I know the ending of the first book I want to write but, I'm not sure how to start it or what will happen in the middle. I know I am completely working backwards on writing a story but, every time I sit down to brainstorm ideas I either find my mind working out details for the ending I have plann...

Is it considered good practice to include something along the lines of "(a short story)" as the subtitle of my short story? A little more information: my short story is almost 5,000 words long and I am going to publish imminently on Amazon KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing). What I would like to kn...

I am about to publish my short story for the first-time on Amazon KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing) and have written a blurb/description, but am unsure whether or not it is a suitable one - can anybody offer suggestions? The blurb/description is as follows: Ted has been experiencing a lot of tooth...

I am editing a text in which the characters use quotations from the Bible quite often. Example: Jeremiah turned toward him, "Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice..." All he says is a quote from Romans:12. How do I show ...

Example: As agreed, we met at Shangai Train Station the next morning. Even though it was just seven, the place was terribly crowded; people were running and lining, jostling and shoving. A sign that the Mid-Autumn Festival was approaching. As agreed, we met the next morning at Shan...

I am reading an article and in the article, it cited another author. How do I cite this? Do I cite the article I'm reading or the other person?

It is my understanding that novels should generally start right off with the protagonist. The story is about the protagonist, after all, not something else (This obviously changes a bit if the PoV is not the protagonist, but that is beside the point). It is also my understanding (through experien...

I'm writing a proposal for a book and have been asked to provide examples of similar books and list how my own work is different from them. Unfortunately I don't know how to approach this question because there are possibly many other books that share similar themes/plots/characters/etc that I've...

When I started writing and first tried to characterize my work, I came across a wonderful word: psychogram - a story that revolves around the psychological evolution of a specific character. The societal background and even geographical location of the story and the character are of secondary imp...

I've written a book and I'm juggling citation styles. I haven't put my bibliography together yet, but there are, I would estimate, at least 100 abstracts referenced from the National Library of Medicine, as well of a number of other sources. It's all written in OneNote (obviously not the final ...

i was thinking on asking this question When inspiration strikes i want to write however alot of the time i find that when this happens i'm 20 minutes away from my home computer by car. However i have an iPad with a Bluetooth Keyboard so i was thinking i should set it up for mobile writing and...