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Monica Cellio
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104 votes
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Using real words from a foreign culture feels like 'Calling a rabbit a "smeerp"'

91 votes
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Is Wikipedia Trustworthy?

50 votes

How to write a sincerely religious protagonist without preaching or affirming or judging their worldview?

48 votes
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Is there a need for better software for writers?

41 votes
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Can I write a book of my D&D game?

37 votes
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Should I use acronyms in dialogues before telling the readers what it stands for in fiction?

36 votes

How soon is too soon for a redemption arc?

35 votes

An LGBT main character, but the book isn't about LGBT issues

33 votes

What's the least distracting method to inform editors I'm a woman?

33 votes

What is the purpose of version control?

30 votes

Should software product release notes be in marketing voice or technical voice? (software documentation)

29 votes

Compelling story with the world as a villain

24 votes

Avoiding repetition when there are two unidentified individuals

24 votes
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In end user documentation, should screenshots come before or after the text that references them?

20 votes
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Is it strange/confusing to initiate/introduce a dialogue without a dialogue tag?

19 votes

Where do I start with C++ documentation?

18 votes
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Do publishers care if submitted work has already been copyrighted?

17 votes
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Can I plug a loophole in my magic rules without rewriting the whole novel?

15 votes

Does a technical writer need a technical background?

15 votes
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How do you avoid the problem of a collaborative work having separate voices?

15 votes

How should I introduce new and complex technologies or tools?

15 votes
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What language shall they sing in?

14 votes

How to construct a technical tutorial when the user can't verify the results after each step?

14 votes

Is it okay to write a story where the protagonist is a Terrorist?

14 votes
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What's the proper etiquette/format for updating a blog post?

13 votes
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How to start a technical book?

13 votes
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Present tense in user manuals

13 votes

How can I write better code-based reference documentation for programming interfaces?

13 votes
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How do I handle a backstory big enough to be a story of its own?

13 votes

How do we edit a novel that's written by several people?

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