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Paid beta seems to have skipped large portions of my manuscript
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Where can I find information about a contract that allows two authors to use a "shared world"?
Awarded Sep 12 at 13:51
'This one' as a pronoun
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How to describe an angry voice in dialogue?
Awarded Sep 4 at 3:51
How can I make my book longer without it feeling like padding, while also not significantly changing the plot?
Awarded Aug 4 at 11:56
Can I make money from short fiction?
Awarded Aug 3 at 18:40
Is it morally wrong to use tragic historical events as character background/development?
Awarded Aug 1 at 18:41
How do we write a good edit on Wikipedia?
Awarded Jul 10 at 22:08
How would we write a misogynistic character without offending people?
Awarded Jul 10 at 22:08
How do I make sure that a hook is not misinterpreted as a writing mistake or plot holes?
Awarded May 31 at 17:20
Is it better to slowly introduce a character's looks rather than describing it all in one paragraph?
Awarded May 9 at 17:26
How to describe a diverse set of characters without falling into purple prose or exoticism?
Awarded May 9 at 1:18
Scansion tool for checking my meter
Awarded May 8 at 3:17
I spent 25 years in prison writing epic fantasy manuscripts. All are handwritten due to my circumstances. What is the best way to get them published?
Awarded May 7 at 18:50
Is omniscient observer POV really dead?
Awarded May 5 at 4:20
Why can I not self-reflect on my own writing critically? How can I self-edit?
Awarded Apr 5 at 19:11
What counts as exposition dump and is it possible to do exposition dumps without affecting pacing?
Awarded Mar 31 at 13:34
Why is it generally important to be consistent with the tone and style of writing?
Awarded Mar 28 at 18:40
When should you reveal the motivations of a villain?
Awarded Mar 28 at 18:40
How do you ensure that a red herring doesn't violate Chekhov's gun?
Awarded Mar 28 at 18:40
When your main character is a misogynist or a racist, how do you tell your readers that you don't subscribe to his racist views by merely showing?
Awarded Mar 28 at 18:40
How do you make a story as sad as possible?
Awarded Mar 28 at 18:40
How do you add LGBT characters in your story in an organic fashion without coming off as "pandering"?
Awarded Mar 28 at 18:40
Is it OK to have a main character without a goal?
Awarded Mar 28 at 18:40
How do you merge two comics panels into one?
Awarded Mar 28 at 18:40
Is it ok to introduce something in a flashback if you forgot to introduce or foreshadow it before?
Awarded Mar 28 at 18:40
How do you make characters sound like non-native English speakers without using any grammar error in their dialogues?
Awarded Mar 28 at 18:40
How do you explain that the people talking English in a comic book are talking in a language other than English?
Awarded Mar 28 at 18:40
How do you cover an F1 race in a comic book?
Awarded Mar 28 at 18:40
Should you avoid using hard-to-describe gestures and acts in a novel?
Awarded Mar 28 at 18:40
How and where should you explain how the physical laws of your sci-fi universe significantly differ from the real world?
Awarded Mar 28 at 18:40
How do you insert lyrics into a novel?
Awarded Mar 28 at 18:40
How do you use the interjection for snorting?
Awarded Mar 28 at 18:11
How do we create our own symbolisms?
Awarded Mar 28 at 18:11
Is there a "right" way to interpret a novel? If so, how do we make sure our novel is interpreted correctly?
Awarded Mar 28 at 18:11
Can we have too many dialogue tags and follow up actions?
Awarded Mar 28 at 18:11
Should you avoid redundant information after dialogue?
Awarded Mar 28 at 18:11
How do we handle pauses in a dialogue?
Awarded Mar 28 at 18:11
Why am I getting a strange double quote (“) in Open Office instead of the ordinary one (")?
Awarded Mar 28 at 18:11
When writing an error prompt, should we end the sentence with a exclamation mark or a dot?
Awarded Mar 28 at 18:11
Is it ok to put a subplot to a story that is never meant to contribute to the development of the main plot?
Awarded Mar 28 at 18:11
Issues to avoid when writing military sci-fi?
Awarded Mar 22 at 14:25
How can show that my cold hearted character is coping with grief?
Awarded Mar 16 at 12:11
In searchable documentation, what function does a glossary serve?
Awarded Mar 14 at 8:37
Characters with non-standard names
Awarded Feb 13 at 8:35
How can I learn to write straight on blank paper?
Awarded Feb 3 at 8:04
Do I need to cite ChatGPT in published writing?
Awarded Feb 1 at 3:20
How do I write dialogue as heard by a POV character who isn't fluent in the language?
Awarded Jan 17 at 11:25
How to write a character that has a speech disorder (stuttering)?
Awarded Jan 16 at 23:20
Is there a word that can replace the phrase "said sarcastically"?
Awarded Jan 16 at 14:57
For a fantasy world, what word can I use instead of "human" in order to include elves, dwarves, etc.?
Awarded Jan 12 at 9:58
Is it okay to kill off a main LGBT love interest?
Awarded Jan 3 at 1:03
Single author scientific paper, 'we' or 'I'?
Awarded Dec 1, 2022 at 16:18
Alternative word for "she"
Awarded Nov 15, 2022 at 14:48
Do I need to create fictional places to make things work?
Awarded Nov 15, 2022 at 12:33
Verb tense for technical document titles
Awarded Oct 29, 2022 at 19:06
Why does all scene writing advice insist on the scene lead having a clear goal when this is often not practiced in bestsellers?
Awarded Oct 14, 2022 at 9:43
how many books by new authors get published every year?
Awarded Oct 11, 2022 at 8:25
How do I draw attention to a girl's chest without making it overly lewd?
Awarded Oct 6, 2022 at 1:48
What's the difference between purple prose and vividly descriptive writing?
Awarded Sep 26, 2022 at 10:26
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