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@AlvinPetty

: Advantages of a realistic magic system I always see good critics about Kingskiller Chronicles realistic magic system. But I cant stop wondering... "Why do people like it? Is it because its more human and more close to reality?"

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@CatherineCorbett

: Balancing loads of equally-important characters If you have a dozen good guys, but four of them are the protagonists and the other six are more in the background, it's not that hard to skew the pagetime of each character

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@JohnClane

: What are advantages/disadvantages to use a CC-license for your writings? What are the implications, if I choose a Creative-Commons-license for my work? Cory Doctorow seems fine with this. Is this exceptional?

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@FloydGray

: Plagiarism vs. reference? I just finished reading the annotated edition of Lolita, and Nabokov hid references to other works of literature everywhere. Lately I've also been considering ways to work in lyrics and other oblique

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@JessieLoos

: Publishing fiction: when do I start looking for an agent? I am just about finished with the first draft of a novel I've been working on. I've been writing novels for about ten years and I've self-published a couple, but I'm

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@PatrickSeinfield

: How do I know if a concept is sexist or not? In my story's world, witchcraft is a respected institution, with the most powerful practitioners being at the top echelons of society. Due to this, society traces its lineage through

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@RachelBlack

: A good way to transition different character perspectives In my story, there are three character perspectives that switch off every chapter. What is a good way to lead from one character perspective to the next? Should I

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@CharlieHopper

: Is there a term that describes a written work that includes narrative in addition to scientific and historical information? I can think of a few books, such as The Year of Magical Thinking, by Joan Didion, and I Can Hear

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@LindaHerrell

: MLA format for a book summary I am to write a book "review" as an assignment, but really it's just a book summary. Our professor wants us to use the MLA format in this book review. Of course, the format includes rules on

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@JosephChristo

: How to punctuate dialogue interrupted by action I am writing a novel and I am trying to find the best write a person being interrupted in speech by something they see. Example is below: Fahad is the person talking and as

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@PhillKarl

: Cite letter and article separately even though both are on the same webpage? I am writing a formal research paper (for a competition called National History Day), using the Chicago citation style. I am using as a source

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@MiaWang

: Is it possible to read your own words too much? (and begin to hate them as a result) I'm working through my chapter 1 for about the 5th time. As a generality, I love my story and characters, all of them, even the psychotic

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@JackWillington

: Connecting paragraphs in comparative analysis I have been asked to write an essay in which I have to provide an opinion on a target text while viewing it from the perspective of another text (the lens text). (The target and

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@BobRusto

: Creating clues for a mystery subplot I am working on a story in which the characters must solve a mystery. It's a "team-building exercise" at school, in which they must work together. They are graded on how well they work

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@PhillKarl

: Resubmitting a manuscript after publication cessation My novel "A Chase After the Wind" was published by America Star Books and sold a few copies but they never marketed the book unless I paid them to do so. I did once but

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@MonicaSprings

: Should I change the verb tenses in a letter I'm translating that has them in the present but talking about the past? I am translating a letter written by a 16 year whose native language is not Spanish. I feel very positive

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@AllenHopper

: Using words in other languages I would like to use a few words from different languages but I am not sure on how to handle the fact that the words are read one way in English and sound totally different in their original

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@CatherineCorbett

: How do I stop using 'the' to start sentences so much? Something that always bothers me in my writing is how often I start sentences with the word "the". A terrible nonsensical example: The dog ran through the rain-swept

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@SamuelRichards

: Is there anything wrong with saying "Thanks" several times in the same email? If not, how could I correct it? E.g. here is an email I just sent: Hello X, Okay I see - thanks very much for all the code! I'll definitely

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@BryanVandalay

: Should I Kill My Main Character? I'm an aspiring writer who has been writing stories since Kindergarten (None released). Obviously I have a lot of experience, but I'm still unsure with extremely important things. As all of

: Advantages of a realistic magic system I always see good critics about Kingskiller Chronicles realistic magic system. But I cant stop wondering... "Why do people like it? Is it because its more human and more close to reality?"

: Balancing loads of equally-important characters If you have a dozen good guys, but four of them are the protagonists and the other six are more in the background, it's not that hard to skew the pagetime of each character

: What are advantages/disadvantages to use a CC-license for your writings? What are the implications, if I choose a Creative-Commons-license for my work? Cory Doctorow seems fine with this. Is this exceptional?

: Plagiarism vs. reference? I just finished reading the annotated edition of Lolita, and Nabokov hid references to other works of literature everywhere. Lately I've also been considering ways to work in lyrics and other oblique

: Publishing fiction: when do I start looking for an agent? I am just about finished with the first draft of a novel I've been working on. I've been writing novels for about ten years and I've self-published a couple, but I'm

: How do I know if a concept is sexist or not? In my story's world, witchcraft is a respected institution, with the most powerful practitioners being at the top echelons of society. Due to this, society traces its lineage through

: A good way to transition different character perspectives In my story, there are three character perspectives that switch off every chapter. What is a good way to lead from one character perspective to the next? Should I

: Is there a term that describes a written work that includes narrative in addition to scientific and historical information? I can think of a few books, such as The Year of Magical Thinking, by Joan Didion, and I Can Hear

: MLA format for a book summary I am to write a book "review" as an assignment, but really it's just a book summary. Our professor wants us to use the MLA format in this book review. Of course, the format includes rules on

: How to punctuate dialogue interrupted by action I am writing a novel and I am trying to find the best write a person being interrupted in speech by something they see. Example is below: Fahad is the person talking and as

: Cite letter and article separately even though both are on the same webpage? I am writing a formal research paper (for a competition called National History Day), using the Chicago citation style. I am using as a source

: Is it possible to read your own words too much? (and begin to hate them as a result) I'm working through my chapter 1 for about the 5th time. As a generality, I love my story and characters, all of them, even the psychotic

: Connecting paragraphs in comparative analysis I have been asked to write an essay in which I have to provide an opinion on a target text while viewing it from the perspective of another text (the lens text). (The target and

: Creating clues for a mystery subplot I am working on a story in which the characters must solve a mystery. It's a "team-building exercise" at school, in which they must work together. They are graded on how well they work

: Resubmitting a manuscript after publication cessation My novel "A Chase After the Wind" was published by America Star Books and sold a few copies but they never marketed the book unless I paid them to do so. I did once but

: Should I change the verb tenses in a letter I'm translating that has them in the present but talking about the past? I am translating a letter written by a 16 year whose native language is not Spanish. I feel very positive

: Using words in other languages I would like to use a few words from different languages but I am not sure on how to handle the fact that the words are read one way in English and sound totally different in their original

: How do I stop using 'the' to start sentences so much? Something that always bothers me in my writing is how often I start sentences with the word "the". A terrible nonsensical example: The dog ran through the rain-swept

: Is there anything wrong with saying "Thanks" several times in the same email? If not, how could I correct it? E.g. here is an email I just sent: Hello X, Okay I see - thanks very much for all the code! I'll definitely

: Should I Kill My Main Character? I'm an aspiring writer who has been writing stories since Kindergarten (None released). Obviously I have a lot of experience, but I'm still unsure with extremely important things. As all of

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