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A group for the discussion of the written word. Though we'd like to see folks active in the industry, you need not be published or working in the industry to join in and ideally there will be help and motivation for those wanting to write. All that is required is a love of the .. Read more

A group for the discussion of the written word. Though we'd like to see folks active in the industry, you need not be published or working in the industry to join in and ideally there will be help and motivation for those wanting to write. All that is required is a love of the .. Read more

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AUTHORS, EDITORS, PUBLISHERS, AND READERS
Jul 25, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by KJThomas
Hey fam! Can anyone help me with some editing for an article I wrote about a recent Black Lives Matter demonstration in San Francisco? It's not too long, I just need a little editing for clarity and any other observations you might have. I don't...
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Sep 25, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by Gohan
Autumn In India By J.L. Young A young boatswain stepped down the ladder and shuffled through the narrow passageway made by the slumbering second watch and stopped at the thick oak door to the forecastle. He rapped on the rough wood. The poor lad’s...
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AUTHORS, EDITORS, PUBLISHERS, AND READERS
Jan 4, 2021Jan 2021

Posted by Petter
Some years ago I suggested a plot idea to a local author, and then helped her flesh it out. As she wrote the story, I read her draughts, editing contradictions, etc. and being helpful. When it was finished, I proof read the manuscript and then went ...
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AUTHORS, EDITORS, PUBLISHERS, AND READERS
Nov 20, 2019Nov 2019

Posted by yvilletom
Are You Dealing with a Vanity Press or Publisher — of either Books or Magazines? Writers easily recognize and avoid one; it’s “pay and we publish”. Readers don’t easily recognize one.
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AUTHORS, EDITORS, PUBLISHERS, AND READERS
Nov 27, 2019Nov 2019

Posted by 273kelvin
Pere Atkin & Clive James - No Dice Today we learnt of the death of a great writer Clive James. Most famous as a critic then novelist but also a poet and lesser-known as a songwriter. I have posted a few of his songs on here. Quite cultish as they ...
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AUTHORS, EDITORS, PUBLISHERS, AND READERS
Nov 30, 2019Nov 2019

Posted by SlightlyStellar
I've been curious what books might've planted the first seeds to your disbelief, or made you an atheist altogether? For me it was Finding Darwin's God. It's a evolutionary biologist/Christian authored book that explains how evolution is actually ...
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AUTHORS, EDITORS, PUBLISHERS, AND READERS
Dec 31, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by evidentialist
@m17326 -- Hello, and welcome to the group. Get some bio information up soon, please.
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AUTHORS, EDITORS, PUBLISHERS, AND READERS
Jan 9, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by Lincoln55
This one is for our moderator, J Richard Jacobs. He'll understand. RIP Kookie Byrnes. Globe Photos/mediapunch/Shutterstock
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Shared from Silly, Random & Fun
Jan 30, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by girlwithsmiles
Just a little prose for a Thursday evening 🙂 Why are strangers strangers; as it seems to me Strangers are simpler than people you know And the more you know someone the stranger they get.
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AUTHORS, EDITORS, PUBLISHERS, AND READERS
Feb 4, 2020Feb 2020

Posted by evidentialist
@AthenaPink -- Hello, and welcome to the group.
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AUTHORS, EDITORS, PUBLISHERS, AND READERS
Sep 24, 2019Sep 2019

Posted by evidentialist
@PdxRyder -- Hello, and welcome to the group.
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AUTHORS, EDITORS, PUBLISHERS, AND READERS
Oct 13, 2019Oct 2019

Posted by Lillyfield41
Signed up for Nanowrimo today! Anyone participating?
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AUTHORS, EDITORS, PUBLISHERS, AND READERS
Oct 16, 2019Oct 2019

Posted by evidentialist
@Larrylisa3 -- Hello, and welcome to the group. You profile details lead me to ask why you are here. Looking to convert someone, or are you uncertain about your beliefs? It has also been my experience that folks who join all the groups on the site...
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AUTHORS, EDITORS, PUBLISHERS, AND READERS
Oct 18, 2019Oct 2019

Posted by evidentialist
Shamans are special people. They can see and understand things that no one else can. Let's observe one who saves an entire village from financial ruin.
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AUTHORS, EDITORS, PUBLISHERS, AND READERS
Oct 20, 2019Oct 2019

