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Q&A Show more not tell implementation in writing?

What does this mean? If I have to SHOW more about a particular traumatic event which happened to me, I would probably not be able to recall the chain of events because I was in a panicked state of ...

4 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by Jony Agarwal‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Shift in tense and starting a historical account with the present tense

I was just writing a historical overview of a battle and decided I'd write the introduction in the present tense--the present tense being a narration of a specific event during the war. I just re...

1 answer  ·  posted 10y ago by Zane‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How to write a powerful but uncomplicated conference biography?

I am working on a bio for a development conference I am presenting at. My writing style causes my Flesch Reading Ease score to trend high. While I like what I have below I'd like to simplify it a b...

1 answer  ·  posted 12y ago by ahsteele‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How can people doing technical, archane work be portrayed interestingly?

I'd like to write the biography of an important, underrated scientist who performed a really important experiment. He persevered for many years, became ill (and recovered) along the way, and practi...

1 answer  ·  posted 11y ago by Al C‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Can I include a short biography of the person to whom my book is dedicated?

I am writing a non-fiction, somewhat historic, book and I want to dedicate it to a person who did pioneer work on Education in Science in Brazil. She has passed away recently and was professionall...

2 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Claudio Gorodski‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How do I approach writing an autobiography?

I have never kept a diary, and some time back I thought it would be fun to work on some sort of autobiography to note down any memorable events etc. I am not famous, and even if completed the 'audi...

2 answers  ·  posted 11y ago by Alok‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Autobiography vs Perspective

When discussing the life story (fictional/non-fictional) of an inanimate object (like a brick not AI), is it appropriate to claim this endeavor as an autobiography of an inanimate object, when it s...

2 answers  ·  posted 4y ago by A_guy‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Tips on writing author bio

As a writer who occasionally gets published in journals and anthologies, I get asked for an "author's bio," usually with a limit of 50 or 100 words. I have a few things that I include but always fe...

1 answer  ·  posted 5y ago by Terri Simon‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A What should I call a short book about my life? [closed]

I want to write a very short book of 100 pages. I want to put into it what I've suffered throughout my life: Hardships, failures, disappointments.... as an inspiration that, despite hardships, I su...

2 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by Peer Fezzan ‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A I am an author that wrote a biography on a singer. Do I need to get permission to turn the book into a screenplay?

I am an author who wrote a biography on a singer. I want to turn the book into a screenplay. Do I have to get permission from the singer to do this?

1 answer  ·  posted 5y ago by BILL JONES‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Mentioning famous person in autobiography

I've been writing an autobiography about sexual abuse that happened to me throughout my childhood. The abuser was the dad of a famous singer. Once I was old enough (18) to leave home and file charg...

0 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by MsLady‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How to stop projecting yourself into your writing?

I am writing about a person who is transported 10 years into the past, and has the chance to relive their life (actually being able to: 'knowing what I know now I would...') The trouble is I keep ...

2 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by DarcyThomas‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