Writers Weekly Newsletter - Friday, June 26, 2015

Writers newsletter

Top new questions this week: How Does the Publishing Process Work? This question may seem rather broad based on the title, so allow me to elaborate. I am a self-taught author. I learned how to write, what works and what doesn't, all that good stuff. What I did not ... publishing   asked by Tommy Myron 5 votes answered by Neil Fein 4 votes The fine line between accurate science, and confusing my reader I recently wrote a blog post (original here) about a scientific study. At the end, I included some "fine print" which states, among other things: Correlation does not mean causation. It's ... technical-writing science   asked by Flimzy 4 votes answered by Dale Hartley Emery 5 votes Can I use an alien species name from another work of literature in my story? If I wanted to pay homage to a sci-fi author, could I use his or her species in my story? (For example, Andalites from Animorphs; Formics from Ender's Game; describing a species that looks like Yoda ... creative-writing trademark   asked by Jacob Jones 3 votes answered by shadow11001 2 votes Subtle writing and speed readers I want to write a dystopia and find it hard to convey that things aren't at all right. I had planned to convey this in subtle reading clues, but I am worried that certain types of readers - or perhaps ... technique accessibility   asked by rlb.usa 3 votes answered by what 4 votes Should I completely eliminate passive voice I have read that a lot of passive voice deadens the story to 2 dimensional even if you are just trying to show something that takes time when you use the passive voice. I quite often use passive ... novel passive-voice   asked by Caters 2 votes answered by Lauren Ipsum 3 votes Manuscript format: Straight or curly quotation marks? I'm writing (or at least trying to write) a novel, and using standard manuscript format: 12-point Courier, double-spaced, 1-inch margins, etc. I'm using Google Docs, which automatically converts ... formatting   asked by Zakalwe 2 votes answered by Neil Fein 2 votes How to suddenly introduce a scary character, but include description? I have a scene in my story where the main character (the story is told from his POV) opens a door and there is a monster in the room. I want a sudden introduction, to show how shcoked the character ... technique   asked by Ryan Krage 2 votes answered by Lauren Ipsum 4 votes Greatest hits from previous weeks: Minimum (realistic) word count of non-fiction book What is a reasonable estimate for the minimum length, in word count, for a non-fiction book? I'd guesstimate that non-fiction books "generally" (yes, this is very rough) run perhaps 150-450 pages, ... non-fiction book wordcount   asked by Chelonian 3 votes answered by Steven Drennon 2 votes How can I have my characters do bad things, without sending the wrong message? I am writing a novel in which characters do bad things to one another. For example, I have recently been struggling over a scene of domestic violence. Essentially, a husband hits his wife, after the ... plot character-development theme   asked by eliyahu-g 8 votes answered by Philipp 8 votes

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