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Posts by JDługosz‭

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Q&A Adding breaks in a novel—spaces, asterisks, or a chapter break?

If you are writing content, then use the proper sematic markup that indicates a break; e.g. a paragraph style made for that purpose. Are you designing a style sheet or the layout of a work to be p...

posted 7y ago by JDługosz‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A Resources for learning how to craft plots

The main problem for someone moving from non-fiction to fiction is the development of a plot. It is especially frustrating to someone who already knows how to string words together and "write well"...

0 answers  ·  posted 9y ago by JDługosz‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A Which canned Licence to use when posting short fiction?

I’d like to post some writing on my own website, and not lose sellability. It may be a portion of something that eventually gets sold to a magazine or somesuch. But many times I don’t mind lettin...

1 answer  ·  posted 8y ago by JDługosz‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A What do you do to prevent dips during which you're not writing anything?

Think about the writing when you’re not at the keyboard; e.g while walking the dog, especially if this immediately preceeds the writing time. Have an idea or three queued up before you start.

posted 7y ago by JDługosz‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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