Writers Weekly Newsletter - Friday, May 27, 2016

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Have you found help on Writers? Take just two minutes to sign up now, and you'll be ready to give back when you can. Sign up for Writers Top new questions this week: Is it plagiarism to adapt a known figure into a fictional charcter? What if I decide to write a story with a character based off a historical figure but under a different name? For example: (1) I write a story with a hero named Tom, who is a political figure. (2) ... creative-writing copyright short-story word-choice plagiarism   asked by London Jennings 3 votes answered by Lostinfrance 2 votes Can basic grammar rules be skipped when writing text for machine safety labels? First of all I'm completely against this idea but a few people who contribute to the technical documentation project constantly suggest that to attain a short, quick, economic, comprehensive message ... technical-writing   asked by Montag451 2 votes answered by Lauren Ipsum 2 votes The origin of multiple 'plotlines' tabular diagram? Where did the concept of multiple parallel plotlines (that may or may not interact and converge) originate? These days they're also known as throughlines, subplots, narrative/character arcs, series. ... creative-writing plot narrative subplot   asked by Tsundere 2 votes Proofreading style to use I see several writing and proofreading styles around. There are AP, APA and CMS, to name a few. May questions are-- What are the most popular proofreading styles today? When is each style used or ... style   asked by Portcall 2 votes Memoir styled fantasy fiction I am thinking about writing a fantasy fiction (casually, mostly for my own entertainment), would the style of a memoir be suitable? More specifically, the writing would be the personal account of a ... fiction style memoir   asked by user19054 1 vote answered by Ferus Olin 1 vote Preserve "The Reveal" vs lying to the reader My story involves a kind of plot-twist towards the end. The problem is that the one of the sources of the misdirection comes from a kind of "Story so far" chapter towards the beginning. It sets up ... creative-writing technique readers   asked by colmde 1 vote answered by Monica Cellio 2 votes Formatting dialogue and single lines Consider the following exchange: "Hello" "Hi" They were sitting on the bench. The dialogue lines are indented. Should the descriptive sentence also be indented? What if we had "Hello" ... formatting dialogue grammar   asked by socrates 1 vote answered by Lauren Ipsum 3 votes Greatest hits from previous weeks: Differences between script and screenplay There is usually a lot of confusion when it comes to these two terms. Some sources say that there is no (practical) difference between the two while other sources talk of various kinds of differences. ... style screenwriting script dramatic-writing   asked by Pravesh Parekh 5 votes answered by Kirasha 3 votes Is there any good time-line software out there? I write mostly speculative fiction, and use Scrivener for writing and note-taking. But I'm looking to start crafting timelines to keep track of the exact year and months events in the distant and ... creative-writing software notes   asked by oldrobotsneverrust 34 votes answered by JayC 2 votes

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