Activity for Shantnu Tiwari‭

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Answer	—	A: What's a typical trilogy structure? I personally don't like books that force me to buy another 2 books to get the whole story (and maybe wait months or years if the books haven't been published yet). More and more, whenever I see something like "Part 1 of the Foo Boy trilogy" I just put the book back on the shelf, unless the author is... (more)	—	over 12 years ago
Question	—	Should I start work on a sequel before I have sold my book? I finished the 1st draft of my book, and have put it in the freezer(as I asked about in this question). I was planning to start work on a sequel of the book in the meantime. But I was told by someone that I should not work on a sequel till I have sold my first book, since if I can't sell the first b... (more)	—	almost 13 years ago
Answer	—	A: What are the advantages and disadvantages of digital rights management for self-published authors? It varies for each reader, but the majority(at least the vocal majority) say that if I pay for a book, I should own it fully. It should be mine to move to another e-reader, another PC/laptop, or anywhere else. DRM normally doesn't allow this. With DRM, you never really own any book, you just rent it... (more)	—	almost 13 years ago
Question	—	2nd Draft- Fix spelling/grammar or plot first? I just finished the first draft of my novel, and Im going to put it away for at least a month. The book has a lot of spelling / grammatical errors, as in true Nanowrimo style, I kept typing without fixing anything. When I return, what should I focus on: Fixing the spelling and grammar first? Or, s... (more)	—	almost 13 years ago
Question	—	How does the 10,000 hour rule apply to writing? The 10,000 hour rule, popularised by Malcolm Gladwell, says that: > the key to success in any field is, to a large extent, a matter of practicing a specific task for a total of around 10,000 hours Now, to be a good writer, you need to be a very good reader, writer and editor. Most of us have been ... (more)	—	almost 13 years ago
Answer	—	A: Do Fantasy novels have less readership than a Realistic Fiction novel? With realistic novels- I assume you mean thrillers. And not 200 pages on how Betty goes to work and comes home everyday. :) All selling novels have an element of fantasy and make believe. In thrillers, it maybe the hero taking on 200 Al Qaeda members alone while flirting with supermodels. In fantasy... (more)	—	almost 13 years ago
Question	—	Do all main characters require equal development? I have been doing some work on character development for my novel. I found that though I can write pages about the main character, other characters, who have an important role and will be there for most of the story(ie, they are not minor characters), only get a small paragraph. So my question is: O... (more)	—	almost 13 years ago
Question	—	Do books have to be written in sequence? So can we write the interesting action bits first, then add in the in between stuff, that maybe needed to understand the story or characters, but isnt so exciting by itself? For example the interesting scene maybe a scene where the hero fights ninjas and sharks(or ninjas on sharks ;-) ) , but there ... (more)	—	almost 13 years ago

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