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Questions tagged [rules]

This tag should be used for questions about rules that relate to your writing, such as when to use a comma or which tenses to use. Questions in this category can also ask about rules in certain genres, such as whether particular actions are acceptable in fiction that is aimed at young-adults.

This tag should be used for questions about rules that relate to your writing, such as when to use a comma or which to use. Questions in this category can also ask about rules in certain genres, such as whether particular actions are acceptable in fiction that is aimed at .

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Which amount of side-story is acceptable?

If you grow your writing from short-stories, to longer stories and novels you will have to create more content. Most of it will be more detailed description of settings, people and plot. Also you will add more obstacles to create a longer…
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What does it mean to overuse the word 'that'?

I've never been sure what the problem with 'overusing' the word 'that' is. It seems to me [that] someone made the rule one day and everyone else followed it. The online source I was reading equates overusing 'that' with overusing 'like' in sentences…
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Are there any specific rules to write Prequels and Sequels so that we don't end up with conflicting situations?

Whenever I watch 'Smallville', I wonder how the writers take us back and forth the timeline without getting into a conflicting situation. Another example would be 'Back to the Future' trilogy. Also, when they do a sequel, they don't really insert…
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