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Posts by M.Y. David‭

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Q&A First Chapter for Free?

I am currently working on a novel, and am approximately 45% of the way through (~37,500 words / 100 A5 pages). Working full time, I am unable to finish my story within the next month, and I plan o...

2 answers  ·  posted 11y ago by M.Y. David‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A Is there a free online alternative to Scrivener?

I currently use Google Drive/Docs to pen all of my novels and short stories, but really feel that I could do with a management suite of sorts, such as Scrivener. However, as Scrivener costs actual...

3 answers  ·  posted 9y ago by M.Y. David‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A Writing Across Multiple Genres

My current novel is of the satire/humour genre. Another novel that is currently in the works is still humorous, but is more of a fantasy novel. A third novel that I am currently working on - I li...

1 answer  ·  posted 11y ago by M.Y. David‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A Should I turn my enormous novel into a series?

I am currently writing a novel and am 25,000 words into it, but only about 10% of the way in total. My intention was to write a single novel, but as I write, it has clearly evolved into what I can...

1 answer  ·  posted 9y ago by M.Y. David‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A Map of my fantasy world - how do realms, kingdoms, cities, towns and villages fit into it? [closed]

In my latest novel, I have created a fantasy world and would like to create a custom map of said world. However, I do not know how realms, kingdoms, cities, towns and villages all fit into it. M...

1 answer  ·  posted 9y ago by M.Y. David‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A Section of a book that explains things

I am writing a fantasy novel and there are many elements that will need explaining, such as precious items, cities, creatures, and certain terms. A glossary won't suffice and I'm stuck as to what ...

5 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by M.Y. David‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A Chapters - Writing Order

I, like most writers, have a number of ideas about my current work in progress. I know how some chapters in the story will play out almost precisely (the ending / final chapter, for example) and h...

4 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by M.Y. David‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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