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31 Questions

Should I self-publish my novella on Amazon or try my luck getting publishers?

Is the first page of a novel really that important?

How do discovery writers hibernate?

How do I show and not tell a backstory? [duplicate]

Is it advisable to add a location heads-up when a scene changes in a novel?

Should I rigorously follow 15 beat structure for writing my novels?

What is the art of designing names?

How to convert dialogue in to paragraph?

How do I know when and if a character requires a backstory?

What are good ways to improve as a writer other than writing courses?

How to write a scene in third person limited when the POV character is not in it?

Will writing actual numbers instead of writing them with letters affect readership?

Should fiction mention song names and iPods?

How to plan the font size in a fiction?

Does the use of a new concept require a prior definition?

What tense to use for events that are still happening?

Should I take up a Creative Writing online course? [closed]

How can I Include a verbatim passage in my fiction without plagiarizing it?

Can I use spoken English at some places over 'technically accurate English' in a general fiction?

When should the dialogue reference be written, before or after the dialogue?

Is the MC in first person singular always all knowing?

How should I present a resort brochure in my general fiction?

In which language does the Russian mafiosi speak in my English novel?

How do I compensate for lack of knowledge about foreign accents and takling styles?

Do publishers check manuscripts using anti-plagiarism softwares?

What tense should the dialogues be in a first person singular write-ups?

How do I put forward an optimistic conclusion from the narrative?

How to plan length of a chapter? [duplicate]

What are the advantages and disadvantages of using 'third person POV' for historical fiction? [duplicate]

Do the references need to be in sequential order with the chapters?