User Zeiss Ikon

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If I'm writing in US English, am I not allowed to use the metric system?

answered Apr 2, 2018 at 17:16

43 votes

How can I learn to write straight on blank paper?

answered Jan 31 at 20:12

26 votes

Is it a bad idea to have a pen name with only an initial for a surname?

answered Jun 13, 2019 at 19:15

20 votes

Are these reasonable traits for someone with autism?

answered May 24, 2019 at 11:46

20 votes

Distorting historical facts for a historical fiction story

answered Feb 15, 2021 at 19:26

18 votes

Is there a writing software that you can sort scenes like slides in PowerPoint?

answered Apr 12, 2019 at 16:56

17 votes

What can I do to make my book more challenging?

answered Jan 28, 2021 at 17:02

16 votes

What is the name of the service or job title for typing handwritten manuscripts?

answered Jan 5, 2018 at 19:06

14 votes

Are tables of contents mandatory in novels?

answered Sep 19, 2017 at 17:22

13 votes

Does misspelling words for the sake of bad English improve the immersion or distract the reader?

answered Oct 26, 2017 at 16:46

13 votes

Is there a more modern version of "Acme", as a common, generic company name?

answered Mar 11, 2021 at 12:14

12 votes

Do I need to start off my book by describing the character's "normal world"?

answered Aug 15, 2019 at 12:47

11 votes

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What is "Buying Back My Book"?

answered May 9, 2018 at 11:07

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Sounds: how to describe them?

answered Nov 1, 2017 at 12:55

8 votes

Capitalization after use of colon?

answered Jan 18, 2018 at 18:00

7 votes

What new plots are available to writers?

answered May 16, 2018 at 13:44

6 votes

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What length should my paragraphs be?

answered Nov 22, 2017 at 13:51

6 votes

Character is called by their first initial. How do I write it?

answered Jul 25, 2019 at 19:00

6 votes

Using they singular sounds grammatically incorrect

answered May 12, 2021 at 15:37

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Can self publishing be taken as a full time work?

answered Apr 21, 2020 at 13:09

6 votes

How do you work with a story with an ending that's obvious from the very start?

answered Mar 18 at 14:46

5 votes

Is there a word for when a text is between chapters that enriches the story but is not part of the previous or following chapter?

answered Oct 12, 2022 at 18:41

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What should phrases like “um” or “erm” be replaced with?

answered May 4, 2021 at 18:44

5 votes

Does Dean Wesley Smith's recommended method of writing into the dark, editing and sending actually produce quality writing that editors accept?

answered Dec 19, 2019 at 17:11

5 votes

Using Trademarked Public Domain Characters as supporting characters in story

answered Aug 29, 2017 at 11:26

4 votes

How to make good anti-heroes?

answered Aug 18, 2017 at 14:36

4 votes

I wrote a novel, now what?

answered Aug 21, 2017 at 18:14

4 votes

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Chants in fictional languages

answered Sep 20, 2017 at 19:18

4 votes

Difference between a descriptive essay and a narrative essay?

answered Sep 19, 2018 at 19:37

4 votes

What is a self expression article called?

answered Jul 13, 2019 at 15:23

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If I'm writing in US English, am I not allowed to use the metric system?

How can I learn to write straight on blank paper?

Is it a bad idea to have a pen name with only an initial for a surname?

Are these reasonable traits for someone with autism?

Distorting historical facts for a historical fiction story

Is there a writing software that you can sort scenes like slides in PowerPoint?

What can I do to make my book more challenging?

What is the name of the service or job title for typing handwritten manuscripts?

Are tables of contents mandatory in novels?

Does misspelling words for the sake of bad English improve the immersion or distract the reader?

Is there a more modern version of "Acme", as a common, generic company name?

Do I need to start off my book by describing the character's "normal world"?

What is "Buying Back My Book"?

Sounds: how to describe them?

Capitalization after use of colon?

What new plots are available to writers?

What length should my paragraphs be?

Character is called by their first initial. How do I write it?

Using they singular sounds grammatically incorrect

Can self publishing be taken as a full time work?

How do you work with a story with an ending that's obvious from the very start?

Is there a word for when a text is between chapters that enriches the story but is not part of the previous or following chapter?

What should phrases like “um” or “erm” be replaced with?

Does Dean Wesley Smith's recommended method of writing into the dark, editing and sending actually produce quality writing that editors accept?

Using Trademarked Public Domain Characters as supporting characters in story

How to make good anti-heroes?

I wrote a novel, now what?

Chants in fictional languages

Difference between a descriptive essay and a narrative essay?

What is a self expression article called?