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Posts by user9885‭

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Q&A Is there a hybrid novel writing method that incorporates both "pantsing" and plotting?

I have wanted to write a novel for the past three years. I have read books on writing and taken online courses. Some of that material recommended not using an outline to write a book, and some re...

1 answer  ·  posted 8y ago by user9885‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Can a person get bogged down by science fiction research?

I discovered my interest in writing a few years ago. I was extremely stressed out from work, and so out of the blue, I sat down to write science fiction every night for a week. Although I have bee...

5 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by user9885‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A I am teaching myself how to write a novel -- where can I find support and resources?

I want to have training in how to write fiction (particularly science fiction). I know that I can take courses (in my case online), and that I can join critique groups. I am on a budget, however....

2 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by user9885‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A What I kind of project can I do for a writer's group to show that I have mastered character development?

I have begun writing a story about two city-states in the year 2307 in an arms race to create a time machine. The protagonist must regain the confidence of his old "sim stealing" gang whom he sold...

2 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by user9885‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Craft group exercises or chapters in critique groups?

I am an aspiring writer who feels blocked in terms of writing a novel because I am lacking knowledge of craft. I have taken two continuing education type writing courses in the past five years: ...

2 answers  ·  posted 10y ago by user9885‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Looking for informed people to evaluate a creative writing project about psychiatry

I am a beginning writer. I would like to write a science fiction / fantasy book that is critical of psychiatry, including diagnosis inflation, the influence of Big Pharma, and the field's de-empha...

1 answer  ·  posted 8y ago by user9885‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Does the concept come before other "literary devices" in philosophical science fiction?

I have read in a few books about writing science fiction that a compelling concept should override considerations for character, and possibly other things like setting or plot. I have the notion t...

2 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by user9885‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Writing a novel for a charitable cause for free?

I am an aspiring author who wants to write a novel and have it published. Problem is that I am disabled and receive benefits, so I can't receive royalties because the income stream is unpredictabl...

2 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by user9885‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