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: 2nd Draft- Fix spelling/grammar or plot first? I just finished the first draft of my novel, and Im going to put it away for at least a month. The book has a lot of spelling / grammatical

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: Is there a quick way to know I have created a Mary Sue? For those who don't know what a Mary Sue is: see here. The problem is, there are far too many ways a character can be a Mary

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: Can I write my sub stories separately? I am writing a novel with two groups of characters. They will have their own adventures, and meet somewhere after the middle to take on the main villain.

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: Which traditional presses publish poetry? I would like to publish a poetry folio through my university press. My ex-poetry professor at my alma mater says that is possible, but the university

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: Do any ePublishing systems honor fixed poetry formatting? As per this article in the Huffington Post, the Kindle discards many kinds of poem formatting. I use a lot of white space, couplets,

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: Does this beginning hook the reader? Guide lines Q no. 4: This is supposed to be the opening part, but certainly not the whole of the first chapter or page for that matter... I'm not exactly

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: Any good side-by-side editor for script translation? I am in the process of translating a script and am constantly struggling with the side-by-side vertical scrolling of the document. Does anyone

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: Do these starting paragraphs make you want to keep reading? OK, first, I'm not a native. So, what you do by instinct and a bit of research, I do by extensive research, including accents and

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: When do I need to obtain permission to photograph and write about a business, work of art, or person? I am preparing a book which will include lots of short passages, on a variety of subjects,

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: Can I write reference books about a fictional universe from an existing franchise? I want to write some reference books containing details about the fictional universe of some popular franchises,

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: Are there any syllable-counting applications for poety writing? What software tools, if any, which can count the number of syllables on each line, to aid in the writing of English-language poetry?

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: APA Formatting - Changing Adjectives in a quote Should I change "our" to "their" in this quote? If so, how? As stated in their 2011 Annual Report, Siemensâ€™ identity and corporate culture is

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: "Lacking meat", "Content-free", and poor defense-development. Please critique my work After releasing my first blogging article I received some less-than-stellar reviews citing that I "managed

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: What are some good methods for framing the theme of a writing contest? I am designing a writing contest for 13 and 14-year old EFL students. The students have very limited experience with creative

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: Do we need a gap of time between drafts? Stephen King, in his book 'On writing' (and other writers), says one should put some gap of time between drafts. So for example, wait a month after

: Is character driven fiction more successful than plot driven fiction? I have heard that editors and publishers prefer character driven fiction, where the characters grow and learn, rather than

: Is there such a thing as talent in writing? One of the answers to my last question, got a lot of comments. My question based on that is: Is there such a thing as talent in writing? Are

: 2nd Draft- Fix spelling/grammar or plot first? I just finished the first draft of my novel, and Im going to put it away for at least a month. The book has a lot of spelling / grammatical

: 2nd draft- rewrite from scratch? I remember reading this somewhere, though I cannot remember the source: When working on the 2nd draft, read through the 1st draft, looking for holes. But then

: Should I start work on a sequel before I have sold my book? I finished the 1st draft of my book, and have put it in the freezer(as I asked about in this question). I was planning to start

: Is there a quick way to know I have created a Mary Sue? For those who don't know what a Mary Sue is: see here. The problem is, there are far too many ways a character can be a Mary

: How to give the readers breathing space, without putting them to sleep? I remember reading somewhere that while plots should have tension, too much tension will tire the readers out, so there

: Can I write my sub stories separately? I am writing a novel with two groups of characters. They will have their own adventures, and meet somewhere after the middle to take on the main villain.

: Which traditional presses publish poetry? I would like to publish a poetry folio through my university press. My ex-poetry professor at my alma mater says that is possible, but the university

: Do any ePublishing systems honor fixed poetry formatting? As per this article in the Huffington Post, the Kindle discards many kinds of poem formatting. I use a lot of white space, couplets,

: Does this beginning hook the reader? Guide lines Q no. 4: This is supposed to be the opening part, but certainly not the whole of the first chapter or page for that matter... I'm not exactly

: Any good side-by-side editor for script translation? I am in the process of translating a script and am constantly struggling with the side-by-side vertical scrolling of the document. Does anyone

: Do these starting paragraphs make you want to keep reading? OK, first, I'm not a native. So, what you do by instinct and a bit of research, I do by extensive research, including accents and

: When do I need to obtain permission to photograph and write about a business, work of art, or person? I am preparing a book which will include lots of short passages, on a variety of subjects,

: Can I write reference books about a fictional universe from an existing franchise? I want to write some reference books containing details about the fictional universe of some popular franchises,

: Are there any syllable-counting applications for poety writing? What software tools, if any, which can count the number of syllables on each line, to aid in the writing of English-language poetry?

: APA Formatting - Changing Adjectives in a quote Should I change "our" to "their" in this quote? If so, how? As stated in their 2011 Annual Report, Siemensâ€™ identity and corporate culture is

: "Lacking meat", "Content-free", and poor defense-development. Please critique my work After releasing my first blogging article I received some less-than-stellar reviews citing that I "managed

: What are some good methods for framing the theme of a writing contest? I am designing a writing contest for 13 and 14-year old EFL students. The students have very limited experience with creative

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