Neil‭

I was recently editing a novel destined to be published primarily in e-book form, and made a list of pre-press instructions, to be followed when the final text is agreed upon. Some of these instruc...

4 answers  ·  posted 13y ago by Neil‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

There's no single standard about this. Whether you engage your readers is up to you, in some cases up to your editor at the publication in question (or perhaps their policies). Barring that kind o...

posted 9y ago by Neil‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

Is there a way to see a list of tags? When I want to answer questions, it'd be helpful if I can zero in on areas of interest.

0 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by Neil‭  ·  edited 4y ago by ArtOfCode‭

Art is obsession, and how well (or badly) it's dealt with seems to fascinate artists. Ernest Hemingway was the focus of Dan Simmons's The Crook Factory, a faux-historical novel set mostly in Cuba...

posted 14y ago by Neil‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

Your English writing skills could use a little smoothing out, if the question above is representative. However, that will improve in time with practice and the help of a good editor. If you have th...

posted 14y ago by Neil‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

A map can be a nice touch, or it can be a hindrance. Are there are particular scenes where a map would let you snip out several paragraphs of tedious explanation? If there are only one or two such ...

posted 14y ago by Neil‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

What's the most important thing that your readers need to know right way? What's the scene that will drag them into your story? The answers to those questions will tell you what should come first. ...

posted 14y ago by Neil‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

On the test, I'm in the "slight" category on three out of the four axes, which includes the judging - perceiving one that you're concerned with. I tend to work with outlines, but if the story takes...

posted 14y ago by Neil‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

This is a good question. Unfortunately, outside of the programming realm, there's no system for tracking changes at the character level that I'm aware of. (If there is one, I'd love to know about i...

posted 12y ago by Neil‭  ·  edited 3y ago by Canina‭

The issue here is that you want to avoid an identity disconnect between the reader and this character. If the reader is connecting to this character only through their name, then this is not only a...

posted 12y ago by Neil‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

(I'm answering this from a point-of-view of readability. If your corporate communications are subject to any internal style sheets or style guide such as AP or Chicago - since you have a policy on ...

posted 12y ago by Neil‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

The best you can do, I think, is to try and pick up on the tone of the work that the original writer was trying to convey. Since your profile indicates that you're an Indonesian/English translato...

posted 11y ago by Neil‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

The best date formats are the ones that are (1) clear and (2) familiar to your audience. You want your readers to focus on the content of your resume/CV, and this will be difficult if they have to ...

posted 11y ago by Neil‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

There's no one answer to this, and there might have been many reasons for the author tot write the article like she did. My guess is that it's an attempt to make the Dropbox CEO seem innovative and...

posted 11y ago by Neil‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

I agree with hildred's answer that a review of the basics is in order here: Sentence structure, grammar, and so on. There are no standards for general-interest articles, but academic papers do ha...

posted 11y ago by Neil‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