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Epigraph placement
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I can't write without an inspiration
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Can a third-person narrator ask questions instead of the characters?
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Is there any stylistic reason to avoid the word “got”?
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I want to write a male character, but I am lost
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How can I show time passing with no way to measure time?
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Past perfect in past tense narrative: When to use and when not to?
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How to write character's emotional reactions in a screenplay?
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How can I determine a genre's target audience?
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Web-based WYSIWYG Markdown editor with commenting?
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Using “sparkling” as a diminutive of “spark” in a poem
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Starting my essay with one word (MLA) [closed]
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Should an emoji come before or after a full-stop? 🤔
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Benefits of Chapter titles in fictional writing?
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Could I get a publisher outside of my home country to publish my work?
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How far in advance should a new author allow pre-orders on Amazon?
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Making characters multidimensional and unique. What can I do?
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Stutter that changes words mid sentence
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Writing witty/funny characters with deadpan humor
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What are the copyright limitations for adopting a fictional character's name as your Pen Name?
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Writing a crying scene
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How can I prevent, or work around, unfortunate hyphenation in critical words?
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What kind of metaphor is “trees in the wind”? [closed]
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How to name indistinguishable henchmen in a screenplay?
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Do academic papers have to be necessarily grammatically correct?
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Author changing name
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Number of syllables per line of The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe [closed]
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Writing a book that involves an ex husband
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How to write a good MacGuffin?
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How to “show” a “Yes” head confirmation
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How do I write and describe a room full of panic?
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Citing speech and interviews in biographies
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End-of-line hyphenation - how should it be used?
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Using capital letters and full-stop in bullet points
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What are the keywords of fantasy that might deliver the feeling of fantasy [closed]
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What does it mean when someone says “it doesn't sound very natural”?
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Publishing in KDP direct from outside the US
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How to show crying through text? [duplicate]
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How do I explain a lack of sufficient data in my essay?
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Should I switch to present tense when the narrator is talking about one of his habits?
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Switching perspectives for a single chapter in a first person POV novel, to do or not to do?
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How can I write silent communication?
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Is there a format to write a good treasure hunt story?
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Chicago- Paraphrasing a whole page from Author into 1 paragraph- what is the citation?
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What makes for a successful resurrection?
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Is it possible to outline a dual plot novel using the “Snowflake Method” or other method?
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How would I go about censoring adult language in my book?
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Difference between DITA and S1000D
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Switching between past tense and historical present tense
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Can I use famous works of art in my book?
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