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- Horror Stories
- Multiple POV's from a readers perspective
- My novel's subject is making the news, but I kind of did it first. Is this an issue?
- From Novella to Novel
- Atypical Woman Writing a Female Lead
- Genres and novels
- Publication
- The bad guys....changing...
- I request some assistance in my search...
- The right moment for promoting your book
- The Middle Bit
- Using * within your chapters...
- What's your strength?
- Working with agents
- names and how well they fit the character
- What genre should this be in?
- Endings....
- Your inner censor
- Question about my beginning .....
- Committing a Deadly Sin...
- I'm shocked how little I knew...
- How would you write this sentence?
- looking for a publisher
- Freelance Editors for Manuscript consultation
- flashbacks - style, tense
- Overused plot devices
- Big house, small house: does it matter if you're new?
- First time writing in 1st-person.
- Interchangeable names?
- MG, YA, or Adult Fiction
- What makes a novel strong?
- How does one start writing a novel?
- agent contract
- my dream his hobby
- Two time periods written in parallel
- Now what? (starting a NEW WIP)
- Is there a very, very good reason I shouldn't...
- TV Tropes Wiki (writing guide)
- Sales Figures: YA/mainstream
- Comparative Book Analysis
- Thinking of writing a book part deux
- The dreaded second novel syndrome
- What's the most you've lost?
- Finding that elusive 'Title' ***share!***
- Argh!
- paraphrasing lyrics
- Synopses, etc.
- Writing non/cannon novels for existing works?
- Chapters
- How much violence is too much?
- The "Back to Frelling Work" rant
- Novel writing for a short story author
- Throw out your first novel...or two?
- representation for novellas
- How do you kickstart yourself and get ideas for stories?
- Is This Sex Scene Too Intense? (nothing graphic)
- Should a cover letter ALWAYS accompany a query letter?
- How to write dialogue within dialogue?
- WD's Steve Berry's 8 Rules of Writing
- False starts & Starting Over
- Your Opinion on Japanese Names in an English Novel?
- Own worst enemy?
- Need a name for a Gypsy child
- Writers Conferences
- Question about Posting Online
- Writers Conference vs Writers Workshop?
- I'm an emotional girl, or Plot-Based Writing vs. Character-Based
- "Great literature must spring from an upheaval in the author's soul..."
- Japanese honorifics in dialogue
- "But then again . . ."
- Using 'and' or commas
- Book promotion - A few magic stats/numbers
- 51k: Too Short?
- Do you love your characters?
- I had no idea I sucked at beta-ing.
- New form of novel
- Thomas Covenant - Comments on growth- spoilers
- Head-Hopping
- New Novel
- Talk to me about literary fiction vs. mainstream fiction
- Copyright question
- Advertising in Novels
- Music that Inspires
- Am I masochistic?
- And now, the wovel
- Need Help
- Author Bio question
- Revision Question
- Ug, this revising thing is so TEDIOUS
- How many characters are too many?
- Pestering the Publishers . . .
- Hello everyone (Basic novel-writing advice)
- two questions
- Same scene through two perspectives
- Rounding word count
- The purpose of a query
- 890 pages? Anathema!
- Writers Block - how do you get past it?!
- revision and word count
- Is 180,000 still too long?
- Exclusive
- Stuck in a Plot, and I can't get out of it
- Never good enough...
- When do you consider your MS submission-ready?
- Is varied chapter lengths okay?
- COnflicts and Inflection Points
- Beating up your main character
- a question on agents
- What genre is this?
- How do our economic and societal changes affect your writing?
- Dialogue: Authenticity vs. Accessibility
- When the Good Guy Becomes the Villian
- What do you search and destroy in the editing process.
- *-ing, *-ly and all that jazz
- Issues with incorporating the backstory that is important to the story
- Writing Tips: Plot Synopsis Project II
- Screen size and writing
- But we don't talk like this...
- And the point of writing novels is--
- Lost inspiration
- Moving Past Opening Chapters
- How to edit the four time around.
- Backstory Blues...
- Should I name names?
- Architecture for Writers
- I want to hear from you self-published people
- Has anyone heard of Word Hustler?
- Should story stay true to its roots?
