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[ "while there are things only Hindi can satisfactorily express, I was wondering what", "what would be a good way to construct dialogues for someone like that-", "finished reading the Mayor of Casterbridge. Not sure if I could pick up", "a good way to construct dialogues for someone like that- an illiterate wom...
[ "but none from the other way around. What questions should I ask the", "a cover letter, one line story summary, one page story synopsis and the", "debut fantasy novelist. She will have received a cover letter, one line story", "publisher (who published Terry Pratchett, my favourite author). I'm a debut fantas...
[ "I made my way uphill, I understood why An-Mei chose this place for", "trunks. The air was fresh; it purified my lungs > with every exhalation.", "around. **Gorgeous** conifers stretched up **endlessly**, like > pillars connecting the earth with", "way uphill, I understood why An-Mei chose this place for > he...
[ "will require constant update. No translation is needed. We would like to have", "guide will require constant update. No translation is needed. We would like to", "- easy to update - good functionality on change history control, better to", "internal use only. It's 150-page document in Word for a self-develop...
[ "in papers or publications. Should I just rephrase everything using the *one* pronoun", "everything using the *one* pronoun or singular they? I'm not a native English", "know if [Spivak pronouns](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spivak_pronoun) could be used in papers or publications. Should I", "just rephrase e...
[ "delaying the narrative/action? **EDIT:** How about this? > > An straight curve appeared", "middle of the trail, facing to the right, sunlight pouring on her from", "> I wonder if I should write this instead: > > A straight", "a moment. **I slowed my pace and > circled around.** > > >", "> > > She was proba...
[ "> leather jacket. Comfortable clothes. Not the kind you’d bring to a >", "ancient tree. > > > I guess my intention was to use the", "the body connected to it. But try as I might, I > couldn’t", "hands the moment I grabbed > them. Was time capable of erasing such", "around it. > > > > > --- > > > She was", ...
[ "this - is more abrupt, but still acceptable in a story. * Bracket-delineated", "fiction? I have an internal \"ranking\" of them: * Comma-delineated parenthesis, like this,", "them: * Comma-delineated parenthesis, like this, is the most natural and normally suffices.", "what feels natural to me when I'm writi...
[ "populate and enrich stories, so remaining boxed entirely by my personal experience seems", "what you know', but diverse characters populate and enrich stories, so remaining boxed", "a woman as a male author and vice versa, and I'd argue even", "from one's own? I know the old adage of 'write what you know',",...
[ "use in school. How can I improve my English? My native language is", "like the ones used in novels. I read many great books, such as", "them very well, but while writing I make grammatical mistakes and I use", "I use very simple words, not complicated words like the ones used in", "*To Kill a Mockingbird*,...
[ "Trades * (subject) for Engineers * (subject) for Artists So that I can", "each major. Will readers feel I am just cheating them by publishing the", "with different minor details, in many different books? Do publishers allow or discourage", "contain similar content, but some parts are unique: * Only those cha...
[ "cross references to parts of the story. For context, I'm writing in plain", "For instance, if you're trying to remember when a character was introduced, or", "computers can easily process it and connect simple pieces of data together in", "one suspicious acting flight-attendant, or \"did I miss something, ho...
[ "(both in length and in number) but, on average, how many poems does", "length and in number) but, on average, how many poems does a chapbook", "a bit (both in length and in number) but, on average, how many", "it varies a bit (both in length and in number) but, on average,", "varies a bit (both in length a...
[ "be answered. > - Doctor Who > > > In the story the", "can speak falsely or fail to answer, a Question will > be asked,", "final story was a real surprise. What are the best techniques to create", "tell me how to predict the future! Several pieces of fiction I've read/watched", "favourites is > > On the fie...
[ "chase a lot of butterflies.\" Owna signed Emily. > > > Is it", "therefore communicates with other leads using sign language. Not being a native speaker", "go to the park tomorrow and chase a lot of butterflies.\" Owna signed", "signed back with enthusiasm. > > > \"We will go to the park", "to the park tomo...
[ "am not sure at this point what philosophy to have: try to have", "books have exercises, and it would be neat to have them critiqued, but", "about characterization. All of the above books have exercises, and it would be", "to develop a believable and engaging plot that keeps readers enchanted from beginning",...
[ "would I hone my synopsis to make it mesh with characters? Would writing", "briefly read, the author makes the distinction that in science fiction it is", "to write character sketches to show characters' external and internal characteristics in order", "important. So, I am having a conflict between character ...
