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  1. Have you ever wrote a story that you think it sucks, but you like it so much?
  2. There are only so many plots...
  3. Aside from writing more, what single thing has most improved your writing?
  4. Writing numbers for "technical stuff"
  5. Query vs Cover Letter
  6. Character Name (renaming your characters)
  7. Brainstorming techniques
  8. For an audience, for an editor, for yourself. In what order? (sorry if wrong section)
  9. Is this an 'as you know, Bob'?
  10. How many authors read...?
  11. "Anonymous" vs. "undisclosed"
  12. What do you think of hyphenated descriptors?
  13. Dash and Ellipsis Abuse--Awe Crap
  14. Confused with: Plot, Story, Theme, Premise, 3 act Structure
  15. reprint for competition?
  16. Indent VS Double-space
  17. Shiny Things
  18. word count
  19. Getting up close and personal with a character
  20. story rights
  21. Questions about writing metaphors.
  22. Doors? DOORS!
  23. All-Capital words
  24. an SASE, spaces, stuff
  25. Flashback in 1st Chapter?
  26. More possible or better possible?
  27. I Need Help with John
  28. Stupid question about punctuation (capitalizing nicknames)
  29. Gerunds
  30. Classifying your writing...
  31. Question about queries ..........
  32. Need a word! (Thesaurus not helping.)
  33. Publishability of First Novel MS?
  34. Printing large manuscripts
  35. Multiple Character Query
  36. How do you write...
  37. Writer's guidelines, or lack thereof....
  38. Is This Unusual? (writing in longhand first)
  39. Am I being too fussy?
  40. Pseudonym
  41. Why use pseudonyms?
  42. "Actual" Word Count
  43. Question About A Song Title?
  44. Too much description
  45. GRRRRRR....I have a question. >.>
  46. page numbers on e-mss
  47. Selling Ideas
  48. Tips for Outlining
  49. that old "why bother" feeling
  50. Now what? (looking for beta reader)
  51. Does Anyone Journal Their Characters ?
  52. Can you make places up?
  53. Legal pen-name issue
  54. Fragment (Consider Revising) (grammar "error" in MS Word)
  55. Does anyone get ideas for a novel from T.V?
  56. What the heck is right justified?
  57. Yet another stupid MS question
  58. Questions re: header and page no in MS
  59. Equery Question
  60. How do you know when you're really, really done?
  61. Should I show God???
  62. When did you find your passion for writing?
  63. dissertaion editing issue!
  64. Paragraph spacing
  65. Synopsis adjustments to computer. (using MS Word styles for synopsis)
  66. Only an idiot wouldn't know grammar!
  67. Which is correct Mrs. or Missus in dialog
  68. Hyphen help needed S.O.S.
  69. Quick Question on Royal, Noble titles.
  70. Should I complete my book before trying to get it published?
  71. sign cover letter?
  72. What does "this business is subjective" mean?
  73. Is there even a market for this?
  74. Times New Roman vs. Courier New
  75. Backstory
  76. subing story to pubs under same company
  77. Do you agree?
  78. another newbie question - non-fiction narrative
  79. Writing action scenes: past or present tense?
  80. Chapters
  81. Story Hook
  82. Help Find a Word?
  83. So, My MC Has Two Names.....
  84. Getting published
  85. Let me count the ways...
  86. Am I having tense problems?
  87. Ever get ideas for stories from music?
  88. What's wrong with the present tense?
  89. Should I self-publish? / Advantages and dangers of self-publishing
  90. Angel or angel?
  91. Writing Time
  92. Manuscript formatting - quotes
  93. Quick question about narration
  94. Previously published...on Fictionpress
  95. Character Development & individual dialogue
  96. Long sentences vs short sentences?
  97. Word count per chapter?
  98. Editor to proof novel manuscript
  99. Personal Pronoun Confusion - "it" vs. "they"
  100. Agent Etiquette Question
  101. Pronouns
  102. Margins
  103. Questions from a Newbie!
  104. Two questions on formatting
  105. Character Personalities
  106. Weird Writer's Anxiety-Please Help
  107. Verbing a Door.
  108. Small POV question.
  109. Telling The Story
  110. Involve the Reader
  111. One Dimensional Character
  112. Emotional Depth
  113. Ugh....please help
  114. New England Accent.
  115. What is a good pace to keep when writing a book?
  116. Help with showing and not telling..
  117. Modern / Parallel based on an old classic?
  118. Defining the Rules
  119. Total newbie - some veery basic questions...
  120. When to use Adverbs and adjectives
  121. Passive voice
  122. Steampunk?
  123. Run ons
  124. Characters Tell the Story
  125. Outline or Just write
  126. Naming my Main Character
  127. Name Dropping? (brand names, famous people)
  128. how do you get the creative juice flowing?
