Writers Weekly Newsletter - Friday, November 18, 2016

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Top new questions this week: How can I respond to praise without appearing egotistical? Background Alright, so my friends and English teacher recently found out that I've written novels, and asked to read them. So, I gave them out because I have plenty of self-confidence and really ... readers beta-readers   asked by Daniel Cann 6 votes answered by Dan Romik 4 votes Does it matter which literary agents one contacts first? Novelists seeking a literary agent's representation are advised to prepare a long list of carefully chosen agents (e.g. genre matches are important), but to only contact a few at a time. The response ... novel agent   asked by J.G. 4 votes answered by mbakeranalecta 4 votes I'm using the same formula for stakes over and over - is this a problem? First of all, let me explain that I am a plotter, and that I am an extreme case. This means that I develop my novels basically down to the scene before I even think of writing a first draft. This is ... technique stakes   asked by Thomas Myron 3 votes answered by Lauren Ipsum 4 votes Pseudonyms in memoir I'd like to write a memoir about my unique teenage adventures growing up in another country. Since this was ~35 years ago, I don't remember very many names. Is it ok to use pseudonyms? I presume that ... memoir   asked by BMc 3 votes answered by Daniel Cann 4 votes Could I have a writing phobia? This question rather stems from my last question about inspiration vs copying from another authors work. While the suggestions I got there haven't completed resolved my issues and doubts, they have ... fiction   asked by White S. 2 votes answered by Daniel Cann 3 votes What are "good" writing habits? I always read that good writers shouldn't use similitudes and metaphors. Also, a writer shouldn't use too many descriptions. Then, I read Raymond Chandler and my little stupid world of securities went ... creative-writing habits   asked by Vito 1 vote answered by what 1 vote How should a narrative parenthetical remark be placed in reference to a dialog quotation? I'm wondering how to place a narrative parenthetical remark in dialog. I'm proofreading a book with a quote that doesn't look right to me: He whispered, "I think she will have a child in Raspberry ... dialogue narrative quotes   asked by Coronos 1 vote answered by rolfedh 0 votes Greatest hits from previous weeks: Difference b/w Abstract and Introduction writing for a research paper I was slightly confused with differentiating Abstract and Introduction writing for a research paper. What is the difference between these sections? They seem to be similar. academic-writing research api-documentation   asked by Ravva Gaurav 3 votes answered by Matt Ellen 6 votes What is the correct way to write a fractional number in a formal letter? If I'm talking about a length of time in a cover letter, let's say 5.5 years, what would be the correct way to write this? five-and-a-half years 5-1/2 years 5.5 years style business-writing time numerals   asked by bernk 6 votes answered by Lauren Ipsum 6 votes

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