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: I used a Neo for several years for NaNoWriMo. I loved it for writing first drafts. The features I loved the most: It is (more or less) good only for typing. You can't play World of Warcraft

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: I think the problem with long sentences is not length per se, but poor construction. A well-written long sentence carries you along with it, and is a joy to read. Consider this long sentence,

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: Resources for thesis writing Will be writing my master's thesis in a few months. I have never written a thesis yet though. I was unlucky enough not to be required to have a thesis during

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: Is it safe to create a wiki for a book (or something featured in it) before the book is published? I'm working on a sci-fi novel, and it contains a lot of fictional creatures, which are

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: I'm getting tired of "he said" "she said" in dialogue; how do I get around it? I get tired of "he said", "she said", "they replied". Is there a better, but still reasonable way, to indicate

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: Is it really so "impossible" to get published by a traditional publisher? I was an avid reader in my early years (as in hard copy - books), and I still am (just now via computer)... and

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: Can I release material related to a work and maintain my rights before publishing? I don't know how many writers here are into the techy side of life, but I am wondering, if say. someone

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: Use of past vs. present tense in works of fiction I have recently picked up several works of fiction and begun to read them. I have found that some are written using past tense while others

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: Should I care if my short story has the same title as someone else's book? It appears to be a pretty obscure book. It's on Amazon, but there are no descriptions or reviews. From the

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: What software can handle both revision control and layout? I'm desperately looking for a book publishing solution that can handle revision control and layouts. My issues/requirements are as follows:

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: How to get over writer's block related to revising? I'm a PhD Student in the social sciences. When I do focused free-writing on a topic, my thoughts just fly out and I can easily generate

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: I would advise you to get hold of a number of non-fiction naval books and start reading! Ideally look for biographic works, rather than factual books, as these will contain more insights into

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: Do empty pages need a number? I would like to start each chapter on the right side of the book, as there are few chapters with a different point of view. I know numbering has to continue

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: What republication rights do I have? My book was published by Melrose Books, Ely, U.K., in 2008. It was not self-published/vanity published, though I did have to pay toward publication. It is

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: How to do dialogue? Whenever I'm writing, I use this style: "I don't see why I have to put up with this nonsense." I muttered. However, I see this type of writing in books: "This

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: Custom Meta-Data in Scrivener. You can do some custom fields in Scrivener. See the "Custom Meta-Data" button at the bottom of the inspector (it looks like a little tag). Here's a photo where

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: How to indicate emphasis in plain text manuscripts Some short story markets (e.g. Daily Science Fiction) request manuscripts in plain text. How do you indicate emphasis in a plain text manuscript?

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: Does this opening relate to the message? This is now my third attempt of writing the opening of my book. I took What's advice and tried to send a message to the readers. the message was:

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: Legal effect of standard fiction disclaimer Does the standard fiction disclaimer (... any resemblance to persons living or dead...) have any legal effect? I am most interested in citations of

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: Rules Of Fantasy Story? What The Perfect Rules Or Perfect Template To Write A fantasy story.. what I most Reading? From Where I start The story? What I need Before writing fantasy?

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