Description : Would I be happy as a writer?
Last Answer : I'd start by making a practice of writing every day and see how you like it. Also think about what sort of writer you might like to be. Fiction (very hard to make money at)? Technical writing? ... writing in which you might want to do serious work? (Or not serious work - comedy, cartoons, comics?)
Description : Is it possible to make a living as a freelance writer?
Last Answer : I think it is very, very hard to make a living at it. A supplemental income perhaps. Take a look at Writer’s Market for some advice and markets.
Description : Who wants to be an amateur writer?
Last Answer : She ran her fingers gently up and down the spline of the book, Moby Dick, if you really want to know. Then she spun around in her desk chair and walked over to the card catalogue and started flicking ... she found the one she wanted, then she gave it a little tug and slipped it out of the drawer
Description : Is it wrong for a writer to ask for others' plots for inspiration?
Last Answer : How can one call oneself a writer of fiction if he or she cannnot think of a plot? That is very different than bringing your writing sample to a class or workshop and have other writers give you a critique or make suggestions.
Description : Do diagrams appeal to a writer?
Last Answer : answer:Fiction or non-fiction? When I'm writing something for work (decidedly non-fiction), whether it's a one page report or a ten page research, I diagram the points I want to make and how ... the efficacy of diagrams for that purpose. I would imagine they could be useful,but I have no experience.
Description : Is it OK for a writer to ask for help with his/her stories?
Last Answer : answer:Yeah, every writer gets blocked sometimes. As for getting help, a lot of (professional) writers belong to writing groups.
Description : What famous writer do you you write like?
Last Answer : Your link is wrong, brah.
Description : Writers, how do you teach a budding writer?
Last Answer : Read read read novels by good writers. Try Somerset Maugham
Description : For what logical reason would a cookbook ghost writer come out and admit all the celeb chefs they've written cookbooks for, unless they wanted their careers to end?
Last Answer : So they can sell under their own name. Duh. Instant celebrity!
Description : How would you attract the recipients' attention, were you a spam mail writer?
Last Answer : if you hate spam as much as i do, why on earth are you asking for techniques?
Description : Are you a writer and in what genre (s) do you write?
Last Answer : I wrote college recommendations for seniors in high school for 12 years. 40 kids time 12 equals 480 pages, the equivalent of a very boring novel.
Description : Who is a good "literary" writer?
Last Answer : How modern is modern? Still actively publishing today? or still living? or twentieth century? or . . . ?
Description : What must I do to be a writer?
Last Answer : answer:Welcome to Fluther. Write often. Hell, that’s not right. You don’t even need to write “often”. So it’s a one-word response: Write.
Description : Who is your favourite pre-modern writer?
Last Answer : I just finished Gilgamesh and loved it.
Description : Where can I find a good affordable writer?
Last Answer : answer:Take a look around here. There are a few good writers who might be willing to help you. What is the subject of the website? You could ask people to make recommendations in private if you don’t want to look for them yourself.
Description : How do I become a technical writer?
Last Answer : answer:I learned by taking the DocuTools writing technical documents users and manuals course. There are different types of technical writing but one of the most (if not the most) common is the ... a good place to look as well as thingamajob has a fair amount of technical writer positions.
Description : I'm curious, how many jellies have the "triple threat" when it comes to creativity (I'm talking an artist, a writer and able to play/write music)
Last Answer : Two outta three?
Description : Is there a living writer whose works you buy everything of without thinking twice?
Last Answer : Stephen King… Love his books and his movies. love love love.
Description : How do I become a freelance writer? Any tips from veterans (or anyone) out there?
Last Answer : answer:Do you have writing samples? Published work? Do you have writing experience?
Description : Creativity in abundance,assuming you don't possess this,what would you rather have been, an artist or a writer?
Last Answer : I disagree on the premise that we're not creative or artistic. It's a skill, and it takes time to explore. Some people go through with it, other's not. Why? Self-definition could have something ... me think deeply about my position in the world and the relationships between things. But that's me :)
Description : Is anyone a novelist (or other kind of writer) at least partially in hopes that good-looking members of the preferred gender will be attracted?
Last Answer : It honestly never occurred to me, @daloon, not for myself and not for anyone else. It should have, I guess, because I think anyone who performs before an audience in some way (ministers, ... someone's affectionate interest. I just want the reader to understand, appreciate, and enjoy what I write.
Description : At what site on the net can you make the most money as a non-american freelance writer?
Last Answer : Being non-American should not be an issue in pursuing writing work as long as your English is fluent. If you search for freelance writing opportunities you will find a host of sites and resources. Good luck.
Description : How do you feel when you see a donation link or "how you can help" page on the website of an individual artist, writer, etc.?
Last Answer : Please clarify. Is the “donation” to help an outside cause or to support the artist/writer etc? Is the artist/writer a non-profit? Where does the money go? A link would be handy.
Description : Do you have advice for someone who would like to begin working as a freelance writer?
Last Answer : answer:Writer’s market, as a book, is a really good resource for finding places to sell your work. Also, start a blog. Market it and yourself.
Description : Which fiction books imply/say the Giza pyramid hosts inside a high-power maser that almost destroyed the solar system?
Last Answer : Try this
Description : How do writers come up with antagonists philosophies?
Last Answer : That's part of the job of a writer. They have to devise all sorts of scenarios and envionments in which their plot will fit. A lot of it is imagination, probably with some research thrown in. ... invented the grammar and syntax of an entire make-believe language as well. Bottom line: It takes work!
