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  • Writing Tutorials Re: Before You Begin <the stuff you didn't want to know>

    If you don't want people to read your personal stuff, don't write personal stuff. It's as simple as that. Ah, now this I must disagree with you on. Sometimes, writing ...

    Jun 29, 2012
  • Writers Corner Re: "Erotic" fiction?

    Erotic fiction has been around for a long time. It gets a bad rap, but there's some really classy stuff out there, if you know where to look. To put ...

    Jun 29, 2012
  • Writing Tips Re: Expositions

    Your conclusion is basically a summary of the exposition, and it answers the question "Why is the topic important?" or "What is the point?" It's as simple as that, so ...

    Jun 25, 2012
  • Writing Tips Re: Is there such a thing as too many semi-colons?

    It's actually really easy. Frank, the boisterous baker from Bakerstown; Jim, the brawling blacksmith renowned for his skill with a tire iron; the mysterious stranger who lurked in chimneys, whose ...

    Jun 18, 2012
  • Writers Corner Re: So depressed

    Guidelines? What guidelines? I didn't know there were guidelines you had to follow to write stories. :o

    Jun 18, 2012
  • Writing Tips Re: Is there such a thing as too many semi-colons?

    Short answer, YES. Semicolons have a time and place, namely to help distinguish between commas in lists with appositives, and to connect two closely related (but otherwise grammatically separate) sent

    Jun 18, 2012
  • Writer's Market Re: Mega list of sci-fi/fant/horror short story markets

    Quite a few online publishers do offer payment options in several currencies, but your best bet would be to check each publisher's site individually.

    Jun 17, 2012
  • Research Re: Page size

    Word count is more important (and reliable) than page count to measure length. The same word count can have completely different page counts depending on how everything is formatted. This ...

    Jun 17, 2012
  • Research Re: Page size

    The page size doesn't really matter while you're writing. Whichever size works best for you is the size to go with. I personally like writing with size 10 Times New ...

    Jun 16, 2012
  • Writers Corner Re: I hate word counts!

    Generally, 10K words or less is considered a short story. Stories between 10K and 40K are usually classified as novellas, and anything above 40K is considered a novel. These numbers ...

    Jun 15, 2012
  • Writers Corner Re: Anyone Feel Like Giving Advice to an Aspiring Writer?

    Go for it! You'll never know until you try, and age really shouldn't be an issue in your efforts to get published, unless you mention it. I'd highly recommend not ...

    Jun 13, 2012
  • Writing Tips Re: Skip Ahead

    You don't have to write everything in order. ;P Write in the way that works best for you. For instance, I'm one of those people who will write bits from ...

    Jun 7, 2012
  • Research Re: I or Me?

    Both are, but the one you use depends on where the pronoun is in the sentence. For instance, "My friend and I went to the store." is correct because both ...

    Jun 6, 2012
  • Research Re: cracking the (P)SAT review book

    I'd personally get a hold of all the review books I possibly could; the more, the better since you'll get more practice and review of the tested materials. Libraries tend ...

    Jun 5, 2012
  • Writing Tips Re: Can't keep my Inspiration

    Make writing a habit. Stop caring about whether what you write is good enough as you write it; that's what editing is for. Just write. Lack of inspiration is such ...

    Jun 3, 2012


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