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Some thoughts: I would ask the users instead of guessing whether they use the in-page popups. Do a (small) survey. Some users may not use the glossary because they are unaware of it but would if ...
Do you really define every word every time you use it? That seems to me like it would be redundant and tedious. The first time I see a new word I want to know the definition. But I don't want to ha...
I have several online Help projects for various products and only one currently uses a glossary. We made an exception to define words that are key to the product, which is a sister-product and buil...
Copy the text that has text that wont change size and paste it into a word document and change the size there. Then paste it back into your scrivener document, not the most eloquent way to do this ...
You should have someone with proofing and editing skills proof and edit your work. If you have one of those people in your family, then go ahead. A professional editor should be able to put aside ...
Even though I can touch type quickly, I have gone back to writing drafts by hand. It is not speed of writing that determines the speed I produce something: it is speed of thought. If I am thinking ...
A writing instructor once told me that first person should only be used if one of the following cases is true: The narrator is not the main character. So we witness the main character's story thr...
You might not really know what happens when you try each approach until you use both, say to tell the same short story twice. I'm currently working on the fourth book in a series, and the first on...
As a reader I think it's a common title. If it is a religious book then it would be placed in the "religion"section. Also, the cover can make a difference and of course if you write a good summary ...
Giving your book a misleading title gives it an unnecessary extra hurdle to overcome in finding an audience. This title runs the risk both of attracting religious readers who will be disappointed ...
The answer to this is very subjective. Some books lend themselves to being made into a series (whether that is three or more) and some don't. Consider books like 'Mortal Engines' -- everyone, just...
Advice about adverbs is complex. I will try to explain simply. Adverbs make writing more vibrant and interesting – sometimes. The 'sometimes' comes from the type of adverb. There are different ty...
I've never read a fiction book and expected a table of contents. Also some of my favorite books have no table of contents nor chapter titles. So from a reader's viewpoint I see no flaw in not havin...
I'm an aspiring novelist and will answer from my personal perspective. I've published scientific literature for many years. My experience with scientific manuscripts is that there are levels of cri...
The short of it, I think not. In my experience a cohesive powerful group process like you experienced is a rare thing indeed. The better, the rarer in fact. Why so rare? It requires a lot of thi...
Although this may be a real issue, in which case Mark's advice is excellent, it could also be psychological. I have learned that I always think my writing is amazing while I'm working on a project...
It depends on what you are trying to do. Present tense creates tension because the reader doesn't know what is going to happen -- is the narrator going to live after the bomb explosion, for example...
I agree with most of what others have said. Let me just add: Unless your goal is to attack this organization, what do you gain by using a real organization? You're obviously aware of the danger:...
You are almost certainly going to use both, since it is almost impossible to say very much without making reference to actions past, present, and future. But I think what you are really asking is, ...
Instead of focusing on whether you should lengthen the story, try to work out whether that will happen naturally as a result of whatever improvements your redraft mandates. For example: Are there...
I know you have already accepted Mark's answer, but here is an idea, from a writer that starts with rather vague story plans: While you are in love with your idea, write down what you love about i...
First, congratulations for coming out of that hole and taking up writing again. It can be worthwhile to take up an old project. You can look at it again from your current perspective with fresh in...
As someone who loves starting projects, and struggles with finishing them, I recommend you stick with your novel-in-progress unless there is a really good reason to abandon it. The reason is that ...
You may have story problems, too. As Mark says (I have to say that a lot) she needs to want something, bad. You say she is "quite determined" but mousy: She can be usually mousy, but when it comes ...
This is somewhat a matter of opinion and personal preferences. So for me, I would not write short stories. If you want practice, write scenes. Then leave them alone for about a week (do not look at...
