Ask Metafilter Writing Advice Roundup
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How can a writer find an artist for a comic book collaboration?
I’m writing a book. What’s the difference between a prologue, a foreword, an introduction, and a preface?
How do you learn to write quickly? I have a good number of 5-15 page papers due in the next couple of days and they’re killing me.
Do you have any recommendations for solid creative non-fiction magazine columns or the like?
Looking for inspiration in two kinds of books. Perhaps you’ve got some recommendations? 1) Novels with very short “chapters” or fragments or pieces, that combine to make a whole; 2) Books boldly written, whether that be a writer being bold with timelines, punctuation, language, etc.
The cat’s out of the bag: I told an (non-supervisor) acquaintance at work about my (before now) secret blog. What do I need to do to not get fired?
I’m 23 and working as a sales assistant/helpdesk support/office admin/web designer/receptionist in my hometown. How do I go about getting a paying job as a writer, without formal qualifications?
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