Dale Emery

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I write non-fiction about leadership, software development, testing, and resistance to change.

I also write fiction (primarily the beginnings and middles of yet-to-be-finished novels) in a variety of speculative genres.

I also write about writing.


124 Answers

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30
What's the modern way to handle gender in tech writing?
jun 3 '11 at 3:41
20
How does one write a character smarter than oneself?
nov 17 at 0:59
18
How do you convince your publisher that your story is good?
dec 12 '10 at 21:55
15
Citing Myself As a Source
feb 25 '12 at 19:44
14
How to handle foreign military ranks?
feb 1 '11 at 19:57
13
How to avoid repetitive sentence structure?
nov 11 at 20:15
12
Meretricious - A bit too fancy?
mar 17 '11 at 0:30
12
Getting emotional while writing, good or bad?
mar 3 '11 at 9:36
11
alternatives to “he said” in dialog
dec 27 at 6:44
11
How to refer to character of focus in a story
apr 17 '11 at 23:27
11
Is it a good idea to write a summary of a plot before writing the full version?
mar 16 '11 at 20:16
11
Finding the 'voice' of a character
mar 2 '11 at 11:09
11
What's a good way to backup your writing?
jan 20 '11 at 20:42
10
Creative writing use and abuse
jun 14 at 21:41
9
avoiding making all your characters sound the same
jan 2 at 20:36
9
Is an anthology a valid NaNoWriMo entry?
oct 22 at 4:16
9
How do you find your unique style?
apr 12 '12 at 4:19
9
How Do you Stave Off Boredom While Writing?
may 24 '11 at 14:42
8
How to distinguish if a novel is science fiction or fantasy?
jun 24 '12 at 2:12
8
How do I successfully structure a long fiction piece?
sep 20 '11 at 18:01
8
First Person Voice - Same as speaking?
sep 1 '11 at 5:07
8
How much leeway can be expected from an editor regarding my preference for nonstandard punctuation?
dec 14 '10 at 0:22
7
How to do dialogue?
jun 10 at 19:28
7
how should a writer use version control to track drafts, rewrites, and revisions?
feb 17 at 2:22
7
What genre appeals to the widest audience?
jan 9 at 1:25
7
A friendlier way to write charges or fees to clients?
feb 20 '12 at 19:46
7
How should I phrase “requests” to a higher-ranked individual in another department?
sep 19 '11 at 23:39
7
How to attract the average reader to an “intellectual” novel?
apr 25 '11 at 17:13
7
Should the Voice of the Author change with the Point-Of-View Character in a Non-Literary Fiction?
apr 24 '11 at 18:49
6
A tricky sentence to construct
jan 21 '12 at 5:01
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