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: How to keep the reader engaged throughout the novel? Some authors (a la Dan Brown in The Da Vinci Code) use an expected twist and unanswered question at the end of every chapter. Some (a
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: What are good places to post your work where it will be read by others? Seeing this site and reading some of my ridiculous stories that I wrote a while ago makes me want to start writing
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: Are the web audience who love microblogging and the book audience who love long stories different? In my experience readers on-line prefer summarized news and condensed stories a separate audience
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: How can I prepare for a career in instruction writing and editing? To technical background authors (e.g. Isaac Rabinovitch) who would possibly work in teams with non-technically trained writers:
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: What is the term for an accessible character that knows nothing? In a lot of books, movies, or TV shows, there will be a character that knows little to nothing about the subject at hand.
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: Research about science fiction readers? Has research been done (at any level) that gives demographic and other statistical information about the readers of science fiction? I'm curious about age,
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: As an new author, how important is to have a personal website? I'm planning to create a Facebook page where I can (hopefully) build a small fan base. I've seen many authors who have a personal
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: Intensity scale for romance novels? I've been looking about on #MSWL on Twitter, and I see editors using some kind of informal scale for the intensity of the sexual content in a romance novel.
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: What is the expected target age for a YA (Young Adult) novel? I'm curious about what the expected age for a YA young adult novel is, because it seems to have a huge range. I think most
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: How can I encourage more comments on my blog? I've been writing and running my own film and TV reviewing blog for about 8 months now, posting frequently (usually at least once a week) and
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: How can I write in a way that encourages discussion? I have a nice sideline as a freelance journalist. Obviously editors consider my work good enough on the whole to be worth commissioning,
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: What are common academic categories of a story’s relationship to an audience? I’m trying to understand the concept of an audience. I feel like exposure to modern stories has given me a vague
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: Seeking advice for maintaining child like authenticity without being too immature for the audience I am writing a novel which I imagine will have an adult or older readership (or at least teen)
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: How to write for a certain audience? I'm busy writing a book that I've been putting off for years. In this book the main character starts off as an 18 year old but grows up to be a young
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: How can I determine a genre's target audience? I am making this question with the assumption in mind that specific genres attract certain types of people. How can I determine the target audience
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: Fantasy and Science Fiction - should I choose a separate publisher? I recall reading somewhere (I believe it was Orson Scott Card's How to Write Science Fiction and Fantasy) that you should
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: High Tech Audience I have to write a simple introduction on the topic HTTP and its audience will be high tech. I am having a bit of problem in how to describe it in high tech audience? Can
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: Strategy, tactics, and resources to refine the niche and title for a self-help book Am trying to do due diligence to find the niche for a self-help book. I "get" the general idea of whether
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: YA novel with old protagonist? Edit: There have been a few very good answers and comments. The feedback I've got so far has made me question whether I'm even going into the right direction
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: A character's behaviour changes when returning to more familiar conditions. How should I attempt justify this change to the reader? The story I'm writing begins with the main character in an
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: Tips on engaging the audience in the first chapter? What are some tips you would recommend to immediately attract a reader, or make the story interesting enough to continue reading? I want to
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: Creating a story in which the hero(es) lose So I am still in the primitive stages of creating my own world and story, if I even do it that is. I am still trying to get a feel for where
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: How can I get reader profiles? How can I get a reader profile for a publishing category i.e. criminal justice, social justice?
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: Representing minorities without cultural appropriation Inspired by the great queens of East Africa (e.g. Arawelo in Somalia and Gudit in Ethiopia), I have been researching a fantasy story about
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: Writing a book that appeals to both genders So basically my novel consists of the following genres: Urban fantasy New Adult (somewhat; it's a high school setting but with details that exceed
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: How to write and promote my film blog more effectively? I am using Blogger currently. I have paid for a domain name, but my hosting is free and to be honest I don't really want to pay (being
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: Considering the audience for technical publications At work we provide three types of technical document, aimed at different kinds of users : The Quick Start Guide. Single laminated sheet, illustrations
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: How do I get more exposure as an author? I've done everything, from building a nice website, being active on social media, posting my work on numerous websites, but I just cannot seem to get
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: To what extent do I have to explain certain reasons or choices to my audience? In my story, there is a spot where there is a major shift in perspective as one point of view is supposed
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: Fantasy Series - YA or Adult protagonist? I plan on writing a fantasy series at some point. Based on what I've read, my automatic assumption was that the protagonist of such a series would
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: How do you explain the details of something technical to a non-technical audience? When writing about technical topics it is often difficult to get across the complexity of a topic without getting
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: How do I maintain effective documentation for different audiences while avoiding duplication? I need to maintain documentation of the same system for different audiences. How do I avoid duplication
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: What ages should I market my book towards? I'm writing a book, and while I'm not even close to finishing, I can't help but wonder what the age of my intended audience should be. I've read
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: A question on determining audience I'm taking a writing course and the biggest challenge I'm facing is figuring out my audience — particularly for something I have written where I didn't have
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: How does one write from a minority culture? A question on cultural references Christian culture is dominant. Thus, even without being Christian myself, I can recognise, understand and appreciate
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: How do I write for the majority, without alienating my minority? This is something of a companion question to How does one write from a minority culture? A question on cultural references I
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: How to identify target audience? And how much details do I need to know about my perfect reader? I'm identifying my target audience based on the experiment explained in the Snowflake Method
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: How to provide realism without making readers think grimdark So, I have a couple moments in a fantasy story where I want the heroes' actions to actually have consequences (Well, that are really
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: Do people usually like the side characters more than the MC? I feel there is a common audience trend in favoring the side characters more than the MC. And I believe "literary science" backs
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: Effective Usage of Twitter for Pre-promotion of a Book I joined Twitter several years ago, largely for promotional purposes, but while I've since amassed a respectable list of legitimate followers,
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