Activity for viila‭

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Answer	—	A: Is it illegal if I use religious material in writing my novel? It may be illegal in some parts of the world if the material you're writing can be considered blasphemous or heretical. However in most of the world it would be perfectly fine. Pretty much all mainstream religious texts are old enough to be out of copyright or predate the concept of copyright altoget... (more)	—	over 4 years ago
Answer	—	A: Outlining the climax made me lose interest in writing the actual story Your brain is convinced it's done with the first draft, which means it's time to start the second draft on the story cleaning up everything and filling up any missing details as needed. Which is a new task and one that you have to do regardless of how complete the first draft is. Yours just happens t... (more)	—	over 4 years ago
Answer	—	A: Is it possible to write a short story in 500 words? Easily. There are entire categories of "flash fiction" that are even shorter, even down to just six words (famous example allegedly by Hemingway: "For sale: Baby shoes. Never worn."). Common breakpoints are Twitter sized (280 characters), 50 words, 100 words, 300 words, 500 words, 750 words, and 1000... (more)	—	over 4 years ago
Answer	—	A: Does my protagonist need to be the most important character? It can work sometimes, especially if your main character is a pinball protagonist who is simply caught up in events happening around them or to them. For instance Arthur Dent is very clearly the main character of Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy, but for a large portion of the book series he instiga... (more)	—	over 4 years ago
Answer	—	A: Is It Legal to Use Military Insignias of Defunct Nations? Almost always it is legally fine. There is one major exception: Nazi symbology is banned in quite a few countries. And there are isolated examples of other symbols banned in individual countries, but those aren't commonly used or well known symbols (generally result of local strife, so symbols of loc... (more)	—	about 5 years ago
Answer	—	A: Why are outlines so essential? Depending on what kind of writing you do, you don't necessarily need an outline. If you're writing a short story of few thousand words, then, sure you can just bang it out. But writing long form fiction, the outline is useful so you know where the story will be going and most importantly how to get ... (more)	—	over 5 years ago