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: What is the name for the literary technique where the author writes him/herself into a book? In a number of novels by Clive Cussler, the characters are sometimes offered help by a person whose

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: Can Articy Draft be used to write a book? I recently bought Articy Draft to catalog my writing endeavours. It seems good for writing scripts, but what about writing a book? Reference: http://www.nevigo.com/en/articydraft/ove

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: Should blog posts be reformatted to past tense after an event? A writer is doing blog coverage of an event which is time sensitive (happens annually). The writer uses present tense for the

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: From Markdown to .odt and vice-versa: a possible distraction-free writing workflow? I'm writing a master thesis (Sociology) and I'm really penalized by distractions. I would happily shift to a

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: For Sci-Fi books, what is the purchasing split between regular and ebooks? I can get the data for ALL books. But can anyone direct me to regular/ebook purchasing data broken down by genre

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: Removing an allocated task from someone In the software we're developing, the user can 'allocate' a task to a person or group. Correspondingly he may also take a task away from them. What

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: Would this be considered abstract writing? I have been toying around with the idea of writing an abstract Novel. I was thinking about what it would be like if I were to write a book that

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: What are the 3 all-time best-sellers in each genre? NOT your personal favorites (subjective)! The best-sellers (objective). Group book series together. Anyone know? Educated guesses are OK,

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: In QuÃ©bec, we have Patrick Senecal who writes YA books (or the French Canadian cultural equivalent, Â«romans jeunessesÂ»), and eh is known for his gory and disturbing stories. I think it's

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: Are there any useful guides to writing stories based in RPG universes/aimed at a role playing audience? It seems that the RPG genre of books and stories have standard components, that fans

: Is translation work likely to help me develop my own writing abilities? I've been offered work translating some creative works into English. Is this kind of work likely to push my creative boundaries,

: How important is typing speed to a successful writing career? How important is it for a writer to be fast when using a keyboard?

: Which techniques can I use to become a better editor when editing my own writing? I'm looking to improve my ability to edit and correct my own writing. What are some techniques I can use

: A thesaurus is helpful when the word you want is "on the tip of your tongue." I look up whatever word I can think of that is closest in meaning to the word I want, and then from there,

: What are effective ways of working with a nonfiction editor? How do you defend the integrity of your work while maintaining a cooperative and friendly rapport? Specifically, how can one work

: Where to look for ESL writers and copyeditors? I often work on lessons for ESL students - texts, dialogues, etc. I'm not a native speaker and I don't have any friends abroad. I often need

: It's just a matter of style whether you want your "profile" to look as if it's written by you, or by someone else. Follow your own inclination unless you're doing it in a context where

: What is the name for the literary technique where the author writes him/herself into a book? In a number of novels by Clive Cussler, the characters are sometimes offered help by a person whose

: Can Articy Draft be used to write a book? I recently bought Articy Draft to catalog my writing endeavours. It seems good for writing scripts, but what about writing a book? Reference: http://www.nevigo.com/en/articydraft/ove

: Should blog posts be reformatted to past tense after an event? A writer is doing blog coverage of an event which is time sensitive (happens annually). The writer uses present tense for the

: From Markdown to .odt and vice-versa: a possible distraction-free writing workflow? I'm writing a master thesis (Sociology) and I'm really penalized by distractions. I would happily shift to a

: For Sci-Fi books, what is the purchasing split between regular and ebooks? I can get the data for ALL books. But can anyone direct me to regular/ebook purchasing data broken down by genre

: Removing an allocated task from someone In the software we're developing, the user can 'allocate' a task to a person or group. Correspondingly he may also take a task away from them. What

: Would this be considered abstract writing? I have been toying around with the idea of writing an abstract Novel. I was thinking about what it would be like if I were to write a book that

: What are the 3 all-time best-sellers in each genre? NOT your personal favorites (subjective)! The best-sellers (objective). Group book series together. Anyone know? Educated guesses are OK,

: In QuÃ©bec, we have Patrick Senecal who writes YA books (or the French Canadian cultural equivalent, Â«romans jeunessesÂ»), and eh is known for his gory and disturbing stories. I think it's

: Is it legal to name a character in a story after a disguised trademark? I'm writing a sci-fi book series. As a true nerd, I want to use some characters to "do homage" to famous scientists,

: Can Google Docs be used for technical product documentation? My company is hiring a contract technical writer to improve our product's documentation. As the maintainer, I'm currently using Google

: Character development in a story? I am working on a book for fun and have thought a lot about character development. Is character development as important as the actual dialog of the story?

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