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: How is parallel construction viewed in literature? I wrote a "take-off" on a French song using a technique that I believe is called "parallel construction." https://french.stackexchange.com/questions/6041/can-rustique-be-used-as-a-

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: Kindle Worlds Publishing Benefits, Statistics? Lots of articles/opinions on Kindle worlds out there. Not that much on actual numbers and facts that I can find. What I want to know is, if I

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: Writing different genres I like to write many different genres in my fiction writing but I think that this would be confusing as an author's name becomes somewhat of a brand. Is it therefore

: Which English grammar should be followed when writing for a global audience? In relation to my question on Usage of 'z' in the word serialized in English?, it seems I was mistaken in assuming

: How to write a short story? I am working on a computer game right now. Therefore i need a story. First of all I want to write down the plot as a short story as the game has an emphasis

: APA (sixth edition) citation for the Fourth Assessment Report I'm trying to cite a source from the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report: http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/publications_and_data_reports.shtml

: How do I maintain flow and interest when handling numerous plot threads? I want to learn how to maintain the flow of a novel's plot - there are so many characters and events to organize.

: Is it a bad idea to vary the voice of the narrator in third person (limited omniscient)? I did some thorough searching for duplicates of this question, but I don't think they really cover

: How to cite a dubbed TV series? APA 6th edition I'm quoting lines from a dubbed TV series and I'm not sure how to reference it? I have looked everywhere and I only found how would you cite

: How is parallel construction viewed in literature? I wrote a "take-off" on a French song using a technique that I believe is called "parallel construction." https://french.stackexchange.com/questions/6041/can-rustique-be-used-as-a-

: Declaring short forms in an essay I'm writing a critical review of two essays for a university class. Both of these essays have fairly long names. The essay begins like so... This essay

: Is an MLA citation needed for a broad description of a poem's theme? I'm trying to figure out whether I need to cite these poems or not. â€œOut, Outâ€”â€ has its morbid description of

: Using LaTeX with publishers? Background: Im working on a rather long instructional book, and have just started trying to use LaTeX. The book doesn't have any scientific notation in it, and most

: Why do writers use "said" instead of "asked" when someone asks a question? I often see writers use "said" instead of "asked" when their character asks a question. e.g. From The Hobbit:

: Are there any "quantitative" (computer) programs that measure plagiarism? An example might be the following: "Romeo, wherefore art thou Romo?" from the classic Shakespeare play. Suppose I changed

: Referring to sign language in conversations I am writing a story in which one of the main characters is Deaf, and therefore communicates with other leads using sign language. Not being a native

: How can we have foreshadowing in a story that takes place in a universe where the future can't be known beforehand? In a (non-comedic) story where the philosophical implications of the existence

: How to describe a scene involving a shift in the environment due to forbidden magic? Background/scene for question: A character witnesses his wife killed before him. While holding her, he begins

: What is the Normal Process for Gathering Permissions for Quotation Collections I am contemplating gathering a collection of quotations from a single writer, similar to The Quotable [C.S.] Lewis

: Kindle Worlds Publishing Benefits, Statistics? Lots of articles/opinions on Kindle worlds out there. Not that much on actual numbers and facts that I can find. What I want to know is, if I

: What is the voice called when the narrator is a secondary character? Stories that are told by an "all seeing" narrator are told in the "third person." Stories that are told by the main character,

: Cite Multiple sources Chicago manual style I have cited the same source multiple times on one page of my essay. In my footnotes do I have to list the source each time, or is there a technique

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