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There are different kinds of progress that you can make as you write. You can produce text that makes it into a specific draft. You obviously need to do this eventually, and perhaps you even do i...
"And" can be used sparingly in exactly the same way that "it" and "yes" and "up" and "the" and "how" can be used sparingly. Which is not at all. There are words that are full of evocative power (pa...
I think you'll be surprised by how little detail you need to include in your story to get the point across. If you're worried about how to include all of your ideas thoroughly enough to tell the st...
You should consider what makes someone sound condescending. I know – that's pretty much what you're already asking. But I really think it's what's at the heart of your question. One aspect of peo...
How can I pinpoint a story's moral dilemma? In classic narrative structure, the first act, called "the setup," establishes the setting and characters. Then, it creates the problem. First, look for ...
I am often inspired by Hawkeye from M.A.S.H. - if you do not know this character, it is a talented doctor drafted into the Korean War who overcame difficulties with humor. But from time to time he ...
Once I heard someone said that there's no such thing as bad publicity. I think it could as well relate to your situation there: you have a great character to begin with and a vocal audience that "w...
At the point at which the things they are noticing are not germane to the situation they are in. At any given moment, we take note of those things that are relevant to what we are doing or what is ...
Write to them an ask. If they have reservations or wish to place limits on their endorsement, they will say so. Write because you want their reply in writing, should a dispute ever arise.
In addition to what has been said about the ability to follow steps, the same thing would apply to a bunch of individual tips that don't have to be followed in order: Make each one a separate parag...
A fairly common solution I've seen to issues like this is to use different font faces for literal text and meta-notation. Often it will be a monospace "teletype" or sans-serif font for literal text...
Emotions influence us in a myriad of ways, even if we're trying to hide them - sometimes especially if we're trying to hide them. Show us how your characters act because of their emotions, and the ...
TL;DR; In order not to worry about the output, you have to be sure of the input and the translation process into an ebook. The input has to show you everything that is there and hide nothing, and t...
Be sure to keep the time that the other characters keeps listening short or use the time for your character to think or analyze other things in the environment. In reality sometimes phone calls can...
As already stated, page ranges would typically be inclusive. There's actually an even more illustrative example to show why this is what readers would probably expect. Suppose the text you're cit...
The universe In short, things are made of stuff and the stuff is made of things.
In the cool light breeze, twittering birds in the trees enjoy the sun's warmth
You said "no wrong answers" and then "sentence free". A bit contradictory, so I'll go with the first one. This was taken from my account on PoetFreak: Winters are long Where my home began Fast u...
Sentence free, meaning no sentence, possible? Depending on definition, probably. This text, sentence free? No wrong answers. Well, in that case, sentence free or not irrelevant. Or not? Anyway, wi...
“You don't achieve post-scarcity by making things more scarce.” “Yes. We do.”
Easily. There are entire categories of "flash fiction" that are even shorter, even down to just six words (famous example allegedly by Hemingway: "For sale: Baby shoes. Never worn."). Common breakp...
A humble person tones down his/hers achievements. You can show this in your writing by painting a sharp contrast between what that person does and how he/she tells about it. In the tipical dating ...
Analysis obviously has to include objective news as the subject of the analysis, but it is not necessarily opinion. For example, News might quote the President, or a candidate. Analysis might take...
