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Should the first paragraph after a chapter be indented if it is quoted dialogue?
Awarded 9 hours ago
Is this a tacky ending?
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Does it makes sense that my main character is not going to solve the plot's main objective?
Awarded Jan 24 at 7:15
Mother is writing a book, thinks writing her life stories is same as telling them
Awarded Jan 23 at 19:35
Free software for complex timelines
Awarded Jan 22 at 17:50
Co-author Trouble
Awarded Jan 21 at 22:30
I need help with the wording of this book I'm writing. I want it to sound like It is happening in the present, not the past! [closed]
Awarded Jan 20 at 12:00
Will I have to pay royalty or fee to illustrator [closed]
Awarded Jan 18 at 21:15
Vignette-esque story structure?
Awarded Jan 17 at 23:30
Can I use a real person's name as a pseudonym?
Awarded Jan 17 at 18:20
How to describe shock in first person? [closed]
Awarded Jan 16 at 18:30
How do I make a dialogue tag for a man speaking to someone behind himself [closed]
Awarded Jan 15 at 18:50
Citing sources “Adversity introduces a man to himself”
Awarded Jan 15 at 15:25
What is the correct “Ask us to intervene and help” or “Ask us to intervene in and help”? [closed]
Awarded Jan 14 at 20:35
Will I use “the” in that instance or leave it with no article? [closed]
Awarded Jan 14 at 17:20
How to translate written shorthand to dialogue
Awarded Jan 13 at 23:40
would this be considered fantasy?
Awarded Jan 13 at 20:35
How to punctuate dialogue interrupted by action
Awarded Jan 13 at 20:35
Explicit scientific syntax for academic writing (like a programming language but for scientific reports and publishing)?
Awarded Jan 11 at 13:40
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Awarded Jan 10 at 17:05
Thinking About Fantasy Names
Awarded Jan 10 at 13:20
How to write a good eulogy
Awarded Jan 9 at 13:10
Do I Need To Show My Character's Meeting in my Novel? [closed]
Awarded Jan 9 at 4:05
What grammatical classification would one place a word created by ending a famous person's name with -ing? [migrated]
Awarded Jan 8 at 21:10
Multiple superimposed supers
Awarded Jan 7 at 22:05
Is it a big no-no to have different sections in each chapter?
Awarded Jan 7 at 20:25
How to refer to siblings who are friends?
Awarded Jan 7 at 9:35
How to use the word “Dysphoria” in a sentence to show distress and sadness? [closed]
Awarded Jan 7 at 8:40
How to use the phrase 'by my undertanding' in a formal essay? Or it is formal already? [closed]
Awarded Jan 6 at 16:35
How can I successfully change main character half-way through the story?
Awarded Jan 5 at 10:25
How to develop my reluctant character?
Awarded Jan 4 at 3:10
Referring to machines and sensors as “knowing”
Awarded Jan 3 at 16:40
What are these parallel blocks of text called?
Awarded Jan 3 at 11:25
Setting exposition vs scene descriptions
Awarded Jan 2 at 23:05
Add Comma After “official” in “official third-party documentation”?
Awarded Jan 2 at 18:55
How do I proofread my work before submitting it to competitions when I have dyslexia?
Awarded Jan 2 at 16:15
How can you insert more emotions in scenes?
Awarded Jan 2 at 15:55
Does including a lot of tropes in a single idea pay off well?
Awarded Dec 31 '19 at 18:55
Is This a Bad Infodump?
Awarded Dec 27 '19 at 22:35
problematic writing [duplicate]
Awarded Dec 27 '19 at 19:25
What kind of metaphor is “colors of the wind”?
Awarded Dec 26 '19 at 17:40
Why is tl;dr at the end?
Awarded Dec 25 '19 at 6:25
Does the excessive use of parentheses around part of a word make writing fuzzy?
Awarded Dec 24 '19 at 12:00
Questions with flat tone in dialogue
Awarded Dec 23 '19 at 22:30
How do I write romance if I've never been in love?
Awarded Dec 23 '19 at 11:00
Is it acceptable to render poems embedded in prose in two columns?
Awarded Dec 21 '19 at 1:10
What's a good replacement for the phrase “best practice”?
Awarded Dec 19 '19 at 18:20
Searching for an author with unpublished fantasy writing for my mobile game [closed]
Awarded Dec 18 '19 at 3:05
Is a novel based on the facts of a person's written journal considered plagiarism?
Awarded Dec 17 '19 at 21:00
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Awarded Dec 16 '19 at 18:20
How can I get 2 characters to bond while standing alternate watches?
Awarded Dec 15 '19 at 16:30
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Awarded Dec 14 '19 at 16:50
Which should come first, speech or speaker?
Awarded Dec 13 '19 at 20:05
Best alternate sentence for 'Please let me know if any questions/comments' [closed]
Awarded Dec 12 '19 at 21:55
I keep rewriting the same section of my story. How do I move forward?
Awarded Dec 12 '19 at 17:10
What is the requirements for a book be considered a 'Dystopian'?
Awarded Dec 12 '19 at 3:25
Can I reference events of a different fictional work in my fictional work?
Awarded Dec 11 '19 at 8:20
Can I have scenes that aren't directly related to the main plot but strengthen the relationship between two characters (which is a subplot)?
Awarded Dec 9 '19 at 20:20
What is the ideal word count when shopping a mystery novel to agents?
Awarded Dec 9 '19 at 18:10
KDP publishing margins and gutters [closed]
Awarded Dec 9 '19 at 2:40
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