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: Is there any hope of a fictional short story being published? I mean under 100k, probably less than 50k because it's a short story. Actually, I'm not sure how many words a short story has

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: Do you use the word "that" too much? I find myself using the word "that" too much. How do you really know when you need that "that" word there? Like just now. I don't think I need

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: How to deal with self-criticism? I write non-fiction articles for my website and a weekly paid newsletter, and Iâ€™m doing that for some time now. However, I still struggle a lot with self-criticism,

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: Personal Page - review request I have created my personal about page, based on "The Personal Page" template. As a non-native English speaker I worry, that my attempt at telegraphic style

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: What's the best practice for displaying a personal website url in a resume? Like most veteran coders in the IT industry, I have an out-of-date website that I use to link to different activities

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: Can I use "We" to refer to me and the reader? I am writing my thesis and in many cases I want to take the reader through an example. For example: Besides the advanced composition rules,

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: Where can I publicize a website I have developed for writers? I am not a writer, but I have developed a website for them. Where can I advertise and publicize it?

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: What is this form of poetry called? I am poet and a blogger, and was writing a poem today for my blog. It went something like: So, are you missing me? Missing me so much that you crave,

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: How to get feedback about the quality of one's fictional writing from friends unbiased by the friendship? It is a little strange to ask, but are there ways to get feedback from friends about

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: Is it acceptable for a tech book to consist of only 2 chapters? I am interested in writing a book on a particular class of natural products. It would discuss the products' isolation and biological

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: How do I express opinion informed by my beliefs without being hamfisted? As authors, our influences can come from many places. Religion is definitely one of many influences on people's work.

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: What are good examples of backstory in natural dialogue? Does anyone have good examples from modern day fiction where backstory is given to the reader in a "good" way? I'm trying to get a

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: Location description I have a question for a friend in prison who wants to write a book. He asked me to get him a BOOK that helps him describe locations. He knows he can ask me for help,

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: What is the standard editorial timeline for genre fiction novels? I'm signed with a publisher working on my first genre fiction novel. The editor is driving me crazy not getting her work done

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: How to follow through with a good idea? Often times I have a good idea for a story, however short it may be. A good title, good characters, good story line, good concept, good setting. My

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: Does a writing medium exist which preserves reading order but also allows commenting and editing? I'm looking for a medium or a type of live book that's somewhat like a wiki or a blog, but

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: How do I cite or give credit to a statistic on a website? I'm not even sure if I need to since I often see statistics on website and blog posts without a source. Do I need to? And how

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: How to format Facebook chat in a novel? When I write a chat dialogue in a novel, how should I format it? Since it is not direct speech, it obviously needs no quotation marks, but should

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: May I use real weapon names in my book without copyright problems? I would like to use some weapon names to sound familiar to readers, (AK47, M16, C4, Colt...), but as far as I have heard,

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: This is an interesting and thought provoking question: "How do I write as an 18 year-old, non-native speaker would write?" And assume I am not one. I found this site looking for tips on my

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