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Q&A Do editors rewrite?

I write fiction, I guess you could say experimental fiction, but I just feel I am more of a stylist. Every story of mine that's been accepted was taken as is. Now, for the first time, I am dealing ...

1 answer  ·  posted 6y ago by August Canaille‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How to avoid repetitive sentences? (Describing actions, he/she)

I was just wondering if anybody had some tips on how to avoid repetitively describing characters' actions in the same way? Here is an example which I'm struggling to reform, mostly because I keep u...

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

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Q&A How to ask a question and define what I mean?

I am in the middle of the painful process of buying a car. I am trying to do much of my legwork online before going into a dealership. One of the things I hate the most about purchasing a car is se...

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

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Q&A How much per page? Is this a ripoff?

I have a friend who has almost completed a book. She belongs to a local writer's group, and has told me a person in this group that bills themselves as an editor says they can edit her work for $30...

3 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by KateF‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A When my story has a powerful phrase but that loses its power when I read it again in the next day, should I keep it or remove it?

Sometimes I have a great idea of sentence (usually for a dialogue) and it is just so nice, beautiful, epic, badass, powerful, or whatever other positive impression. However, sometimes I read it aga...

3 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Yuuza‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Is it possible to read your own words too much? (and begin to hate them as a result)

I'm working through my chapter 1 for about the 5th time. As a generality, I love my story and characters, all of them, even the psychotic ones. But, it is becoming more and more of a slog to make...

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

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Q&A Rewriting a scifi story to fit with actual science, should I do it as I go?

Rewriting a scifi story to fit with actual science, should I do it as I go, or just write first and make the needed changes while editing? My world exists in my mind, clear and palpable. but I am ...

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

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Q&A What to do if my writer's brain functions in English but my target readers are those of my motherland?

As a reader I have spent far more hours, well... years reading in English than my natural Portuguese mother language. Now that I am writing, in Portuguese, I find myself fishing for words I know ...

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

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Q&A I wrote a novel, now what?

I'm new here, so, please, bear with me. I had a look at previous answers to similar questions, but my case is (possibly) a bit different. I am not a professional writer, so I wrote this (long) n...

7 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by ZioByte‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Story content and audience

I have an idea for a novel however I don't know if it is possible as the story line is very controversial and being young I write in a very immature style. This would make the novel very conflictin...

4 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by CreativeAcademic‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Are lit consultancies just out for money or can I trust them?

I am at the stage where I have edited my novel to the best of my ability. I want a manuscript assessment and have sent off samples of my writing to a few lit consultancies, and have received very k...

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

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Q&A Is writing in fragments bad practice?

Occasionally, it feels easier to write individual scenes of a prose and later connect them somehow. Does this method have any significant benefit and/or throwback over the regular "perpetual" way?

3 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Zoltán Schmidt‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Is there a hack to bring out your "true" voice?

I've just approved my typeset manuscript and re-reading the book, I'm aware that it sounds very far away from my internal voice. Whilst it has all of the elements in practice, the colour and fluenc...

3 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Brereton‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Correcting a handwritten manuscript

I used to write on a word processing software, so all the work of rewriting, correcting, editing was easy. Now I'm more and more inclined to handwrite my manuscripts, but all this work of cross out...

0 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by Koblenz‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How to interpret editor feedback?

I've just received the written feedback from an editor in a large publishing house. On the whole it's very critical, with the occassional "could be good" thrown in at the end of sections with a lis...

1 answer  ·  posted 7y ago by Brereton‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How much does a manuscript change through publication?

I am currently writing a novel, and I am wondering how much a complete manuscript changes if accepted into a publishing house. I have heard from fellow writers that this may vary from publisher to ...

1 answer  ·  posted 7y ago by user144109‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Where to break paragraphs in dialogue?

I'm going through an editing something I wrote and am stuck on where to break paragraphs containing dialogue. I know I need to break when a new character speaks, but I'm not sure where to start a n...

1 answer  ·  posted 7y ago by Govika‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Resurrecting a story: Rewrite or Edit?

I started a book about 2 years ago, got about halfway through, and then got sidetracked. I know this is a typically bad habit of novelists... Fortunately, the book idea that distracted me made it t...

1 answer  ·  posted 7y ago by Stu W‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How much humour can you afford to have before losing a serious atmosphere?

Background When I first tried writing fantasy - a long long time ago - I wrote a book that was meant to be really serious and intense. However, I wrote it in a way where the characters joked aroun...

1 answer  ·  posted 7y ago by Daniel Cann‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Has standard manuscript format changed since 2011?

This question was asked in 2011: Do editors still expect Courier font in book submissions for publication? A couple people said they found a monospace font helpful to have space to insert editing ...

0 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by aparente001‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Ways to avoid repetition of "filler" words in writing?

I wasn't entirely sure how to phrase this in the question box, so it may seem like a duplicate. But, I did look at these questions (What are the tricks to avoid repetition in writing?, How to avoid...

3 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by RE Lavender‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Where are the best places to hire good editors?

The more I research places to hire an editor, the deeper the rabbit hole goes. I see that previous responses to this question are either, "Ask friends and family for a reference" (I'll pass),or "S...

2 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by McOilerFan‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Has anyone attempted to automate some of the editing process? Specifically to style everyday text towards poetry? [closed]

Some translations surpass the original texts, thanks to the translator. Can a text become more poetic by being re-written into more beautiful language by an open-source algorithm? The algorithm co...

