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: Jumping on the Zombie bandwagon Is it too late to jump on the zombie bandwagon? There are loads of stories about the possible popular outcome of an apocalypse, is it possible to squeeze anything

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: Using slang as a narrator - pros and cons Is it advisable to use slang and euphemisms as a narrator, in addition to the main characters who use it? Are there arguments for and against it?

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: What is the effect on the young reader when there is no "Happy Ending" in a story for children? It is a common practice for a story for children to have a happy ending. Would it be considered

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: How much sex is allowed in a non-romance novel? Exactly how much sex would would most publishers allow to be in a today's novel? Does it vary from publisher to a publisher? I'm not talking

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: What techniques are used to create non-linear stories? For stories that are highly non-linear, or that use multiple simultaneous sub-plots, what are some techniques for creating and managing the

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: What to do about noun clusters A personal frustration of mine is when I see a cluster of nouns sitting together in a sentence. I usually see these in highly technical emails, but not exclusively.

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: This tag should be used For questions relating to the sequence of events of a novel, also known as its storyline. In any work of fiction, there are three critical elements that must always

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: First publication rights still available on this? I created a book and used a commercial digital printing house to print and bind some copies, which I gave away as gifts. The book says in

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: A letter of recommendation I am a programmer/engineer who has been asked to write a letter of recommendation for a colleague, who wishes it to help him pursue higher education. Since I feel

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: Organization for epic fantasy writing Possible Duplicate: Organizing your Universe? I have some issues on the organization of my fantasy story. For instance there are many factions

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: What is the recomended word-count for a fantasy-fiction book? By recommended I mean what is the standard for it to be not too long and not too short. I know I should write until I am finished

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: Quoting a song in an essay title I want to use a song lyric as a portion of my title for an essay. Obviously, I have to cite that those words are not my own, but how would I go about

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: Write Out Loud is UK based, but it has a nice (though little) poetry community. LiveJournal is still limping along, and is still the writing community of choice for a large number of people.

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: Explaining that experience is far greater than official job title implies Hopefully this meets the FAQ under the 'Non-fiction, technical' section. I work as a Graphic Designer, but I want to

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: How critical is selecting an imprint for a self-published book? I'm about to self-publish a book through CreateSpace and they want me to give them an imprint. (I know, I know, "you're not

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: How to work with in-text markup for figures and captions in Scrivener? I like the writing tool Scrivener because of the organisation tools like the corkboard and the no-frills full screen mode.

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: Is the following piece of text comprehensible and written in good style? I am a PhD candidate and I am having difficulty in communicating effectively in writing. Specifically, this post is a

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: Text referencing protected, trademarkedâ„¢ and copyrightedÂ© names, what is the correct procedure? When writing an academic essay, if I was to reference Microsoft or Facebook, should I write Microsoftâ„¢,

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: Using dashes in writing dialogue Does anyone use em dashes (or two hyphens) to denote speakers in dialogue passages? Joyce does this as does William Gaddis. Many others. I practice it, but my

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: In what narrative mode should you explain a process or task? I want to explain a psychological and behavioural process to someone via email. I start off in first-person and speak to them in

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