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  1. What do you think? (giving a girl a boy's name)
  2. I need direction...
  3. inverted commas and full stop
  4. Is it ever okay to switch from limited third person to omniscient?
  5. to zine or not to zine (mention ezine credits in query letters?)
  6. Genres - a seemingly silly question
  7. Age of character
  8. Mentioning original submission in re-submission?
  9. Over-coming that bad habit
  10. Two books in one... upside down...?
  11. Help getting my book along
  12. Perfectionist Tendencies?
  13. How did you find your "Voice" as a writer?
  14. Before Querying
  15. Finding other books that are similar to yours?
  16. Historical Fiction
  17. Mid Paragraph Dialogue
  18. 1" + 12pt TNR + DS indent = 250 words...Really?
  19. Turning off the internal editor
  20. Drafts? (why does my teacher insist on my keeping them?)
  21. How much per word??? HELP
  22. help. ms spellcheck hates me
  23. How do I do it?
  24. Title Page -- Page Zero or Page One?
  25. Synopsis length?
  26. Genre, how did you know it was for you?
  27. A rose by any other name... pseudonyms and their use
  28. Going foreign?
  29. No POV character
  30. Building the Plot Through Scenes
  31. Few newbie questions
  32. web copyright
  33. Do I Put A Quote In My Manuscript?
  34. Going even more foreign?
  35. Quick query format question
  36. Plot going to swim, or did someone poop in the pool? (how to write a good plot?)
  37. Great shades of Elvis
  38. When the editing trimming shears become a chainsaw
  39. Should I write?
  40. Request for Pages
  41. Your Editing List
  42. Permissions and rights?
  43. Which Should I Develop First - Characters or Plot?
  44. How to build up article size (correct approach to journal writing?)
  45. Car crash death scene and medical report
  46. Although and though
  47. Should they read, or shouldn't they?
  48. What do you think about this name?
  49. Synopsis how many?
  50. Too much dialogue?
  51. When should I start looking to publish?
  52. Need help with this sentence..
  53. Query: Two agents from one agency?
  54. dumb question about querying
  55. Unsure of Genre
  56. Are there any books that you recommend on writing skills?
  57. Author Bio
  58. Forgive if naive question:what is Lulu publishing?
  59. Jumping In?
  60. How Do These Paragraphs Look?
  61. Can I use....
  62. Software and Other Tools
  63. Sharing a Character's Thoughts
  64. Poofing!
  65. To prologue or not to prologue...
  66. If an agent askes to see your MS
  67. Facial expressions
  68. Looking for a word
  69. Need help! e-Query NF memoir Children book
  70. Chapter=Day
  71. Which email should I use? (newbie question)
  72. duh...in tack?
  73. ROAR! Cover artists!
  74. Revision Process or Exercises
  75. POV Question
  76. Nominalizations
  77. new to his sight dumb question...maybe
  78. help with POV
  79. How do I develop the antagonist while writing in 1st person
  80. manuscript "THE END"
  81. stapling manuscript?
  82. Thank you and an apology
  83. Scaffolding?
  84. I hate AP
  85. You all seem like nice people, but... (spinning off into good/bad critique feedback)
  86. Past Perfect
  87. An American Tragedy - Dreiser *HELP NEEDED URGENTLY*
  88. Couple of query letter questions...
  89. Newbie: Help wanted (using personal experiences in story OK?)
  90. Underlined Italics
  91. Chapter lengths?
  92. Help with Sumerian
  93. Determining Genre.
  94. Comma Usage w/ Mark Twain
  95. How do you obtain book rights?
  96. Publisher question
  97. Query wide? How wide?
  98. manuscript "two spaces or one space after a period?"
  99. Naming location?
  100. List of (Magician) Character Archetypes?
  101. Dialogue Tags
  102. chapters
  103. Sample Chapters
  104. Do you have any tips on the proof reading process?
  105. Main Characters
  106. Which grammar books do you recommend?
  107. double lines
  108. I've heard publishers expect courier, but is...
  109. Copywriting.
  110. should you stick to similar genres so your readers will stick by you?
