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Type	On...	Excerpt	Status	Date
Answer	—	A: Nanowrimo and typewriting How about a three ring binder? It would make it easy to insert a new chapter, although it won't solve the issue of needing to make edits. Perhaps you can have list of notes at the beginning for keeping track of things like changing a characters name? You can then refer to that list of things that ne... (more)	—	over 5 years ago
Answer	—	A: Is it possible to use version 3 Scrivener documents in both Mac & Windows? There's also the option to use the Windows Beta version of Scrivener 3. The beta is getting close to release and they're mostly working on bug fixes and the compiler. As mentioned in the linked post, compiling is still a work in progress, so it's probably best to do all the compiling on Mac, but the... (more)	—	almost 6 years ago
Answer	—	A: How to make a repeating plot "slice" not annoying If X gets hurt in a fight, recovers, gets hurt in a new fight, recovers again, etc. that is going to start to get boring. If you want to avoid boring your readers, fights need to have consequences. In your story, that's not death, but it could be a lasting injury, or a damaged plot relevant item. X... (more)	—	over 6 years ago
Answer	—	A: How do you keep a villainous character from being offensive to a particular group? In addition to what others have said about how to portray the villain, a good way to have a portrayal of a bad character who's a member of a particular group(veterans in this case) without implying the same of the whole group, is to have other characters who are also in that group. If of three or fo... (more)	—	over 6 years ago
Answer	—	A: Leaving out names/pronouns to speed up the flow of a script? According to Write Right Now, using sentence fragments in scripts is standard. > But take a look at any half-competent screenplay and you’ll find it full of clipped sentences, which still make sense. This is because screenwriting is about communicating a plan of action, a blueprint, not a full-bodie... (more)	—	over 6 years ago
Answer	—	A: Multiple continues references in Microsoft office word 2013 According to this page on word.tips.net, this is not possible in Word. There is instead a suggestion to hide the middle references and add a dash: > One solution is to select the intermediate references in the range, format them as hidden text, and then add a dash. For instance, you could select ",... (more)	—	over 6 years ago
Answer	—	A: Other than trademarked names, should recipe ingredients in a cookbook be capitalized? Most ingredients start with a number (1 cup flour), so they don't need to be capitalized, but if the ingredient starts with a letter (Salt to taste), it should be capitalized. See Virginia Tech's How to Write a Recipe (more)	—	almost 7 years ago
Answer	—	A: Where should I put my tl;dr? Where to put the a tl;dr or summary is going to vary depending on the piece. For example, an email from I.T. warning about a change will include the most important information and what users need to do upfront, and then may include further details beneath that for those who are curious. Having the ... (more)	—	almost 7 years ago
Answer	—	A: How to decide which sentence structure is correct? You've gotten answers picking each sentence -- they all work! It's going to come down to your opinion, which one you think sounds best. To get a better feel for it, I suggest reading each one out loud, in context (read a couple sentences before and after) to hear which one sounds best. I also have... (more)	—	over 7 years ago