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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 Though we'd like to see folks active in the industry, you need not be published or working in the industry to join in and ideally there will be help and motivation for those wanting to write.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 Though we'd like to see folks active in the industry, you need not be published or working in the industry to join in and ideally there will be help and motivation for those wanting to write.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
May 5, 2018May 2018

Posted by evidentialist
Here's something about writing nonsense:
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AUTHORS, EDITORS, PUBLISHERS, AND READERS
Apr 17, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by AgnoJer
Hi all, Thanks for the welcome posts. I'm just getting back into fiction writing after about 10-12 years of oil painting, which seems to have run it's course. I started by re-reading some of my early efforts. I'm surprised at how much of the story ...
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AUTHORS, EDITORS, PUBLISHERS, AND READERS
Apr 29, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by evidentialist
When Professor Marc Leeds showed up as a new member, it brought to mind some of my favorite Kurt Vonnegut suggestions on writing, and here are three of them, though I must admit the third is more geared toward his life: ...
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AUTHORS, EDITORS, PUBLISHERS, AND READERS
May 1, 2018May 2018

Posted by evidentialist
Okay, here's another snippet from my story A Uniform Shade of Red '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' “There were witnesses? Theodore, are you telling me people actually saw you do this…this g?” He was beginning to wheeze and I was ...
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AUTHORS, EDITORS, PUBLISHERS, AND READERS
Jul 15, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by Lincoln55
This is a true story. I changed the names. I was working a 6 month contract in Redding, CA as a Cardio-Pulmonary RN. Dr. Taylor Sr. was my patient for two and a half weeks. He was the Acting Flight Surgeon for the expedition to Greenland that brought...
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Jul 24, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by evidentialist
Here's a clip from one of my more irreverent stories. ooooooooooooooooooooooooooo And the Lord said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. He/she/it saw that it was, well-l-l...bent...and verily backed he/she/it away therefrom to ponder ...
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AUTHORS, EDITORS, PUBLISHERS, AND READERS
Jul 26, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by Palindromeman
I've been writing my latest celestial novella which has been progressing despite competing real life activities. But something has been nagging me; and I just worked out what it is. At a critical plot point, the characters are not acting ...
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AUTHORS, EDITORS, PUBLISHERS, AND READERS
Jul 26, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by Lincoln55
I'm writing a book. I've got the page numbers done.” ― Steven Wright
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AUTHORS, EDITORS, PUBLISHERS, AND READERS
Aug 4, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by Spag84
Well this is exciting. I'm actually wrighting a book. Though it keeps getting side tracked by life. Anyone who is knowledgeable of publishing? Or anyone intrested in reading an excerpt or two. Let me know.
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AUTHORS, EDITORS, PUBLISHERS, AND READERS
Aug 18, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by Teterbilt
Vanity publishing or self publishing. What are your thoughts.
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AUTHORS, EDITORS, PUBLISHERS, AND READERS
Sep 16, 2018Sep 2018

Posted by evidentialist
@CreeksideVana -- Hello, and welcome to the group. Let's have some information about you in that bio section, please.
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AUTHORS, EDITORS, PUBLISHERS, AND READERS
Sep 18, 2018Sep 2018

Posted by Lincoln55
Thanks to all the gearheads out there for an exact match. @Creative51 and @evidentialist proved to be adept at automotive mysteries and provided exact matches. I pass along thanks from the Museum Archivist.
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Sep 6, 2018Sep 2018

Posted by 273kelvin
Another carpet tale from the pool. Not a fetish just coincidental. The bailiff story It was one of those evenings at Bobs place. A house converted into a shed. Wood burning stove fed by scraps from a local joinery shop. Booze came from the still ...
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AUTHORS, EDITORS, PUBLISHERS, AND READERS
Sep 9, 2018Sep 2018

Posted by pixiedust
Have you seen this resource? The Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) It looks to have a lot if useful information, especially for producing research papers.
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AUTHORS, EDITORS, PUBLISHERS, AND READERS
Oct 14, 2018Oct 2018

Posted by Secular_Squirrel
If a book were to be proclaimed to be the most important book ever written........ What would it have to be about for you to agree?
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AUTHORS, EDITORS, PUBLISHERS, AND READERS
Oct 22, 2018Oct 2018

Posted by Lillyfield41
why is it aways 'ride off into the sunset,' and not sunrise? the end of the movie is the beginning of a new chapter. thoughts?
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AUTHORS, EDITORS, PUBLISHERS, AND READERS
Feb 25, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by Nomad
“If you are planning on braving The Zone, you had better be prepared for it. Those who do not prepare themselves will end up as worm food”. Hi everyone! Some of you with good memories may remember I posted the link last year to the free PDF ...
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Dec 4, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by JacarC
First lines: Think about how the gender perspective changes your initial thought of the story to follow. =========== So, she says, "I love you. . . . Just saying." How could she not? =========== So, he says, "I love you. . . . Just saying." ...
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AUTHORS, EDITORS, PUBLISHERS, AND READERS
Dec 26, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by Sgt_Spanky
50 IS THE MAGIC NUMBER - I want to reach a minimum of 50 reviews on my book's Amazon landing page. This is the minimum you have to reach before the site's algorithm will recognize you and start helping to promote your book in the ...
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AUTHORS, EDITORS, PUBLISHERS, AND READERS
Jan 15, 2019Jan 2019

Posted by josh_karpf
Author threatens to stone me: As I just posted in another topic, I once took a girlfriend to a religious service that included a talk by A. J. Jacobs, who discussed his book Living Biblically, in which he experimented with biblical-rule-following, ...
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AUTHORS, EDITORS, PUBLISHERS, AND READERS
Jan 2, 2019Jan 2019

Posted by Lillyfield41
I chose my word for 2019. Support. I hope my actions in this coming year reflect my work toward supporting a writing career. I hope my actions this year reflect my intention to support those in my life who hold importance for me. I have some ...
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Shared from Philosophy & Meaning
Feb 12, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by evidentialist
Just another passing thought: '''''''''''''''''''''''' Individually Alike by J. Richard Jacobs We are born alone. Lead lives of our own. But we are all alike too, The they, us, me, and the you. Why can we not see, All fall from one tree ...
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AUTHORS, EDITORS, PUBLISHERS, AND READERS
Feb 16, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by evidentialist
The thunder of the drums of nationalism has always stirred the blood, but it damages the heart. The calls of authoritarianism echo through the halls of history and though one can't see the sound it is easy to follow the trail of blood and tears it ...
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AUTHORS, EDITORS, PUBLISHERS, AND READERS
Feb 22, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by Corvislover
I just finished reading an amazing book! American prison : a reporter's undercover journey into the business of punishment by Bauer, Shane, author, narrator.
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Shared from General & Hellos
Feb 23, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by Sharkymama
Boys day out 2050 He stood at the gate with his mouth opened in awe This site and the sounds, absorbing it all he waited all month to be here today A man in blue jeans got in his way the crowd was pushing to eager to wait he was getting pushed ...
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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.

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