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Can Word be put in Writing Mode?
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Does the plot always have to be in proportion to a normal novel?
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Using "etc." at the end of list introduced by "e.g."
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How to make a serious character interesting or likeable?
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Alternatives to raising eyebrows to show surprise
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Should the Table of Contents be title case?
Awarded Apr 25 at 20:47
What are the conventions for formatting links to two API references in software user guide text?
Awarded Apr 19 at 5:40
What is it called when a sentence is seemingly contradictory, but has meaning?
Awarded Apr 18 at 15:17
How should I include an English phrase that other characters have confused for a character's name (due to a language barrier)?
Awarded Apr 17 at 22:47
Pronouns for a character that body hops?
Awarded Apr 13 at 9:16
Make Emacs (or vim etc) like Ulysses
Awarded Apr 12 at 23:26
How to clearly express "A so B" besides "...as many as ten. And so, that there is..."
Awarded Apr 10 at 9:37
Out of character behavior for a character I own?
Awarded Apr 5 at 14:51
Should ending punctuation be put before or after an ellipsis? Compare ?..., ...?, !... and ...!
Awarded Apr 4 at 1:40
Interrupting action beats with dialogue?
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Adding A Sense of Despair
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Best way to clue reader into a character's backstory?
Awarded Mar 26 at 21:17
Does third person deep POV inside an epistolary novel detract from the suspense?
Awarded Mar 15 at 17:50
What is the typical mood and style of light novels?
Awarded Mar 10 at 21:04
How to refer to a definition that might not be standard but will be used in an article?
Awarded Mar 8 at 20:33
Proofreading exercise in upcoming interview
Awarded Mar 5 at 4:31
How do you decide to include a character if you have other characters similar to them? Or when they feel not complete or appropriate for the story?
Awarded Mar 2 at 10:02
Where do I draw the line on formalness?
Awarded Mar 1 at 20:05
Is using Swahili inspired vocabulary and words similar to Japanese slang in my custom language cultural appropriation?
Awarded Mar 1 at 6:26
How do I put "tomato" in dialog when stressing the alternate pronouciation?
Awarded Feb 28 at 10:47
Do I need to put the references where I extracted the word meanings for my glossary?
Awarded Feb 24 at 18:35
Could a reference like "as I said before" sound odd when I actually wrote it?
Awarded Feb 23 at 11:40
Is an uppercase property okay to refer to a person?
Awarded Feb 22 at 18:18
Is it good to write long sentences with "and" like Hemingway?
Awarded Feb 19 at 7:11
Do poets care about the meter when writing for the first time?
Awarded Feb 15 at 9:57
What Test of Intelligence can an Emperor use to decide his successor among his three daughter heirs? [closed]
Awarded Feb 6 at 14:18
Does punctuation within lines necessarily indicate a pause or a caesura?
Awarded Feb 3 at 23:12
How to clearly convey the picture of a World War I-era car without mentioning World War I?
Awarded Jan 23 at 14:04
If writing a technical book, what's a "correct" way to write the manuscript and include graphs / charts / diagrams?
Awarded Jan 21 at 17:55
Is Scientific Writing equal to Research Paper Writing
Awarded Jan 19 at 18:11
My protagonist is using a different name at the beginning of the book, but changes half-way through. How should I write the dialogue tags?
Awarded Jan 16 at 1:07
Development of one Moral
Awarded Jan 14 at 16:56
How to write a gatekeeper yelling "Ooooooi" before asking who goes there?
Awarded Jan 12 at 14:37
Name for characters not physically in a story
Awarded Jan 7 at 18:47
Avoiding two sentences ending with same word?
Awarded Jan 7 at 9:55
Is there a term for a narrative where you are speaking to the reader?
Awarded Jan 6 at 19:16
Good time to get your dream out of the drawer?
Awarded Jan 6 at 11:32
This, that, these, those [closed]
Awarded Jan 2 at 23:27
Is adding too many people/characters to a story bad?
Awarded Jan 1 at 4:40
Should there be a comma between an independent clause followed by "intent on" + -ing (ex. intent on helping...)
Awarded Dec 30, 2021 at 17:05
How to write a character who has the ability to manipulate diamagnetism? [closed]
Awarded Dec 26, 2021 at 22:50
What's the correct way to quote song lyrics?
Awarded Dec 24, 2021 at 17:47
Is using non-sentences bad writing?
Awarded Dec 18, 2021 at 13:27
Help with describing an unconscious character
Awarded Dec 13, 2021 at 14:25
Comma between two independent clauses subordinate to another clause
Awarded Dec 13, 2021 at 10:36
Need a concise term for 'Dates to accept bookings within'
Awarded Dec 9, 2021 at 10:40
Is it a bad habit to omit conjunctions in poetry?
Awarded Dec 7, 2021 at 14:51
How can I avoid overusing "I" and "I'm" in a first person short story?
Awarded Dec 3, 2021 at 19:26
Good resource for medieval customs/vocabulary?
Awarded Dec 3, 2021 at 2:51
Punctuation in a dialogue where a character says their nickname, followed by their full name
Awarded Dec 2, 2021 at 12:52
"still could" vs "could still"
Awarded Nov 30, 2021 at 10:04
Can you suggest a book that focuses on the prose aspect of creative writing?
Awarded Nov 29, 2021 at 22:51
What should I do to help my writing flow?
Awarded Nov 29, 2021 at 15:52
What is the preferred way of writing small numbers in academic writing?
Awarded Nov 27, 2021 at 17:08
Can I have three main characters, each with their own love interest, in the same book?
Awarded Nov 23, 2021 at 19:10
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