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: How do I find an agent? I finished my novel, and everyone I've talked to says I need an agent. How do I find one?
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: For Fantasy Stories, Should You Include a Map At the Beginning of the Book? If you're writing a fantasy novel, would it be best to include a map of the geography that the story takes place
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: I have written my first novel and I think it's ready. What next? I've completed my first novel and done as much editing as I think I can as the author. What should I do next in order to
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: Do Novels follow a 3 Act/2 Plot Point structure like most Movie Scripts? Many Movie scripts use a Structure where there are 3 Acts (Setup, Climax, Resolution) with 2 Plot Points (end of Act
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: What are some examples of modern original plots? In a comment on this answer, a valuable community contributor suggested that it is possible to be totally original in writing, despite the fact
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: Examples for books that don't use (traditional) chapters? I'm a big fan of Terry Pratchett, and he doesn't use chapters (mostly). Are there any other authors who tend to not use traditional
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: Do most novels not get published? If a person writes a novel, grammar alright, decent story, word count, etc. everything okay, Is it a crap shoot for that person to get published? Is it
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: How to sell novel excerpts as short stories Occasionally I've seen novel excerpts published in short story venues. They're usually sections of a recent or forthcoming novel that also hold together
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: What is the proper way to write time in a manuscript? I haven't been able to find an answer to this question for a while now. What is the proper way to write time in a manuscript? I'm
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: What disciplines/habits are used to stay focussed on one novel over a long period of time? One of my biggest issues is staying focused on a single novel. My imagination is always creating new
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: Why does an author need an editor? I'm firmly in the camp of "your novel needs an editor, and that editor better not be yourself." But recently I was asked why that was, and I couldn't
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: Keeping track of multiple plot lines How do you track several plot lines woven together? I usually run 2 or 3 plot-lines in parallel, so I detail those plots each in a separate document.
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: What's the benefit of using invented languages in-story? I'm working on a fictional story set in a fantastical (although coherent) universe. I'm used to seeing invented languages in works like
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: What exactly do I do to get published? I'm interested to know what the publishing process exactly entails for future reference. I'm in my last year of school and I recently finished my first
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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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: How do I avoid a “mid-story info dump?†I am revising the manuscript for a novel. About a third into the story, a major turning point occurs when the main character (through whom the reader
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: Guideline on turning points in a novel? What are some popular guides regarding structuring a novel, specifically what turning points the story should hit and approximately at what point in the
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: How to emphasize a quote is written, not spoken? In a similar question on EL&U, I asked about suggestions for indicating that a quote is written instead of spoken. Robusto's answer suggested
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: Should you read your own genre? In terms of novel writing, I tend to avoid my own genre, at least for the most part. Some of the reasons why: Genre Blindness / Genre Trap: Too much reading
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: Can I shop an unfinished novel? I've been writing a novel that addresses some very current themes. My belief is that if I can get it out there quickly, it will succeed well. I'm working
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: How do critics review an author's first and second and maybe third novel differently? Do critics review first, second, and third novels differently? And if so, how? What do critics think is
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: What's the proper way of formatting writing from a character in a novel? I'm writing a story that constantly shows what the characters are writing. I would like to know how to format that.
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: Will my readers feel like they are reading a children's storybook if there are illustrations in my novel? I'm writing a novel. I also have good drawing skills. I would like to add illustrations
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: How to attract the average reader to an "intellectual" novel? For instance, If I write a novel which has the following: “The universe goes through a gradual transition from one condition,
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: Is character driven fiction more successful than plot driven fiction? I have heard that editors and publishers prefer character driven fiction, where the characters grow and learn, rather than
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: How can I make a story bigger? I have written a first draft of what I want to be a novel -- aiming for 50-70K words. When the ending arrived I was at about 30K. So I essentially have
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: Is it wise to publish a novel as an e-book, and how would I do it? I'm considering publishing my novel as an e-book (since I'm very techy) before I take the usual "paperback" route. Is this
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: No English degree, what are my chances on successfully publishing a novel? I don't have an English or Writing-related degree in any way. As of right now, I have no degree, but what I mean
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: When publishing a Fantasy novel, do I look for a specific Fantasy-only publisher, editor, and/or agent? When attempting to publish a fantasy book, how will I go about selecting a publisher? Is
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: Do Fantasy novels have less readership than a Realistic Fiction novel? Am I right in assuming that a fantasy book will garner much less interest than a realistic fiction novel? On one hand,
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: How should I break up chapters in a novel? Is it acceptable to pace my chapters in terms of an event? Can I get away with a 4 page chapter here, and a 30 page chapter there? Are there
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: Italicizing and adding accents to Spanish words in an English novel In my current novel I have a few characters who speak Spanish. The book takes place along the Texico border, so it happens
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: Adding breaks in a novel—spaces, asterisks, or a chapter break? I am editing my first novel and wherever I find a natural break in the story, I add a few spaces. I want to go back and
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: Why do ebooks often mimic the layout of the printed page? I was recently editing a novel destined to be published primarily in e-book form, and made a list of pre-press instructions, to be
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: Any suggestions to improve these three introductory paragraphs of a novel I'm writing (e.g. writing style, description and flow)? These are the paragraphs: Someone had called me at half past
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: Is it plausible to get a contract with an US/UK publisher as a foreigner? Looking for some insight in the publishing industry. Is it even remotely plausible to get published in with an English-language
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: Should I start work on a sequel before I have sold my book? I finished the 1st draft of my book, and have put it in the freezer(as I asked about in this question). I was planning to start
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: How much agent contact should I expect? How much contact should I expect to have with my literary agent (from a sizeable London firm, representing my first novel)? Are months of silence to
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: How do I keep the plot interesting in a humorous book? I am about to start writing a fantasy-comedy novel. A problem I found in 1-2 books of this genre is that the plot becomes weak, and
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: How to give the readers breathing space, without putting them to sleep? I remember reading somewhere that while plots should have tension, too much tension will tire the readers out, so there
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