JSBձոգչ

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I have a degree in Linguistics, but I work as a programmer. Most of my expertise about English is self-taught, plus lots of random trivia I've acquired here and there.

This is my favorite EL&U comment ever:

This isn't really a question about English so much as a question about hugs. Source

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Dec 21	comment	What are good places to post your work where it will be read by others? +1 for the Online Writing Workshops, which are excellent.
Dec 21	answered	How long should it take to write 100k words?
Dec 20	awarded	Editor
Dec 20	revised	What are some regular contests unpublished short story authors might enter? added info about who it's for
Dec 20	answered	What are some regular contests unpublished short story authors might enter?
Dec 14	answered	How much leeway can be expected from an editor regarding my preference for nonstandard punctuation?
Dec 14	comment	What genre is my writing? Don't do this. Agents and publishers want to have an idea of what your genre is in your query letter, and you don't get to make up a new genre of your own. I've heard this from multiple agents.
Dec 14	comment	Can I self-publish, and how much would it cost? +1. The real sticking point is getting into the big booksellers, since they pretty much categorically refuse to deal with self-publishers, and without them your chances of breaking even on any investment is very slim.
Dec 10	answered	How long can a writer expect to write before publishing his/her first novel?
Dec 9	awarded	Precognitive
Dec 8	comment	What makes writing emotional? This should go on writers.stackexchange.com.
Dec 7	comment	Is there any hope of a fictional short story being published? You might want to edit to correct the spelling of Duotrope.
Dec 7	awarded	Scholar
Dec 7	accepted	Expositing a lack of racial difference
Dec 3	answered	Podcasts useful for improving writing skills
Dec 3	awarded	Commentator
Dec 3	comment	What is a “Gather” service for? IMHO this is off-topic.
Dec 3	asked	Expositing a lack of racial difference
Dec 3	answered	How do I get involved in writing for video games?
Nov 30	answered	Are there any useful guides to writing stories based in RPG universes/aimed at a role playing audience?