  111. Two questions: Urban Legends and fairy tales in stories
  112. Showing vs. telling expressions
  113. Emotional Scenes
  114. Interruptions
  115. Focus on Novel or Short Stories?
  116. Ok, let's talk about genres....
  117. How do you organize your stuff?
  118. Bio
  119. Synopsis Lengths
  120. Question about Submission Requirements (email query title, line spacing, etc.)
  121. Word Count
  122. Looking for a good way to open up with a dream
  123. Query Question – How to Classify the Unclassifiable
  124. Looking for Uniqueness
  125. Quick question about a sentence
  126. Last night I wrestled with a demon (Using your nightmares in your work)
  127. What is a scene???
  128. re hello everyone (need advice with memoir/agent)
  129. Agent etiquette
  130. That or Which
  131. How do I describe a...........
  132. Can the first chapter show the past?
  133. question about title page
  134. Question about tense
  135. submitting to a magazine - regular sized envelope
  136. Underline to Italics question
  137. Purpose of a Pen Name?
  138. How to quote the year in dialogue...
  139. Synopsis Length
  140. Car Brand Names
  141. Agent/Chapter Request Question
  142. Idea for Title of Book
  143. Quoting song titles?
  144. Band names in my novel?
  145. Why Some Characters Are More Memorable Than Others
  146. I'm having trouble with people using abbreviations...help?
  147. Plotting - Mind Mapping
  148. Starting From the Beginning
  149. Graphic Novel
  150. Hey, what get's you excited about writing?
  151. PG Innuendos: Do They Exist?
  152. What is the maximum word count of flash fiction?
  153. Some questions from a newbie writer. (slow writing/editing blues)
  154. Questions from a new poster (when to query memoir/submit proposal)
  155. Cover Letter
  156. Hey, I need some advice from those who know the desperate need to write when you can'
  157. Dialogue - Newbie needs pointers
  158. Showing Fear
  159. Character's voice?
  160. Does this ever happen to anyone else?
  161. The Dreaded Author's Bio
  162. For all newbies/aspiring novelists
  163. Changing plots mid story
  164. quick formatting question
  165. Another name for Jack
  166. Correct mid sentence dialogue format
  167. Where do I go from here
  168. Advice on characters
  169. A question about writing a statement on behalf of others.
  170. Quoting (Bible verses) in Manuscript Format
  171. how do you stick to it?
  172. what do i do now? (agent requested mss. - OK to query/respond to other requests?)
  173. semi-colons?
  174. my dumb question (non-exclusive partial is already out, do I tell other agents?)
  175. StoryMill
  176. Ellipses...
  177. a question about the opening scene of a WIP What is acceptable?
  178. Question about Introducing MC in your chapters
  179. Writing Accents
  180. Pen Name Question.
  181. Author's Cut?
  182. Accidental Plagiarism
  183. Beta Experience Requirements?
  184. I swear I can write, just one problem
  185. What Exactly is Meant by Building a Platform?
  186. fiction POV question
  187. Halfway through, plot holes galore
  188. cut the purple - lost the rhythm
  189. creating an outline or just jotting down ideas/scenes?
  190. OK, ok, Ok, or Okay
  191. Point of View Narration
  192. Same series, different publishers
  193. hyphenating open compounds
  194. Replying to the Rejection Letter
  195. Partial Request from Agent-Two Questions
  196. Observer POV without being passive
  197. Query IRC? (International Reply Coupon)
  198. Character Death
  199. Using Real people in Fiction.
  200. Sentence structure.
  201. Tarot (A GREAT WAY TO PACTICE CHARACTER PRFILES0
  202. Shifting POV problem
  203. Quoting a poem?
  204. To name or not to name chapters?
  205. Starting with dialogue
  206. Keeping the action...
  207. fleshing out characters?
  208. I'm new and need help with this serious situation!
  209. Character Names
  210. Empty Lines or Mark Between Paragraphs
  211. If offered representation....
  212. Poetry Contest - copyright question
  213. How to Balance Showing with Not Drawing Things Out
  214. MS formatting question....? (do character thoughts need tags, or are italics enough?)
  215. Honest (redirect to Bewares and Background Checks forum)
  216. Having the Same Name.
  217. Paragraph Length
  218. MC's ages & market appeal
  219. Number or Name chapters
  220. what is a synopsis
  221. Dead Puppies (catchy openings that draw you in... resources, techniques?)
  222. Chapter Length??
  223. Writing Coaches (beware?)
  224. Target Creative Techniques
  225. Switch tenses?: story + general observations
  226. Chick-Lit question (expected genre wordcount?)
  227. Can Ghostwriting Hurt Your Career?
  228. Use of -ly words
  229. Proposal for memoirs...
  230. Question on using He or him too often
  231. Legal/copyright question?? (using quotations in book)
  232. commas before "too"
  233. Marketing for a book proposal
  234. Agent requests the MS ... then what?
  235. posting stories online. A problem?
  236. Copyrighting a book vs a movie production (split from Legal/copyright question??)
  237. Writing Team
  238. Characters Who Don't Change
  239. How long to wait before following up a query?
  240. Scenes That Aren't Scenes
  241. Abbreviations are about to make me slam my head into a wall
  242. I need to know if the following makes sense
  243. Question About Requests (when an agent gets back to you quickly)
  244. writing advice anyone?
  245. How to write out the alphabet
  246. Please help me categorize my genre...
  247. Biographical novel ?
  248. Which Title?
  249. How do you create your characters?
  250. Citing quoted works in the public domain