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What's the modern way to handle gender in tech writing?

technical-writing gender

answered Jun 3, 2011 at 3:41

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How does one write a character smarter than oneself?

character-development

answered Nov 17, 2012 at 0:59

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Avoiding the "as you know" trope in exposition

technique tropes

answered Oct 20, 2015 at 19:06

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Is it smart to reserve one's best ideas or to utilise them early in their writing career?

fiction creative-writing ideas

answered Jun 3, 2016 at 1:02

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How to avoid repetitive sentence structure?

fiction creative-writing structure viewpoint

answered Nov 11, 2012 at 20:15

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Feedback: What to use and what to ignore?

fiction creative-writing feedback

answered Jun 15, 2015 at 20:30

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Writing Multiple Novels Simultaneously

creative-writing novel

answered Oct 3, 2013 at 20:42

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How should a writer use version control to track drafts, rewrites, and revisions?

editing software organization revision version-control

answered Feb 17, 2013 at 2:22

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How do you convince your publisher that your story is good?

publishing

answered Dec 12, 2010 at 21:55

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Getting emotional while writing, good or bad?

style creative-writing discipline

answered Mar 3, 2011 at 9:36

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Is there enough money in writing for me to quit my dead end job?

money career

answered Oct 1, 2013 at 22:42

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Is there a way to know who bought my books on Amazon?

self-publishing

answered Jan 6, 2015 at 10:17

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How to handle foreign military ranks?

fiction language

answered Feb 1, 2011 at 19:57

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Software for developing and organizing characters

characters character-development software tools relationships

answered Sep 20, 2013 at 20:54

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Is it a bad idea to publish individual chapters of my book idea online for feedback?

publishing novel feedback

answered Jun 14, 2015 at 21:06

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Alternatives to "he said" in dialogue

fiction dialogue

answered Dec 27, 2012 at 6:44

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How to refer to character of focus in a story

characters word-choice

answered Apr 17, 2011 at 23:27

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At what point does a POV character noting their surroundings go from showing/telling to an infodump?

creative-writing technique

answered Jan 13, 2018 at 23:46

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What's a good way to backup your writing?

legal software process

answered Jan 20, 2011 at 20:42

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Citing Myself As a Source

technical-writing citations mla

answered Feb 25, 2012 at 19:44

14 votes

avoiding making all your characters sound the same

dialogue

answered Jan 2, 2013 at 20:36

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How Do you Stave Off Boredom While Writing?

technique creative-writing

answered May 24, 2011 at 14:42

14 votes

How to show characters learning something in a non-boring way?

fiction characters

answered Jul 11, 2014 at 20:37

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If I get a free ISBN through Amazon's CreateSpace now, will that impact any decisions about getting my own ISBN later?

self-publishing isbn amazon

answered Sep 25, 2014 at 10:32

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Should mystery stories have resolutions?

structure ending exposition mystery

answered Dec 27, 2017 at 3:48

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Is it bad storytelling to have things happen by complete chance?

fiction creative-writing plot structure cliches

answered Jan 30, 2017 at 0:36

13 votes

Is CreateSpace 100% free for self-publishing?

self-publishing

answered Sep 25, 2014 at 19:16

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Finding the 'voice' of a character

characters character-development

answered Mar 2, 2011 at 11:09

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Meretricious - A bit too fancy?

dialogue thesaurus

answered Mar 17, 2011 at 0:30

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Is it a good idea to write a summary of a plot before writing the full version?

style planning

answered Mar 16, 2011 at 20:16

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What's the modern way to handle gender in tech writing?

How does one write a character smarter than oneself?

Avoiding the "as you know" trope in exposition

Is it smart to reserve one's best ideas or to utilise them early in their writing career?

How to avoid repetitive sentence structure?

Feedback: What to use and what to ignore?

Writing Multiple Novels Simultaneously

How should a writer use version control to track drafts, rewrites, and revisions?

How do you convince your publisher that your story is good?

Getting emotional while writing, good or bad?

Is there enough money in writing for me to quit my dead end job?

Is there a way to know who bought my books on Amazon?

How to handle foreign military ranks?

Software for developing and organizing characters

Is it a bad idea to publish individual chapters of my book idea online for feedback?

Alternatives to "he said" in dialogue

How to refer to character of focus in a story

At what point does a POV character noting their surroundings go from showing/telling to an infodump?

What's a good way to backup your writing?

Citing Myself As a Source

avoiding making all your characters sound the same

How Do you Stave Off Boredom While Writing?

How to show characters learning something in a non-boring way?

If I get a free ISBN through Amazon's CreateSpace now, will that impact any decisions about getting my own ISBN later?

Should mystery stories have resolutions?

Is it bad storytelling to have things happen by complete chance?

Is CreateSpace 100% free for self-publishing?

Finding the 'voice' of a character

Meretricious - A bit too fancy?

Is it a good idea to write a summary of a plot before writing the full version?