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Apr 24 |
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How to elegantly convey the finer nuances of language in written form added 65 characters in body |
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Apr 23 |
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How should I begin my research for my Military Fiction? @JMcAfreak: Why, if the keyword is "mental scarring" it would be entirely on topic. (OTOH, I see your point. If someone asks "how does a gun kill people" you don't demonstrate...) |
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Apr 23 |
answered | How to elegantly convey the finer nuances of language in written form |
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Apr 23 |
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How should I begin my research for my Military Fiction? @JMcAfreak: If you ever see the infamous /b/ as an answer, you'll have a reason to celebrate. Theme boards of 4chan are some quite valuable resources. |
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Apr 23 |
answered | How to tell if my story is finished, or needs more? |
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Apr 22 |
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How should I begin my research for my Military Fiction? I can say sometimes ignorance makes for better books than expertize. Especially if the field is dull and convoluted, doing things the way laymen imagine they are done is more compelling than straightening out misconceptions and delving into obscure reasons behind the protagonist jumping through hoops instead of doing things the simple, straightforward, intuitive and wrong way. Any fantasy thief spending 20 minutes picking a complex lock? A hacker reading RFC and correcting bugs in the exploit? A fighter pilot spending 30min reading magazines in the plane while flying to the target? |
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Apr 22 |
answered | Iambic pentameter: how do you use words with 'secondary stressed' syllables? |
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Apr 22 |
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Iambic pentameter: how do you use words with 'secondary stressed' syllables? Currently poetry is not represented enough to grant a tag for specific metres, but a generic 'metre' tag should be helpful. |
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Apr 22 |
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Iambic pentameter: how do you use words with 'secondary stressed' syllables? edited tags; edited tags |
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Apr 22 |
answered | Best practice for stories based on other writers' stories |
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Apr 22 |
awarded | Organizer |
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Apr 22 |
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Best practice for stories based on other writers' stories edited tags |
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Apr 22 |
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How should I begin my research for my Military Fiction? @Forfiter: It never deterred Karl May from writing his immensely successful series "Winnetou". |
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Apr 22 |
answered | How should I begin my research for my Military Fiction? |
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Apr 19 |
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Best practice for stories based on other writers' stories Obtaining original writer's permission (possibly for percentage in royalties) would be probably the most fault-proof route. |
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Apr 18 |
answered | How to minimize language mistakes while writing |
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Apr 16 |
answered | The value of labeling book sections |
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Apr 16 |
answered | Where can I find lists of commonly used words to avoid? |
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Apr 16 |
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Hooking the reader by omitting a piece of information @alexchenco: No, my knowledge of wine is very minor. For 2009 vintage to be 4 years old the action must occur in 2013, just like for 2000 vintage 13 years old... And it's the matter of communist china not importing cheap goods from capitalist countries. Some expensive wine could be imported for dignitaries and luxurious hotels for foreigners, but the iron curtain held most of imported goods away with high customs and bureaucratic restrictions, and exceptions were made only for wares unobtainable locally - one could get cheap Chinese wine, so why import any from Italy for 5x the price? |
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Apr 16 |
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How can I translate my poems in English that it doesn't sound odd/non poetic for English speaker audiences? retaining the style/meter. |
