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: Where can subject matter experts volunteer to work on proofing the technical details in fiction? I am not a writer (yet!), but I have been working in the computer field for over 10 years and

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: Does the Creative Commons license protect my writing on the web? I usually write on the web and I would like to license my writings using one of the Creative Commons licenses, but I can't

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: Writing a math exercise book I am in the process of compiling a collection of exercises in Linear Algebra, (freshman course). This is mainly just a series of examples, with a short theoretical

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: Which free licence to choose for my book (manual)? I wrote a 50 page manual that I plan to release for free. I do not mind if the book is copied, translated, printed, shared, ... I just

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: Good examples of fear/terror inducing techniques used with enemies What good examples of fear/terror inducing techniques do you know? Off the top of my head I am thinking of: the Apache Indians

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: How to handle taxes for a self-published book I'm thinking of publishing a book on kindle, but I don't currently have a business set up. Do you need a business to publish a book? I'm curious

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: Not knowing a character's name. Would this be frustrating for the reader? I have a project I have been working on for many years. It is quite personal and is intended for a small audience.

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: Color scheme for print and ebook I am currently writing a book intended for print (POD) and eBook (PDF/ePub displayed on different devices, including iPads). I use InDesign (CS4) to create the

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: Floating vs Float I was writing a short story piece where one person drops something in the water. I got puzzled by the following two choices. Google books seem to be using both of them.

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: Adding related work to an academic project report In an academic project report, what phrasing should I use to introduce and explain related work? I have to explain several previous projects;

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: How short is "short monograph"? I've seen several references to some "short monograph on subject X". But how short is that? Is there a standard length to use as a reference? I realize that

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: How can I write anonymously (based on true experiences)? I want to use an experience I had which is pretty unbelievable but true. The majority of the story will be completely true. It's not

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: How much influence does blogging have on learning to write better? I have 100 blogs and have written for 10 years in my language (Persian), but I'm not focused on increasing my ability to

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: Comma between the following clauses in AP Style? The AP style says that a comma is not needed between two clauses that have the same subject. However, it would become ambiguous if I removed

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: Techniques for creating a bridge between protagonists from different generations I'm working on a short novel that has two main stories. These stories belong to relatives from different generations,

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: Fan Fiction: a crutch or a good start? Writing is writing, but I am not confident enough to take on creating a whole world from scratch. Will writing fanfic or writing in other shared world

: Shared worlds: are there any good collaborative sites out there? Writing is something that I have wanted to do for some time, and I know that I don't currently have the skill set to do more

: What techniques are used to plot long (multi-novel) story arcs? As a very visual person, I have always considered plotting a story to be somewhat like knitting or macrame. How do series authors

: Where can subject matter experts volunteer to work on proofing the technical details in fiction? I am not a writer (yet!), but I have been working in the computer field for over 10 years and

: Does the Creative Commons license protect my writing on the web? I usually write on the web and I would like to license my writings using one of the Creative Commons licenses, but I can't

: Should you use two spaces after a period, or just a single one? I had heard some debate on this topic, and I had always learned to use two spaces after a period. But it would seem there

: Writing a math exercise book I am in the process of compiling a collection of exercises in Linear Algebra, (freshman course). This is mainly just a series of examples, with a short theoretical

: Which free licence to choose for my book (manual)? I wrote a 50 page manual that I plan to release for free. I do not mind if the book is copied, translated, printed, shared, ... I just

: Good examples of fear/terror inducing techniques used with enemies What good examples of fear/terror inducing techniques do you know? Off the top of my head I am thinking of: the Apache Indians

: How to handle taxes for a self-published book I'm thinking of publishing a book on kindle, but I don't currently have a business set up. Do you need a business to publish a book? I'm curious

: Not knowing a character's name. Would this be frustrating for the reader? I have a project I have been working on for many years. It is quite personal and is intended for a small audience.

: Color scheme for print and ebook I am currently writing a book intended for print (POD) and eBook (PDF/ePub displayed on different devices, including iPads). I use InDesign (CS4) to create the

: Floating vs Float I was writing a short story piece where one person drops something in the water. I got puzzled by the following two choices. Google books seem to be using both of them.

: Adding related work to an academic project report In an academic project report, what phrasing should I use to introduce and explain related work? I have to explain several previous projects;

: How short is "short monograph"? I've seen several references to some "short monograph on subject X". But how short is that? Is there a standard length to use as a reference? I realize that

: How can I write anonymously (based on true experiences)? I want to use an experience I had which is pretty unbelievable but true. The majority of the story will be completely true. It's not

: How much influence does blogging have on learning to write better? I have 100 blogs and have written for 10 years in my language (Persian), but I'm not focused on increasing my ability to

: Comma between the following clauses in AP Style? The AP style says that a comma is not needed between two clauses that have the same subject. However, it would become ambiguous if I removed

: Techniques for creating a bridge between protagonists from different generations I'm working on a short novel that has two main stories. These stories belong to relatives from different generations,

: Is it okay to create a remote bibliography or works cited page? I'm currently designing a print flyer and I'm using quite a few statistics and a few quotes. Since space is at a minimum, and

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