[ "(e.g. videos on a provided CD) are provided in a single package. I", "or locate at their library. Here is a simplified example of how an", "create a college textbook/workbook that heavily relies heavily on outside materials. For example,", "you ever ... ? 2. What did ... ? After watching the film,", "watch...
[ "didn't really care about the (in-story) philosophical and metaphysical implications of the existence", "a grand scale) **future events?** --- I should explain myself a little. Any", "grand scale) **future events?** --- I should explain myself a little. Any story", "of foresight](https://awoiaf.westeros.org/i...
[ "written in the past tense. When the pace of the action picks up,", "I sat waiting for the bus, when suddenly a car pulls up in", "shooting at me. I throw myself to the floor ... > > >", "went to ... On my way home, it was around three, I sat", "shift acceptable in English also?** Example: > > Last friday, ...
[ "writing? I have been scratching my mind for a very long time over", "I am a Hindi speaker, North Indian, and my entire education till 10+2", "to be clear about what language I should choose. Another thing worth mentioning", "then went for computer engineering (Not literature). I had all my interest in", "h...
[ "Perfect, Progressive, Past Progressive? When would I change? Would I be mixing tenses", "he knew that it would be at least two hours > before we", "out of > the trash. He unsuccessfully tried to hail a cab --", "There are questions here about specific use of tenses, but I wonder if", "they were gone and he...
[ "without abandoning the creativity-enhancing constraints and aesthetic quality of formalism.** Techniques which seem", "emphasis) and a little Edna St. Vincent Millay (which I enjoyed less, perhaps", "playing with less familiar forms such as analyzed rhyme and alliterative verse (as", "of formalism.** Techniq...
[ "with the writing, then I am spending time on that project and not", "on craft books, even if I put out pure crap for awhile. However,", "research because I think it will help with the writing, then I am", "David Gerrold. Gerrold emphasizes that his book is about coaching, not teaching, and", "first post (\...
[ "vast: whenever I start on something, I realise that I have very little", "In the past I've done this by \"fictionalising\" real-world events and I've not", "outlet so I would hope I could claim to be at least a", "In my \"fictionalising\" these things are taken care of for me: I can", "\"fictionalising\" t...
[ "difficult. So, let us for a moment forget the Fair Use clause, and", "anyone who tries to commercialize on their success. In effect, anyone waving their", "same characters, strong references to events) the works upon which the satire is", "ever came to that, but I definitely try to first argue, to a", "wor...
[ "being stereotypical or boring. I guess that this kind of character is quite", "examples of good descriptions that can be found online so that I get", "cannot figure out how to draw a good, lively and convincing description without", "point is that I cannot figure out how to draw a good, lively", "can be fo...
[ "poem that most can recite as a title for a novella, is it", "famous poem that most can recite as a title for a novella, is", "title for a novella, is it stealing? What can be done to give", "use a line or phrase from a really famous poem that most can", "or phrase from a really famous poem that most can re...
[ "avoid telling what a character is by using other characters, example *\"Dan is", "him in (might actually be the first, and we don't even actually see/read", "was reading through this site that you should avoid telling what a character", "that would prove this, he is captured in one of the first fights", "a...
[ "new and don't know anything, Where should I publish it, I mean, safely,", "should I publish it, I mean, safely, as they could rip off the", "several stories, not short, but not long. They might make a small book.", "have made several stories, not short, but not long. They might make a", "make a small book....
[ "their thinking? I feel like including both might leave readers confused or frustrated", "she must pay attention to each piece of information available to her and", "more intuitive type, where if one would ask him how he arrived at", "this character is contrasted with another character by means of giving them...
[ "for it to become very popular? let's assume is a good book, would", "it go unnoticed for being an author's first book or does it entirely", "I were to publish a book, is there any chance for it to", "become very popular? let's assume is a good book, would it go unnoticed", "assume is a good book, would it ...
[ "using this to explain how certain thing came to pass, example, army 1", "the books kept jumping in time every chapter** (of course stating the date", "day, but noone knows how or why army 3 arrived, so in the", "chapter 5 happening in 25/06/2014 and then the next (Chapter 6) happening in", "kept jumping in...
[ "the other day she said 'I like your shirt!'\" > Lofa commented. >", "Ebisod's speech be punctuated? I've used a single quote - is this correct?", "\"I was talking to Ebisod the other day she said 'I like your", "> > > Here Lofa is quoting Ebisod, how should Ebisod's speech be", "other day she said 'I like ...
