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Jul 30, 2024: +1

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How to deal with online comments to published pieces?
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I feel like I'm plagiarizing my story?
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How does one avoid imposing one's own voice and preferences in critiques?
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I feel like I'm plagiarizing my story?
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Changing a story's title to hint at story's meaning
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How to make the reader think that the *character's* logic is flawed instead of the author's?
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How to work in a piece of information that no MC knows, when writing in 3PLtd?
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How to structure a sentence containing long code examples?
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Is the genre 'fantasy' still fantasy without magic?
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Letting a (secondary) antagonist leave mid story - Should it be avoided?
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Do colleges have students that writing coach for free for practice?
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Is it poor form to paraphrase well known authors in dialogue?
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How to display a duet in lyrics?
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English - Acceptable use of parentheses in an author's name
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English - Acceptable use of parentheses in an author's name
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What are good ways to improve as a writer other than writing courses?
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How to portray a character who has mood swings?
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How do I know when and if a character requires a backstory?
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Are writing prompts copyright protected?
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Does the use of a new concept require a prior definition?
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How to copy an author's style?
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Rebuttals in argumentative writing
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Outlining A Novel - How do you make it less of a slog?
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Why is the standard screenplay format just plain ASCII? Why don't use LaTeX or Word?
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Will a change in perspective "intimacy" confuse the reader?
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Do I really need to have a message in a novel to appeal to readers?
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How to write a sentence with the '=' symbol in it?
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Is wanting to ask what to write an indication that you need to change your story?
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Changing the meaning of well-established symbols
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What is this "1492E" reference number at the end of a magazine article?
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Why do professional authors make "consistency" mistakes? And how to avoid them?
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Famous mistranslations - correct them?
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How can I safely use "Thalidomide" in my novel while respecting the trademark?
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Rules about breaking the rules. How do I do it well?
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Is it bad to have no gender variety?
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Character is onscreen for three seconds
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A critic made a comment that my female character sounds like she was written by a man
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Raising infinite questions without isolating the reader
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Different ways to emphasize
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Should I be myself and write what I really want even though it isn't getting much traction?
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I'm afraid of quashing the hopes of a new writer
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A Market For Long Narrative Poetry?
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What are the chances that agents or publishers will accept my manuscript if there are some grammatical errors in it?
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How to keep darkness from piling up
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A handful of gems
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Penalties for copyright infringements
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Would readers feel cheated if the villain is successful in convincing the protagonist to change sides?
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Writing last name of a person in an essay
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How to describe a horse from the POV of someone who has never seen one?
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Avoiding spectacle creep
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Formatting a dream inside a flashback
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Use of 'nigh' in fiction
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How to sort out a confusing storyline?
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How can I state what is written on a sign?
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What do we mean by "Inevitable Narratives"?
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How overcome the budget constraint while building a fiction writing career?
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I'm looking for advice on character development
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Are chapters with a single character inherently more difficult for an average reader to connect with? (And do you have any tips.)
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How to get alternating page headers in Scrivener?
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Characterisation: How to make it evident that a character's flawed perspective is intentional?
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How can I establish my story's setting in the first chapter?
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Publication: What to do about a high wordcount debut novel?
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Does dialogue need to be accurate to the setting?
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What should I keep in mind when reviewing and improving already published chapters?
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Difference between DITA and S1000D
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The role of inexplicable events in hard science fiction
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How to construct quality long sentences?
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What's the best way to implement a character arc?
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Avoiding Darkness-Induced Audience Apathy
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How often should I remind my readers of the setting?
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How to write a Complete Monster?
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Can I include Acknowledgement page in a novel?
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Is there a term for a narrative where you are speaking to the reader?
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What is the "Proposal" Part of a Query Letter?
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Can I retell a popular manga series as a novel and query it to an agent?
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Hate to love, love to hate
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How to execute a change of the POV in a first person novel POV?
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How Many Tropes Are Allowed In a Short Story?
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How do I start writing?
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I am overplotting my story - how can I figure out what is necessary and cut out what isn't?
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How to open a novel?
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Is it okay to write a story where the protagonist is a Terrorist?
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What are the copyright laws and permission requirements for a teacher using a student's work as an example?
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I'm trying out a new style. How can I find out if it is my element?
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How to quote a book in my novel?
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The genre of a book based on author's real life
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How do you verify information?
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How to express Nihilism without explicitly stating it?
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Should I copyright my material before sending to my publisher?
