Activity for Franz Drolligâ€
| Type | On... | Excerpt | Status | Date |
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| Edit | Post #31938 | Initial revision | — | almost 5 years ago |
| Edit | Post #30385 | Initial revision | — | almost 5 years ago |
| Edit | Post #28381 | Initial revision | — | almost 5 years ago |
| Edit | Post #27124 | Initial revision | — | almost 5 years ago |
| Edit | Post #20249 | Initial revision | — | almost 5 years ago |
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What is a fiction story called, which is larger than a short story, but smaller than a novel? Imagine I write a work of fiction, which is larger than 10.000 words (short story), but smaller than 80.000 words (novel). The external genre is thriller, the internal one -- disillusionment plot. What do I call such work so that readers have the right expectations regarding its size? Possible answ... (more) |
— | almost 6 years ago |
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How overcome the budget constraint while building a fiction writing career? Recently I was exposed to several sources that suggest that writing one novel a month is possible: - The book 2K to 10K by Rachel Aaron, - "Write. Publish. Repeat", and - my old statistics file that shows that on good days I wrote over 4000 words per day years ago (which translates to 120 000 words ... (more) |
— | about 6 years ago |
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A: How can I make my 'first draft' good enough to be published? I'm in a situation similar to yours and I also want to maximize the chance of the novel being good enough right from the start. I plan to do this: 1. Design the plot. 2. Write a shitty first draft as fast as possible. 3. Improve it through editing yourself. Rewrite chapters or the entire novel, if ... (more) |
— | over 6 years ago |
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How to get valuable feedback on the quality of my storytelling? At any given moment I can focus on one activity among many, e. g. - improving my craft, - finding a publisher, or - building a platform for self-publishing. The latter two options only make sense, if the quality of my storytelling is already good enough (nobody can sell a poorly written book, neith... (more) |
— | over 6 years ago |
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What's the Silicon Valley of English language fiction writing? If a person wants to build a tech startup, he or she can increase the odds of success, if they move to a place with lots of like-minded people (e. g. Silicon Valley, Israel, London, Berlin). That way they surround themselves with people, with whom they can exchange ideas and who have similar goals. ... (more) |
— | almost 8 years ago |