  129. Draft Date
  130. Cover letter question (submitting poems)
  131. Using an old story as source for your own new story
  132. Courier New font + page count
  133. If "A Christmas Carol" was written today...
  134. Acknowledgements and Dedication
  135. Cover Art?
  136. What about exclamation marks?
  137. Speaking of genre...a stooopid question
  138. Question About Genre
  139. Ways of getting started?
  140. Formatting questions: product names and slang
  141. Prologue or no prologue?
  142. Gaining Self-Discipline?
  143. Probably one of the dumbest questions you've had in a long time (query vs. synopsis)
  144. Auto-Indent in MS Word
  145. Two WIP's vying for your attention?
  146. Agent Etiquette Question - how to apologize for delay in replying
  147. Question... (receiving mss. requests from more than one agent)
  148. Which way to start a chapter (jumping right in without setup/explanation)
  149. How do you Organize your WIP's? (research, fleshing out details)
  150. Synopsis/proposal question
  151. How long to wait before telling the characters names
  152. Initials: O.J. or OJ
  153. Dialogue Indentions-same speaker
  154. A couple of questions (daily writing habits / multi-WIPs)
  155. Protagonist In Every Scene
  156. So, You Think You Can Write?
  157. How many characters can you introduce in a chapter?
  158. The First Paragraph
  159. Character who stutters
  160. Character Leaps
  161. Chapter Length?
  162. Breaking the Fourth Wall
  163. Voice
  164. Explanations for worldbuilding? (martial arts)
  165. When is the right time to follow-up?
  166. Another "How do I punctuate this sentence?" question from me.
  167. Crisp and Clean? (style question)
  168. A fun little exercise
  169. How do you indicate eavesdropping?
  170. Writing Software
  171. So many questions about publishing...
  172. Just wondering... (has posting writing samples here led to pro interest?)
  173. For me...to me...
  174. said John or John said?
  175. Music in Your Writing
  176. Legality of publishing things that were once on websites
  177. Re-Writing
  178. Submitting an interview proposal for use in newspaper - how to massage both parties
  179. Question on How to Present a Character (300 y/o Dutch-speaking ghost) and his Motives
  180. Repeating the same word
  181. If Something's Good or Not
  182. Difference between female and male characters
  183. Help...I am having search issues.
  184. Usage question - "gathering of an evening"
  185. How would you write this sentence?
  186. View Formatting Question
  187. Why does everyone hate adverbs so much??
  188. Character thoughts (italics? quotes? underlines?)
  189. Writing a character who... lacks character
  190. SAVE MY SOUL XD (Graham Little's "Approach to Literature")
  191. Too many adjectives and adverbs
  192. Twilight is influencing my writing!
  193. Writing in First Person then Switching to Third
  194. Groundbreaking
  195. Great Character Development
  196. Using peoples names or business names
  197. @#*!!????
  198. Sympathizing With A Character
  199. A site I found... (thesaurus) + repeating words
  200. HS Creative Writing Class- what would you want to learn?
  201. Creative Writing Software
  202. Characters in disguise
  203. Sports-Related Book
  204. Why can't I feel my MC?
  205. Replace dialogue tags (said, answered, replied, asked) with...?
  206. Writing Descriptions
  207. Coming up with scenes and situations
  208. Query Question: Age or No Age?
  209. How long should a query be
  210. What are "chapter books" ?
  211. Just a couple of questions
  212. Make A Character Grow
  213. Best way to word this
  214. 1st person vs. Mary Sue Syndrome (+ link to "Universal Mary Sue Litmus Test" utility)
  215. Character Dialogue
  216. Writing for a character that already exists. Is it difficult legally?
  217. How to get the reader to like the characters
  218. How to connect the fingers and the imagination
  219. Writing a Novel - Plan Each Chapter Out or Go With Basic Outline?
  220. Overcoming Flaws
  221. Make Characters Come To Life
  222. Need a replacement (for an adverb)
  223. Characters Out of Character
  224. Writing a short story in e-mail format: three questions
  225. Subplots, A plots, and B plots (Harry Potter SPOILERS)
  226. How do you express satisfaction?
  227. I'm a newbie with a couple questions about characters.
  228. Writing a Bio
  229. Which font is better Palatino or TNR?
  230. Question... re naming characters
  231. Is "Hobbled" the right verb here?
  232. how do you know...
  233. Does this sentence mean "I blushed"?
  234. What is a pitch? 300 word limit...
  235. Major and Minor Characters
  236. Help me re-word this sentence?
  237. Fictionpress.com -- is it considered e-publishing?
  238. Writers..question (does writing come naturally, or can it be learned?)
  239. Help with Genre (what defines YA? content? protag?)
  240. Pacing
  241. Point of View
  242. Under Eighteen and Published?
  243. Okay, so this is a stupid question (movie dialogue - word choice)
  244. Thoughts? (in italics?)
  245. Comma after but?
  246. Some Questions! (best medium for your story?)
  247. On Characterization, by Justine Larbalestier
  248. Fleshing Out Characters
  249. Depth
  250. Need Help with Comments in Word