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Foregone conclusion of novel's first part
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Any software for video game non-linear story design?
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How do I make "foreshadowing" more relevant in the early going?
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Likeable characters with deplorable professions?
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How can I convey an absolute truth from the author to the reader without a mentor character?
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Is it possible for "weakness" to be a "virtue" in context?
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Who translates made-up words from popular fiction into other languages?
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Trying to figure out the correct type punctuation for dialogues
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How can I determine good comparative titles to include in my query letter?
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What is the most fundamental advice when it comes to writing?
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How to write a discussion amongst 5 people while narrating a novel as first person singular?
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I am searching for a word/name that fits a person that has the ability to swap bodies with another human
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How to deal with a rape scene: what can/should you do?
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Finding a cause when you already have the effect?
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Dead parents: something to avoid?
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Is there a software for story writing with detailed character files and an interactive timeline? (other then aeon timeline and scrivener)
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Is there a software for story writing with detailed character files and an interactive timeline? (other then aeon timeline and scrivener)
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Books or resources on writing fluidly?
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What are some tropes associated with social acceptance or rejection of infants with supernatural abilities?
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Moving away from a gender-based analysis
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British style guides from the early 20th century?
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Can a writer joke with the reader without breaking the fourth wall?
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Can I do small changes after the copyright of a novel?
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How to collect thought which is in mind on paper into story
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Does my constantly sad character make a terrible main character?
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Explain something being written out
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Can I make a character make a philosophic observation or say their opinion, even if it's unnecessary for the plot/story?
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CREDIT: Doctoral student helping his mentor/professor write a book
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What are some clear differences in theme/story between children's, middle grade, and young adult fantasy?
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Is Having Two Titles Bad Style?
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I feel like I'm plagiarizing my story?
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Is there a tactful way to give advice to a writer who needs it, but doesn't think so?
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How do I write LGBT characters without looking like I'm trying to be politically correct?
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How to get valuable feedback on the quality of my storytelling?
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Do memoirs need to cite sources?
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What pronoun should a hermaphrodite species use?
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What language should I write my programming blog post in?
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When we start a book from the climax (from the middle of the chapter), what is it called?
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Ramifications of using real public people as characters in fiction?
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The Rainbow Dream
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How do you tell a character's backstory without explicitly telling it?
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Does my protagonist *have* to succeed?
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What should I do when I am stuck on names during freewriting?
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Should beta functionality be mentioned in a training manual?
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Where would I specify which user is required to run an administration command?
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Can "numbers" be good doc performance metrics? Is there a way to meaningfully interpret the quantitative user data we gather?
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Bridging the gap between colloquial usage and technical meaning of terms
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What are standard techniques that indicate to the documentation reader that they are to substitute their own appropriate text (e.g. username, domain)?
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To what extent should domain terms be capitalized?
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How much humour is effective in technical documentation?
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Should IKEA assembly instructions be used as positive examples to train technical writers?
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Is it better to repeat steps listed elsewhere in a manual, or to refer the reader to where the steps are listed elsewhere in the manual?
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How can I ensure that my documentation is understandable both for native and non-native speakers?
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What is the best way to collect comments on a draft document that is out for review by stakeholders?
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Is there any way to get around having everyone in the world speak the same language?
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How can I make a case for toning down the "rah rah" marketing tone around technical content?
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A mix of the Medieval Age and the 21st century period
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How to communicate character desire?
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How to get past the cringe factor of reviewing my earliest writing attempts?
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What would a reader like to know about a character first?
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To read or not to read similar works before write my own?
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Do too many scenes exhaust the reader?
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Examples of authors/novels that were planned or written on the fly
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How to create tension during a conversation
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How can you utilize taboo themes in a setting without alienating a modern audience?
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Moving between a narrator's memories of the past and the "literary present"
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How to tactfully inform readers of differences in the book world to the real world?
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How to describe guns to someone who has never seen them before
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Does Microsoft Word give a correct Word Count?
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What paper stock should I use for the soft cover of my book?
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How does one cite a print chapter in a textbook without the exact page?
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How to write about aliens without making the work seem Sci-fi?
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What is the correct way to cite a paraphrase of another source?
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In searchable documentation, what function does a glossary serve?
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Use of real organization in fiction
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What can I do if I hate my own protagonist?
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Are all writers, readers?
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I wrote a novel, now what?
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Handling different ethnicity groups in a work without stepping into racism or faux multiculturalism
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Would I stand a better chance at recognition and profit if I go to professional publishing?
