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How much $ to calculate for an Editor
I plan to self publish a book (non fiction). Currently I have 150.000 characters, but when it's done I will end up with around 250.000. I am not a native english speaker but write the book in english, ...
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Is the first draft of a novel usually shorter than the finished work?
I finished the first draft of a novel I'm writing. Right now, it has 17000 words. I've heard that novels these days range from 60,000 to 150,000 words, so I'm a little bit worried (I'm hoping to have ...
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Getting the first words down on paper [duplicate]
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Help! I've got Writer's Block
I wrote a novel when I was 15; unfortunately I lost it as well. I am now 38 and for all these years I have wanted to write again, ...
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How to handle taxes for a self-published book
I'm thinking of publishing a book on kindle, but I don't currently have a business set up. Do you need a business to publish a book? I'm curious as to how to handle US taxes for the royalties. I ...
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How do I appreciate a subject matter expert's expertise?
Situation -A subject matter expert is helping me with something that, well, matters. (to me)
I want to send a quick one liner thank you and let her know that I fully appreciate the time that she ...
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How to restart a novel(la)?
I've got a novel(la) of 33,000+ (130 or so manuscript pages) words that I would like to build up to 60,000 or so words - but I'm having trouble restarting the project...
So my question is this: what ...
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What are the key skills for a new technical writer?
For those that are just starting out, what are key skills they should have or learn to be a good technical writer?
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How do I get involved in writing for video games?
Many video games have deep storylines. This has been the case since the early text adventures where creative writing was all that existed to keep a player engaged in the game. I believe that some ...
