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DW Davis @DWDavis (25797) • United States 21 Jun 23

What is it? It's the rule that says you can use a brand name in your writing without adding on the trademark symbol or getting the trademark holder's permission, but only in specific ways. For instance, you can mention that your...

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Sunday 29th Sep update: Back to Fiction Writing after a lull

Ptrikha_2 @ptrikha_2 (49776) • India 29 Sep 19

For many days, due to one or the other reason, I had been away from Fiction Writing- due to some or the other reason. One day, I even had some time to write. Yet I did not feel like writing. Ideas were hard to come by. Then when I...

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back to writing

writing contest

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Progressing on multi series fiction story

Ptrikha_2 @ptrikha_2 (49776) • India 18 Apr 17

Today I submitted part XIV of my multi part story. It's now almost like a mini novel. I wrote it on a currently well known site. It has taken me 3+ months now. Story conceptualization, character profiling etc is so tough. It's...

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Writing based on real life characters.

puppynut @puppynut (370) • New Zealand 8 Jan 12

I am writing a book which is based on my life but will be published as fiction and I am using characters based on some of my friends. It is a fictional book but I am a little concerned about how they might react. I have asked most...

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Starting over ... sort of

Arkine @Arkine (216) • United States 21 May 11

Well, I've given myself one heck of a task recently. I decided that the first three novels I wrote for a series weren't working out. So instead of finishing the edit and publishing them, I've decided to use them only as history...

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Fiction writing: How do you start off writing a short story or novel?

megsshere @megsshere (85) • United States 14 Jul 10

Do you first decide the plot, the make the characters follow the plot? Or, do you decide the characters, and based on what your characters would do in a particular situation, you proceed with your storyline?

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Continuing Story

kyellis @kyellis (105) • United States 10 Sep 08

Ive written the first part of a fiction story/novel. Let's have some fun with the next poster adding a paragraph to it. And then the next poster add a paragraph to their's. Let's see where it takes us. Just One More Time The...

Writing a Novel against trying to make money

suspenseful @suspenseful (40192) • Canada 19 Oct 07

I am writing a novel, but lately although I do love it, I am not working it on as often. In fact, I could not find time this week because I need the money. I do myLot and another paid to post, as well as ptcs and three ptrs and by...

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StoryQuarterly Fiction Contest

KATRINKA @KATRINKA (1624) • United States 7 Sep 07

StoryQuarterly announces that the deadline for the StoryQuarterly Fiction Contest has been extended to November 30. The contest offers a First Prize of $2,500, a Second Prize of $1,500, and a Third Prize of $750. And ten...

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Free Writing Course

KATRINKA @KATRINKA (1624) • United States 5 Aug 07

Do you think your characters are flat? I'm offering a free writing course on creating memorable characters. Each week I'll post new notes and writing exercises. To see the course, go...

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creating memorable characters

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Do you like ALL your characters?

KATRINKA @KATRINKA (1624) • United States 21 Jul 07

When I was working on my novel, I created a minor character who was loosely based on a real person in my neighborhood. I didn't like the real person very much, and initially, I thought this minor character was a scumbag. But as...

creating characters

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stories

sympathetic characters

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My Short Stories, Tell me what you think!!

ShawnTG @ShawnTG (26) • Bahamas 20 Jun 07

Writing has always been a hobby of mine, but now its more of a "what I want to do for a living" now, I've already aquired an agent and is in the process of getting my first manuscript published. I started out at about 18 years ol,...

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What kind of fictions in general people from lthe world prefer?

salil_44 @salil_44 (52) • India 18 Feb 07

I am trying to write a novel but before that I would like to do survey of the general interest of people. Please let me know that what kind of fiction you would be interested in reading and also the style and the language i.e.,...

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