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: The Prophet: Part 1, Awakening .. Question about being "Too condensed" As per Jeff's answer here on meta, I'm posting a Critique Question. Let me know if I'm not following the process correctly.

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: Are there good tips on being a better creative writer? I'm a student at Case, and while we of course have an English department, it seems the only kind of writing classes/courses available

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: Which edition of Strunk & White's The Elements of Style? I'm interesting in picking up a copy of Strunk & White's The Elements of Style. Unfortunately I'm a little overwhelmed by the minor

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: Is Strunk and White's "The Elements" full of "stupid grammar advice?" In a previous question I asked about The Elements, RegDwight posted a comment containing a link to this article by Geoffrey

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: Should one blog in a few languages? Greetings. I've been blogging for a while now and I do it in Russian. But, some of my English-speaking... AHEM "Internet-friends" are unable to read my personal

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: Dialog, just what's the best way to write it? I've come across the following conventions: "Whatâ€™s this for?" asked Jake. Sue replied, "None of your business." He shrugged his shoulders.

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: What is a good methodology for researching a historical novel? I'm having difficulty with the research aspect of my historical novel. This question was originally going to be "how much research

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: Tools for science-based world building? I tend to lean towards science-fiction and fantasy, so world building matters a lot to me. A while ago, there was a question which asked how to go about

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: Voice of the author changes with the pov a good idea? I have been writing an action/adventure novel and am having a tough time deciding whether the voice of the writer should undergo a slight/moderate

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: How do you avoid the problem of all the characters in your story sounding the same? There's a common flaw that I can easily detect in amateur writing, (and of course my own) which essentially

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: How do you make your characters likable? Though I disagree that characters need to be likeable for a story to be good, I certainly do not think it hurts - nice people in stories serve as

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: A more specific type of "nervous laughter" A handful of my friends have an odd trait where they say something and immediately laugh after it in an attempt to judge its success. The topic is

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: Shots in a spec script? I'm writing a feature-length movie screenplay - well it's still at the story stage, so I haven't started to write the screenplay itself yet. I have been reading wordplayer

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: Should I be using commas to suggest/enforce cadence? I always think of commas as indicating pauses in speech, and vice versa. So I was surprised the other day when I saw somebody's typed-out

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: The Prophet: Part 1, Awakening .. Question about being "Too condensed" As per Jeff's answer here on meta, I'm posting a Critique Question. Let me know if I'm not following the process correctly.

: Are there good tips on being a better creative writer? I'm a student at Case, and while we of course have an English department, it seems the only kind of writing classes/courses available

: Which edition of Strunk & White's The Elements of Style? I'm interesting in picking up a copy of Strunk & White's The Elements of Style. Unfortunately I'm a little overwhelmed by the minor

: Is Strunk and White's "The Elements" full of "stupid grammar advice?" In a previous question I asked about The Elements, RegDwight posted a comment containing a link to this article by Geoffrey

: Should one blog in a few languages? Greetings. I've been blogging for a while now and I do it in Russian. But, some of my English-speaking... AHEM "Internet-friends" are unable to read my personal

: How do I construct a plot out of my many setting/character details? In my creative writing, I typically am inspired by short interactions between things: An overheard conversation. A person's

: Dialog, just what's the best way to write it? I've come across the following conventions: "Whatâ€™s this for?" asked Jake. Sue replied, "None of your business." He shrugged his shoulders.

: What is a good methodology for researching a historical novel? I'm having difficulty with the research aspect of my historical novel. This question was originally going to be "how much research

: How many words/hour should you aim for when writing your first draft? A couple of axioms here. Firstly, most people agree that you should write your first draft quickly, without too much care

: Tools for science-based world building? I tend to lean towards science-fiction and fantasy, so world building matters a lot to me. A while ago, there was a question which asked how to go about

: Voice of the author changes with the pov a good idea? I have been writing an action/adventure novel and am having a tough time deciding whether the voice of the writer should undergo a slight/moderate

: How do you avoid the problem of all the characters in your story sounding the same? There's a common flaw that I can easily detect in amateur writing, (and of course my own) which essentially

: How do you make your characters likable? Though I disagree that characters need to be likeable for a story to be good, I certainly do not think it hurts - nice people in stories serve as

: A more specific type of "nervous laughter" A handful of my friends have an odd trait where they say something and immediately laugh after it in an attempt to judge its success. The topic is

: Questions about writing in specific genres, such as science fiction, or about genres in general.

: Shots in a spec script? I'm writing a feature-length movie screenplay - well it's still at the story stage, so I haven't started to write the screenplay itself yet. I have been reading wordplayer

: Best dictaphone/transcription workflow? I've decided that the best way for me to get my ideas on paper is to dictate them, because I find that typing/writing 'gets in the way' and prevents me

: Should I be using commas to suggest/enforce cadence? I always think of commas as indicating pauses in speech, and vice versa. So I was surprised the other day when I saw somebody's typed-out

: Is it good style in fiction to write sentences as a flow of (disjointed) thoughts? I was wondering whether it is okay to write like this or not: I never went for the grooves. But I

: What is the correct way to write a fractional number in a formal letter? If I'm talking about a length of time in a cover letter, let's say 5.5 years, what would be the correct way to write

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