Profile @Tiffany377 - selfpublishingguru.com - Self Publishing Guru - Community of self publishers, everything you need to know about self publishing.

: The "Rules" of Writing There are a lot of axioms that get tossed around in creative writing courses, books on writing, and of course, the Internet. Often, these little gems are explained to

@Tiffany377

Login to post replies!

Load Full 24 Comments

: Techniques for lengthening or merging chapters When I'm working on a novel, I have a tendency to write short chapters (1k-3k words). This is not a problem, per se, but I sometimes feel the

@Tiffany377

Login to post replies!

Load Full 2 Comments

: Breaking into journalism without a degree I am a fairly experienced writer, but I have little experience in journalistic writing and no formal education in journalism. I believe I can pick

@Tiffany377

Login to post replies!

Load Full 2 Comments

: Formatting for stage, television, and the silver screen What are the formatting rules for scripts? Are there significant variations? What differences are there between stage plays, television,

@Tiffany377

Login to post replies!

Load Full 4 Comments

: Will e-books prevent books from going out of print (and rights from reverting)? In the old days, books went out of print shortly after it stopped being profitable for the publisher to print

@Tiffany377

Login to post replies!

Load Full 5 Comments

: How do you meet a writing quota? As a parent with a full-time job, I usually have a limited amount of time to write each day. What are some tricks I can try to reach a specific word

@Tiffany377

Login to post replies!

Load Full 5 Comments

: As you say, it will be very challenging to create a likable evil character. A lot of people aren't going to relate to a person that does nothing but wreak misery on those around them.

@Tiffany377

Login to post replies!

Load Full 0 Comments

: What are common attributes of the Steampunk genre? These attributes could be character archetypes or traits, attributes of the setting, characteristics of plot or pacing, and broader themes. Essentially,

@Tiffany377

Login to post replies!

Load Full 2 Comments

: How many writers use fountain pens/dip pens today? How often are fountain pens and dip pens are used today by writers, and why do they use them? Or, if applicable, why not?

@Tiffany377

Login to post replies!

Load Full 10 Comments

: Is there any point in learning to write in cursive? I remember learning it as a child, and I remember I was told it was important and every kid in the class had to learn it. But now that

@Tiffany377

Login to post replies!

Load Full 4 Comments

: Is this a sound outline for an essay on "Comparing a Song's Lyrics to Society"? Very broadly, consider the topic of an essay being: "Compare a popular culture song's lyrics to society." I have

@Tiffany377

Login to post replies!

Load Full 1 Comments

: How much should I reveal about my book idea to a publishing house representative? I am a faculty member at a small liberal arts college and a colleague and I are working on a textbook that

@Tiffany377

Login to post replies!

Load Full 1 Comments

: How to reference facsimile (Turabian style guidelines) I have a book that says on the copyright page: Wipf and Stock Publishers . . . Publication date: 2/23/1999 Previously published

@Tiffany377

Login to post replies!

Load Full 1 Comments

: Where can I find exercises to help me develop fictional writing techniques useful in narrative nonfiction? I usually write explanatory nonfiction, but now I am interested in something more narrative--think

@Tiffany377

Login to post replies!

Load Full 1 Comments

: How to cite CD-ROM resources (Turabian) I have the PC Study Bible, which is a collection of resources (Bible versions, commentaries, &c.) bundled together and accessed via a special software

@Tiffany377

Login to post replies!

Load Full 2 Comments

: How can people doing technical, archane work be portrayed interestingly? I'd like to write the biography of an important, underrated scientist who performed a really important experiment. He persevered

@Tiffany377

Login to post replies!

Load Full 3 Comments

: How about a story as a series of anecdotes? I have a concept for a story I'd like to do where my purpose for writing the story is simply to explore a hypothetical society by means of anecdotes

@Tiffany377

Login to post replies!

Load Full 4 Comments

: Parts, books, volumes, etc Is there any standard (or at least common) hierarchical arrangement for major divisions of a fiction book? For instance, I occasionally see some large novels divided

@Tiffany377

Login to post replies!

Load Full 2 Comments

: There are several specific texts that could help you out. First is the 'Blue Jackets Manual'. This the text issued to Seamen during Basic, and covers pretty much everything you could ever

@Tiffany377

Login to post replies!

Load Full 0 Comments

: How to use `and so on` or `blabla` in the middle of a sentence? in the following sentence: We forge such concepts like agent's IP, agent's port, agent's sequence number and so on for ease

@Tiffany377

Login to post replies!

Load Full 2 Comments

@Tiffany377

Recent posts

: The "Rules" of Writing There are a lot of axioms that get tossed around in creative writing courses, books on writing, and of course, the Internet. Often, these little gems are explained to

: Techniques for lengthening or merging chapters When I'm working on a novel, I have a tendency to write short chapters (1k-3k words). This is not a problem, per se, but I sometimes feel the

: Breaking into journalism without a degree I am a fairly experienced writer, but I have little experience in journalistic writing and no formal education in journalism. I believe I can pick

: Formatting for stage, television, and the silver screen What are the formatting rules for scripts? Are there significant variations? What differences are there between stage plays, television,

: Will e-books prevent books from going out of print (and rights from reverting)? In the old days, books went out of print shortly after it stopped being profitable for the publisher to print

: How do you meet a writing quota? As a parent with a full-time job, I usually have a limited amount of time to write each day. What are some tricks I can try to reach a specific word

: As you say, it will be very challenging to create a likable evil character. A lot of people aren't going to relate to a person that does nothing but wreak misery on those around them.

: What are common attributes of the Steampunk genre? These attributes could be character archetypes or traits, attributes of the setting, characteristics of plot or pacing, and broader themes. Essentially,

: How many writers use fountain pens/dip pens today? How often are fountain pens and dip pens are used today by writers, and why do they use them? Or, if applicable, why not?

: Is there any point in learning to write in cursive? I remember learning it as a child, and I remember I was told it was important and every kid in the class had to learn it. But now that

: Is this a sound outline for an essay on "Comparing a Song's Lyrics to Society"? Very broadly, consider the topic of an essay being: "Compare a popular culture song's lyrics to society." I have

: How much should I reveal about my book idea to a publishing house representative? I am a faculty member at a small liberal arts college and a colleague and I are working on a textbook that

: How to reference facsimile (Turabian style guidelines) I have a book that says on the copyright page: Wipf and Stock Publishers . . . Publication date: 2/23/1999 Previously published

: Where can I find exercises to help me develop fictional writing techniques useful in narrative nonfiction? I usually write explanatory nonfiction, but now I am interested in something more narrative--think

: How to cite CD-ROM resources (Turabian) I have the PC Study Bible, which is a collection of resources (Bible versions, commentaries, &c.) bundled together and accessed via a special software

: How can people doing technical, archane work be portrayed interestingly? I'd like to write the biography of an important, underrated scientist who performed a really important experiment. He persevered

: How about a story as a series of anecdotes? I have a concept for a story I'd like to do where my purpose for writing the story is simply to explore a hypothetical society by means of anecdotes

: Parts, books, volumes, etc Is there any standard (or at least common) hierarchical arrangement for major divisions of a fiction book? For instance, I occasionally see some large novels divided

: There are several specific texts that could help you out. First is the 'Blue Jackets Manual'. This the text issued to Seamen during Basic, and covers pretty much everything you could ever

: How to use `and so on` or `blabla` in the middle of a sentence? in the following sentence: We forge such concepts like agent's IP, agent's port, agent's sequence number and so on for ease

Back to top