The term 'writer's block' refers to ______________ .

___________ is a method by which an author enters into a contract with a publishing company, at the author's expense, to have his or her manuscript printed in book form.

What is copy-editing?

A full-length work in which characters appear in cartoon form, but that is usually written for an adult audience, is called _______________.

In fiction writing, the term 'persona' refers to ________________.

A line break in a story is often associated with what kind of change in the action or narrative?

The back story of a piece of fiction is ____________.

The fiction writing technique of showing a character expressing thoughts or feelings to him or herself is called __________________ .

The 'denouement' of a story is its _____________.

In terms of interacting with another writer's characters, plagiarism is when ___________________ .

Why are short stories sometimes more challenging than novels for writers to write?