Writers Weekly Newsletter - Friday, June 27, 2014

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Top new questions this week: Is Jaime Lannister a "telling not showing" example? Warning: spoilers of A Song of Ice and Fire. I was reading through this site that you should avoid telling what a character is by using other characters, example "Dan is the funniest person I know" - … characters fantasy   asked by IamVeryCuriousIndeed 4 votes answered by Amin Mohamed Ajani 4 votes How to handle speech within speech? If I'm writing a sentence such as: "I was talking to Alison the other day she said 'I like your shirt!'" Lisa commented. Here Lisa is quoting Alison, how should Alison's speech be punctuated? … dialogue punctuation   asked by Liath 3 votes answered by lea 4 votes Is there a quality difference in purchased hardcovers? Is there a difference in quality between a hardcover book offered at WalMart (I have heard these described as "mass" hardcovers) and the same book sold through a bookstore? book   asked by user9975 2 votes answered by Dutch Rhudy 2 votes Jumping between points in time in narrative Is it acceptable for a writer to jump back in time for a whole chapter? I don't mean a flashback, I mean more like, for example, chapter 5 happening in 25/06/2014 and then the next (Chapter 6) … style   asked by IamVeryCuriousIndeed 2 votes answered by Neil Fein 4 votes Tactician's Viewpoint and Contradictory Characterization I have a character who's supposed to be a talented tactician. Because of the setup of the story, this character is contrasted with another character by means of giving them contradictory or … fiction character-development   asked by lea 2 votes answered by Lauren Ipsum 1 vote Are there copyright issues with a novella title if it's a famous line? If you use a line or phrase from a really famous poem that most can recite as a title for a novella, is it stealing? What can be done to give proper credit? legal copyright titles   asked by giacomo casanova 1 vote answered by Jay 1 vote Where and how to publish new work I have made several stories, not short, but not long. They might make a small book. But im new and dont know anything, Where should i publish it, i mean, safely , as they could rip off the idea or … publishing science-fiction beginner publisher   asked by A.H 1 vote answered by Dale Emery 4 votes Greatest hits from previous weeks: Multiple Same Source Citations in the same Paragraph in MLA format? I'm writing a paper for a Political Science class. We are allowed to use "any standard citation format", so I've decided to use MLA. My university, the University of Florida, encourages students to … citation mla   asked by Chris 2 votes answered by John Smithers 1 vote How Much Can You Make From Writing a Book? Obviously this question has a lot of different answers. I'm interested in the typical total profit that a writer might expect to see from: A NYT Bestseller A diet or self-help book that sells … money   asked by John Shedletsky 23 votes answered by Satanicpuppy 15 votes

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