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Started by oshiottiz

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My charachters

Sam89, Nov 2013: Thanks but I have that planned. Corey get's a Tirtouga eventually and Pancham can learn surf so Corey and Brigette are good surfwise . Again, this is my first series so i need all the help I can get. I'm also making a sequel! There will be new...
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Started by Sam89

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Charachters you want to see

Nolafus, Mar 2014: I'm sorry, but this thread is over a month old. All because it's on the first page, doesn't mean that it's alright to post in. Please keep this in mind for the future! LOCKED
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Started by Sam89

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My love, my lady

Nolafus, Nov 2013: I'm sorry, but poetry belongs in its own thread over in the main section, and all of your poems belong in the same thread. I'm going to have to close this, but why not make your own collection? Just remember that all of your poems go into that one...
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Started by Frokage

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The Truth About FF&W

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Nolafus, Nov 2013: If the fic obviously shouts that the writer thought that they would decide to write a story, thought about it, wrote it out, and uploaded it all within five minutes, I will close the thread. If it happens multiple times a day, I will then put up...
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Started by Nolafus

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ROM HACK STORIES

Nolafus, Nov 2013: I'm not exactly sure what this is. If you want to talk about hacks, try the Emulation & ROM Hacking forum. However, I'm not that familiar with that section so I would read the rules and PM/VM the mod if you have any questions. This definitely...
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Started by Andriarno

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An interesting writing exercise - "Show, don't tell." taken to the extreme.

Nolafus, Nov 2013: It's fine, as long is this is kept to a discussion about showing v telling. I'm definitely going to have to try writing a couple short stories with this in mind, it could help a lot.
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Started by Manska

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All about genres!

Nolafus, Nov 2013: Very similar with the genre preferences here. The terrible part about those long stories is that they have to end. When I get done reading a really good book I get really depressed because it's over. I just wanted it to continue forever! Is that too...
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Biweekly Haiku Contest I (Trial Run/Read thoroughly before posting)

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Incinermyn, Nov 2013: Alright, the votes have been tallied and it was a close call! Final Results First Place: Cutlerine's poem with six points Second Place: BlahISuck's poem Frost with five points Third Place: isthatyoudan's poem with three points Fourth Place:...
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Started by Incinermyn

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Strengths and Weaknesses?

Astinus, Nov 2013: In comparison to these posts, my strength lies in being able to stick with a story for years. One of the fics I'm working on now is one that I started back in 2002, and I'm still working on it to this day. (It's a rewrite of the version from 2002,...
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Started by Nolafus

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The Writer's Advice and FAQs thread!

Somniac, Nov 2013: I intended to participate in this thread before now and sadly got distracted. Hopefully, I'll remember to swing by more often. My advice for character creation, and indeed any aspect of writing would be the same piece of advice that was given...
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Started by Crux

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Pokemon Writers?

PhelpsterUK, Nov 2013: Sorry for the trouble. Sometimes hard to find the right place when you're looking for something specific to post :P Thanks for the info though and I'll take it to mind. To anyone interested, PMs are fine too! I'll be checking up on these forums...
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Started by PhelpsterUK

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A question

Nolafus, Oct 2013: I believe it's alright for you to do two fanfics at once. I mean, I don't see why not and I'm pretty sure other people have done it before. I haven't read your fic, so I can't help you out here.
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Started by markosharko98

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That nagging doubt

Cutlerine, Oct 2013: Hm. Interesting question: I'm not sure I get that when posting my work online. I used to get quite nervous about showing my work to people in person, but I never felt nervous about posting it online; maybe it's because I can't see the other person's...
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Started by matt0044

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Do you read fanfics?

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Nolafus, Feb 2014: Alright, as long as you know what you did. Just check the dates from now on. All because it's on the first page, doesn't mean it's okay to post in. Just keep that month old rule in mind. Anyway... LOCKED
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Started by Nolafus

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Hunting in fanfict

MyztixSoundz, Oct 2013: @Crystalanachrony: Jerk you are not. I'm not going to cater to anybody but myself hahaha ^_^ But yes, there's going to be a lot of gear turning of the mind in my story(hopefully). Most of which will stem from how people around the world live, how...
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Started by MyztixSoundz

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Are "Perfect Characters" a bad thing?

Nolafus, Feb 2014: You posted over the month limit, not send death threats. What's the worst I'm going to do, ban you? Well, actually... Just be more careful in the future, okay? :)
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Started by matt0044

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Endings

Nolafus, Oct 2013: Well, it's commonly reffered to as a "lesser" way to end a story, if you get what I mean. A lot of people just think it takes little to no creativity to kill off a character. Especially when it's the main character and you're just doing that to end...
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Started by Nolafus

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Mini-Contest

CoffeeDrink, Oct 2013: Thanks, koff~ I may not be able to upload my story for a bit as I've come across some schedule snagging where I'll be away from the computer. It sucks. Anyways, thanks for your submissions (I forgot to say thanks last week) and I look forward to...
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Started by CoffeeDrink

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Plot maybe? Too much..

Crux, Oct 2013: Ichi!: That doesn't exactly seem like a Fan Fiction, more of an Inspired-By/Loosely-Based-On type story. Ni!: If you're going to make an alternate schooling system, then you need to make sure that it'll work. In the example of Baka to Test...
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Started by PixieCircle8

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A few more questions ^_^

MyztixSoundz, Oct 2013: I dunno either... But thanks Mr. bobandbill!
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Started by MyztixSoundz

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New (and improved) Reviewing Guide!

Nolafus, Oct 2013: You might have noticed that this is my second reviewing guide. The reason I decided to write another one, was because I felt like my last one didn't do a great job. It left out a lot of things that I should have touched on and lacked a little pzazz....
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Started by Nolafus

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Writer's Block

Crux, Oct 2013: As much as I partly disagree with myself that I am, I am an artist. And all artists get blocked up sometimes. Whether it's a story that I'm writing, and rewriting, or even a song that I can't seem to get out. **** happens, and for one reason or...
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Started by Nolafus

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Anthropomorphic Pokemon?

Venia Silente, Sep 2013: It mostly depends on how far are you willing to stretch "human-like traits", in my opinion. I mean, a Pokémon like Cubone or Grovyle can have prehensile ability close to a human's (and in Grovyle's case, argaubly better). Stretching oppossable...
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Started by Incinermyn

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A few quick questions

MyztixSoundz, Oct 2013: @Nymue The pokemon rely on both hearing and vision, and considering that the trainer was a breeder beforehand, the training will focus on improving the pokemons hearing skills.
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Started by MyztixSoundz

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Things in fanfics that you just don't like

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Nolafus, Nov 2013: I'm sorry, but it has been over a month since this thread has been last posted in. Please check to see when the thread was last posted in to make sure that you are not breaking the one month bumping rule. If you have any questions pr concerns,...
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Started by matt0044

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Determine My Gym Leaders' Pokémon

Astinus, Nov 2013: The Writer's Lounge has a rule against posting in threads that are over a month old. Check the date of the last post in a thread before responding. Double-check the rules of a section to see their rules on bumping old threads.
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Started by Astrid569

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How To Write a (constructive) Review

Nolafus, Aug 2013: Point taken, and added. Let me know if anything else crosses your mind.
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