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The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter — it's the difference between a lightning bug and the lightning. — Mark Twain
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answered | How do you Open with an Anecdote in a persuasive writing? :'( Or maybe in the middle? |
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Do publishers really need to translate between UK and US English? @ShantnuTiwari But Brits make much better villains. c.f. Alan Rickman, Benedict Cumberbatch, Malcolm McDowell, David Warner... |
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Short exclamation to mean: “This is driving me crazy.” @Soulz I think "This is a text I'm translating" is a fairly important part of your question! What language are you translating from? What's the word? What's the direct translation to English and why doesn't it work? In English we run "goddammit" together as one word even though it's really two or three, and no one would blink at calling that "one word." I suggest you edit your post again to include this clarifier and see if the community can give you better help. |
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Is it strange if a novel starts the first chapter without one of main characters? deleted 30 characters in body |
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May 15 |
answered | Short exclamation to mean: “This is driving me crazy.” |
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May 15 |
reviewed | Approve suggested edit on What is the term for an accessible character that knows nothing? |
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May 14 |
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How many words in 350 pages typed and double spaced? Thank you, dear. :) I can offer a few links on "length per genre" suggestions, so assuming it's "epic SFF": storytime.booklamp.org/2012/03/19/… writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/guide-to-literary-agents/… theswivet.blogspot.com/2008/03/… and the upshot is probably that 100K per book is a good target. Feel free to write more as long as you're confident you can cut it back down if needed. |
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May 13 |
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Maintaining the consistency of voice and spontaneity throughout a piece @Jeremy There's no set rate. Everyone is different. When I edit, I read a timed sample (that is, I read for one hour and see how far I get) and use that to extrapolate how long it will take for the rest of the work. My estimates are usually quite good. Some people offer flat rates per word or flat rates per piece. |
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May 13 |
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How many words in 350 pages typed and double spaced? What font and what size are you using? What are your margins? Are you in Word, InDesign, BBEdit? |
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May 12 |
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Maintaining the consistency of voice and spontaneity throughout a piece @Jeremy Yes, I'm being cute in saying you're too close to the text. You're so involved with it that you can't step back and see what doesn't work or what could be trimmed, and what is a "good part" vs. what is a killable darling. A third party who didn't write the text and isn't as invested in it can often be more objective about what does and doesn't work. |
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May 12 |
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Placing similes at the beginning and at the end of a sentence @Mussri Yes, you have an excellent point. The plot could be such that the ingredient is deadly, and the bartender would have to sanitize his hands after adding it. That just supports my original comment that we need context to say whether the placement of the simile works. |
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May 12 |
answered | Maintaining the consistency of voice and spontaneity throughout a piece |
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Placing similes at the beginning and at the end of a sentence added 1150 characters in body |
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May 11 |
answered | Placing similes at the beginning and at the end of a sentence |
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May 11 |
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Placing similes at the beginning and at the end of a sentence Oh, thanks for the Weird Al Yankovic earworm. |
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May 10 |
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What is the term for an accessible character that knows nothing? @Jeff Depends on your definition of "literary." Cabbagehead is a casual term, but who's to say it couldn't be adopted in academic circles and thence to serious public analysis? |
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answered | What is the term for an accessible character that knows nothing? |