Description : How can I copyright my story when I haven't written it yet?
Last Answer : You have a copyright to your outline, as written. No one gets to own story ideas, though. What you do, is don't share story outlines with people you think are going to use your ideas ... them for stealing your story line (and for being crazy maniac story-outline bandits, which is ridiculous).
Description : Who conceived the definition of protagonist means the character who drive the plot?
Last Answer : Here you go: https://www.etymonline.com/word/protagonist
Description : What's the sequel (book 2) of Loreth Anne White's "A Dark Lure"?
Last Answer : The Dark Bones
Description : How do you feel when an author continues the series of another author AFTER (s)he died?
Last Answer : Frankly, I can’t wait for GRRM to die so someone will actually care to finish Game of Thrones.
Description : What can I write to a bereaved parent?
Last Answer : The death of an adult child must be gruesome with the amount of grief. I would buy an appropriate card and add a line of personal words of solace. I’m very sorry to hear your cousin is experiencing this tragedy.
Description : Do you still have a callus next to the index finger of your writing hand?
Last Answer : Later more on the calluses, but first this: Yesterday I wrote an instruction on how to use certain buttons on a dumb' phone, for my father. It was on a paper with a photo of the phone keyboard on ... , from holding brushes, when I was a house painter. The index finger even had a slight bow in it.
Description : Why do people write novels?
Last Answer : Purely entertainment for the reader.
Description : In /r/goforgold on Reddit, what kind of award should be awarded for a 500 word story?
Last Answer : Why don’t you check out the rule and/or observe how other users operate?
Description : In Reddit, I made a challenge. Should I keep it open or should I close it?
Last Answer : This seems like an odd question to ask us.
Description : How frightening is Writer's Block? Share your stories, please.
Last Answer : So you want to hear about our experience with writer’s block, offer advice for us, or hear our stories for your personal project?
Description : How can the search on "amazon.com" be narrowed to search for all the male writers of mystery, thrillers, and suspense?
Last Answer : I don’t think that Amazon has an author gender search. Although it is an intersting thought. I can think of several categories where women write better fiction than men, and vice versa.
Description : In what dimension is the reader of a story in relation to the story?
Last Answer : Omniscient observer
Description : Have you ever tried to write anything on a napkin?
Last Answer : All the time. It’s better than writing on my hand, because I’ll wash it off and forget. :P Some napkins take pretty well to ballpoint. Others, not so much. Rollerball works fine almost all the time. Just write fast—but don’t press too hard. :) (Hot drink sleeves also do well in a pinch.)
Description : Can you recommend me some title ideas for my book?
Last Answer : In This Together. (It’s short for: We’re all in this together.) Our Chance (This is our chance to make things better.)
Description : Would this count as plagiarism?
Last Answer : No. It’s written form, so everyone will have a different way of interpreting the same scene. As long as you don’t lift the words straight from the original source it’s not plagiarism. To be honest though, the two examples have nothing to do with the original sources to me.
Description : What is your take on apps like Clean Reader?
Last Answer : So you want to use a Bowdlerization app? Seems like a waste of time. It means you aren’t open minded enough to evaluate a book on its own merits. And that form of expurgation generally makes a book weak and ineffective.
Description : Am I doing the right thing (details inside)?
Last Answer : First, I want to say that I would read this book. You had me interested in the first paragraph of explaining the premise of the book. Remember that all stories are told from different perspectives. No one ... telling a work of fiction. And it will be from your point of view. Please finish this book.
Description : What are the best worldbuilding strategies to use in fiction?
Last Answer : One of the things that made Game of Thrones so engaging (The Expanse too) is that they begin the story in a world that had a rich history and we learn more about what has happened in ... other people/groups of people and often have to make morally gray choices. That keeps things more believable.
Description : Is it possible to put a complex faux history or cosmology or spiritual system into a novel, or series of sci fi / fantasy novels?
Last Answer : Asimov did it with his Foundation series. Heinlein did it in some of his longer novels. And of course JK Rowling did it in all of the Harry Potter books. It’s certainly possible to do, but you have to spend an enormous amount of time on consistency and detail, or it all falls apart.
Description : Why. Do. People. Sometimes. Write. Like. This?
Last Answer : To be annoying and/or make a statement.
Description : Does being too wordy make one appear insecure? insincere? uncertain? Too willing to please? Anything else undesirable (as this wordy question may even connotate) ?
Last Answer : Um, yeah.
Description : Writers: Do you ever get stuck on subjects, topics, or projects that really aren't publishable?
Last Answer : National Novel Writing Month https://www.nanowrimo.org/ One write for oneself not for others. If you enjoy writing then go for it and the continuous writing is the goal of not stopping as ... after someone made his books into movies ( Michael Crichton..wrote Jurassic Park, Westworld and more).
Description : What occupations are legal yet slightly nefarious and/or seedy?
Last Answer : Pawn broker.
Description : If I wanted to write fiction about a place I've never been before (which I, in fact, do), how could I possibly learn the fundamentals of the language enough for names of fictional places within that setting?
Last Answer : I'm a little confused. Are we talking about a place that is not English speaking? I think you take some risk writing about a place you have never been, but I do think you can probably get quite ... editor can help you once you have the work done. Maybe I don't fully understand the question though.