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Discuss the art of writing, such as writing styles, characters, themes and ideas. Roleplayers and non-fiction writers included!

Section Staff: Venia Silente, Bay, gimmepie

Featured

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

CiCi, Mar 17: Go to one of those dictionary websites and look up the Word of the Day! Write it down in your own way so you can learn its meaning and expand your vocabulary (and try to find times to use it in speech and writing!). Words have specific connotations...

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Started by Last Thursday

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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Started by Dagzar

Discussion

How to write a good capture?

gimmepie, May 23: I don't think there really is a right way to write captures. There's just too many different ways to achieve it. So long as there's a reason for your trainer to want to make the capture, it's probably the correct way. In the case of the troublesome...

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Started by Ettenmoor

Discussion

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

popplio25, May 21: what does anyone else think of my backlore? :3

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Started by popplio25

Discussion

Writing timeframe

Bravestone, May 19: I usually plan my work a few days, and can write a short story a few weeks, even in a month, I can rewrite something

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Started by Palamon

Discussion

Writing Playlist

Bay, May 18: I think the tempo does affect the pacing of my writing somewhat! When the fast-paced music plays my mind goes "okay let's get some words in no matter how bad they are" haha.

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Started by Palamon

Discussion

"Mary Sues"

Vragon2.0, May 18: Many people use the term without really understanding what it honestly means. The attributes that make a Mary Sue are not simply the individual aspects, but the sum of them all in manners that warp the plot around the character. Ways that conflict...

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Started by Palamon

Help Request

mystery dungeon episode title ideas + natures for certain pokemon

popplio25, May 16: does anyone else want to try? :3

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Started by popplio25

Discussion

Rewriting

Vragon2.0, May 15: I'm on the fourth drafting of Shattered Crests. The current version on this site is the third since it's the furthest and the one I want to finish so I can have a complete draft of book 1. The fourth is the improved version plot, scene, and edits...

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Started by Palamon

Discussion

Crafting Dialogue

Hyzenthlay, May 5: I nearly always stick with the basic "said" or simple tags along those lines, because it's a filler word in our minds and we smoothly go over it, compared to more elaborate tags of course. I used to think "said" was too boring when I began writing...

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Started by Palamon

Discussion

Words you tend to avoid

Aquacorde, May 4: Yeah, I don't throw curses around much either. They're for emphasis, if I use the word itself, or to get the vibe I'll write " curses softly." I think I try to keep away from a lot of slang as well- I'm not sure if that's a matter of me myself...

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Started by Palamon

Discussion

Character Birthdays

Venia Silente, May 4: Birthdays... that's something I've more or less decided for a few characters. In general terms I don't worry much about it because in their general lives, being born one day or week or another doesn't make much difference. Instead I tend to think of...

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Started by Palamon

Help Request

Thinking of writing a fic, tips appreciated!

Ettenmoor, May 4: That's basically what I was going to do also thanks for the advice everyone :) If I do it I'll probably just write a couple of chapters to start and see how I feel from there before posting anything.

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Started by Ettenmoor

Discussion

Why do you write?

Vragon2.0, May 3: I enjoy it and have really grown personally invested in stories I write, since many hold aspects of my personality in them. I used to do it because it was the first chance for me to actually sort of make stories that I always had been. I've honestly...

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Started by gimmepie

Discussion

Breaking the Fourth Wall

Venia Silente, May 1: I have a dedicated character for fourth wall breaks in my Gates to Infinity storylines (Gamañel, the DLC shop attendant in Making the World Go 'Round), but to be fair the character is canonically a sort of meta character, or works with the meta, so...

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Started by Palamon

Character

Kory's big Chimera Oc thread

gimmepie, May 1: Not done with Siorc yet, but you've clearly put loads of thought into the character. His unique biology is really interesting and I like the juxtaposition between his physiology and personality.

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Started by Palamon

Discussion

Character creation process

Sonata, Apr 26: More often than not I take a gander through my character art folder or other inlets. If it's not something that deals with combat oriented stuff, I'll typically scroll through instagram or pixiv until I see something I vibe with aesthetically. Then...

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Started by Palamon

Discussion

Urgh, editing

Hyzenthlay, Apr 20: This is an interesting excerpt I saved from an article somewhere a long time ago... I am most definitely a trickler. Those quotes from William Styron and Dorothy Parker resonate painfully with me! I can fixate on a single sentence for hours...

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Started by Bay

Discussion

How similar are you to your characters?

Palamon, Apr 16: Some characters have pieces of me, but I'd say my main oc is different from me in many ways, but borrows stuff from me. I see some posts in here that say that people here only write what they know. That's not the case for me. I don't know a single...

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Started by Palamon

Discussion

What Education do characters get in your world?

Bay, Apr 14: In Foul Play, in Alola at least the children go to school at a young age like in the games. They do the island challenge at eleven, but they still go to school in a hybrid in-class and long-distance learning for those serious about the island...

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Started by Venia Silente

Worldbuilding

New Pokemon World ep.1

Venia Silente, Apr 11: Just closed this seeing as it was a repeat of the thread intended in the fanfiction section. Let us know if you need any help.

