John Smithers

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How to name the characters of your story?
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The “Rules” of Writing
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Something different: Help me find the unnecessary words.
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When modifiers should be avoided?
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Is it frustrating not to know the narrator's gender?
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How does one deal with world builder's syndrome?
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Frailties, mistakes, and imperfections
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How can one make technical issues more accessible to a non-technical audience?
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How to overcome the fact that I can't write?
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So I finished my novel. Now what do I do?
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What to do if I can't meet my chapter word count?
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When should I avoid the passive voice? When might I use it?
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How do you determine if a plot device is too coincidental?
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How does the 10,000 hour rule apply to writing?
12
Is the idea of single-sourced documentation dead?
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Using a world created by someone else for your own fiction
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Is it true that men (in general) can't write female first-person?
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Source ideas for monsters in a fantasy novel?
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What are the usual methods for getting a daily word count?
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Is there a special software for writers?
10
Deciding whether to use a dialogue tag or an action tag in a dialogue
10
How do I write a synopsis?
9
Some doubts on the use of Italicized words
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Is Scrivener involved in the editorial process, or is it strictly a writer's development tool?
9
What's the indent rule of poetry?
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Spiritual elements in a science-fiction novel
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Using poetry in novels a good option?
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How to juggle work and NaNoWriMo?
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Are fantasy books expected to be trilogies?
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Is this blog post clear and coherent?
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