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KitFox

1:33 AM

@Neil I'm not sure how to end it. Again.

KitFox

1:44 AM

I submitted it for review. You can publish it or pass it back as you like.

I'll check in again in about an hour, and then again in the morning if I haven't heard from you.

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Neil Fein

3:18 AM

@KitFox It doesn't need any more; it ends quite naturally. You had a technique to impart, and you did so. I'm scheduling. (There are a few minor changes, see the WP change history.)

I'm adding the stackexchange tag to this post; it'll automagically publish a link here. Do you want to do this with your blog as well?

Stack Exchange

Neil Fein has made a change to the feeds posted into this room

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Stack Exchange

5:23 AM

Magnificent Nose » stackexchange: Practical Writing: Prose Origami

posted on March 01, 2013 by Kit Fox

Sometimes writing is an unencumbered joy–the words flow freely, the story unfolds smoothly, and the expression of the muse is in perfect harmony with the prose. Much of the time, writing is a creative process more akin to sculpture, where rough drafts are reworked and refined until the inner beauty is finally revealed by the [...]

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Stack Exchange

8:32 AM

Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for Better …: “Only”: The Most Insidious Misplaced Modifier

posted on March 01, 2013 by feedback

How putting the word “only” in the wrong place can confuse your readers

Neil Fein

Apparently when you post a new feed, the chatroom posts a ton of older posts, then starts posting stuff as it's new. Okay, I think I understand how this works now. Who has a blog that they occasionally post stack-exchange writing/language stuff to? @KitFox? @nathanctresch?

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Stack Exchange

9:43 PM

Q: What constitutes historical fantasy?

I'm writing a trilogy set 80% in Italy and 20% in other European countries. Each novel incorporates real historical characters and fantasy elements (a magical object, real/imagined symbols, clairsentience/audience, etc.). Each novel takes place a few decades apart from the previous one. Does any...