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how should a writer use version control to track drafts, rewrites, and revisions?
I'm a writer, not a programmer. I'm just now for the first time learning about version control and how it works, and I am wondering how version control could streamline my workflow.
In a previous ...
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Text Editors. Suggesting & Tracking Changes to Plain-Text Documents
Many word processors are capable to tracking and displaying changes made to a document. Those changes are typically displayed in special markup supported by the editor. E.g.
But when using a plain ...
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Critique My Poem Please! [closed]
I really need someone to critique this poem for me. It's for a Poem Portfolio in my Creative Writing Class. I just need some help on where to include things like imagery, sensory details, similes, ...
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How to get over writer's block related to revising?
I'm a PhD Student in the social sciences. When I do focused free-writing on a topic, my thoughts just fly out and I can easily generate 600-800 words an hour of relatively high quality text. However, ...
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Do I have to revise my book on paper?
When I read books, blogs, or even answers like this, the advice is usually always the same: To revise properly, you must print out your manuscript, and revise on paper. The thinking goes that one ...
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What software can handle both revision control and layout?
I'm desperately looking for a book publishing solution that can handle revision control and layouts. My issues/requirements are as follows:
Typists are extremely non-technical and I would like to ...
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What counts as a word when dealing with a word limit?
I am trying to determine if it will be feasible to revise a manuscript for a journal that has a 6500 word limit. Currently, the manuscript is between 7500 and 8000 words long, depending on how I count ...
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How Much Exposition is Too Much Exposition
I am in the process of figuring out how to write a mostly autobiographical piece (maybe, eventually, novel) about my experiences related to dancing (Swing, Blues, and a little Hip-Hop, in case you ...
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What methods can I use to revise my writing?
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I am finding it challenging to transform an early draft into a finished product. My biggest challenges are putting the prose in the proper order and using topic sentences and transitions ...
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Is Mac OSX Lion's Revision Control System useable by writers?
The upcoming Mac OSX Lion operating system is touting a new file revision control system called Versions (demo video here).
What I'm using for version control right now is rather rudimentary - I ...
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Do you always revise your stories or do you sometimes move on?
When you finish a story, say a short story, not really intending to publish. Do you go back and revise it or let it be, starting on another story?
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When to accept an editor's rewrite request?
So there's an editor who has accepted a story of mine for publication... but he wants me to change the ending. Normally I'm pretty open to editorial changes, but in this case the proposed changes ...