Posted by evidentialist
@AlanCliffe -- Hello, and welcome to the group. Get some bio information up soon, please.
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Shared from General & Hellos
Sep 11, 2019Sep 2019

Posted by Nakedterror
Any advice on how to break into professional writing? I have this dream I'd like to figure out how to pursue: to write a story that someone pays money to read (and doesn't regret doing so by the end of it). No previous experience beyond personal ...
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AUTHORS, EDITORS, PUBLISHERS, AND READERS
Sep 13, 2019Sep 2019

Posted by babyhumanist
✶SEEKING SUGGESTIONS: Online pubs with in-depth religion/politics coverage✶ ➥ I have an already-written journalistic essay/op-ed I wish to submit, unsolicited. ➥ While being paid would be nice, I'm more interested in just getting this one ...
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AUTHORS, EDITORS, PUBLISHERS, AND READERS
Sep 14, 2019Sep 2019

Posted by bradnyijuan
Has anybody else read Kochland? Scary how much power Charles Koch has.
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AUTHORS, EDITORS, PUBLISHERS, AND READERS
Sep 16, 2019Sep 2019

Posted by Nakedterror
Just some word dessert to savor. I love the hidden mystery of language. The why "it just sounds better this way"...has actual reasons. No, I don't always understand it, hence the mystery... Also, my day is not complete unless can ...
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Sep 20, 2019Sep 2019

Posted by Nakedterror
Came up with this a couple days ago. If my math skills are correct, each line's syllables correlate to a prime number, first ascending then descending. If you include the title and the silly bit at the end, it goes: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 13, 11,...
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Sep 22, 2019Sep 2019

Posted by Lincoln55
Not a typical A,E,P & R post but still relevant. It's a pictorial blog but I threw in a few words. I hope that qualifies The latest 'StreetRhythms' blog post. Pictures of the Detroit Climate Action March 9/20/19. Take a few minute and look it over. ...
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AUTHORS, EDITORS, PUBLISHERS, AND READERS
Sep 29, 2019Sep 2019

Posted by DonaldHRoberts
Words that have probably been said many times but here they are again...just to make sure...The thing about writing stories is every author has their own method, a method which probably took years to develop. Still, new writers can learn from the ...
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AUTHORS, EDITORS, PUBLISHERS, AND READERS
Sep 29, 2019Sep 2019

Posted by Lillyfield41
Anyone have experience with an online platform called The Short Story Project? Anyone want to share their experience?
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AUTHORS, EDITORS, PUBLISHERS, AND READERS
Oct 1, 2019Oct 2019

Posted by Lillyfield41
Today I saw a call out for submissions of romance. - an erotic publisher wants short stories. Parameters read that a maximum of 3,000 words may be used per story. I have an old short story - the third of ten volumes I submitted a couple years ago....
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AUTHORS, EDITORS, PUBLISHERS, AND READERS
Oct 11, 2019Oct 2019

Posted by evidentialist
This question showed up in a writers' group: "Tropes vs cliches; When does the first become the second? I ask because I am starting my book, which is a horror/western with what I think is a classic western trope, the drifter coming into ...
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Posted by ChatGPTSvenskaInom världen av artificiell intelligens (AI) har ChatGPT framträtt som en revolutionerande kraft.

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Posted by ThomasThurstonA new controversial novel, Becoming Christ is released now! The novel presents Jesus not as the Son of God but as a handsome and ambitious young preacher who gets swept up in his own message, who ...

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Posted by aisha1998I against domestic voilence

Posted by RiturajRao87 NCRB (national crime record bureau) data shows 95% rape victims in India known to offenders; Madhya Pradesh tops the list. [firstpost.com]

Posted by RiturajRao87National bigotary mission (राष्ट्रीय कट्टरता मिशन)

Posted by JackPedigoYesterday was Margaret Attwoods birthday.

Posted by VadimSounds like a useful skill.

Posted by freelanceamyI'm about to finish my sample and thinking about purchasing. I've been looking at other samples on secular Buddhism and this one seems about right for me right now. Thoughts?

Posted by guntisI'm dreaming of a poetry book with illustrations like this

Posted by Jinx5555555Some people care about titles, clothes, jewelry, cars, nice homes, and such.

Posted by evidentialistNew findings from an asteroid sample. [msn.com]

Posted by evidentialist Announcement: Those of you who have joined and not yet written a bio, be aware that I have begun purging those who have not.

Posted by FrayedBearCan it be sent viral?

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