[ "(I have heard these described as \"mass\" hardcovers) and the same book sold", "heard these described as \"mass\" hardcovers) and the same book sold through a", "Is there a difference in quality between a hardcover book offered at WalMart", "in quality between a hardcover book offered at WalMart (I have hear...
[ "a nonnative speaker I really don't have a feel for how formal or", "**Edit:** The actual topic in this chapter is not really boolean variables; this", "suggestions here are so good that I'm tempted to use them if the", "sure I have come across this expression many times, but as a nonnative", "good that I'm...
[ "but you wanted to do marketing on your own -- would you be", "designed by the publisher, but you wanted to do marketing on your own", "be able to use that book cover image on a personal website, in", "-- would you be able to use that book cover image on a", "varies based on publisher, genre, etc., but -- g...
[ "adult. So, do I have too much for the amount of pages I", "155 pages with 60,000 words. I'm wondering whether this is normal. I still", "My novel is fiction and more of a teen read than an adult.", "of pages I have written? If so, what is the average I should", "novel and I have 155 pages with 60,000 words...
[ "to eat, to work, to sleep). But now I'm thinking of setting myself", "thinking of setting myself some daily goals to see if this improves the", "stop once you've reached them? What are the pro and cons you've noticed?", "any kind of time or word limit. I write when I have time", "when the time is over (e.g...
[ "author Michel Thayer published a 233 page novel which has no verbs. >", "published a 233 page novel which has no verbs. > > > 1.", "recent Snapple cap of mine [proclaimed](http://www.snapple.com/real-facts/cap-view/809) that: > > French author Michel Thayer", "233 page novel which has no verbs. > > > 1. Does...
[ "want to see how *you* would describe it (especially after 0:32). I have", "you for your help, I already described this scene and it turned out", "after 0:32). I have difficulties describing actions and voices. Any help would be", "this video for my fantasy novel: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymcen0EjmiU>...
[ "guidelines for how to write a technical report. The report is IT-related and", "project manager to review the work of the investigation of a IT-related issue.", "for a template or guidelines for how to write a technical report. The", "to write a technical report. The report is IT-related and intended for a",...
[ "the POV's fault before the POV does, they might wonder why the POV", "on the other hand, the POV realizes something that the readers couldn't've foreseen,", "even though I'm going to great lengths to show the character as being", "readers couldn't've foreseen, it will look like the author hasn't done his job...
[ "`Horror` or maybe add a `tag/genre` called `Erotica` and then make the rating", "`tag/genre` called `Erotica` and then make the rating `K`. We are thinking about", "and then make the rating `K`. We are thinking about programmatically handling this,", "and `Horror` or maybe add a `tag/genre` called `Erotica` ...
[ "continue,** \"The one where she found her step-mother...\" **she reduced her volume considerably,**", "that is commonly used... I'm talking about paragraphs that are structured as follows:", "is something that's an accepted teaching with regards to structuring paragraphs, or just", "glance at Dawn, to check ...
[ "want to show the entire process of learning the language with all the", "learning something, for example a language, such as Japanese. I want to show", "a fiction where a character is learning something, for example a language, such", "these are the vowels in the Japanese language.\" But I fear doing this", ...
[ "old car. > > > Seck started up his old Subaru. > >", "his Budweiser. > > > Bob nodded and took a sip of his", "up Google. > > > Parr sat in front of the computer and", "Seck started up his old Subaru. > > > Bob nodded and took", "> > Seck started up his old car. > > > Seck started", "> Parr sat in front ...
[ "novel with a cliffhanger? Am I a bad author if I do end", "reading a lot of comments where people say they absolutely hate cliffhangers. They", "Is it really that bad to end your novel with a cliffhanger? Am", "BUT there's one problem. I've been reading a lot of comments where people", "next novel. My book...
[ "to lighten up the book * Some pics are taking up a whole", "as the text grew fast very cumbersome to organize (I lost oversight quite", "printed. * There are up to 8 different types of texts (titles,...) At", "this also for tabletop games, pen and paper rpg games) and sourcebooks (world", "print out those ...
[ "so, would that be hard?) The client is considering self-publishing, so there is", "the address of the cafe is mentioned. Currently, the full address is not", "desired street? (If so, would that be hard?) The client is considering self-publishing,", "a house above a cafe that I believe is fictional within the...