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Would having a story set in a conworld based on the modern age alienate readers?
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When writing a novel where do you start?
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Can I be a writer, with a mental illness?
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Larger structure - followup to Sense of Style by Steven Pinker
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Is it worth switching to Dvorak if I already type fast?
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How do you handle slang with questionable spelling?
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How should you write a long lived species?
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Brainstorming sites
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Is blending genres well received by readers?
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Opening statement doesn't match conclusion. Is this count as plot loophole?
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Grammar for describing novel plots?
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How to cite annotation in an annotated copy of Shakespeare's Othello
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How can I make sure there is only one direct descendant over a thousand years
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How to write from the male point of view?
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Longer or shorter chapters?
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What English version of the bible should I quote from?
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In What Way are Most First Drafts Bad?
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Writing differently when following different character POVs - mainly age difference. (3rd Person)
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Does the concept come before other "literary devices" in philosophical science fiction?
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Why do typesetters capitalize the first few words of a new chapter?
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Should I start writing my novel or first learn on short stories?
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Best place and software for a one-off, quick print of a book?
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Representing minorities without cultural appropriation
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Where does the "black moment" fall in a novel?
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How much work does a (nonfiction) ghostwriter typically do?
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Copyright of a book which is out of print
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Starting writing + Resolving a conflict in my timeline
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Do 'text walls' scare off readers?
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How feasible is it to write a story without any worldbuilding?
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Writing a story online
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Standard split between author and illustrator of children's book
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Is using syllables the generally accepted 'proper' way to write English haiku or tanka?
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How do I improve "beige" text?
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Metaphors and other "tricks" in scientific papers
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Writing Montage in Novels
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How to introduce alien flora/fauna without turning the fiction into a biology book?
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Is including a large number of twists a bad thing?
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How do I gain sufficient emotional distance from my work to edit it?
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How many books should writers read?
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Where in the writing process do you work in subtext?
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My autobiography is exciting, but I'm an unknown. Should I make it a novel instead?
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Where can I find a dictionary for the Aklo fictional language?
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Looking for best practices on using surveys to gather information for a non-fiction book
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Is a bandit ambush a fatal, cliche mistake?
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Best Way to Depict the Content of Sources' Quotes
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Do men fall "in love" (romantic, sensual or desire) with fictional characters?
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Do Epic Fantasy and Sci-Fi books have inherently more descriptive language?
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Is it better to jump right into the screenwriting format or start with freewriting in a notebook/on the computer?
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Need resources to assist with describing ordinary things
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MLA: How do I add an in-text citation when I'm quoting a quote that has a quote?
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How do I stop my writing sounding like a bad imitation of whatever author I've just been reading?
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Who Makes the Front Page Cover for a Novel?
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Should I use the plain text typesetting system for my creative texts?
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What are "good" writing habits?
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Program for Tracking Scene Information
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There's an actor with my lead character's name - how big a problem is this going to be?
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WGA compensation for writers
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Should I follow my instinct or public demand when writing a story?
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Will what worked 'back then' work today? (Novels)
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I want to write a book about my brothers life
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How can one not let their voice show through in all the characters?
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Using place names from other novels
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Trickster's attributes
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What are the basic elements of a crime investigation story?
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How should I "remind" the reader of something that they may have forgotten?
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Should I punctuate my poems
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Tactics to get past getting stuck?
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How early in the narrative should I start my book?
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How much falling action can follow the climax?
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deciding Anonymous or Unknown and citations
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How do I avoid making all my characters speak like me?
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How to convey that the main characer is in pain while dialogue is occuring
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Is this an accurate way to negatively describe a mix-breed race?
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Ways to convey detailed knowledge or understanding in a novel?
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MLA multiple parenthetical citation essay without page numbers
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Is it legal to use a song lyric on the back of a wine label if we give attribution to the creator?
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Writing Contests For Teens
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What does Show don't Tell actually mean
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How do I express that a culture has a different standard of beauty?
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Problem: Aspiring writer, with dyslexia?
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Developing a fictionalised Royal family
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How to move back to main section after finishing a sub-section
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Is it smart to reserve one's best ideas or to utilise them early in their writing career?
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Is it good to hate a character?
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How do you force a turning point in a narrative that is supposed to be precisely about the lack of such devices?
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PhD thesis: how to visually separate the "general conclusion" chapter from the last part
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A heading on a paper
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How does one cite an interview conducted in sign language (ASL) using MLA format?
