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Readers Writing

08/03/19

What to do about readers reading into things?
I have certain people in my life who insist on reading *way* too much into my writing. As it is, I do my best to avoid giving my characters initials or names or appearances that coincide even a... more
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Readers Writing Series Genre

07/16/19

Series: How can I get my reader to not expect any one genre?
**Background:** I'm planning on writing an extensive series of fantasy books. I plan on writing quite a few of these books, and while they'll all be set on the same planet, I intend them to center... more
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07/13/19

How can I convey an absolute truth from the author to the reader without a mentor character?
There are sometimes moments in works of fiction where the author needs to convey something to the reader without ambiguity. Let's say the situations around the characters get so weird that the... more
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06/29/19

Two protagonists where one is dark - a mistake?
I'm currently writing a tale with two protagonists. One of them is a dark protagonist - that is, technically evil. The other protagonist is not evil. I'm wondering if this will cause the reader to... more
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06/28/19

Would it confuse my readers to give two siblings nicknames that can be abbreviations of the same name?
In my book, there's two brothers, who are named **Nick** and **Cole**. Now, I've always thought that *Nick* and *Cole* are cool names, so therefore I named the two brothers "Nick and Cole". But... more
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