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: Best Way to Develop a Daily Writing Routine? I would like to go about making a habit of writing to a journal or blog on a daily basis. What techniques or patterns have been the most useful

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: Finding before/after examples where writing has been improved, to learn from I'd like to see a series of example paragraphs, showing before/after a rewrite, to give me specific examples of how

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: Writing first programming book I was recently asked if I was interested in writing a book for a pretty reputable publisher, which of course I accepted. I am not a writer by trade, I am a

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: Complex, long sentences are less common in modern English than in modern German, or in the English of a century ago, or in Latin. Most style guides agree that a sentence that one has to

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: I don't use it. I would caution against others using it, or any other thesaurus. I think that a large, varied vocabulary is a great thing, but the problem with gaining your vocabulary from

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: One of the classic books for scientific writing is Dey's "How to write and publish a scientific paper". It gives almost step by step instructions for writing and publishing a research paper,

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: What methods can I use to revise my writing? Background I am finding it challenging to transform an early draft into a finished product. My biggest challenges are putting the prose in the

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: Is there anything wrong with saying "Thanks" several times in the same email? If not, how could I correct it? E.g. here is an email I just sent: Hello X, Okay I see - thanks

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: How do I balance work with my love of writing? I'm a programmer and an aspiring writer. I love writing. Over the past year, I had been working on my first novel. Making the plot, dimensioning

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: Writing a book on establishing Cash N Carry business? I am currently writing a book on Cash N Carry and how to establish the business. Having authored a book on Retail Store Operations, the

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: I think the ellipses are fine, but I agree with the comment from the original site that italics would work as well. But neither one really shows a question, to my reading. If you mean

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: Single character POV vs. two POVs - how to decide? I'm starting to look at my next novel, and I'm trying to decide whether I should tell it from one POV or two. I've used both techniques

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: Paragraph flow, verb inversion and last sentence tone The paragraph below is a conclusion for an essay. I have three problems with the paragraph that I would like to review with you. This

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: How do I sign a (formal) email? My email client includes a signature beneath the text of my writing. Currently it is of the form: ------------ John Doe Acme Widget Company 123 Elm Street Metropolis,

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: Portraying life in a current milieu for science fiction that wants to be timeless Should a science fiction that wants to stand the test of time go into detailed daily life of the city it

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: Does this essay demonstrate flow, clarity, and passion? I am applying to school and, after 3-4 weeks of thinking and writing essay iterations, I ended up with the essay below. What are

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: Is being paid by the word/page making American books longer? I buy quite a lot of literature, mostly of academic nature. One thing I have noticed is that books by American authors always tend

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: My first act is lengthy. And I cannot shorten it. Any Suggestions? After the great amount of encouragement that you all gave me here, you'd be happy to know that I finally started writing

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: Some doubts on the use of Italicized words Okay here's the thing. After a tough verbal fight with my friend, I concluded that I will post this question here and get some concrete answers.

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: Best Way to Develop a Daily Writing Routine? I would like to go about making a habit of writing to a journal or blog on a daily basis. What techniques or patterns have been the most useful

: Finding before/after examples where writing has been improved, to learn from I'd like to see a series of example paragraphs, showing before/after a rewrite, to give me specific examples of how

: Writing first programming book I was recently asked if I was interested in writing a book for a pretty reputable publisher, which of course I accepted. I am not a writer by trade, I am a

: Complex, long sentences are less common in modern English than in modern German, or in the English of a century ago, or in Latin. Most style guides agree that a sentence that one has to

: I don't use it. I would caution against others using it, or any other thesaurus. I think that a large, varied vocabulary is a great thing, but the problem with gaining your vocabulary from

: One of the classic books for scientific writing is Dey's "How to write and publish a scientific paper". It gives almost step by step instructions for writing and publishing a research paper,

: What methods can I use to revise my writing? Background I am finding it challenging to transform an early draft into a finished product. My biggest challenges are putting the prose in the

: Is there anything wrong with saying "Thanks" several times in the same email? If not, how could I correct it? E.g. here is an email I just sent: Hello X, Okay I see - thanks

: How do I balance work with my love of writing? I'm a programmer and an aspiring writer. I love writing. Over the past year, I had been working on my first novel. Making the plot, dimensioning

: Writing a book on establishing Cash N Carry business? I am currently writing a book on Cash N Carry and how to establish the business. Having authored a book on Retail Store Operations, the

: I think the ellipses are fine, but I agree with the comment from the original site that italics would work as well. But neither one really shows a question, to my reading. If you mean

: Single character POV vs. two POVs - how to decide? I'm starting to look at my next novel, and I'm trying to decide whether I should tell it from one POV or two. I've used both techniques

: Paragraph flow, verb inversion and last sentence tone The paragraph below is a conclusion for an essay. I have three problems with the paragraph that I would like to review with you. This

: How do I sign a (formal) email? My email client includes a signature beneath the text of my writing. Currently it is of the form: ------------ John Doe Acme Widget Company 123 Elm Street Metropolis,

: Portraying life in a current milieu for science fiction that wants to be timeless Should a science fiction that wants to stand the test of time go into detailed daily life of the city it

: Does this essay demonstrate flow, clarity, and passion? I am applying to school and, after 3-4 weeks of thinking and writing essay iterations, I ended up with the essay below. What are

: Is being paid by the word/page making American books longer? I buy quite a lot of literature, mostly of academic nature. One thing I have noticed is that books by American authors always tend

: My first act is lengthy. And I cannot shorten it. Any Suggestions? After the great amount of encouragement that you all gave me here, you'd be happy to know that I finally started writing

: Some doubts on the use of Italicized words Okay here's the thing. After a tough verbal fight with my friend, I concluded that I will post this question here and get some concrete answers.

: Where to get critiques? Possible Duplicate: Internet communities where I can read/rate/review short fiction, and post my own? Where can I get feedback on my writing? I have just

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