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| bio | website | mgowen.com |
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| location | Sydney, Australia | |
| age | 33 | |
| visits | member for | 2 years, 6 months |
| seen | Mar 18 at 3:27 | |
| stats | profile views | 21 |
Amateur writer just starting out - interested mainly in spec fiction.
My blog is updated every Friday: http://mgowen.com
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Feb 18 |
awarded | Nice Answer |
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Nov 18 |
awarded | Yearling |
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Nov 15 |
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Decide on a theme/overarching meaning before writing a short story? added 2 characters in body |
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Sep 24 |
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What are good reads about writing? Also see podcasts, magazines, and online info about writing. |
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May 21 |
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How do I find an affordable editor? @Neil Fein Oh I wouldn't expect a good freelance editor to agree to only a cut up-front, I'd expect a fee too, but my point is someone who wants to make their reputation/career/fortune out of your book might put more into the editing than an hourly fee can buy. It should be a team relationship ideally, not a customer relationship. |
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Mar 14 |
answered | How can I make a collection of essays / arguments more attractive to publishers? |
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Mar 1 |
answered | Preventing the symbolic conflict of “Hunger Games” from overshadowing widespread social plight |
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Mar 1 |
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Podcasts useful for improving writing skills This is good... |
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Mar 1 |
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How does one avoid bland, generic fantasy while they write? Dan Wells says he always laughs/cringes at Brandon Sanderson's early drafts. A good writer is mostly a good reviser. |
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Mar 1 |
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How does one avoid bland, generic fantasy while they write? @Gabe Willard you need more detail about what exactly seems "generic" or "contrived". Are the characters just the same old archetypes? Is the setting "too Tolkien" or "too middle-ages europe with magic"? Or is it your wording, pacing, dialogue? What? |
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Mar 1 |
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Are there any good tablets out there for writing/editing? In terms of small size/weight and long battery life, modern Netbooks are basically just as good as tablets. They can run good writing software like scrivener, have physical keyboards (make no mistake, this is much better than any on-screen touch keyboard) and can be significantly cheaper than an iPad. If you're cashed up and want the iPad for other reasons, at least get a flip-open case with built-in external keyboard. |
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Feb 23 |
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Podcasts useful for improving writing skills added 63 characters in body |
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Jan 30 |
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How much sex is allowed in a non-romance novel? This answer sounds good, but isn't actually useful to OP. Of course OP will want to "write the story the way the story needs to be written", the question is, what does that mean? Also, you're assuming OP hasn't already done exactly as you're suggesting. |
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Jan 30 |
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How to name the characters of your story? added 124 characters in body |
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Jan 19 |
awarded | Nice Question |
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Jan 10 |
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What's the most marketable title? @Jürgen A. Erhard Oh yeah, I agree, but since the OP didn't explain what "hang fire" meant, it's possible she didn't realise that it isn't a well-known term, so I thought I'd let her know (FWIW, I think it's the best of the 3). |
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Nov 18 |
awarded | Yearling |
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Sep 22 |
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What's the most marketable title? Reading this thread, it appears "hang fire" actually means something (in a firearms context). Be aware that most people have never heard it in any context, and will just think it's a nonsensical pairing of two random words. |
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Apr 18 |
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How do I find an affordable editor? Aside: Find a good editor who takes a cut, instead. He/she may put more time in if he/she "has skin in the game". |
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Mar 26 |
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How to name the characters of your story? added 137 characters in body |