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Is using MBTI and the Jungian functions to create a character a good idea?
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How to refer to myself in a research paper?
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Voices of young children, how to write?
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The "destroy a day's work every nth day" method of improving one's writing - sensible?
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How to keep a main character nameless?
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Describe a main character
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Describing a prison
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Lots of confusion over which story to write
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Will changing a protagonist into an antagonist alienate readers?
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Why is having too many symbols a bad idea?
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Is it acceptable to use numbers as in-text citations?
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What kind of paper do novels use and why?
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What is an alternative for "the size of a pack of cigarettes"?
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Having poems published in magazines/journals Vs. Posting them online for free?
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When having a plot twist, does there have to be foreshadowing of it?
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Is this too much of a coincidence?
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Should I write the actual death scene?
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How to mark own translation?
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Addressing "logo-ification" of an organization's name in their literature
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Is it okay to publish a book at a young age?
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Effective differentiation of dream sequence from "normal text"
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Are there any translation check tools?
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Appropriate leading for blogs?
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Is it appropriate to use real-life quotes in fantasy/sci-fi novels set in alternate worlds?
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Developing your writer's voice
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Building new species. How deep and how complex?
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Where are the six honest serving men?
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How to write a book in 2 weeks?
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Sequence of Events
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Naming a book in a language different from where it would be published: is it good?
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What do I put on my copyright page when self-publishing?
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Beginning to write a novel?
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A climax where the goal is instantly achieved - Is it satisfying?
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What to do with cliched metaphors?
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How to handle dialogue?
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Do I need a complete collection of essays with which to approach an agent or a sampling?
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Asking people permission to publish their letters.
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Should I completely eliminate passive voice
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Subtle writing and speed readers
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How can I determine a genre's target audience?
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Can I change my work and seel it if I am published with no contract?
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Feedback: What to use and what to ignore?
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How much time should you devote to learning the craft?
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How important is a catchy first paragraph?
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Story development: Multiple characters premises
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Commercial novels, a prefered POV?
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How to google the ungoogleable?
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How to create good character names?
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What is the story or format called when the protagonist is not the "hero?"
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Should I prefer writing a Hard diary or Soft diary?
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Customising book titles in references/sources
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Customising book titles in references/sources
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Lists of description appropriate for formal writing?
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Words vs minutes goals
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General copyright - How much is actually copyrighted?
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APA style in-text citations
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How much character description is considered necessary in a "plot driven" story?"
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Good style guide on order to list people for non-fiction writing?
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How do you decide whether to use the infinitive or -ing version of a verb?
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Real cities & placing fictional cities
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How to decide where to break a novel
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Seeking advice for maintaining child like authenticity without being too immature for the audience
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Using "and/or" in a manuscript
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MLA: How do I cite a movie that was republished on YouTube?
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How does one avoid imposing one's own voice and preferences in critiques?
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Should postal address formats change when translated?
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Examples in APA format
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Can I Use "You?"
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Writing a PhD thesis. Question about (an informal) introduction
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How do you convey nonverbal utterances?
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If the agency doesn't state specifically, should I send my query to a specific agent, or to it in general?
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Least distracting method of citing in a book?
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How to search for similar works
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MLA parenthetical citation of a character in a novel
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Using ideas posted on social media: is it ok?
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simultaneous dialogues in novels and short fiction
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On mastering the art of writing descriptive passages on certain weather conditions
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Including a deceased person in a dedication
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Question about longer chapter length flashbacks
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How to deal with online comments to published pieces?
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Time of Day Notes for Internal Scenes
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How can I have my characters do bad things, without sending the wrong message?
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Using Present Tense to describe a Fact on a story that uses Past Tense
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Is it OK to add chapters to slow down the pace of the story?
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Can a Town/City Sue an Author for a Bad Portrayal in Fiction?
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What science fiction sub-genre is my novel?
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How do I start using my heart over my head?
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Originality of Writing
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Setting price $8.99 or $8.95 instead of $9
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How much detail is considered enough for literature review of a research paper
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Punctuation in a list
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How can I ensure my POV character's writing isn't too sophisticated?
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How can I ensure my POV character's writing isn't too sophisticated?
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Is it OK to use "I guess" in fiction?
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Page turnings clarification
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How can I encourage more comments on my blog?
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Should embedded figures/images be placed before or after they are referred to in text?
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What "kind" of writing is The Fixation of Belief essay by Charles Sanders Pierce?
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Where do you start researching something you know nothing about?
