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 Though we'd like to see folks active in the industry, you need not be published or working in the industry to join in and ideally there will be help and motivation for those wanting to write.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 Though we'd like to see folks active in the industry, you need not be published or working in the industry to join in and ideally there will be help and motivation for those wanting to write.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

Posts Tagged "authors" By evidentialist (1077) Posts by members only

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Dec 10, 2020Dec 2020

Posted by LifeIsEnough
I am a voracious reader, and I am happy to help edit. My reading habit is 1-3 books, articles, novellas a day. I own over 11k books electronically and a couple thousand in print. I have written in the past, but it has been some time. ...
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AUTHORS, EDITORS, PUBLISHERS, AND READERS
Jul 17, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by skado
“The book in which you record your personal anthology of extracts is known as a ‘commonplace book’ and the practice of making the collection is known as ‘commonplacing’. From the Middle-ages up to the 19th century anyone who had the ...
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AUTHORS, EDITORS, PUBLISHERS, AND READERS
Nov 13, 2019Nov 2019

Posted by sterlingdean
Hello, All. I'm something of an author, having self published one novel that sold 10s of copies. I have had several flash fiction pieces published in anthologies and am currently working on a new novel inspired by the superhero craze. Happy to ...
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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
Aug 4, 2019Aug 2019

Posted by evidentialist
Just one of those simpleminded Jacobs observations. The question I see adrift in the sea of questions on self improvement for authors is: What are some simple sentence hacks I can use to improve my writing? Use fewer words. Use more effective ...
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AUTHORS, EDITORS, PUBLISHERS, AND READERS
Jul 7, 2019Jul 2019

Posted by evidentialist
@DerrickWelsh -- Hello, and welcome to the group. Please, get some bio information up soon.
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AUTHORS, EDITORS, PUBLISHERS, AND READERS
Apr 22, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by Lincoln55
This is not your typical 'Authors, Editors, Publishers and Readers' post. I know we have a lot of gearheads here so I'm offering up a little nostalgia for you.
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AUTHORS, EDITORS, PUBLISHERS, AND READERS
Mar 14, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by avron
Jackassby Salvador Smalí (img) Little Jackass was special. Why else would he be captured in a five foot tall portrait in oil on canvas. He might have carried mesquite branches that otherwise would never have gone to market where ...
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AUTHORS, EDITORS, PUBLISHERS, AND READERS
Feb 13, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by Lillyfield41
I got a phonecall today from one of those self-publishing/vanity press companies today. i don't know why i answered the phone. i knew the number. but i sat in a parking lot for the better part of an hour talking about my book that is complete and ...
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AUTHORS, EDITORS, PUBLISHERS, AND READERS
Feb 7, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by evidentialist
Occasionally something happens in this writing business that makes up for a lot of the pain it entails. I got a Thank You shout from one of my contributing authors, Ron Leming, for putting his piece, Our Town into the lineup for our ...
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AUTHORS, EDITORS, PUBLISHERS, AND READERS
Oct 17, 2018Oct 2018

Posted by Sgt_Spanky
WHAT ABOUT A SELF-PUBLISHED AUTHORS COLLECTIVE - While looking for writers groups locally, I found the options to mostly be of the read/critique/develop one another's work type. This is all well and good but I was really looking for a group ...
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Shared from Music, Movies & Books
Oct 11, 2018Oct 2018

Posted by evidentialist
Recently a question came up about how the quality of writing in the fiction world could be improved in today's market. At first I thought I'd treat it lightheartedly, but changed my mind. I hate to get serious, but this is one of my pet peeves. ...
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AUTHORS, EDITORS, PUBLISHERS, AND READERS
Aug 20, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by evidentialist
I'd like you to meet one of the authors I have used from time to time. She's a fine storyteller and top notch writer, K. L. Nappier.
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AUTHORS, EDITORS, PUBLISHERS, AND READERS
Aug 1, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by LenHazell53
A new group for writers looking for inspiration. Each week, the winner of the previous weeks challenge sets a prompt ( a phrase, quote, picture, bit of music) for a story of 1000 or less on that prompt. Those who participate may vote on the best ...
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AUTHORS, EDITORS, PUBLISHERS, AND READERS
Jun 4, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by evidentialist
This little ditty was inspired by one of the world's least known Science Fiction authors. I don't know how he got a song and I didn't. The literary world is indeed fickle.
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AUTHORS, EDITORS, PUBLISHERS, AND READERS
Apr 8, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by BookDeath
II just finished this by Louise Erdrich. One, it reminded me what an outstanding author she is. Two, I've noticed a spate of books recently that address this topic. There's Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale (not new, of course); Naomi Alderman's ...
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AUTHORS, EDITORS, PUBLISHERS, AND READERS
Apr 7, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by NeverGrowUp
Just joined Agnostic today. Look forward to connecting with other authors here. There are excerpts from my 2 non-fiction memoir-type books at . I love to share favorite books and authors and articles with fellow ...
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AUTHORS, EDITORS, PUBLISHERS, AND READERS
Mar 27, 2018Mar 2018

Posted by BookDeath
Read this recently. The authors are both from the group ProPublica. I recommend it, as it has a good discussion of manner in which rape has been viewed legally, which I hadn't encountered before in such a succinct form. It references Brownmiller's ...
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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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