Short answer: yes. The question is complicated, though, by what counts as ‘dialogue’. Can you write a novel without dialogue? You absolutely can write a story with no dialogue. You also can write a story using only dialogue. You can and may do anything you wish in a work of fiction. That’s what fiction is […]

‘ Killing off a character to advance the plot is common in fiction. However, because most authors don’t know how to do it, why to do it, when to do it, or who to do it to, wrong conclusions are formed when the readers are displeased. Usually, a character death has no meaning because the […]

What is the main purpose of creative text? Creative writing’s goal is to captivate an audience and create an emotional or thoughtful appeal, although the type of writing will determine how it will do so. What are the creative writing process? Writing is a process that involves at least four distinct steps: prewriting, drafting, revising, […]

Should I use a pseudonym for writing? To use or not use a pen name or pseudonym is a personal choice. There’s not really a right or wrong answer on this—unless you do share a name with a well-known author and/or celebrity. Just remember: If you do use one, be ready to take on that […]

Where do I put my company logo in a report? Quote from video: Let's go to the header tab. On. This tab we have a series of options to set up the page header the way we want at the bottom of this tab. We have a section for a company logo. How do you […]

A line break is the termination of the line of a poem and the beginning of a new line. The process of arranging words using lines and line breaks is known as lineation, and is one of poetry’s defining features. A distinct numbered group of lines in verse is normally called a stanza. Why are […]

Does an anti-hero have to be a protagonist? An antagonist stands in the way of the main character, or protagonist, in some way. An antihero doesn’t necessarily stand in a protagonist’s way and is often the protagonist. Can an anti-hero be evil? The word anti hero can be defined as a protagonist who lacks the […]

180 is the average number of words per minute a human reads. Take the number of words and divide it by 180. Here you go. The average human should take 1 minute to read 180 words. How is minutes to read calculated? Calculating estimated reading time Find your total word count. Let’s say it’s 938 […]

What is publisher traffic? A publisher’s website is now only one source of traffic in a range of options. To acquire traffic, publishers must appear where their readers are and adopt a cross-platform strategy that reinforces one brand across multiple channels, optimizes engagement, and maximizes revenue. How much traffic should a blog get? This 6% […]

Prologues come before chapter one and could be expository/introductory prose, a poem, diary letter, news clipping, or anything in between. As a reader, when I start reading a prologue, I’m usually impatient to get to chapter one. Is a prologue considered a first chapter? There is no difference between a prologue called a prologue, and […]