Writers Weekly Newsletter - Friday, February 27, 2015

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Top new questions this week: How ordinary must my protagonist be if the book is written from his/her point of view? What I've found in most books I've read is that the protagonist is "normal" and/or "average" (at least in the beginning). I believe this is because most readers should be able to relate to the ... fiction characters character-development   asked by Niffler 10 votes answered by Lauren Ipsum 13 votes How to write a character who uses a lot of smalltalk without boring the reader? Since a lot of what they say is by definition irrelevant to the plot should I just skim over it? I'm worried this might make their manner unclear to the reader and I don't want their impression of ... characters dialogue   asked by user13042 4 votes answered by SF. 4 votes How to deal with online comments to published pieces? I mainly write for academic journals (and creative writing for my own amusement), but from time to time, I publish opinion pieces in various mainstream magazines and newspapers, for which I am ... websites journalism   asked by eliyahu-g 4 votes answered by Neil Fein 6 votes Is there evidence for a categorical difference between British and American literary argument style? I overheard a friend say: "I was used to writing essays in the American style, where you have to take a position, be really passionate about it, and given arguments with references for and ... style   asked by hawkeye 3 votes answered by Thomas Murphy 0 votes Am I making the writing too complex? My story is of a fantasy world where the wars of several species have all been fought, lost, and the protagonist is writing his journal from inside a jail cell. The writing he does can't be erased. I ... fiction style creative-writing   asked by Dawe Sinlow 2 votes answered by what 2 votes Does "reversing" characters provide enough of a "disconnect "to defend against a libel suit? Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson were fictional, of course, but Lauren Ipsum has convinced me that if they were real people, a story about a "drug-using detective and his MD sidekick" might expose a ... fiction legal   asked by Tom Au 2 votes answered by Jay 4 votes How can I structure a novel to contain short stories? I'm planning a novel where the protagonist is an author and regularly writes short stories and shares them with other characters. I see this as a great opportunity to break out of the narrative and ... structure   asked by Liath 2 votes answered by Paul A. Clayton 5 votes Greatest hits from previous weeks: Dialog, just what's the best way to write it? I've come across the following conventions: "What's this for?" asked Jake. Sue replied, "None of your business." He shrugged his shoulders. "Well, it looks darned funny sitting here." "It's ... dialogue   asked by srcspider 12 votes answered by Ralph Gallagher 20 votes What does Character development actually mean? I keep hearing the terms "character development" and "characterisation", but I'm still not sure what they mean? How does one "develop" a character? character-development   asked by Shantnu Tiwari 11 votes answered by Craig Sefton 14 votes Can you answer this? Federal Research Book with 2 Publishers? I am being asked to list the publisher location / state as part of an annotated bibliography for a research class. However, this book I feel has two publishers. Here is what the libraries online ... publisher   asked by user3096038 1 vote

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