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Started by excusemeprincess

Discussion

Words that still trip you up

Venia Silente, Apr 10: I feel your pain, it's one of those "is this like a hard c? is it a c or a cc? or a k?" cases that is so recurrent in English (here speaking aas an ESL). Always happens to me with eg.: vaccuum vs vacuum which is a PITA given my field.

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Started by CiCi

Discussion

Character Quirks

gimmepie, Apr 10: I've shared my thoughts on canon characters elsewhere but, as the general gist, I don't think you should write them differently. For my own characters... honestly I don't really go out of my way to give my characters noteworthy quirks? I...

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Started by Palamon

Discussion

Longest thing you've ever written vs shortest

CiCi, Apr 6: Longest thing I've written is an ongoing Lucas Baker fanfiction. It's about 80k words, I think, and not finished yet. Probably gonna be about 100k when it's finally done. I've had several one-shots, usually of fluff and domestic bliss or sick...

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Started by Palamon

Feedback and Suggestions

DanteS, Apr 5: Hello everyone! I'm writer and I enjoy writing pokemon inspired articles, here are two examples: Best Pokemon in Legends Arceus Best Pokemon Gym Leaders So, I'm curious. What are some Pokemon topics that you'd be interested in reading...

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Started by DanteS

Discussion

Antagonists and Villains

gimmepie, Apr 1: I... have a hard time answering this I realise. Because the honest answer is that I like any villain who is compelling. Whether that's because they're complicated characters with a lot of depth or because they're so one-dimensionally evil that you...

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Started by gimmepie

Help Request

Looking for beta reader for PMD one-shot

Venia Silente, Mar 31: Greetings everyone. As the title says: I'm looking for a betareader to work with me on fixing a one-shot for publication during the first weeks of April. Story will be built having Gates to Infinity as a background, so familiarity with the...

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Started by Venia Silente

Discussion

Out of Context Scenes

Palamon, Mar 28: This is part of one of the side stories for my fanfiction, but I can't not throw in the mukpost level thing I wrote that is the stupidest thing I've written ever LOL The whole thing is like 13 paragraphs this whole ass zipper ordeal, but more...

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Started by CiCi

Discussion

Backlog chapters? Or post as you go?

Venia Silente, Mar 23: chuckles cries in one-shots ] Back when I did multichapters, which was like, two or three tops, I built a backlog of around 2 chapters before publishing. Mostly to space out updates and to keep a reasonable schedule, but also because that allowed...

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Started by Bay

Discussion

Where are we?

CiCi, Mar 17: Ah man this is one of those posts, wherein I feel I want to write a whole novel about my stories, lmao. I will try to resist the urge and be more succinct. _______________ Yvette's story takes place in a world where werebeasts exist, which are...

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Started by gimmepie

Discussion

10 years ago, what were you writing at that moment?

Bay, Mar 14: Looking back in my AO3 account, I've written quite a bit of Homestuck and FMA fics! My proudest fic back then was a nine part FMA story that has Roy and Riza dealing with political stuff. Because of its political nature some chapters needed to be...

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Started by Palamon

Discussion

Endings

Bay, Mar 9: I tend to be decent at coming up with endings for my chapters/stories. The types of endings I go for varies, but I generally like chapter endings that leave you wanting to know/read more and happy endings for overall story.

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Started by Palamon

Discussion

Character Descriptions: How to Embelish Those Orbs

Palamon, Mar 4: For humans/humanoid/chimeras, I only mention what clothes they wear once they're introduced unless they're wearing something different the next time the characters meet, it just feels like something I don't have to mention. I also don't mention...

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Started by Venia Silente

Worldbuilding

The Heiwa Region v2 (Approved by Esperance)

Petuh 2.0, Feb 27: https://i.imgur.com/Mfspv9C.png Hello! You may remember the thread "The Heiwa Region" by Esperance, back in 2015. It was about a region, initially created for The World of PokeCommunity, that featured a heavy roleplaying aspect, as well as a ROM...

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Started by Petuh 2.0

Discussion

How do you split parts up?

Venia Silente, Feb 27: Another advantage is that many BBCode sites understand "" or flat out just "" (without the space ofc) so adapting those section cuts across the AO3/HTML and PC/BBCode boundary is one (1) (uno) search-and-replace away, just like the normal...

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Started by Palamon

Discussion

Your current word count

Roni, Feb 26: 3 months ago I started on a random story about a guy wanting to form a band. According to the Google doc, as of Chapter 5 (where I last ended), I'm just a couple hundred words shy of 6,000. I really should add more to it, but I've lost the drive for...

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Started by Palamon

Discussion

Titles

Finneari, Feb 20: I detest titles. I usually wait until I find something good to call my project. Even my webfiction gets put under a temporary project title because I can never decide. I figure I can always rename it at some point.

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Started by Palamon

Discussion

Oh, Easter Egg!

CiCi, Feb 16: It depends. With my Pokemon: Mecha fanfic, since there's so much religious symbolism in it, it's filled with "Easter eggs"/references to the Bible. The nature of the beast. But then some other fics or original works don't fit well with real world...

