2,087 Answered Questions for the topic writing

08/02/19

How can I transition from academic writing to fiction writing?
I always receive the same critique when I write fiction. The critique is good for my characters and plot, but I am told that my writing style is stiff, awkward and amateurish. When I wrote... more
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Writing

08/02/19

What is the difference between poetry and rap?
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08/01/19

How are multilingual scenes handled when the story's main language is translated into that of its minor one?
Say you have an English book in which there is a particular dialogue where one of a handful of participating characters is speaking French. In this dialogue the fact that he's speaking French is a... more
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Writing

08/01/19

What is the best poetry advice you can give to writers of poetry?
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Writing

07/31/19

When should one make exceptions in iambic pentameter/meter in general?
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Writing Dialogue

07/31/19

Can I use parenthesis in a conversation?
I wrote a dialogue as follows:> Then he said to her: "I told you I won't do that! (And I think you shouldn't either)".Somebody then asked me: How is a speech in a parenthesis?I'd like to know if... more
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07/31/19

I am not a native English speaker. My writing has many mistakes all the time. What can I do?
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07/31/19

What exactly do I do to get published?
I'm interested to know what the publishing process exactly entails for future reference. I'm in my last year of school and I recently finished my first substantial piece of creative writing (a... more
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07/31/19

I have to do five interviews for a media class. I don't know where to start. HELP!
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07/31/19

How much time do you spend writing one page on average?
I'm writing a technical book about one programming technology and would like to compare how much time other authors spend on one page (on average). I rarely write a page and am done with it, quite... more
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Writing

07/30/19

What types of poems are there? I want to write a long poem that doesn’t rhyme but I’m not sure how to start.
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Writing

07/30/19

How can you describe a dance in writing?
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Writing

07/30/19

What is acrostic poetry?
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Writing Resources Blog

07/29/19

"[x] minutes to read?" How do they calculate that?
I've noticed a lot of platforms (blogs and such) list how long they estimate for a specific essay/post/article to take for the average reader. **How is this calculated?** I always read fast, so I... more
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07/29/19

Are modern authors still using colons and semicolons in dialogue?
Not sure if it's just my idea but I rarely see colons and semicolons in dialogue (especially in modern novels). Is it because they don't simulate normal speech? Because their use is more a... more
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Writing

07/29/19

What is the difference between a poem and shayri?
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Writing Plot Publishing

07/29/19

Publication: What to do about a high wordcount debut novel?
I'm a strong believer in books/novels being as long as they need to be; if it turns out short, don't try to pad it out, and if it's long... unless there's chaff to cut out, it's long for a... more
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Writing Plot Fiction

07/29/19

How should I "remind" the reader of something that they may have forgotten?
Say there is a small detail in the beginning of the book that has a big effect later on. The reader might've forgotten about that by the time they get to that part. How should I remind the reader... more
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07/29/19

How should dialog be formatted?
Is there any "official" rule that I should keep in mind when formatting character dialog?Line breaks, placement of quotes, mixing dialog with action descriptions etc.For example, I want to build a... more
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Writing Pov

07/29/19

When two POV characters meet?
I have two POV (3rd person limited) characters and they start the story as complete strangers and far apart. They don't meet for some time and they have very different experiences.Now I want them... more
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07/29/19

How would we write a misogynistic character without offending people?
In a short story I am writing, I have this misogynistic character who keeps saying misogynistic stuff, and I thought it would be a bad idea to give him dialogue lines. I was thinking that, because... more
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07/29/19

Do publishers care if submitted work has already been copyrighted?
I'm getting ready to start submitting a book I've written. I copyrighted an earlier draft of it a few years ago (as in submitted it for official registered copyright). The final draft has not... more
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Writing

07/29/19

APA Format How to list more than two authors in a Reference List:
Two AuthorsList by their last names and initials. Use the ampersand instead of "and."Wegener, D. T., & Petty, R. E. (1994). Mood management across affective states: The hedonic contingency... more
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Writing Genre Pseudonym

07/29/19

Writing different genres?
I like to write many different genres in my fiction writing but I think that this would be confusing as an author's name becomes somewhat of a brand. Is it therefore a good idea to invent pen names... more
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07/28/19

How can my student become a strong writer?
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