Writers Weekly Newsletter - Friday, July 31, 2015

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Top new questions this week: How to write about Autism and Intellectual Disability? In a novel I'm writing, I have a minor character who is either autistic, or has an intellectual disability. (I know they're different. But like I said, he's a minor character, so I haven't really ... characters research   asked by Galastel 3 votes answered by what 4 votes Spacing out dialogue? I'm an amateur writer. Whenever I write, I tend to put in too much dialogue and not enough story. What are some techniques I can use to space out my dialogue? Thanks in advance. technique dialogue   asked by Basset Hound 2 votes answered by Galastel 1 vote How can I stress a certain word in a medium that doesn't allow for font embellishments? Many of us probably encountered it before on a social media like Facebook or Twitter, or in the comments section of a major website. You've decided what you want to say, but you want to stress a ... style formatting   asked by Nate Kerkhofs 2 votes answered by Feralthinker 6 votes Greatest hits from previous weeks: From Markdown to .odt and vice-versa: a possible distraction-free writing workflow? I'm writing a master thesis (Sociology) and I'm really penalized by distractions. I would happily shift to a markdown full-screen environment but I wrote an half of the thesis in .odt via LibreOffice, ... formatting academic-writing   asked by Kropot 8 votes answered by Undespairable 10 votes Is CreateSpace 100% free for self-publishing? I looked all over CreateSpace, but cannot find anything to tell me if the service is 100% free to use. I wonder if there are hidden costs. I read that some people paid for a printed copy to make sure ... self-publishing   asked by Village 2 votes answered by Steven Drennon 5 votes If I get a free ISBN through Amazon's CreateSpace now, will that impact any decisions about getting my own ISBN later? I am preparing my book for print-on-demand through Amazon's CreateSpace service, and I am trying to understand the options for getting an ISBN. I am a little confused. CreateSpace offers a "free" ... isbn   asked by Questioner 7 votes answered by Dale Hartley Emery 8 votes 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

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