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Started by Bay

Discussion

Beginnings

gimmepie, Feb 10: I mean, yeah. I just feel like pulling off a good cold open in writing is trickier.

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Started by gimmepie

Discussion

What type of writer would you say you are?

gimmepie, Feb 9: You don't have to! Tolkien was an incredible worldbuilder - because he was more interested in that part than in telling stories to begin with. In fact, the whole world of LotR and the Hobbit started as an excuse for him to use his conlangs really....

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Started by Palamon

Worldbuilding

Pokemon: The Mecha Anime

CiCi, Feb 7: Giratina = Facing and conquering trauma (conquer) Arceus = Succumbing to trauma (succumb) Rin hurting herself when possessed by Arceus is succumbing. The Great Cleansing is a juxtaposition of succumbing, as it is often seen as the easiest...

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Started by CiCi

First person, third person, or other?

RadEmpoleon, Feb 6: Normally I write in third person. I think it's easier to be able to explain what multiple characters are thinking without having to drastically shift perspective in third person rather than in first person. I tried writing a story in second person...

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Started by Palamon

Discussion

Cutscene Powers

CiCi, Feb 3: I love this and I'm going to start using it for poorly set-up/not at all set-up plot devices.

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Started by Venia Silente

Discussion

Cursing in writing

SerperiorSlash, Jan 31: it depends on the context for me, honestly! when in casual conversation between two characters, i tend to use it as a way to show that the situation isn't in any way formal. but im like 90% sure that's just because i have a sailor mouth irl lmao...

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Started by Palamon

Discussion

Do you know Freytag's pyramid?

Megan, Jan 29: I remember learning a similar structure in school for drama pieces. Didn't know it had that name. I have to say: the "three events" part seems very arbitrary.

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Started by Bay

Discussion

What do you currently have to research?

Eleanor, Jan 25: might as well bring it up because it's fun but how do I explain it... it kinda has to do with electricity, static, but also reflective / rave clothing, bold fashion styles, and obviously, Pokémon! What could it be... if it happens, and I'm still...

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Started by Palamon

Character

Roni's OCs (I guess?)

gimmepie, Jan 24: I love ARCE and MARCE and I want them.

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Started by Roni

Discussion

Avril makes flowers blossom... - let's talk Character Names!

gimmepie, Jan 23: As a general rule, I go for names that sound nice and make sense for the background of the character over names that have a deeper meaning or provide foreshadowing. My main reasoning for this is that, in reality, your name has jack muk to do with...

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Started by Eleanor

Character

OC dump

RadEmpoleon, Jan 21: Right now I'm just building the character. I might write some stories with him and other characters in this made-up universe I've yet to make.

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Started by RadEmpoleon

Discussion

How creative do you think you are/your writing is?

Vragon2.0, Jan 21: I think I'm sort of creative. I can come up with ideas and inspirations, but generally need time to really branch them into my own thing or really figure them out. I do think I lack descriptiveness so that kind of gets in the way or maybe is the...

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Started by Palamon

Discussion

Falling in love on Christmas day...

Bay, Jan 17: I've had instances where I romanticized the weather, like getting stuck during a snowstorm or kissing in the rain. Sometimes I also use the weather to foreshadow something or showcase what's bothering someone, like a dream where they're in the...

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Started by Eleanor

Character

CiCi's OC Dumpster Fire

CiCi, Jan 15: Cerys DeAnn CW: Sexual abuse (including of a minor), trauma, drug abuse, infant death Cerys is a black-haired, grey-eyed woman, raised in a well-to-do family throughout her childhood. Before her paternal uncle, Declan, came into her life and...

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Started by CiCi

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

Writing Resources

How to write a good capture?

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

Writing timeframe

Writing Playlist

"Mary Sues"

mystery dungeon episode title ideas + natures for certain pokemon

Rewriting

Crafting Dialogue

Words you tend to avoid

Character Birthdays

Thinking of writing a fic, tips appreciated!

Why do you write?

Breaking the Fourth Wall

Kory's big Chimera Oc thread

Character creation process

Urgh, editing

How similar are you to your characters?

What Education do characters get in your world?

New Pokemon World ep.1

Words that still trip you up

Character Quirks

Longest thing you've ever written vs shortest

Feedback and Suggestions

Antagonists and Villains

Looking for beta reader for PMD one-shot

Out of Context Scenes

Backlog chapters? Or post as you go?

Where are we?

10 years ago, what were you writing at that moment?

Endings

Character Descriptions: How to Embelish Those Orbs

The Heiwa Region v2 (Approved by Esperance)

How do you split parts up?

Your current word count

Titles

Oh, Easter Egg!

Beginnings

What type of writer would you say you are?

Pokemon: The Mecha Anime

First person, third person, or other?

Cutscene Powers

Cursing in writing

Do you know Freytag's pyramid?

What do you currently have to research?

Roni's OCs (I guess?)

Avril makes flowers blossom... - let's talk Character Names!

OC dump

How creative do you think you are/your writing is?

Falling in love on Christmas day...

CiCi's OC Dumpster Fire