Writers Stack Exchange Weekly Newsletter - Friday, December 30, 2016

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Top new questions this week: Why are writers so hung up on show versus tell? I write primarily science, which I readily admit can be very bland. On occasion I read fiction, but have found over the years that my tastes have changed considerably. Overly descriptive scenes leave ... creative-writing technique   asked by Richard Stanzak 12 votes answered by Lauren Ipsum 20 votes Any suggestions for a new writer? I am in no way a writer. It's something I've always wanted to do, but could never build up the courage to actually start. Every time I think about writing, I think about the end result and how I am ... creative-writing screenwriting writers-block   asked by Dylan Beck 10 votes answered by Mark Baker 15 votes How to write more clearly and with shorter sentences? I struggle with writing an awful lot and would like to improve. One of my main problems (and the reason why writing seems to take me a very long time) is that I seem to be unable to write in shorter ... style technique academic-writing   asked by 21joanna12 7 votes answered by Mark Baker 11 votes How much science/medical detail is too much? I am a former Molecular Biologist and also worked for years as an ICU nurse. I personally liked Crichton's style of writing about science/medical mishaps but found his presentation of science/medical ... novel science-fiction   asked by Richard Stanzak 7 votes answered by Lauren Ipsum 3 votes Can a novel without any death be taken seriously? I was asking myself this question while writing a novel that don't imply any death or even really dramatic event ! The novel tells about the main character's strugglings and conflictuous ... characters plot theme   asked by Koblenz 6 votes answered by Mark Baker 7 votes Why aren't detective stories written in the point of view of the protagonist? I've noticed that successful detective stories are, nearly always, not written in the point of view of the detective himself. The protagonist (i.e. the ingenious detective at the heart of the story) ... fiction mystery   asked by Soha Farhin Pine 5 votes answered by Mark Baker 6 votes Do many people even care about "good" grammar in novels? I realise people like me are probably many, i.e., amateurs who want to write a book and then get frustrated by having to learn all this very intricate grammar just to please the odd poindexter who may ... grammar   asked by Grammarfrustrations 4 votes answered by RE Lavender 7 votes Greatest hits from previous weeks: What is a normal length for a chapter? I've always had trouble determining whether my chapters are within the same size realm as chapters in standard books. Since it isn't exactly feasible to count the number of words in a chapter of ... wordcount   asked by StrixVaria 28 votes answered by David Thornley 14 votes Is it better to describe the main character's physical appearance early on in the story? I'm writing a novel, and I just realized I don't describe be main character's appearance until Chapter 3 (each chapter is 1500~2000 words long and there are 25 chapters in total). I do mention that ... fiction creative-writing characters description   asked by Alexandro Chen 8 votes answered by Liath 12 votes Can you answer this? How can I write well-structured ideas without overusing connectors such as "moreover" and "in addition to" When I write, I find some obstacles in forming well-structured ideas and my writing does not sound natural because of overusing connectors. How can I overcome this issue? structure   asked by Lucy Brown 3 votes

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