Standback

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I dabble in writing; I've become increasingly proficient in keeping my condescending nature in check. Haven't written much though. Working on that.

A lot of my experience comes from reading, from books on writing, and from blogs on writing. I've also done a lot of critiquing at Critters.org, and reviewing at The Fix Online. Science-fiction and fantasy are my natural stomping grounds, but everything else is good too.

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Jun 15	comment	How long does it take to write a 1000-word news articles? Sorry I misinterpreted. You didn't explicitly mention "fiction" in your answer, but you mention stories percolating for weeks, transcribing a "tale" told to you, and you refer to "authors" (rather than writers, reporters, or journalists). I'm un-deleting your answer, as you say it still applies. However, if you think you could make your intention clearer (and refer particularly to reporting), it'd be great if you could make an edit.
Jun 14	revised	How long does it take to write a 1000-word news articles? removed points not clearly applicable to journalism
Jun 14	comment	How long does it take to write a 1000-word news articles? And when I say "what fits," I mean "what in-my-humble-opinion fits." You might see more of your original points as relevant, and I just didn't see the connection. By all means, feel free to re-edit, including reverting changes I've done, so long as your revised answer is appropriate to OP's type of writing. I know this is annoying, but I hope the mod's reasoning is clear here. :)
Jun 14	comment	How long does it take to write a 1000-word news articles? Hey Psicofrenia, as I've noted above - we need to clean this question up. It's important on Stack Exchange that the answers be good matches for the questions; equally, it was important for us to focus on the OP's actual request - particularly since the pace at which fiction is written can be very individual; professional reporting OTOH is much more standardized. Therefore, I've deleted many of the answers that didn't fit. With yours, you raise many points about writing productivity beyond just the pace. So I'm making a (relatively heavy) edit, but leaving what fits intact.
Jun 14	comment	How long does it take to write a 1000-word news articles? So, the mods have decided that the best course is to re-focus the original question as intended, and delete the answers that no longer match. I know this is annoying, but I hope you understand our reasoning. Of course, by all means feel free to re-answer, to edit this answer into something focused on OP's type of writing, or to use your content from the deleted post elsewhere. If you'd like to discuss this further, just ping me in chat :)
Jun 14	comment	How long does it take to write a 1000-word news articles? Hey Fortiter, as you can see, we've decided to delete the responses here that address fiction rather than journalism. One the one hand, on Stack Exchange it's crucial that the responses match the question - otherwise the Q&A format doesn't work. On the other hand, the question that many responded to here - "How long does it take to write a 1000-word fiction story" - would be very problematic here; fiction pace is extremely individual and isn't subjected to the same deadline pressure that news articles have. It comes out kind of an unhelpful poll.
Jun 14	comment	How long does it take to write a 1000-word news articles? I completely understand. Thanks :)
Jun 14	comment	How long does it take to write a 1000-word news articles? Darek: We haven't decided yet how to deal with the other answers - it's possible we'll need to delete them entirely. Yours had an easy fix, so I handled yours first. I understand that this is annoying, but maintenance and keeping focus are the core of the Stack Exchange system.
Jun 14	comment	How long does it take to write a 1000-word news articles? Hey Derek, I've edited your response - as you noted, the question was about news stories rather than fiction; staying focused on that is better for the question.
Jun 14	revised	How long does it take to write a 1000-word news articles? Edited out response related to fiction, not relevant to OP's question
Jun 14	comment	How long does it take to write a 1000-word news articles? ahmed, I've moved some of your comments (the ones responding to other answers, not answering your question) to a comment on the original post.
Jun 14	revised	How long does it take to write a 1000-word news articles? Removed some non-answer points to a comment on the original question
Jun 14	comment	How long does it take to write a 1000-word news articles? Hey everybody. This question is a bit of a problem - OP was talking about writing reports, essays, news articles; however, most of the responses talk about fiction (which is entirely different, and much looser/more individual). I'm not yet sure how we'll handle cleanup here, but cleanup there shall indeed be.
Jun 14	revised	How long does it take to write a 1000-word news articles? Clarified focus on news/tech articles rather than fiction
Jun 13	reviewed	Approve suggested edit on Can a title be copyrighted?
Jun 12	comment	Completed New Novel Hey Leandro! Congrats on finishing your first book! Writers.SE is a specialized site for Q&A; check out our About page to see how the site works. :D
Jun 12	comment	When developing a stage play, whose gender matters more? The characters' or the actors'? Shame. Propose a 50%-50% character split, let men and women try out for roles of both genders, and then berate anybody proposing a step back for gender equality by making gender an issue.
Jun 12	answered	When developing a stage play, whose gender matters more? The characters' or the actors'?
Jun 12	comment	When developing a stage play, whose gender matters more? The characters' or the actors'? Discussion Question: How would your group react if you chose an all-female theme, and most of the guy actors needed to play girls?
Jun 11	comment	When developing a stage play, whose gender matters more? The characters' or the actors'? This... might be a little bit out of our scope. I'm not sure it's a writing question; it touches more directly on education, event planning, and gender representation. But you're asking how to write in order to achieve a certain effect, which seems fair. Hmmm. Opinions?