[ "is from U.S and seems like it is a must to have a", "both the ISBN barcode be placed onto the back cover of the book?", "a must to have a barcode on the cover. But having two barcodes", "this: must both the ISBN barcode be placed onto the back cover of", "from U.S and seems like it is a must to have a barc...
[ "example, in a science fiction novel a person could be named **Anton Hilfinger**", "refered to his first name almost exclusively? **Or would you not confuse the", "But what about similar charater versus object names? For example, in a science", "was refered to his first name almost exclusively? **Or would you...
[ "need to know what are the typical features of a fairy tale especially", "These kind of show how girls should follow their dreams etc but i", "a plot. What should be the climax etc**. I hope you can help", "understand how i should establish a plot. What should be the climax etc**.", "their dreams etc but i ...
[ "go home again because being unable to look up a synonym got me", "I'm less interested in the different websites that different writers use, but in", "island. In a similar vein I'm currently setting up my [SelfControl](http://selfcontrolapp.com/) whitelist. As", "and **at what point do resources become counte...
[ "No matter whether it is a good book, I will not read it.", "I will not read it. 2. Whether it is a good book, I", "is a good book, I will not read it. 2. Whether it is", "is a good book, I will not read it. can we switch between", "Excuse me, does anyone know if the following two sentences are equal? 1.", ...
[ "code/ database documentation that have proven useful? This was also a really useful", "documenting a large number of programs so that developers can rewrite and maintain", "technical documents is to imbibe good examples. Can you recommend any examples of", "code and database. The documentation will be direct...
[ "sure about the copyrights of those stories. Because those stories were available in", "my blog. But I am not sure about the copyrights of those stories.", "I want to post some short stories on my blog. But I am", "the copyrights of those stories. Because those stories were available in many places", "Becau...
[ "how a certain string of words, casually remarked by a friend while driving", "despite insisting she's indifferent... At this point in the story, Cuson should do", "work, actually revealed a hint of an insecurity. Outside the \"emotional\" scenarios however,", "I seem to have uncanny recall for things surroun...
[ "or should refer to in order to determine what defines a complete index?", "non-fiction book that I want to create an index for. Is there any", "Is there any standard for what items should be included in an index?", "create an index for. Is there any standard for what items should be", "index? Some things a...
[ "point does a reader start thinking the love interest is a nuisance, or", "is annoyingly indecisive? Will my readers lose respect for the heroine if she", "my readers lose respect for the heroine if she \"gives in\" and initiates", "a long build-up. The arc begins with (what's mean to be) obvious attraction,"...
[ "that its a fictional character saying something that literally is meant to defame", "major plot point, but only serves as device to introduce the setting. Basically,", "fictional scenario to give setting that the world the character is in is", "is in is a world based off of pop culture (to allude to", "tex...
[ "such as characters, locations, and the plot in general, but I struggle to", "characters, locations, and the plot in general, but I struggle to actually write", "locations, and the plot in general, but I struggle to actually write it", "way it is in my head. How do I learn to write rather", "I learn to writ...
[ "the depth of the earth of West Virginia have pushed out the flamy", "Virginia have pushed out the flamy spring that had lain dormant deep beneath", "Those days mining in the depth of the earth of West Virginia have", "a spring flowing along the mountainside, hillside or whatever slopes down: a sign", "to t...
[ "a refined and perhaps (slightly) formal way, refer to themselves without saying *I*?", "native? Are there other terms that are a little bit more formal and", "do competent authors, in a refined and perhaps (slightly) formal way, refer to", "How do competent authors, in a refined and perhaps (slightly) formal...
[ "can be well written towards a not-so-obvious twist, but a 200+ page novel...can", "200+ page novel...can you suddenly whip it around at the end and change", "twist, but a 200+ page novel...can you suddenly whip it around at the", "page novel...can you suddenly whip it around at the end and change the", "at...
[ "non profit project so a team of volunteers would be using the software.", "and many thousands of pages. These texts need to be distilled into key", "wondering if there are any other suggestions. Perhaps scholars who work on very", "be distilled into key ideas that ideally would be available as a kind", "so...
[ "> > > **They remained silent for a while.** “Where is my mind”", "Its light made her skin look greenish, like > that of a traveler", "> playing in the background. Eri stared at her palm beneath the Heineken", "Heineken > neon sign next to her. Its light made her skin look", "of a traveler from a far away c...
