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: Different Points of View What are the different points of view one can write from? I understand the basic first person (I) and third person (he/she), but I hear the term "limited" and "omniscient"

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: What are some ways to denote presentation style outside of written text. I would like my document as I am writing it to be independent of software layouts as I think it would be a better

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: Writing a bibliography In the formats I've seen for writing a bibliography, the author is always put first, and then the title. Are there some bibliographies where the title is put before the

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: Conlang question Diving (OK, dove) into conlanging for a novel I'm working on. The Conlang is atmospheric and allows for some subplot intrigue, but it's not absolutely essential to the story.

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: How do you come up with a fictional character name in a historical era/region? How do you research to find character names? Especially when it's long ago, not European, and the culture was

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: Defining Terms: To Capitalize or Not To Capitalize? Let's say that I defined a new term in my writing, such as (yes, it's second-person): You spot a Holo-Readerâ€”a long, silver metal tube

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: What to do with my odd-length work? I've just about finished up the first draft of a piece of work I've put a good deal of love into. It's genre fiction (paranormal/supernatural horror/urban

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: Should a novella have chapters? Is it appropriate to use chapter breaks in works shorter than novel-length? I feel as though the text requires breakpoints peridocially, and if it were a novel,

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: How can I revise these sentences to be more correct while still keeping the effect? I have written these two sentences: Despite her temper, I loved her still. Or perhaps not despite;

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: Should I use different pen names for different audiences (non-fiction)? I am working on three separate works for three different audiences. All are non-fiction. One is for children ages eight

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: Software for collaborative writing for a small team I'm working on a writing project with a friend, and we're looking for some kind of (preferably cloud-based) project management and version control

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: Describe all corrections as clearly and unambiguously as possible I have a paper that will be published. The editor sent me an email to return corrections. The requirement: Please follow

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: Effect of real world brands and/or places on story tone This is based on that question, but from a tone point of view. Let's say I have a story taking place in a near-future version of Boston,

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: Where can I find lists of commonly used words to avoid? I have a theory that good prose style comes in part from avoiding complicated, abstract, and pretentious words. Are there any good lists

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: How to write a summary of an article or any text print? For example I am given an article and asked to write a summary for money; where do I begin? Do I just read the article, and kind

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: Where could I get a sports fiction short story published? I've found Stymie magazine, but are there any other magazines devoted primarily to sports themed fiction writing? I think my story stands

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: I beg to differ with you. For lack of a better all-inclusive word, I call all of that "writing." The actual setting-down of the words is just one part of writing. And even once that

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: First of all, if a fiction book's purpose is "to show what will happen to the world, if something changes," then that's going to be one booooring book. Take, for example, Gattica. You

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: Storyboard a Novel? Sometimes I'm a contrarian and like to think things through backward. What about thinking first of a movie and then writing a novel about it? Would it make sense to storyboard

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: What concrete steps do you take to write for a specific reading level? People throw around reading levels when it comes to writing: "5th grade level," "10th grade level," "college level," etc.

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: Different Points of View What are the different points of view one can write from? I understand the basic first person (I) and third person (he/she), but I hear the term "limited" and "omniscient"

: What are some ways to denote presentation style outside of written text. I would like my document as I am writing it to be independent of software layouts as I think it would be a better

: Writing a bibliography In the formats I've seen for writing a bibliography, the author is always put first, and then the title. Are there some bibliographies where the title is put before the

: Conlang question Diving (OK, dove) into conlanging for a novel I'm working on. The Conlang is atmospheric and allows for some subplot intrigue, but it's not absolutely essential to the story.

: How do you come up with a fictional character name in a historical era/region? How do you research to find character names? Especially when it's long ago, not European, and the culture was

: Defining Terms: To Capitalize or Not To Capitalize? Let's say that I defined a new term in my writing, such as (yes, it's second-person): You spot a Holo-Readerâ€”a long, silver metal tube

: What to do with my odd-length work? I've just about finished up the first draft of a piece of work I've put a good deal of love into. It's genre fiction (paranormal/supernatural horror/urban

: Should a novella have chapters? Is it appropriate to use chapter breaks in works shorter than novel-length? I feel as though the text requires breakpoints peridocially, and if it were a novel,

: How can I revise these sentences to be more correct while still keeping the effect? I have written these two sentences: Despite her temper, I loved her still. Or perhaps not despite;

: Should I use different pen names for different audiences (non-fiction)? I am working on three separate works for three different audiences. All are non-fiction. One is for children ages eight

: Software for collaborative writing for a small team I'm working on a writing project with a friend, and we're looking for some kind of (preferably cloud-based) project management and version control

: Describe all corrections as clearly and unambiguously as possible I have a paper that will be published. The editor sent me an email to return corrections. The requirement: Please follow

: Effect of real world brands and/or places on story tone This is based on that question, but from a tone point of view. Let's say I have a story taking place in a near-future version of Boston,

: Where can I find lists of commonly used words to avoid? I have a theory that good prose style comes in part from avoiding complicated, abstract, and pretentious words. Are there any good lists

: How to write a summary of an article or any text print? For example I am given an article and asked to write a summary for money; where do I begin? Do I just read the article, and kind

: Where could I get a sports fiction short story published? I've found Stymie magazine, but are there any other magazines devoted primarily to sports themed fiction writing? I think my story stands

: I beg to differ with you. For lack of a better all-inclusive word, I call all of that "writing." The actual setting-down of the words is just one part of writing. And even once that

: First of all, if a fiction book's purpose is "to show what will happen to the world, if something changes," then that's going to be one booooring book. Take, for example, Gattica. You

: Storyboard a Novel? Sometimes I'm a contrarian and like to think things through backward. What about thinking first of a movie and then writing a novel about it? Would it make sense to storyboard

: What concrete steps do you take to write for a specific reading level? People throw around reading levels when it comes to writing: "5th grade level," "10th grade level," "college level," etc.

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