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: What to do if I can't meet my chapter word count? I usually set a word count goal for each of my chapters, say 2000 words. But sometimes I can't meet that goal, for any number of reasons.
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: What is a beat? I keep hearing the word "beat" in Writers.SE, as in "... break your scene into beats" from this question. What is a beat? How is it different from a scene?
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: Dialogue writing practices? First time novelist, long time writer here. I'm looking for creative writing exercises to help with my dialogue. Any ideas?
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: So I finished my novel. Now what do I do? A few days ago I finished the first draft of my current novel project after a few months of work, finishing at 83,212 words. Now what should I
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: What's the most marketable title? I am writing a novel about someone being chased by the Russian Mafia. A hitman is sent to save her and that's where the books takes off. I have way too
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: How do I successfully structure a long fiction piece? I’ve ‘completed’ three novels – a thriller, a coming-of-age story, and a mystery. I’ve had expert readers for all three including
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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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: Can I write my sub stories separately? I am writing a novel with two groups of characters. They will have their own adventures, and meet somewhere after the middle to take on the main villain.
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: How to cover different perspectives/levels of thinking in one story? I was reasoning with a friend about why movies/novels often get highly successful while others, despite having an interesting
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: Are fantasy books expected to be trilogies? Lately, more and more fantasy books I've seen are part of a trilogy. Is this because readers like it, or is it a cynical plot by publishers to
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: Write multiple trilogies or make a saga? So I am currently writing a fantasy story that tends to be long. This question is related to the following question: related The main difference resides
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: Am I too prepared to do NaNoWriMo? I've been wanting to do NaNoWriMo for years and finally decided that this year will be the one. But I already have extensive notes and a plot outline, and
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: What is the recomended word-count for a fantasy-fiction book? By recommended I mean what is the standard for it to be not too long and not too short. I know I should write until I am finished
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: I have too much dialogue, how do I add more description? I was looking at the last book I wrote. In it, I failed to meet the word count I had set for myself by a big margin, like 40,000
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: How to develop a story for a novel? I am looking for some inspiration on where to start writing a novel. I have a general idea for a plot and characters, but I don't feel it's enough for
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: How to restart a novel(la)? I've got a novel(la) of 33,000+ (130 or so manuscript pages) words that I would like to build up to 60,000 or so words - but I'm having trouble restarting the
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: How to start a book off? I have been working on my book (on and off...) for about 6 months. I have a good bit planned out with the plot, story line, and characters. I even have a small
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: Do I need to know anything to write a short story that I wouldn't know by studying how to write novels? For a long time now, I've been reading books on how to get the first draft of a
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: What should be put on scene notecards? (for novel writing) Once, a while back, I tried to use notecards when noveling to organize and develop my novel. The idea (a fairly common one, I believe)
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: What binding and paper should be used on a self-printed novel? The last time I printed a book I just needed something done cheaply and quickly. The print store used very bright, glossy office
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: How do I maintain flow and interest when handling numerous plot threads? I want to learn how to maintain the flow of a novel's plot - there are so many characters and events to organize.
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: Should a long flashback be written in first or third person? In my novel there will be a chapter-length flashback as one character relates a story from his past. The rest of the novel is
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: How to overcome the fact that I can't write long stories? I have written some short stories (in fact, they are flash fiction). When I'm writing short stories, the ideas and the structure come
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: Is it a bad idea to turn a short story into a full-length novel? I've written a couple of short stories. I'm really satisfied with some of them, and I would like to turn them into full-length
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: How to know if the events in my novel are 'realistic enough'? Sometimes I find my self wondering if the events in my novels are 'realistic enough.' I aware that they don't need to happen
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: Breaking the 'cooling down' rule after finishing the first draft I've read that after finishing the first draft, you should distance yourself from the project at least a month. I just finished
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: Is it really necessary to add things like "I thought, I wondered, etc," in first-person narrative? Example: The whole thing sounded a bit strange. How had she gotten my number? I wondered.
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: Scrivener project statistics is showing an incorrect word count I just purchased Scrivener yesterday and am trying to get it figured out. After importing my manuscript, I cut and pasted it,
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: Is the first draft of a novel usually shorter than the finished work? I finished the first draft of a novel I'm writing. Right now, it has 17000 words. I've heard that novels these days range
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: What is the "three-asterisk-break" section called? What is the name for a text subdivision that is shorter than a chapter, but longer than a paragraph? They are always untitled (unlike chapters,
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: How applicable are screenwriting ideas to novels? My current goal is to write a novel (I'm already close to the 35K word mark). However, most of the books I've read about story structure are
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: Should it be a Short Story or Full Story I asked Three questions in another question. To break it up, I am going to ask one which I still would like more feedback on. NOTE: I was told
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: How many different words are in the average novel? I realize there's going to be a bit of variation here from one author to the next and depending on length of the novel, but the range shouldn't
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: How to tell a story with the least amount of writing? I love to invent stories and come up with ideas, but I don't have the patience to fill out all the details that is usually a part
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: What constitutes historical fantasy? I'm writing a trilogy set 80% in Italy and 20% in other European countries. Each novel incorporates real historical characters and fantasy elements (a magical
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: UK laws broken by piracy of novels I'm preparing some briefing notes on various open licences and I'm looking for some clarification on legal aspects of standard practice in the UK. (If there
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: Are there any contests for teenage writers? Are there writing competitions/awards for novel length works by authors under 18? There are certainly prizes for professional novelists, and amateur
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: Getting details of a past century right I have been gathering ideas for a novel. The basic idea is in place; the story combines two different eras but the same place. How do I get the little
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: The value of labeling book sections My wife is beginning a novel, and she's written four chapters in under six pages. I suggested that she consider using page breaks, or lowercase Roman numbered
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: To translate a novel with Westerner's point of view I am an Easterner. I have been translating a novel, that is originally written in my native language, into English. During the process,
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