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I can't figure out to come up with a good plot!
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Are 'how-to write fiction' books full of it?
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Citing and Quoting events in Games
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How to structure paragraphs of dialogue properly?
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What's the meaning of the running numbers in left margin of a movie script online?
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Comprehensive reference book for syntax and style
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Is there a systematic overview over the approaches of describing a physical object?
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Why is the format of a Bollywood film script so different from that of a Hollywood movie?
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What voice (active/passive) is most suitable for literary academic papers (literary journals)?
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Do you bold punctuation directly after bold text?
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Is it a bad habit to write "something" too much? If so, how to get rid of it?
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Writing "X, Y, and Z" vs "X and Y and Z."
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Rules for creative writing?
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Stranded Society Speaking Same Language
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Why one sentence per paragraph in these news articles?
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Is it legal to share an index you made from someone else's book?
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If I get a free ISBN through Amazon's CreateSpace now, will that impact any decisions about getting my own ISBN later?
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How can I learn the name of a colour to use in a description?
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Do I risk losing reader if I put too many religious/anti-religious views?
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Will using real-world cultural vocabulary in a fantasy setting disengage readers?
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Is my opening chapter too short?
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Is it better to describe the main character's physical appearance early on in the story?
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How to handle multiple notebooks?
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Is it a bad practice to add extra words/phrases just to add rhythm/make the text look smoother?
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How do expert writers avoid using "I" when they have to refer to themselves in their article?
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How do expert writers avoid using "I" when they have to refer to themselves in their article?
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Rules Of Fantasy Story?
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Normal structure for Dialogue paragraphs
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Switching from past to present tense to increase narrative speed?
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Switching from past to present tense to increase narrative speed?
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Outliner (software) with annotations for OS X or browser based (but offline!)
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Beginning an article/essay with a one word sentence, cliché?
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Are there more character alignment grids (like D&D)
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How do you visualize plot structure?
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Must protagonists be flawed for satisfying character evolution?
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How To Cite Francis Bacon's Of Simulation and Dissimulation Essay
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Genre conventions: Which end do readers expect?
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Do UK or US based literary agents accept (unpublished) manuscripts in a foreign language?
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Is it OK to have two different POVs in a same paragraph (third-person omniscient narrator)?
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How to Cite an Author Who Has a Pen Name
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How to write in a VERY thick notebook
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When should I use italics in scientific writing?
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Is it considered ethical to accept payment from a business for reviewing a product or service?
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Tools for modelling near-future world
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How short can a poem be until it can no longer be a poem?
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Name of writing style or structure of novel that is in non-chronological order
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Changing a story's title to hint at story's meaning
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How to invoke my creative side without investing too much time?
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How do you call the non-writing parts of creating a text?
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Indicating a word choice you're unsure of
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How to travel in a government restricted setting?
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Multimedia Project
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What is the best way to use your favorite authors as inspiration without plagiarism?
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How to narrate a fictional dream in third person?
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Referencing the process of writing the novel as a part of the novel's plot
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Will publishers accept bilingual or multilingual works?
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Citing authors already cited in a paper
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How similar is too similar?
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What does a character in a short story/novella/novel really do while "soliloquizing"?
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Rights over a fanfic character not in the original work?
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Evoking happiness in a very short story
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Seeking information regarding the use of a period between the day, month, and year formatting
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YA bestsellers by reader's gender
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Can i use the name of a real UK Prime Minister in a fictional Novel?
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Does this opening somewhat grip the reader?
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What software can I use to write a book with lots of photos?
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Does this entice the reader to continue?
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Can my work be stolen if I post excerpts and ideas on critique sites?
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Which opening for my book is better?
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What does "telling and not showing" mean?
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How can I make a person sound sick?
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Is it bad idea to directly state the message/moral of a story?
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Good idea to describe the heist place before the heist begins?
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Good idea to describe the heist place before the heist begins?
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What software applications are used for translating a book?
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Can I plug a loophole in my magic rules without rewriting the whole novel?
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Do romances need to have a happy ending?
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Elmore Leonard said Avoid Prologues... Why?
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Using capital letters for shouting
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How to handle a character when she is lying about her name
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Problem: Scenes that are unavoidable, but boring
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How to style a film or book title?
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What connotations do these character names confer?
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Is it possible to write a novel completely devoid of dialogue?
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How should I organize my journal as plain-text files?
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Software to organise world building?
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Software for developing and organizing characters
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Is muteness appearing without explicit reason acceptable?
