Activity for dmm‭

Type	On...	Excerpt	Status	Date
Answer	—	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 think exclusively using "his" is sexist, then use the plural. > Fighters fight for the pleasure of the spec... (more)	—	over 10 years ago
Question	—	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://fictionwriting.about.com/od/glossary/g/firstperson.htm) and here (First person pov with more than one main ... (more)	—	over 10 years ago
Question	—	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)? (more)	—	over 10 years ago
Answer	—	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 organizing my thoughts. (more)	—	over 10 years ago