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2013-05-15 Writing Plays/Screenwriting - Over two hours= Great film, why:

Okay first of all, film length has nothing to do with how great a film is. If anything, a longer the film has the possibility of making the audience restless. Not to say that there is a attention span

2013-05-09 Writing Books - Real or Fictitious Names?:

Thanks for your questions, Jackie.    On your family story, you may use real or fictitious names. If you use fictitious names you should state that in the front matter of your book.    On the teacher's

2013-05-07 Writing Books - Quote or No Quote:

First, thank you for buying and reading Write In Style!    Next, the Chicago Manual of Style, the authority when it comes to technicalities in books, leaves up to the author the issue of how to format

2013-05-03 Writing Books - Legal Implications:

Donald,    As long as you change the names, then you should be okay. If you're using a person's name, and they are still living, then you will need to get written permission. Although by changing names

2013-05-03 Writing Books - Editing and drafts:

Daniel,    I don't know what you mean by "basic point point of a first draft." Do you mean the purpose? If so, a first draft is to just get all your ideas out into words. First drafts are usually not very