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  1. GyroscopicGraphite

    Intellectual gatekeeping

    I'm currently writing something that requires I describe a fairly complicated thing, which while I think I accomplished the task itself relatively well, I realized that some of my readers may not have the prerequisite surrounding knowledge to actually get it. It's not like they really have to...
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    Writer's barely diguised ______

    Everyone's heard the phrase "The writer's barely diguised fetish" in regards to some story or movie or whatever. We may even have a few names on the tips of our tounges (currently leaning towards Quentin Tarantino myself). But that phrase doesn't really apply to erotica/smut/etc, because I doubt...
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    Censorship backup plans

    Heavy topic, I know, but with the recent policies regarding forking over your ID/face/credit card in order to access the naughtier parts of the web, I think we readers and authors alike unfortunately are going to have consider migrating to other platforms, if push comes to shove. I know I'm not...
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    Just how much can you do in a year?

    A problem that I'm sure comes up rarely, or least is noticed far less than one would think, is how to handle timeframes. How much can actually happen in a set amount of time? Its easy enough to say 'these chapters happened and Wednesday, those chapters on Thursday', but could an entire character...
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    How do you handle the Gay Fanfiction Problem?

    I recently heard about the 'Gay Fanfiction Problem', which for those of you who don't know, is a linguistic/writing issue that asks, "When discussing two characters of the same gender, how should pronouns be handled as to avoid confusion?" Say at some point in your story, Marcus spots Samuel at...
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    Mentions of minors in NON-EROTIC ways

    I feel the need to open this by stating that I am EXREMELY AGAINST any attempt to sexualize anyone under the age of 18. That is morally wrong. Now then, the problem; is it creepy for there to be any minors in a story? Even as a side character, not involved in any action whatsoever, is it weird...
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