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Do parentheses inhibit clarity?
I find it easier to write many things with parentheses, but I don't know if this is considered good practice. I would expect some might say that parentheses are indicative of excessive digression and ...
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Tips for describing features of unusual place that I often visit
I'm having problems describing certain parts of a place that I usually visit. Here are some pictures:
For instance, I have no idea how I should refer to the wooden platform on the left (so I just ...
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How to improve/fix this short introductory paragraph and dialog?
These are the things that I want for this introductory paragraph:
Grab the reader's attention
Create a melancholic and dark atmosphere
Inside was dark with just enough light to see shapes, and ...
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Do these starting paragraphs make you want to keep reading?
OK, first, I'm not a native. So, what you do by instinct and a bit of research, I do by extensive research, including accents and dialog style.
I’m dead.
‘But you have a chance,’ I was told, ...
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copy right issue with using exact Text from a text book
Here is a question related to a website providing mathematics solutions for students. Here are details:
Students will enter the page number and problem number on the website, and the site will show ...
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“…and the fire from the stove engulfed him” or “jumped on him” or “covered him” or “devoured him” or what?
Which verb should I use here?
He opened the stove and the fire from the stove [engulfed/jumped on/covered/devoured] him. "Help! Help!" - he shouted at once. "I'm on fire!"
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Why zero sales? [closed]
I thought this religious book would be a bestseller. But when I tried to sell it through CreateSpace during a few months it has lead to zero sales.
After this I put it freely available on the Web, ...
