Activity for Zeiss Ikonâ€
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A: Would I be able to have my characters play "Dungeons and Dragons" in my book? If the characters talk about having played the game, rather than actually playing on-screen, as it were, the actual game is in danger of becoming an extraneous detail -- at best, it's group characterization ("This group of friends are geeks of the flavor who sit around a table with odd-shaped dice an... (more) |
— | over 5 years ago |
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A: How do some self-published books on Amazon get lots of sales without any marketing whatsoever? One thing to be aware of is that some authors "game" the Amazon system. That is, they'll "buy" reads and reviews, through online services that use automation to "read" books through Kindle Unlimited (the author gets paid by the page read, and "reads" are counted the same way), and make reviews from t... (more) |
— | almost 6 years ago |
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A: If I'm writing in US English, am I not allowed to use the metric system? Whether you're allowed: yes, you're allowed to use metric in US English. Whether it's a good idea depends very much on details of the setting, and of your intended audience. If your story is set in the rural United States in, say, the 1950s, none of your characters are likely to think in metric uni... (more) |
— | over 6 years ago |
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A: What is the name of the service or job title for typing handwritten manuscripts? I'm used to calling the person who converts handwritten documents into (digital or ink on paper) typed manuscript a typist. They used to be a lot more common; large offices would have a "typing pool" from which, in rotation, typists would be summoned to type a job (such as producing a fair copy of a ... (more) |
— | almost 7 years ago |
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How to prevent ebook piracy from stealing your livelihood? I'm a part-time writer, still working on my novel (with a long term goal to make a living as a writer). My partner is also a writer, full time, with a couple dozen novels in ebook format, who makes a reasonable living solely from ebook sales. Recently, however, there have been a number of incidents w... (more) |
— | about 7 years ago |
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A: How can I write a realistic motorcycle crash? As one who has experienced three (fairly mild) motorcycle crashes (two front-wheel lockups, and one caused by changing lanes over a lane divider curb), one with mild injury, I can tell you one fairly realistic way would be to jump-cut from the instant before the crash (after it's inevitable, but befo... (more) |
— | about 7 years ago |
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What's gained from NaNoWriMo? Generally, I understand NaNoWriMo to have the goal of writing a complete novel (at least a first draft) during the month of November. To reach "novel" word count, this requires writing approximately 2000 words per day, on average, for the entire thirty days. What I don't understand is why, if someon... (more) |
— | about 7 years ago |