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| Character Deaths | 11/3/2009 |
Q: I am currently focusing on one novel in particular, and in an effort to convey an important theme, ...
A: Catherine... and so the first thing I can thing of is... who would want to read a book about how ...
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| characterisation | 10/18/2009 |
Q: I am writing a fiction book that I hope will be popular with younger children and also older ...
A: Not at all... younger kids dream of being older... may have older siblings... You also might talk ...
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| Plagiarism? | 5/24/2009 |
Q: So if I reworded it and ind of changed the structure,it's not plagiarism? Though it's the same idea? ...
A: that depends on a lot of things... for example if you are doing an "educational" paper...you can ...
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| Advice on words for a book and finding an agent | 3/19/2009 |
Q: I wrote a 47000 word book using Microsoft word, font size 12 and double spaced, I am right in ...
A: Michael... most beginning novels fall somewhere between 60,000 to 75,000... HOWEVER... this depends ...
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| Advice on words for a book and finding an agent | 3/18/2009 |
Q: I wrote a 47000 word book using Microsoft word, font size 12 and double spaced, I am right in ...
A: Michael... not sure what you mean by "125 words for a book?"... also not sure what Microsoft word ...
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| my name | 1/7/2009 |
Q: can a person use your name in a book with out asking first??
A: Vicke... good question and the answer is... maybe... It depends on several factors...are you ...
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| writing books | 9/30/2008 |
Q: I've always wanted to be able to write books, especially fantasy, but I can never get any ideas. How ...
A: The best that I know of to get ideas is to read a lot of books in the genre you like best...then ...
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| writing a novel | 9/30/2008 |
Q: I am 11 years old, for years I have wanted to be an author, but I never had ideas, now that I ...
A: Eileen... How wonderful that you want to write. I have an eleven year old grand son who is writing ...
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| Question | 7/29/2008 |
Q: I am writing a book on refined hedonism. Could you provide me with any insight on pleasure through ...
A: Not sure exactly how to answer this question as "pleasure" is such an individual emotion. What ...
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| characters' background and tone of speech | 7/21/2008 |
Q: i want to write i novel. most story i very well developed in a storyline i created, but my main ...
A: Salvador... One of the best ways to develop a character is to "use" someone you know as an ...
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| being a contributor to a book | 7/6/2008 |
Q: I have been asked by the writer of a book - geared to a particular professional audience - to ...
A: Okay...step one...ask your friend who his/her publisher is... next, google publisher...see if they ...
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| being a contributor to a book | 7/5/2008 |
Q: I have been asked by the writer of a book - geared to a particular professional audience - to ...
A: Laurie...congratulations! However to the best of my knowledge there are no set rules on ...
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| questions | 7/5/2008 |
Q: whats your opinion about someone analyze all things around him , usually searching for trunth , ...
A: Well, you have several options. 1 - Write in your native language or 2 take some writing classes in ...
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| questions | 7/4/2008 |
Q: whats your opinion about someone analyze all things around him , usually searching for trunth , ...
A: Well, that depends on what you want to do with your writing (or art)...if for yourself...go for it. ...
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| inquiry: How to sell articles to magazines | 5/29/2008 |
Q: Good day! I need information on the following questions. 1) What is the correct format in writing ...
A: Amram... well, to answer all your questions, I would need to write a book...grin.. and many people ...
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| BOOK TITLES | 4/4/2008 |
Q: Can one use a bastardization of a word or phrase with impunity? For example if I wrote a book about ...
A: Joseph...I am not a lawyer...so I asked my lawyer husband for an answer...but he is not familiar ...
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| Creating Fiction Characters from Facts | 1/9/2008 |
Q: I have written substantial text about a particular strata of society. My next step is to create a ...
A: Patricia... One way to start is to determine what your story-line or plot is...then develop a ...
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| Making characters live | 10/12/2007 |
Q: What's the secret to making characters live? Thank you for any help.
A: Jo...good question. The secret, if there is any, is to give your characters three things...1 - an ...
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| fictional work with strong non-fiction premise | 9/21/2007 |
Q: I'm close to completing a manuscript on Spirituality and the Workplace. The fictional story is ...
A: William...probably not... unless it is a "real" quote, you might run into trouble...and you might ...
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| pages | 7/28/2007 |
Q: is using microsoft word, landscape and two columns the way to write a book, and how many pages ...
A: Well, you can do that way, but I don't suggest it...if and when you send your novel in to an editor ...
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| basically women. | 7/20/2007 |
Q: I have this question that I'm afraid I'll have to do some character background explaining. I'm ...
A: Robert...you are not alone, as this is a question many writers have...how to express emotion in (or ...
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| sneaking in description | 7/1/2007 |
Q: How do you include some details about what a character looks like without stopping the story and ...
A: Carissa...great question. Basically there are three ways that I know of... 1 - the character can ...
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| Are you sure Suzy is not Katie? | 6/19/2007 |
Q: How do you create characters without making them obviously based on someone you know? Help!
A: Here are lots of ways. First, if your person you are writing about is a female...in you story, make ...
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| Non-Linear Novels | 6/14/2007 |
Q: I'm interested in studying the structure of non-linear novels. I recently read Ondattje's "The ...
A: Stephen...since I don't write this way, I don't feel that I can adequately comment on this narrative ...
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| Writing a book | 5/23/2007 |
Q: I need help in exactly your field of expertise. I love to read and write and I have a very active ...
A: Derek...an active imagination. Wonderful. However what is in your mind is sometimes exceeding hard ...
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