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So when designing characters an important part of them is flaws and how they overcome them or rise above them. And so I wanted to make a character(one of the main characters, either supporting the ...
I would love to work as a technical writer, copy editor, journalist, or whatever--as long as it's related to writing. I would especially love to freelance and complete contracts every day. So, I've...
I recently asked a question about my current project for a serialised e-story and was informed by the stalwarts that my format was not new. I contrast my own techniques with many of those being pro...
The abbreviation “et al.” is plural for “and others,” and it is almost certainly incorrect to make it possessive. You should consider rewriting the sentence instead of making it possessive.
Follow the guidelines laid down in the company's or publisher's style manual. Choose between the more folksy "you'll" and the more official (but not stuffy) "you will" if they don't, or if you're s...
The "main character" is a side character narrating events from their perspective. Gradually reveal the main character's importance through his actions, conflicts, or pivotal events. A sudden twist,...
For what purpose would people publish their work here? If it is for critique, this seems like too public a forum for it. It will look like publication and that will make the work ineligible for p...
Why close https://writing.codidact.com/posts/286099 as a duplicate of https://writing.codidact.com/posts/286098? They are related, but distinguishable. Deleting (semi)colons ≠ deleting comma and a...
Shorter sentences have been proven more readable. Thus why didn't the authors below sunder their lengthy sentences, prolongated by commas and (semi)colons? Why not divide them into shorter sentence...
This post is about Q&A websites in general. In StackExchange there is a culture of closing questions which do not reflect "the standards"; it's a culture that I as someone who uses SE since 20...
To polish your writing skills, practice daily journaling, read extensively, and use tools like Grammarly or Hemingway. Join writing groups for feedback and explore creative prompts to enhance your ...
Question 1 Here I am asking about merely reading and writing. Do human readers take longer to distinguish between stems (and bases) that share the same root, even if merely picoseconds? For exa...
Shorter sentences have been proven more readable. Thus why didn't the authors below sunder their lengthy sentences, prolongated by comma + conjunction? Why not divide them into shorter sentences s...
