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    Copying from OpenOffice to Word - how to un-double-space?

    I have done LibreOffice Write save to Word .DOC format, and it worked without a problem. Don't know if OpenOffice Write can do this too?
    Post by: Dryriver, Jul 20, 2013 in forum: Writing Software and Hardware
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    What is your take on "Conspiracy Theories" ? Do you, personally, believe in any ?

    Global Warming truth/falsehood comes down to one very specific thing: The accuracy & quality of climate-change simulations run by climate...
    Post by: Dryriver, Jul 16, 2013 in forum: The Lounge
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    Creativity

    Your brain may generate a thousand creative ideas over a given week. You may write all of those ideas down, so none get lost in the process. The...
    Post by: Dryriver, Jul 16, 2013 in forum: General Writing
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    What program do you use for writing a book?

    I use LibreOffice Write to do my writing. It has a good spellchecker, good document import-export functions (e.g. export to PDF, DOC formats), and...
    Post by: Dryriver, Jul 16, 2013 in forum: Writing Software and Hardware
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    What is your take on "Conspiracy Theories" ? Do you, personally, believe in any ?

    Hello fellow Writers, The darker corners of the Internet are full of "conspiracy theories". They come in all shapes and sizes and flavors......
    Thread by: Dryriver, Jul 16, 2013, 109 replies, in forum: The Lounge
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    First Novel is 200K+ Words... Is this a problem?

    The detailed "universe" I am building is intended to be 50% of the story, if that makes sense. The other 50% is what happens to the Main...
    Post by: Dryriver, Jul 15, 2013 in forum: Traditional Publishing
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    Novel Why Is There No Swearing In YA Books? (or at least the one's I've read)

    I presume you are talking about expressions like "fuck", "shit", "fuck this", "that's fucked up", "when the shit hits the fan", "same shit...
    Post by: Dryriver, Jul 15, 2013 in forum: Genre Discussions
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    First Novel is 200K+ Words... Is this a problem?

    Thanks for all the responses. I am 100,000 words into writing my novel. The novel is currently about 35% - 40% complete. And that is just the...
    Post by: Dryriver, Jul 15, 2013 in forum: Traditional Publishing
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    First Novel is 200K+ Words... Is this a problem?

    Hello All, I keep reading that first-time published authors should stay under 80,000 - 100,000 words if they want their novel to be published....
    Thread by: Dryriver, Jul 13, 2013, 21 replies, in forum: Traditional Publishing
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    No message?

    I believe that a truly great book cannot happen without it containing an equally great/interesting message. Sorry, but a book without a...
    Post by: Dryriver, Jul 10, 2013 in forum: Setting Development
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    Edward Snowden runs from the long arm of the US

    The UN's Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) spells out CLEARLY that Privacy is a FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHT....
    Post by: Dryriver, Jul 4, 2013 in forum: The Lounge
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    Can a GREAT book change the world? And for the BETTER?

    I'm curious what people think of this question: Orwell's 1984, for example, showed readers very clearly what the consequences of living in a...
    Thread by: Dryriver, Jun 30, 2013, 36 replies, in forum: Discussion of Published Works
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