Activity for Michael Stumâ€
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Edit | Post #10627 | Initial revision | — | about 5 years ago |
Edit | Post #10574 | Initial revision | — | about 5 years ago |
Edit | Post #4625 | Initial revision | — | about 5 years ago |
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A: Is it possible for an author's first book to be popular? J.K. Rowling's debut novel was Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. It was pretty successful. (more) |
— | over 10 years ago |
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Is there a complete guideline for which tense to use? There are questions here about specific use of tenses, but I wonder if there is a more complete guide on what tense to use when? For a fictional novel, Past Tense is the accepted choice. But which one? Simple, Perfect, Progressive, Past Progressive? When would I change? Would I be mixing tenses as p... (more) |
— | over 10 years ago |
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Spaceships - It or She? I'm writing a Science Fiction novel and describing a space ship. Sea Ships are usually feminine, while space ships don't seem to be either feminine or neutral. Would you stick to one? Or would you switch depending on whether the ship is addressed by name or just as a ship? > Herbert could see The I... (more) |
— | about 13 years ago |