John Smithers

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36
How to name the characters of your story?
nov 19 '10 at 9:37
34
The “Rules” of Writing
dec 11 '10 at 11:44
29
Something different: Help me find the unnecessary words.
dec 6 '10 at 10:16
23
When modifiers should be avoided?
nov 23 '10 at 21:31
20
Is it frustrating not to know the narrator's gender?
jan 24 '12 at 14:42
18
How does one deal with world builder's syndrome?
dec 11 '10 at 15:48
18
Frailties, mistakes, and imperfections
sep 22 '11 at 21:13
16
Is it true that men (in general) can't write female first-person?
feb 13 at 12:43
16
How can one make technical issues more accessible to a non-technical audience?
dec 16 '10 at 18:30
15
How to overcome the fact that I can't write?
nov 28 '10 at 16:26
14
So I finished my novel. Now what do I do?
sep 19 '11 at 9:25
14
What to do if I can't meet my chapter word count?
sep 9 '11 at 11:20
13
When should I avoid the passive voice? When might I use it?
nov 25 '10 at 10:31
12
How do you determine if a plot device is too coincidental?
jun 22 '12 at 11:30
12
How does the 10,000 hour rule apply to writing?
jun 30 '11 at 13:41
12
Is the idea of single-sourced documentation dead?
mar 18 '11 at 13:50
11
Using a world created by someone else for your own fiction
dec 13 '10 at 9:01
11
Source ideas for monsters in a fantasy novel?
aug 7 '11 at 17:09
11
What are the usual methods for getting a daily word count?
dec 2 '10 at 9:58
11
Is there a special software for writers?
nov 19 '10 at 18:42
10
Deciding whether to use a dialogue tag or an action tag in a dialogue
aug 16 at 14:57
10
How do I write a synopsis?
nov 19 '10 at 12:22
9
Some doubts on the use of Italicized words
jun 18 '12 at 12:55
9
Is Scrivener involved in the editorial process, or is it strictly a writer's development tool?
feb 14 '12 at 20:17
9
What's the indent rule of poetry?
mar 15 '11 at 11:46
9
Getting Inside Someone Else's Head
jan 28 '11 at 20:13
8
Spiritual elements in a science-fiction novel
sep 14 at 8:59
8
Using poetry in novels a good option?
dec 31 '11 at 16:59
8
How to juggle work and NaNoWriMo?
oct 11 '11 at 20:41
8
Are fantasy books expected to be trilogies?
oct 7 '11 at 21:53
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