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What's the distinction between “vanity publishing” and “self publishing”?

self-publishing
Jun 21 '14 at 14:41 Community♦ 1
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Resources on plotting mystery stories

resources plot mystery
Apr 2 '18 at 2:47 Community♦ 1
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Sympathetic portrayal of devout, rule-abiding characters

characters viewpoint
Feb 28 '18 at 5:16 Community♦ 1
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I'm not a great pantser; what kind of preparation do I need for NaNoWriMo?

planning nanowrimo
Oct 6 '14 at 0:57 Community♦ 1
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How can I keep up with my co-author's detail creation?

collaboration organization
Feb 16 '12 at 6:37 Community♦ 1
 
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How do collaborating authors choose an agent?

agent collaboration
Mar 9 '19 at 18:40 GGx 9,823
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Can I plug a loophole in my magic rules without rewriting the whole novel?

fantasy world-building
May 24 '18 at 17:36 Community♦ 1
 
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How little “fantasy” can be in a story and it still be recognizably fantasy?

fiction fantasy genre
Sep 29 '17 at 13:56 Amadeus 85k
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Preventing genre-savvy second-guessing in murder mysteries

structure mystery
May 6 '11 at 14:41 Community♦ 1
 
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How can I create drama in a story that is mostly political and procedural?

fiction fantasy
Jul 17 '11 at 9:16 Standback 27.7k
 
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How does collaboration affect a publishing contract?

publishing legal collaboration contracts
Apr 30 '18 at 10:27 Secespitus 5,496
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Where do I go looking for an editor?

editing short-story
Apr 9 '18 at 19:01 Community♦ 1
 
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Querying for a setting-heavy speculative fiction novel

fantasy science-fiction queries
Aug 3 '11 at 14:54 JSBÕ±Õ¸Õ£Õ¹ 6,555
 
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Is my serial-killer novel horror or crime?

genre crime horror
Nov 14 '13 at 3:09 Monica Cellio 21.1k
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How can I dig conflict out of an optimistic SF-nal premise?

short-story science-fiction
Aug 5 '13 at 14:42 SF. 15k
 
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Could a different structure for “Feast of Crows” have been a better solution to Martin's five-year-gap?

fantasy plot structure
Jun 4 '12 at 21:43 Roger_S 121
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How can I find short-story spinoffs for my fantasy epic?

fantasy short-story marketing
Feb 20 '12 at 22:07 Community♦ 1
 
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Do romances need to have a happy ending?

genre romance ending
Jul 15 '19 at 15:10 JP Chapleau 1,880
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How do I gain experience in editing?

editing
Jul 19 '16 at 19:27 Terri Simon 1,647
 
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How do co-authors' rights to a manuscript work?

copyright legal collaboration
Jul 25 '12 at 15:05 Steven Drennon 10.5k
 
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What methods does Rowling use to establish Dumbledore as being wise and trustworthy?

technique character-development
Mar 7 '12 at 5:06 Gabe Willard 563
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How do I calculate wordcount for a manuscript?

wordcount
Jul 30 '18 at 12:44 Ethan Townes 21
 
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What editing can I expect for a translation of a previously-published story?

editing short-story translation
Dec 29 '13 at 21:52 John Smithers 14.7k
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How to tell if a fiction workshopping site protects my rights?

copyright writing-groups
Jun 26 '13 at 12:57 Standback 27.7k
 
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How could the surprise-villain thread have been less contrived in “Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone”?

fantasy plot
May 31 '12 at 21:54 Standback 27.7k
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If magazine submission guidelines say nothing, are they expecting Standard Manuscript Format?

submitting-work magazines
Jan 24 '18 at 15:54 JP Chapleau 1,880
 
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What information should I provide when submitting a translated, previously-published story?

short-story translation submitting-work
Dec 29 '13 at 15:31 John Smithers 14.7k
 
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Preventing the symbolic conflict of “Hunger Games” from overshadowing widespread social plight [closed]

technique structure
May 28 '12 at 11:14 Community♦ 1
 
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What exercises will help me write my co-author's character?

characters collaboration exercises
Feb 14 '12 at 9:12 Community♦ 1
 
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How do I judge the quality of a translation?

translation criticism
Oct 20 '17 at 8:44 Standback 27.7k
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