[ "as succint as possible. I'll say this is my preferred style of writing.", "much marks as those that wrote explicitly if we both cover the listed", "other students? Will I get as much marks as those that wrote explicitly", "to other students that like writing explicit write-ups. I want to inquire if", "scho...
[ "of the synonyms it suggests are basic and well-known words I already know.", "to make the writing a little more artful, so to speak. To that", "me expand my vocabulary or find words I might not normally think of?", "and well-known words I already know. In the interest of writing novels, for", "but it's pre...
[ "sidekick's point of view. How would I introduce the sidekick in that second", "is the sidekick's point of view. How would I introduce the sidekick in", "of view. How would I introduce the sidekick in that second chapter? I", "that between chapters it switches the point of view. For example, in the", "the f...
[ "entirely different things. But I am thinking if they responded quickly to my", "month ago. In that time, 3 publishing houses responded that they were interested", "cover letter out for my first novel about a month ago. In that", "but just wondering what I should brace myself for in terms of response", "res...
[ "not all of them negatively. I feel like I might have bitten off", "she's living under a persona which she has constructed. A major plot point", "as part of a villainous transformation. This is an idea I'm trying to", "characters react to this in various ways, not all of them negatively. I", "react to this ...
[ "How can I do this? (In my specific case, it's a forester and", "is in, and now I don't know how to get him out. All", "a forester and an elf who have been captured by Werewolves and are", "someone else rescuing him. I need him to escape by himself. How can", "have been captured by Werewolves and are about ...
[ "> was fighting with a mutant vine; the more she cut the more", "many long ones), same with the **not bad**. I do this kind of", "that night? > > Are you sure your apartment's alright? > > In", "> Eri, did you feel the earthquake that night? > > Are you", "cut the more it sprang > up again. > > > Ehun conti...
[ "thought about drugging, the \"criminal\" being blind drunk or taking a whack to", "to the plot that the murder doesn't know they're guilty and has to", "guilty party (hangovers/injuries). I'm really hoping to build that \"Oh - it's me!\"", "- it's me!\" moment. How can I arrange a murder without tipping off"...
[ "I already use Hashtags to try and help my Tweets reach a larger", "I've been running a film reviewing blog (hosted on Blogger.com) for around 4", "Hashtags to try and help my Tweets reach a larger audience. Are there", "increase the amount of people reading my reviews if possible, and as such", "4 months n...
[ "So I wonder if I should write the word as \"pwned\" like most", "novel where some of the characters are computer hackers. In some of the", "a sci-fi novel where some of the characters are computer hackers. In some", "characters are computer hackers. In some of the conversations they use the term", "\"owned...
[ "one of the characters and frequently uses the past tense when describing events.", "that it would have to do with either eyebrows or a hypnotized cat.*", "it alright to do so? *Our guest grabbed a bread stick without asking,", "and frequently uses the past tense when describing events. But occasionally I fee...
[ "get the related idioms if they exist 2. Any suggestions on the door", "door blasted open But none of those feel right. So I have two", "hard time finding good words sometimes. Sometimes I feel like there should be", "I have two questions: 1. Is there some resource on the Internet (or", "busted open or * Th...
[ "constant with each act. A real-world example of this is *Burning Paradise* by", "annoying and monotonous for me. With this sequence, I see a few pros", "for several chapters while another subplot may get a chapter here and there", "a round-robin approach to subplots. For example, if there are 3 subplots, eac...
[ "day and build a foundation without being boring. There were only a few", "a foundation without being boring. There were only a few interesting details at", "on the flight between the here and Belize City, but I would like", "book?), and I'm wondering how I can cover the first day and build", "I would like ...
[ "Despite my efforts to resist, I couldn't help catching a glimpse of >", "for a good angle to > blow on the fire. I hated that.", "\"I used to do it a lot,\" I explained, \"when I was a", "it's nice—having a skill.\" > > > \"Building a fire isn't a very", "this \"repetition deletion\" thing? (I use a lot of...
[ "then postponed the plan after a phone call she received. Everything OK. But", "writing a novel, called Animal Suicide, about a girl who tried to commit", "minute...this is 1st person narrative, obviously she cannot die. Can I still create", "commit suicide but then postponed the plan after a phone call she r...
