dmm‭

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Q&A Problem: Scenes that are unavoidable, but boring

More specifically: Two of my book series' main characters are (temporarily) diplomats. It's unavoidable to the progress of the plot. But diplomacy is inherently slow and boring. So, the general ...

4 answers · posted 13y ago by dmm‭ · last activity 7y ago by System‭

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Q&A Does excessive use of prepositions make writing unclear?

"The principle of keeping nouns and verbs as close to each other as possible for the benefit of readers has many benefits" That has 6 prepositions. Replace with: Don't separate subjects a...

posted 12y ago by dmm‭ · last activity 7y ago by System‭

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Q&A How similar is too similar?

I'm hoping those weren't restaurant reviews! Also, IMHO, your phrase is a nod to Tolkien, a literary allusion. That is not plagiarism, any more than it would be plagiarism to say at the end of ...

posted 12y ago by dmm‭ · last activity 7y ago by System‭

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Q&A How to write a reminder LinkedIn email to a stranger?

Several possibilities: 1) Your (second set of?) questions turned out to be more time-consuming than the responders thought they would be, based on your original contact. So, they don't want to do...

posted 13y ago by dmm‭ · last activity 7y ago by System‭

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Q&A Do romances need to have a happy ending?

"Love Story" by Erich Segal. (Book and movie) "The Way We Were" (movie only) "Gone With the Wind" by Margaret Mitchell (book and movie) "Romeo and Juliet" by...really, I could have just led wit...

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Q&A How do I avoid tech/social errors in near-future fiction?

The web has lots of research trade e-zines, with articles written by and for laymen, that would help you. Then there are magazines like Popular Science and Popular Mechanics. Also magazines like ...

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Q&A What are the 3 all-time best-sellers in each genre?

NOT your personal favorites (subjective)! The best-sellers (objective). Group book series together. Anyone know? Educated guesses are OK, but documented answers are preferred. For example, I'm...

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Q&A How do I do literary research on an unresearched topic?

Maybe I don't understand, but (I think) the whole point of a Guardian is that they DON'T change, they DON'T undergo a journey. At least, classically. The hero is the one who changes, who undergoe...

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Q&A How can I catch more errors when I proofread?

Use text-to-speech software. It's available on almost every computer nowadays, for free. The advantage of this is that the computer is stupid and will read whatever you have written, even if it m...

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Q&A How do I evaluate an unwritten plot/story?

When you're done the outline, send it to me. If it's good, I'll steal it. Haha, just kidding, but seriously don't work for a year on an awesome detailed outline and then show it to just anybody o...

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Q&A When mentioning two people in a sentence, what's the proper way to use a pronoun to reference the first?

I despise "his or her." It's so bad, it should be unconstitutional. Randomly switching "his" and "her" from sentence to sentence is almost as bad. If you're making a general statement, and you t...

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Q&A 1st-person POV vs. 1st-person narration

I always thought there was a distinction between POV and narration. You can have 1st-person POV with either 1st-person narration or 3rd-person narration. So I think the discussions here (http://f...

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Q&A For Sci-Fi books, what is the purchasing split between regular and ebooks?

I can get the data for ALL books. But can anyone direct me to regular/ebook purchasing data broken down by genre (specifically sci-fi)?

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Q&A Avoid blending Fantasy and Sci Fi

Sci-fi and fantasy don't NEED to be fundamentally different. If the people in your fantasy world approach the magic that exists in their world in a "scientific" way, then your fantasy elements bec...

posted 10y ago by dmm‭ · last activity 7y ago by System‭

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Q&A What do you do if you enjoy writing, but have no ideas?

Try writing some hard sci-fi, or historical fiction, or alternate history. They require the kind of research, analysis, etc. that you enjoy. Personally, I like the freeware FreeMind for organizin...

posted 13y ago by dmm‭ · last activity 7y ago by System‭

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