- Court-type Book Recommendations
- Something is missing from my novel -- what?
- Ending a murder mystery
- Similar authors?
- Need help with transitional scene
- In search of good "idea organization" software
- Friends Reading Your Novel Before It's Published
- Can you use real companies in your book?
- Viewpoint question
- Generating stories from names alone
- Draft six and lost confidence
- Many forks in the road, which one to take?
- Too long, Too long, Always too long...
- To outliners: how much time do you spend on your outline?
- Printing
- How many did it take?
- Best Selling Fiction Genre?
- Good idea or good idea at the time?
- Inside Story by Dara Marks -anyone read it?
- Writer's Block
- Main Character- Need help
- Can you ever recapture an inspired moment?
- Planning the story
- Writerly inconsistancies--legit or careless?
- Making your novel longer AFTER it's done
- You know what I mean??
- Dreams= Good novel ideas??
- Paranoia Sets In
- Character Interviews
- Preplanned series
- Question about Chapter formatting
- Writing image lists, good technique or old real fast?
- Is it a good strategy to requery people who requested a partial?
- Chapter Length opinions
- Judging a book by its title--picking a title for my book?
- Totally, and utterly, PLOT-LESS.
- OK...Formatting question here
- How can I make this internal conflict more engaging?
- Ever wanted to write an homage to your favorite film?
- And the typing-before-thinking gaffe of the day is...
- Plus or Minus... How'd you do on WC today?
- Opinion on "!"
- Good Examples of Books Written in Diary Style?
- Deadlines
- Completely lambasted by academics for using 1st person present with flashbacks...
- Ah! Word count question
- Top Ten Earners
- Informal pole- If you're published or agented, do you wing it or outline?
- What other novels woud be similar?
- Query Letter Structure - HOOK ME.
- how do you write a page turner?
- The Economy and Novels
- How long with partial
- I'm done. Now what?
- Free Donald Maas Book - The Career Novelist
- How relevant is Making Shapely Fiction?
- Query Question: Mention WIPs?
- In the style of . . .(query ? again)
- Why not save new ideas for your next book?
- Best way to revise?
- how deep into a characters head do you get?
- Some Help.
- Villain makes early exit - thoughts?
- If at first you don't succeed....
- I think I suck at writing synopses (venting)
- The Career Novelist By Don Maass --Free Download
- New publisher, for those interested
- A good cause and a chance at winning a MS evaluation...
- Is the publishing industry being affected by the economy?
- Manuscript formatting question
- Do you watch television? (Yes, this is relevant to writing.)
- De Nile... (Or scrapping all your work, but not)
- Nosy, but I can't help myself.
- A POV issue
- This is getting out of control
- A few synopsis questions
- What helps you write?
- Notecards - what system/method?
- Outlining vs. Free flow .....
- My MC is a team player
- Epilogue or No?
- Best selling author's on length/process to physical publishing.
- Banging head, bleeding, etc., rinse, repeat
- Unhappy endings - examples?
- time period in novel
- Slap me (aka, it's been a bad week)
- Common phrases: bad or good?
- Into the Trunk With You
- The wrap up: ending the novel
- Why does a novel always have to look, smell and feel like a novel?
- Multiple POV's
- Telling a story
- Hero & Villain - Equal Face Time?
- Chapter paragraph indents
- There's hope for us all yet
- The Climax
- My Novel changed genres mid- story!
- Is it only me?
- Question on POV's and Tenses...
- Post the last three sentences of your work
- Do minor errors in books bother you?
- How many errors are to many?
- Favourite Tropes?
- Novel title - eek!
- Smells like "newbie"...
- Free Download - This Could Be Of Help To You:
- Submitting queries w/ excerpts via e-mail
- Making some references?
- Symbols & Imagery
- Is it too ambitious to start more than one novel?
- Does Anyone Journal Their Characters ?
- Authorial Intrusion
- Character Sheet
- Pressing the fast-forward button...
- Future of the Publishing industry
- How do I get started with research?
- Don't tell me not to kill my narrator!
- Help Me With Romance Sub-Plot!
- Telling, not showing, for the POV character
- Things you love to see in novel
- Things you hate to see in novels
- Plot diagram, what's missing?
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