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Posts by Michael B‭

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Q&A Are there good tips on being a better *creative* writer?

I would say that if you're a coder by trade, then creative writing is very similar to creating a complex piece of code. If you woke up tomorrow morning and decided to write a word processor in go...

posted 9y ago by Michael B‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A How to format multiple inner voices, differentiating the text from dialogue? and omnipresent inner voice

The most important thing you need to establish is a consistency of approach. Decide on a way to introduce a voice, reinforce it a couple of times and then get on with writing. The important part he...

posted 9y ago by Michael B‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A How much heed should we pay to writing advice

In replying to this question I thought this would make a good question... This entire site is devoted to giving people advice on their writing, there are a near infinite number of books and magaz...

5 answers  ·  posted 9y ago by Michael B‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A When does satire (parody) become plagiarism?

This is purely my thoughts on this from a literary viewpoint, what I'm saying here could very well be legally wrong, I'm not a lawyer, and not even attempting a legal opinion While I think this i...

posted 9y ago by Michael B‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A How rough should a rough draft be

For a long time I would edit chapters as I wrote them, to make them as complete as possible. Unfortunately this often resulted in me running out of steam and never actually finishing them. I've r...

2 answers  ·  posted 9y ago by Michael B‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A Can technical writing suck less

I currently have the prospect of writing a considerable amount of technical documentation (describing interactions with an extremely complex online service). I consider myself a reasonably proficie...

4 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by Michael B‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