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: How can multiple viewpoints be used without breaking the flow of the story? I'm currently writing a story in first-person that has a connection to a series of external events - things that
: Good Outlining Solutions For OSX? I write technical non-fiction and find that I cannot write well without first constructing a detailed (10-20 page) outline. Are there any good outlining solutions
: Congratulations on your book offer! It depends on how quickly the publisher's legal department generates and sends the contract to you and/or your agent. One service your agent should be providing
: Is there any good time-line software out there? I write mostly speculative fiction, and use Scrivener for writing and note-taking. But I'm looking to start crafting timelines to keep track of
: Little did he know In the movie "Stranger Than Fiction" the professor of literature makes quite a big deal about the phrase "little did he know." I've written papers on "Little did he
: Do you have to be good at grammar to get published? I am not very good at grammar. Is there someone who would go through and correct your grammatical mistakes, even if you are not good at
: First Person Voice - Same as speaking? When writing in first person, if the POV character talks with a certain dialect or type of diction (eg. "I ain't got all day! Hurry it up, will ya?")
: How to focus a "Final Exam Essay" I have an Psych professor who likes to give essays instead of exams. His final exam is an essay that is supposed to encompass all we learned this semester.
: How to cite two volumes in one (Turabian) How do I cite a (reprinted) multivolume work in one volume, Turabian style? The way I see it, I have two options: Fairbairn, Patrick. Typology
: Am I correctly referencing chapters which belong to the same book? Looking for some help on how to reference chapters in a book inside of a booking I'm helping with. Should I be capitalizing
: Believable (but easy) archaic English Do you know any "shortcuts" to translating passages of my story into believably sounding archaic English? I mean, without taking a full school course? A crash
: How many short stories make a collection I would like to know, from someone who has marketed a collection of short stories (or is otherwise knowledgeable in these affairs), about how many short
: As Glenn says, it's a poorly formulated question precisely because it creates the ambiguity that you describe. I don't know who wrote this question and what they are trying to accomplish. In
: Can I use a different ISBN when publishing a co-authored book in two different countries? I have what seems to be a rather complicated situation and need some advice. I have co-authored a book
: How do I change a novel from first person to limited third person? For various reasons (increased clarity, and an interested agent), I'm rewriting what was once two first-person POVs into a
: Killing off a character: deciding if, when and how Killing off a character is a serious issue. Secondary characters or even extras can pass away without too much negative response from the readers
: Does this riddle abuse language to make it fit into verse? Not being a native speaker I'm unable to tell if my poetry sounds fine or just awkward - I know I'm abusing grammar to fit rhymes
: What are the advantages of different date formats in resumes and CVs? I've seen a somewhat related question, but it doesn't answer my question quite right. Say you're writing an event that happened
: Concept map software that concentrates on ease of use? ...and scales well? I'm in the process of writing a text game / "Make your own adventure" novel, with a fairly convoluted, non-linear plot.
: Problem: Scenes that are unavoidable, but boring More specifically: Two of my book series' main characters are (temporarily) diplomats. It's unavoidable to the progress of the plot. But diplomacy
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