How do you balance this with the frequently-given advice to just power through the first draft? Does this not break your internal flow of the...
That's actually a very good idea! Just enough of a break from my standard way of writing that it might trigger some of my more hidden creative...
Hi all, I wondered if anyone had faced similar and had any advice. I've wanted to write novels all my life, and from childhood (starting around 8...
One thing I like to do with my minor characters is to get to "know" them better outside the story. I usually develop a list of their likes and...
If I ever get published it will be under a pseudonym. In fact, I have two pseudonyms ready to go. My real name is for my professional life (which...
I think you have to know the rules and guidelines. You can then make an explicit choice to break them for some reason. Broken rules can be very...
I think it might have a place on rare occasion, for special emphasis if it fits with a unique character personality trait (in other words,...
Like Steerpike, it bothers me more if something is used repetitively. It doesn't bother me if an author makes someone have jet black hair. But if...
I am completely unable to write with double-spacing. I don't know why, but it has always bothered me. Even back when I was in school and had to...
Incorrect. You would only have high G in a descent if you were also in a tight turn. You'll also have high Gs as you pull out from a descent,...
The biggest problem I have is storytelling. I do a lot of technical writing for my job, and I am good at it (or so say my boss and co-workers)....
This isn't a grammar thing, but the pilot in me is bothered by this and I had to speak up. You get high Gs in a rapid climb or steep turn. A fast...
"Double spaced" generally means there is a blank line in between every line of text. It does not mean there are two space keys next to each other....
The quickest way is probably to change the the options under Format->Paragraph to be single spaced with 0pt before and after each line. You can...
If you go to the Word options settings you can turn on/off whatever autocorrect you want.
Separate names with a comma.
