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  1. alittlehumbugcalledShe

    Is there a way of describing a door opening that isn't mind-numbingly boring?

    alittlehumbugcalledShe, Feb 3, 2021
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    alittlehumbugcalledShe
    Feb 3, 2021
  2. Reflections

    How Does One show an Estuary English accent?

    Reflections, Apr 5, 2009
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    Atari
    Apr 11, 2009
  3. tlm89

    An ajar door... Help me with this sentence please.

    tlm89, Jan 20, 2013
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    mammamaia
    Jan 21, 2013
  4. radu123

    can one use colons in dialogue?

    radu123, Oct 27, 2011 ... 2 3 4
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    Jhunter
    Nov 9, 2011
  5. struggler

    Using 'she', 'her', 'he', and 'his' WAY too much, help.

    struggler, Sep 14, 2012
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    8,420
    DefinitelyMaybe
    Sep 15, 2012
  6. GingerCoffee

    Capitalize social classes or not?

    GingerCoffee, Aug 30, 2014
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    GingerCoffee
    Sep 3, 2014
  7. marcusl

    First person vs third person limited

    marcusl, Sep 24, 2009
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    8,361
    CharlieVer
    Jan 5, 2010
  8. FromBelow

    Visceral Violence!

    FromBelow, May 16, 2009
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    8,314
    FromBelow
    May 16, 2009
  9. Imposter

    The magical 110,000 word count limit

    Imposter, Mar 4, 2009 ... 2
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    8,280
    Imposter
    Mar 8, 2009
  10. ibodybuild

    How to improve sentence structure?

    ibodybuild, Dec 21, 2009
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    8,276
    mammamaia
    Dec 21, 2009
  11. polomouth

    Symbols and apostrophes

    polomouth, Apr 29, 2012
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    3
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    8,242
    mammamaia
    May 2, 2012
  12. G. Anderson

    Wound from a knife

    G. Anderson, Nov 11, 2016
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    8,150
    G. Anderson
    Dec 1, 2016
  13. Ice

    First Person and Suspense

    Ice, Jan 19, 2009 ... 2
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    33
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    8,107
    Atari
    Feb 6, 2009
  14. Wreybies

    Telepathic dialogue

    Wreybies, Jul 22, 2008 ... 2
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    8,075
    mammamaia
    Aug 5, 2008
  15. Lacy

    James' or James's

    Lacy, Oct 3, 2020 ... 2
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    38
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    8,062
    jannert
    Oct 5, 2020
  16. Jessica_312

    First Person Thoughts in Third Person Writing?

    Jessica_312, Aug 25, 2011 ... 2
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    8,044
    Jonp
    Sep 10, 2011
  17. starhorsegrl

    Turabian vs. Chicago Manual of Style

    starhorsegrl, Nov 1, 2010
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    8,037
    erik martin
    Nov 2, 2010
  18. graveleye

    "Making love" or....???

    graveleye, Aug 21, 2018 ... 2 3
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    8,014
    w. bogart
    Nov 13, 2022
  19. Raynimator

    Shouting in character dialog

    Raynimator, Apr 13, 2010 ... 2
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    25
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    7,968
    jonathan hernandez13
    May 14, 2010
  20. yellowjello

    different ways to say the same thing?

    yellowjello, May 18, 2010
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    7,958
    MissBelle
    May 20, 2010
  21. Elgaisma

    How should I write Ma'am

    Elgaisma, Aug 25, 2010
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    13
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    7,921
    Elgaisma
    Aug 26, 2010
  22. katica

    Do I capitalize this or not?

    katica, Jun 16, 2011
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    7,869
    Word Dancer
    Jun 27, 2011
  23. dillseed

    menswear vs. men's wear

    dillseed, May 30, 2014
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    7,823
    dillseed
    May 30, 2014
  24. astrostu

    How to Write a Magical Battle?

    astrostu, Jun 22, 2011
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    7,772
    astrostu
    Jun 23, 2011
  25. Violetta Alexis

    How would one write wheezing?

    Violetta Alexis, Aug 11, 2013
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    7,758
    jannert
    Aug 13, 2013
  26. Killer300

    Writing a Chase Scene?

    Killer300, Sep 1, 2012
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    11
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    7,706
    Killer300
    Sep 2, 2012
  27. Ella_J

    Other words to use in place of...

    Ella_J, Jul 7, 2011
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    7,702
    The_Captain
    Jul 11, 2011
  28. Rumwriter

    "Abundance": sing. or plur?

    Rumwriter, Feb 5, 2017
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    7,624
    ChickenFreak
    Feb 20, 2017
  29. Patrick94

    Opposite of obvious?

    Patrick94, Mar 27, 2011
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    15
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    7,597
    Jigen
    May 5, 2011
  30. bpramone

    Using commas and the word "thus" when not in a compound sentence.

    bpramone, Feb 14, 2011
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    7,558
    bpramone
    Feb 15, 2011
  31. funkybassmannick

    What's your favorite Word?

    funkybassmannick, Apr 1, 2011 ... 3 4 5
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    7,546
    Aaron DC
    Sep 18, 2015
  32. John Locke The Cat

    Switching between past and present tense

    John Locke The Cat, Jun 10, 2009
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    7,509
    tbeverley
    Jun 26, 2009
  33. madhoca

    how do you shorten CASUAL

    madhoca, Apr 5, 2009
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    6
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    7,488
    madhoca
    Apr 6, 2009
  34. Nervous1st

    Punctuating hesitant/broken dialogue

    Nervous1st, Mar 27, 2009
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    7,477
    mammamaia
    Apr 1, 2009
  35. Jeff Countryman

    Capitalizing 'he' in reference to Jesus but also to Muhammad?

    Jeff Countryman, Jan 12, 2016 ... 2
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    29
    Views:
    7,440
    Sack-a-Doo!
    Jan 14, 2016
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