I haven’t sent out very many submissions to magazines and agents because I'm working on my thesis for my Creative Writing MFA. Is it better to submit work and delay completion of the thesis?

How do real writers get serious time to write?

Which is correct: “I am fascinated by fireworks” or “I am fascinated with fireworks”?

What’s with fresh water (fresh-water, freshwater) and salt water (salt-water, saltwater)? Can’t the educators and publishers and dictionary writers get together on spelling and punctuation?

How much can I object to my editor’s changes before I get a reputation for being a jerk?

Are the words "repetitious" and "repetitive" interchangeable?

I have begun to approach agents with my book proposal. How much minor activity should I include on my CV?

What exactly is pre-writing and how much writing time should I devote to it?

The writing in Geist is known to be of a high calibre even though it contains an awful lot of run-on sentences. Is that because it’s okay to bend the rules in literary writing?

I’m writing and drawing a book, a true story, and I don’t know what to call it. Comic book? Graphic novel?

Which is right, “I feel badly” or “I feel bad”?

What's the difference between "disinterested" and "uninterested"?

I am interested in submitting some poems that I’ve written over the last five years. I have never published any poetry. Is it best to submit to a contest?

I have written a short story about a client (I help people deal with their hoarding issues). How do I tell the story of his living space and his attachment to his piles of stuff, and respect his privacy at the same time?

Is it better English to write “compared to” or “compared with”?

What is the difference, if any, between “a while” and “awhile”?