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In first person narrative, how do I use shakily, fear and trembling in story writing
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What is the editing process for fantasy romance?
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In dialogue, what is the best way to show an action as well as dialogue from two different characters?
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How can my book purchase get the most money to an author?
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Is there a word or a phrase for faking a laugh
Awarded Apr 13 at 16:56
Replacement for the "boiling frog" metaphor
Awarded Apr 13 at 13:34
Difficulty describing a complex image in a single sentence
Awarded Apr 12 at 7:42
Are there any quirks of French dialogue that may make it obvious that someone is lying, but only to a native French speaker?
Awarded Apr 11 at 16:27
Onomatopoeia for a noise people make when shutting someone up?
Awarded Apr 10 at 22:25
What are some good beginnings for childrens' books?
Awarded Apr 8 at 21:08
How should I choose what happens to my protagonist?
Awarded Apr 8 at 7:10
Showing the readers what the villains are doing in 3rd person
Awarded Apr 7 at 7:35
Should I specify the year for a somewhat-near-future sci-fi novel?
Awarded Apr 4 at 16:34
Is pre-order a good strategy?
Awarded Apr 4 at 1:55
Question mark for unfinished question?
Awarded Apr 3 at 19:03
Can I write a character that does not technically exist? They are an alter identity(?) of another character
Awarded Apr 3 at 12:09
Article was not published within agreed time, how do you avoid/handle this situation?
Awarded Apr 1 at 14:40
How do I introduce my readers to new words as gracefully as possible?
Awarded Mar 30 at 12:17
Is there another, more formal, word for 'ride' in this circumstance?
Awarded Mar 26 at 16:18
I want to describe a young man sitting astride on a chair, leaning his forearms on the top of the back
Awarded Mar 26 at 0:45
How do you describe someone who's talking while brushing their teeth?
Awarded Mar 23 at 23:08
How to format a script when the same character says two lines one after another?
Awarded Mar 22 at 18:52
How to describe a character dealing with a betrayal from one of their closest friends?
Awarded Mar 22 at 13:10
Should I use do or did?
Awarded Mar 20 at 20:05
If I have two footnotes in one point, and the second footnote begins with a comment, is the first word capitalized? (Turabian)
Awarded Mar 20 at 16:36
How would you adjust the Hero's Journey to fit the "kishotenketsu" structure?
Awarded Mar 18 at 12:06
How do I avoid repeating a sequence of events that occurs multiple times?
Awarded Mar 18 at 2:05
Will publishing on Kindle, or making Audio Books, hurt my profits in the long run?
Awarded Mar 17 at 16:46
Does anti-theme exist, as in opposition to the main theme of a story?
Awarded Mar 17 at 14:56
I want to create an illustrated book and need help figuring out the cost
Awarded Mar 16 at 15:32
Is there an expression that depicts how people tend to spill their secrets during late night conversation?
Awarded Mar 16 at 1:48
How to "punctualize" this prospective title for a poem I'm writing:
Awarded Mar 14 at 6:56
Urban or Epic Fantasy? [closed]
Awarded Mar 13 at 11:15
A cool side character who knows their place
Awarded Mar 11 at 16:12
How can we avoid legal action from the family of a deceased dictator who we're caricaturing?
Awarded Mar 11 at 15:27
Any tips on how to gain a following online in order to publish books?
Awarded Mar 10 at 17:56
Decide not to publish my book despite having signed a contract with the publisher?
Awarded Mar 10 at 0:22
What do these 3 numbers mean on the copyright page?
Awarded Mar 6 at 6:19
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Awarded Mar 4 at 9:50
How to describe my character using a power
Awarded Mar 3 at 16:55
Is it a good idea to use Git for document management of technical documentation?
Awarded Mar 3 at 2:42
How to find clients for my indexing service
Awarded Mar 3 at 2:36
How to correctly portray sign language between multiple characters
Awarded Feb 28 at 20:01
How can I not give up on writing my story?
Awarded Feb 27 at 13:47
How to make a fiction more visualizable by readers?
Awarded Feb 27 at 6:33
What does an italicized ``n'' mean in an index entry of an old book?
Awarded Feb 23 at 18:41
Where do the research question and thesis statement go in a paper?
Awarded Feb 23 at 3:12
How do I write a sexist narrator without coming off as sexist myself?
Awarded Feb 22 at 22:07
Should non-English organizations/ministries/governments (as authors) be translated into English in APA 7th edition citations?
Awarded Feb 21 at 11:16
How do I properly present dialogue in a scene with two female characters?
Awarded Feb 20 at 6:04
Optimal word distance
Awarded Feb 19 at 11:20
I need help writing a scene or experience about air being knocked out of you
Awarded Feb 16 at 23:27
How can I tell if tension is a problem while writing?
Awarded Feb 16 at 20:05
Can you help me find the balance where the prologue character's ending remains ambiguous w/o making the reader think they're a main character?
Awarded Feb 16 at 16:56
Is it OK to repeat the word implied by an acronym?
Awarded Feb 16 at 11:10
When a translation of an original name of a source is provided in a footnote of an academic text, how do I format reference to the source language?
Awarded Feb 14 at 17:17
Front matter layout for hardcover
Awarded Feb 14 at 17:17
Would it be "wrong" to rewrite a fanfiction as a writing exercise?
Awarded Feb 14 at 5:05
Is it cultural appropriation to write historical fiction with a character from another culture, using elements of that culture and language?
Awarded Feb 9 at 23:47
What is the “RIOT” paragraph writing formula?
Awarded Feb 9 at 21:15
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