0 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by J M N‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Splicing/Mixing Scenes

Remember the end of the Godfather, where they spliced all the different assassinations with the christening? Or any film with good cutting, where they swap between different characters and what the...

1 answer  ·  posted 7y ago by J. Doe‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Editing an Anthology or Compilation

I'm interested in putting together an anthology --a work containing some original material, but also lengthy excerpts and/or full text of previously published material by other authors, from a vari...

1 answer  ·  posted 7y ago by Chris Sunami‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A When is the best time to add detail?

Is it better to fill your first draft with excessive detail and edit the unneeded parts out after or if it is better to write simply and go back and add in the details after it is done?

2 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by Bethrbt‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Finding a reliable professional editing services for research paper

I am looking for a reliable professional editing service where I can get my papers reviewed. Searching google returns gazillion options but its very hard to determine which one is truly professiona...

1 answer  ·  posted 7y ago by Bhats‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Web-based WYSIWYG Markdown editor with commenting?

My question is similar to this one, but with (hopefully) a clearly defined use case: sharing and reviewing basic tech docs with a minimal, intuitive GUI. I'm producing technical documents using MS...

0 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by Michael‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Attracting and retaining volunteers to edit technical doc for open source projects

I volunteer as an editor for the Mozilla Developer Network (MDN), an organization that creates free open source software such as the Firefox browser. MDN has a large number of technical topics awai...

0 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by rolfedh‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A What is the fine line between "confidence" and "presumption"? [closed]

I am about to apply to a grad school, and I have prepare the SOP for it (think it like a cover letter to apply to a job). I know the rule: show what I've got, not tell how I think I'm cool. I've tr...

1 answer  ·  posted 8y ago by Ooker‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Should I have my work edited by a freelance editor before seeking publication?

I have a friend who is a freelance editor and I was planning on employing her to look over my novel before shopping it out to publishers. However, I don't know if publishers like this or not. Do t...

0 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by user2859458‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Can you use et al. in a Bibliography?

In the text, I have, e.g. "...a major role to play in role-playing (Smith et al., 1990)." But can I use the same abbreviation in the bibliography? Smith, K. et al. 1990. Playing major ro...

0 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by user14607‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Writing a Novel [closed]

So, I am writing a story. I have book 1 done, half of book 2 and of course the ending in book 3. I am not an English major, and I am not at all great with grammar, or using proper English. Which pr...

0 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by Tearya‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A What is an APA-certified editor?

Is APA-certified editor an actual credential? If yes, is there a universally-accepted proof in the U.S. for that credential? I tried a web search on "how to become an APA-certified editor." I cli...

0 answers  ·  posted 9y ago by RJo‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A An organization writes its acronym in lower-case - do I have to, too?

I'm writing an article that includes reference to an organization - let's say National Ecological Council of Concerned Citizens - which, instead of NECOCC, uses the acronym necocc, i.e. lower-case...

1 answer  ·  posted 9y ago by user13119‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Using dictionary examples in the book - is it fair use?

I am writing a book on English language. Which is bilingual book. So I would need some examples from dictionary. So can I use these examples in my book. I don't mind mentioning which dictionary ex...

0 answers  ·  posted 9y ago by Leo‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Criteria used by acquisition editors (for Fiction or Non-Fiction)

What are the criteria an acquisitions editor uses to judge whether or not s/he accepts a manuscript for publication?

0 answers  ·  posted 9y ago by raddevus‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How to minimize language mistakes while writing

While it's true that: Editors do proof reading for you, and word processors have spell checking and grammar checking you do not always have an editor available, and software tools aren't perfec...

0 answers  ·  posted 11y ago by EpsilonVector‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How can I improve the effectiveness of my examples to grab the recruiters attention?

I am in the process of answering the question please indicate any leadership roles you have held for a particular job application but still feel as if my replies lack a certain crispness and flow. ...

0 answers  ·  posted 11y ago by methuselah‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A So I finished my novel. Now what do I do?

A few days ago I finished the first draft of my current novel project after a few months of work, finishing at 83,212 words. Now what should I do with it? So obviously I need to edit it. Should I ...

4 answers  ·  posted 12y ago by JSBձոգչ‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A 2nd Draft- Fix spelling/grammar or plot first?

I just finished the first draft of my novel, and Im going to put it away for at least a month. The book has a lot of spelling / grammatical errors, as in true Nanowrimo style, I kept typing withou...

0 answers  ·  posted 12y ago by Shantnu Tiwari‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Where to look for ESL writers and copyeditors? [closed]

I often work on lessons for ESL students - texts, dialogues, etc. I'm not a native speaker and I don't have any friends abroad. I often need copyeditors for my lessons, but I seem to have trouble f...

0 answers  ·  posted 13y ago by EslTeacher‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Is there a resource where I could find myself a checker and critic, or check somebodies else text to exercise?

I need a checker and some kind of beta-test editor and critic. Is there a resource out in the web, where I can find myself one?

0 answers  ·  posted 13y ago by Daniel Ganiev‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Is there a way to publish an eBook, distribute it and the push updates to the distributed eBooks?

If I publish an eBook, distribute it and later I want to edit or add to the information, is there is a way to push those updates to the already distributed copies of the eBook?

1 answer  ·  posted 10y ago by NivF007‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by NivF007‭

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