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APA: how to cite a translation of an old work in a compilation that has been reissued
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Which one is correct?
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How to describe the dissipation of tension between two people?
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Iambic pentameter: how do you use words with 'secondary stressed' syllables?
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How should I begin my research for my Military Fiction?
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Standardizing capitalization within a bibliography or footnotes when your sources have used different standards
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Putting a dialogue a tag before a quote
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How to quote from a foreign journal that has not been translated?
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What exactly is wrong with 'It was a dark and stormy night'?
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Stick to in-text citation or use a mixture of both parenthetical and in-text?
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What is the "three-asterisk-break" section called?
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Citing foreign language sources (Swedish) in MLA7 bibliography?
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Should one use the legal "shall" in requirements documents and specification documents?
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Problems with past tenses in formal paper on a novel with MLA Format
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Abbreviation for "figures" in scientific papers
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Do parentheses inhibit clarity?
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Source for literary terms?
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Rhetoric vs Figure of Speech
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What effect on literature has the introduction of eBooks and eReaders had?
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Deaf speechmarks?
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Indirect source quotations
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Is Scrivener involved in the editorial process, or is it strictly a writer's development tool?
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Where to publish poems?
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How to develop a story for a novel?
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Are there alternatives to 'in such a way'?
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Is Academic Ghostwriting legal?
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How can I effectively invent a language?
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Paragraph flow, verb inversion and last sentence tone
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Tense of Literary Essay
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Is it always ok to use the verb "to say" after a question?
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Is it always ok to use the verb "to say" after a question?
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How would one use punctuation to indicate tone changes?
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Which English grammar should be followed when writing for a global audience?
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Should I start work on a sequel before I have sold my book?
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Characteristics of an "example" in essay writing
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Defining Terms: To Capitalize or Not To Capitalize?
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What is the expression/common form to express that one will stay long term somewhere?
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What is the process for turning a story into a "movie" script?
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How does the 10,000 hour rule apply to writing?
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Can I release material related to a work and maintain my rights before publishing?
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Disclaimer when writing about governmental entities
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Can a book be written without an antagonist?
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Can I ePublish my out-of-print history book?
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Should I write an abstract for a formal essay?
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Is this sentence ambiguous?
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Common words to avoid when writing formally
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Are complex sentences uncommon or unwanted in English?
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Are complex sentences uncommon or unwanted in English?
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Are complex sentences uncommon or unwanted in English?
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What are the structural differences between scripts for comics and scripts for films?
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Are there any good tablets out there for writing/editing?
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Does a technical writer need a technical background?
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Rhetorical devices in Frankenstein
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Could anyone point me in the direction of some resources on conversational writing?
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Hardware-based Word Processor
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Which techniques can I use to become a better editor when editing my own writing?
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How difficult is it to break into screenwriting?
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What makes writing emotional?
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What makes writing emotional?
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How important is typing speed to a successful writing career?
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Where can I find sales numbers for books?
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Where can I find sales numbers for books?
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What can I do to improve my concentration when reading?
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How do I find a suitable copywriter?
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Do online writing classes really help?
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Writing your last will and testament
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What to do about noun clusters
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How to handle foreign military ranks?
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As a non-native English speaker, Is it better to get translated or get copyedited for long texts?
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How do I better handle my nameless main character when trying to retain mystery?
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How do I better handle my nameless main character when trying to retain mystery?
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Do most novels not get published?
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What are good places to post your work where it will be read by others?
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Is it so bad to end up with a "done before" plot?
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How can one make technical issues more accessible to a non-technical audience?
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The polymath's dilemma...?
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How does one deal with world builder's syndrome?
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What is the difference between giving away my only print copy or my only electronic copy of a book?
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What should step one in writing a novel be?
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Do You Use Any Version Controlling Software/Methods As Writers?
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What are good reads about writing?
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How can I write an attention-grabbing first line?
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Initial Writing Medium
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What are the most common style manuals?
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Writing discipline
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Self Editing tips/tricks
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Is there a special software for writers?
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What are some online guides for starting writers?
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What are some online guides for starting writers?
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What are some online guides for starting writers?
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Letting a (secondary) antagonist leave mid story - Should it be avoided?
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How to move back to main section after finishing a sub-section
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What is the literary device/technique called where something unusual is presented so it seems natural?
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How many character flaws can the main character overcome?
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Should I use the terms "people" "person" "man" and "woman" in fantasy setting?
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