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The British equivalent of a 'Home run' in terms of describing a successful outcome

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Story Tile for my books (they are a series) [on hold]

titles series

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Desire + Gerund (-ing verb)? [migrated]

grammar

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Tool for making guitar chord diagrams

software tools graphics

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Can titles be wordy in MLA format? [on hold]

word-choice mla titles

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How short can a poem be until it can no longer be a poem?

style creative-writing technique poetry perspective

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Should I copyright my material before sending to my publisher?

publishing novel copyright legal

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essay

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Foreign names with complex pronunciations in an English translation

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How to convert non-fiction narrative to monologue

style non-fiction viewpoint

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best licensing option for freest possible sharing of lyrics while retaining the right to get paid if someone else makes money from them

legal creative-commons

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Is the genre 'fantasy' still fantasy without magic?

creative-writing fiction fantasy

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Difference between willst and wilt in Shakespearean?

academic-writing word-choice screenwriting grammar tenses

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Writing a letter from the future

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Are competitions worth it in order to get published?

publishing short-story

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What type of writing do reviews fall under?

journalism reviews

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When am I using “I” too much?

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Outlining the climax made me lose interest in writing the actual story

creative-writing writers-block outline emotions

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What is a discovery writer?

technique creative-writing terminology

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Which one is correct? I mean grammatically [on hold]

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Using real words from a foreign culture feels like 'Calling a rabbit a “smeerp”'

fantasy word-choice language tropes

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Advice on Aristotle's poetics [on hold]

screenwriting readers

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Will an unrealistic character be out of place among other realistic ones?

characters character-development world-building

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Is it a common practice to provide a chapter/section reference from the next volume in a series to the previous?

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answered Nov 14 at 18:44 Llewellyn 1,105

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Including a book extract in my blog

legal blog

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Character and world building in less than 2000 words

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modified Nov 14 at 13:54 Ray Butterworth 465

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Using different times for different narrative purposes

language narrative timelines

answered Nov 14 at 11:38 MyGamebooks 75

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Subfigures in a figure, how to label?

technical-writing formatting academic-writing scientific-publishing

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Number of characters : how much is too much? [duplicate]

creative-writing characters

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How to implement a fictional language in my novel?

creative-writing fiction fantasy constructed-language

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Are there any free offline outlining tools?

software tools outline

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How can I research non-recent 21st century cultural events?

fiction research

answered Nov 12 at 19:14 Llewellyn 1,105

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Is this allowed to use the name of Templar and other Order like Teutonic, Santiago, Hospitaler, etc as my fiction story?

fiction novel

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Earning money through (multiple) online blogs [closed]

blog money

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Writing an IB Essay for US history. Have two questions I like, but can't choose between one [closed]

essay research

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How can I write about historical realities that readers mistakenly believe are unrealistic?

realism historical-fiction

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Is quality of writing subjective, or objective? [on hold]

text-analysis

answered Nov 11 at 23:12 Surtsey 3,482

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Books in a trilogy are significantly different lengths. What to do?

publishing structure book-length

answered Nov 11 at 16:55 Amadeus-Reinstate-Monica 81.2k

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Naming characters: Physical v. Personality [closed]

characters naming

answered Nov 11 at 14:32 Amadeus-Reinstate-Monica 81.2k

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Sample Metaphor for Cycling [closed]

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How to obtain the proper, authentic National-socialist 1941 Antiqua font as a digital file? [closed]

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Using footnotes in fiction: children's book which can be enjoyed by adults

children young-adult footnotes

answered Nov 11 at 1:05 Ray Butterworth 465

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Should a scene break always be put in place when there is change in location, times, and dates?

fiction scene

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Highly metaphorical writers

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Help creating a name for a series

fiction naming ideas series

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What's the technique of putting ellipsis to show hesitation in a lyrics called?

technique lyrics

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