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Novels are long-form prose fiction, typically over 40,000 words. Questions that use this tag can relate to writing, editing, publishing, formatting or technique as applied specifically to novels. If the question applies to more than just novels, it should probably use the Fiction tag instead.
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How would I summarize my story?
If you had 30 seconds to describe your novel to a person in real life, how would you do it? …
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Using ellipses in a novel
Chicago style is with the spaces. As are most law briefs. You get used to that, it can stick. But AP style is without. And AP style is what people generally see in regular life. (News Stories, most me …
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Is a novel based on the facts of a person's written journal considered plagiarism?
A novel that makes up a story about a Civil War battle that really happened is an example of historical fiction.
And this sounds like exactly what you are doing. …
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What does Show don't Tell actually mean
Most books are a combination of show and tell. The quick and dirty definition is this: showing is what you see in a movie, actions happen and you see them. Telling is narration, explaining it in short …
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Detail vs. filler
why is the couch brown?
Because it's made of leather. Yes, some details are just details. But if it doesn't matter why say it?
why is the couch on the left side of the shop?
Because there's …
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