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Is there a difference between historical fiction and creative non-fiction? I have seen two similar terms, historical fiction and creative non-fiction. I'm writing some stories that are set during a real time in history, that might mention real events, real people, but that have fictional main characters and a fictional sequence of events within that setting. Or some stories... (more) |
— | over 4 years ago |
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How to draw the line between expository and argumentative writing? I read many articles on-line, but cannot understand where to draw the line between expository and argumentative writing. According to many articles, expository writing presents information. Argumentative writing tries to argue a case. Every research paper I have ever read has some form of argument i... (more) |
— | over 6 years ago |
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How to release a heavy revision to a series without upsetting readers? I am writing a course book series with 4-5 workbooks. Each subsequent chapter is highly dependent on material in previous sections. Few readers using the workbooks will be able to skip sections. At a later date, it is likely that I'll release a revision. Since this would involve both reorganizing th... (more) |
— | over 9 years ago |
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What term describes the language used in comparing the ideas of different authors? I teach a course preparing students for college-level writing. In one writing task, the students need to read a passage written by one author, listen to an audio recording by another (who disagrees), then essentially describe and compare the two differing ideas. The writing typically fits into patter... (more) |
— | about 10 years ago |
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Where to put counter-examples within a 5-paragraph essay? I am tutoring some students in the very basics of writing a 5-paragraph essay to present an argument, in preparation for more advanced academic writing. I am instructing them to include: 1. An introduction with thesis 2. Three body paragraphs, each with statements that supporting the thesis and evid... (more) |
— | over 10 years ago |
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Is it acceptable to use many footnotes to share additional ideas? I teach a course in remedial academic writing. The students should learn to write at the graduate level. Some of the students are ELLs. They tend to include many extraneous thoughts and ideas in their essays that do not directly contribute to their thesis statements. These extra ideas are present in... (more) |
— | over 10 years ago |
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What steps to follow in thinking through the writing of a conclusion? I am teaching some students how to write a 5-paragraph essay. Their writing is coming together, but when it comes to conclusions, they get lost. They have difficulty assembling the ideas for a conclusion. I can show them a list of ideal features, show them sample conclusions, and give them a list of ... (more) |
— | over 10 years ago |
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What are these extra phrases added to the beginning of sentences called? I find that my students are using a lot of these phrases at the beginning of their sentences: - First... - First of all... - To begin with... - All in all... - The other reason is that... - Above all... - At last but not least... - Taking all the reasons and examples into consideration... - In a wor... (more) |
— | over 10 years ago |
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Is there an alternative to the common genre-system for classifying books? When fiction is marketed, I often see them listed by genre, for e.g.: "fantasy", "science fiction", "mystery", "poetry", etc. Most bookstores and Web sites use essentially the same categories to classify their books and use a similar system for sorting movies. Has anyone developed a comprehensive, a... (more) |
— | almost 11 years ago |
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How to tell or retell basic character and setting information in a series? I am writing a short children's novel and I want to expand this into a series made of several short novels. I intend to write the whole series at once so that the internal universe is consistent and so that I can add an arc across the books. This arc though is not the focus of the story and I hope th... (more) |
— | about 11 years ago |
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What is the difference between "creative writing" and "fiction writing"? My college offers many writing courses. I notice, one course is called "Creative Writing" and another is called "Fiction Writing". What is the difference between creative writing and fiction writing? (more) |
— | over 11 years ago |
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What does a typical creative writing course look like? Many universities offer degrees in creative writing with courses such as “Short Story Writing” or “Fiction Writing”. I would imagine that such courses are quite unlike other subjects, such as math or history. - What do typical upper-level creative writing courses look like in the US? - What does the... (more) |
— | over 11 years ago |
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What is the proper way to add Creative Commons licensing information to a book? I have prepared a book which utilizes some information which was licensed under a Creative Commons license of which a large number of people contributed. I believe that the use of this material requires me to release the book under Creative Commons. There is some sample text here, but I do not know... (more) |
— | almost 12 years ago |
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What binding and paper should be used on a self-printed novel? The last time I printed a book I just needed something done cheaply and quickly. The print store used very bright, glossy office paper (the same that they use for office documents) and used construction paper for the cover. I thought this would be sufficient, but when reading I found: - The edges of... (more) |
— | almost 12 years ago |
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How to objectively judge the storytelling in a writing contest? I am designing a fiction writing contest for 13 and 14-year old EFL students. The students have very limited experience writing English and writing fiction. I am developing the scoring sheet, on which the judges can evaluate the students. This must be very transparent and very fair. So far, the sco... (more) |
— | about 12 years ago |
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Can I write reference books about a fictional universe from an existing franchise? I want to write some reference books containing details about the fictional universe of some popular franchises, such as Tintin, or Star Trek. This would contain short plot summaries (1-paragraph in length) and various details about the setting and characters. The information would be similar to mate... (more) |
— | about 12 years ago |