[ "database that visitors can query. That is, the people writing queries are not", "like that for DB schemas, or would I have to write my own", "I have to write my own transformation tools (which isn't worth the effort", "(In case it matters, I need to deliver HTML. This is a volunteer", "(1 means this, 2 mea...
[ "are correct? And do I need to do something different if I reword", "of source, Year Published)* > > > Which of those are correct? And", "one of these ways: > > Blah blah blah 922% *(Name of source)*", "people usually do it one of these ways: > > Blah blah blah", "blah blah 12312% *(Name of source, Year Pub...
[ "Of all the people who wanted to join the trip, Seola was the", "> Of all the people who wanted to join the trip, Seola was", "had taught me anything, it was this: if a girl never looks at", "her figure: her sharp shoulder blades, her bony arms, her childlike > yet", "girl never looks at you, it probably me...
[ "rules only. Some include: * ### [The \"Rules\" of writing](https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/761) > > experienced", "the traditional rules only. Some include: * ### [The \"Rules\" of writing](https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/761) >", "you look at the great authors, they break the rules **a...
[ "even more) notebooks. So my question is how can I stay on top", "these notebooks, either through typing or scanning? Or should I maintainin some kind", "Facts 8. Quotes 9. Lists for everything. Books to read, books to buy,", "my current writing? Because there are currently only 15 notebooks in my desk", "r...
[ "header or footer on single pages. **Problems** Lets say I have a chapter", "header and footer through the compile settings. Here we can customise using tokens:-", "page breaks. 2. No header or footer on single pages. **Problems** Lets say", "slightly complicated. I don't want this on my chapter headings. The...
[ "citation style used in the text, or is including the full title favorable?", "the citation style used in the text, or is including the full title", "the bibliography. What should the citation look like? Should it be consistent with", "which the quote is from is also being cited throughout the thesis, so", ...
[ "Handbook of Novel Writing*, chapter 7) concerning plot twists, or complications. It discusses", "(What Relpc wants is to avoid facing the > rest of his life", "alters what the character wants. All seems well to me. The author of", "his life alone) > > > The author says that this is not", "concerning plot t...
[ "I hope you accept the premise of the question). *And obligatory apology for", "quoting a number? E.g. the probability of rain is 0.5 or .5 (I", "0.5 or .5 (I realize this should technically be 50%, but I hope", "hope you accept the premise of the question). *And obligatory apology for the", "technically be...
[ "how miley started as innocent, then to appeal to an other crowd, she", "An example is \"Mipev Cyrus transformation - a marketing approach\" I wont use", "previous example, could i be sued be her/her PR/ her label? EDIT: I", "example, pictures So for my previous example, i would write how miley started", "S...
[ "and romance could also be viable genres, based on what happens. The overall", "be both a mystery and a romance novel. A book I have in", "viable genres, based on what happens. The overall genre of the book, however,", "overall genre of the book, however, would likely remain Science Fiction, thus avoiding", ...
[ "came across prologues of several novels, and I noticed that they all were", "part by the narrator of the story (in either first person or third", "What is the proper way of writing a prologue? (Which way is the", "me). So I need a clear explanation: > > * What is a", "a prologue (at least for me). So I nee...
[ "degree or experience and am a recent graduate. What steps can I take", "a recent graduate. What steps can I take to break into the industry?", "no relevant degree or experience and am a recent graduate. What steps can", "say I have no relevant degree or experience and am a recent graduate.", "am a recent g...
[ "given the scope of the novel. I am willing to perform surgery on", "at the work again should I substantially revise the manuscript (they made a", "(not included in the above tally) my full manuscript because on their website", "complete it (I am working on a second novel now). My question is,", "from the o...
[ "a lie? Is an author allowed to lie about himself/herself like this? How", "constitute a lie? Is an author allowed to lie about himself/herself like this?", "says that Robert Galbraith spent several years in the military etc etc. But", "lie? Is an author allowed to lie about himself/herself like this? How is"...
[ "jobs anyone in our position could get. > > > “Hey buddy, good", "were open before my alarm sounded. Normally I would be tired or groggy,", "> She brought over a plate of eggs and toast along with a", "on the cheek. > > > He sat down next to me and", "needed. Please be critical. > > My eyes were open before...
[ "that. However, if I'm being blindsided by my status as the author, that's", "example of a [YMMV](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/YourMileageMayVary) (warning! TV Tropes link) reaction, or is it more", "I should focus on the *readers* as characters. Her argument was that she", "premise involves gra...