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Appreciation Thread, TheFerret/Shower Cap/John Luzar 5 years a DUer 4 littlemissmartypants Mar 2022 Mar 2022 11 3333

Rare Toni Morrison short story to be published as a book 1 Sherman A1 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 1 4279

My latest title. Animal version of The Night Before Christmas 7 Quixote1818 Nov 2021 Dec 2021 7 3563

UDATED: New competition for self-published sci-fi authors starts 7/1/21 27 nuxvomica May 2021 Dec 2021 1 7676

TikTok Sells Books, and one of my TT videos for my novel SANTA STEPS OUT... 0 RobertDevereaux Dec 2021 Dec 2021 2 3107

Terrapin 5 SeeingEyeRefugee Nov 2021 Nov 2021 0 2289

A question that applies to this group more than others (i think): 3 SeeingEyeRefugee Nov 2021 Nov 2021 0 3826

A short essay from an unfamiliar writer: 4 yonder Sep 2021 Nov 2021 1 2697

Hi. Can you give me some advice? 22 CTyankee Feb 2021 Nov 2021 4 5894

I need your help, writers! I am over half way finished with my second book on art history and 12 CTyankee Jul 2021 Nov 2021 2 4709

Finished writing my first story 26 vercetti2021 Jan 2021 Oct 2021 10 6752

Raymond Chandler was born on this date. 2 Dyedinthewoolliberal Jul 2021 Jul 2021 0 3101

Buses: An Essay (Long) 5 Bo Zarts Jul 2021 Jul 2021 12 2850

"On A Summer's Day" is a story I wrote about 5 frogmarch Jul 2021 Jul 2021 5 3174

Writer's Digest: 4 Tips on Writing Dialogue 6 SheltieLover May 2021 Jun 2021 4 4296

Here is a short story 0 Koch Ebola Jun 2021 Jun 2021 0 6316

Dash was born on this date. 0 Dyedinthewoolliberal May 2021 May 2021 0 2465

This message was self-deleted by its author 2 acg May 2021 May 2021 1 2608

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I have letters from a relative who passed away almost 50 years ago 11 Marthe48 Mar 2021 Apr 2021 7 6143

Ring Lardner was born on this date. 1 Dyedinthewoolliberal Mar 2021 Mar 2021 2 2688

Anyone know a good place to sell short horror stories? 10 Lady Freedom Returns May 2019 Mar 2021 1 5239

Finally decided to self-publish... but need to find a good place for an illustrator! 11 FirstLight Mar 2021 Mar 2021 2 4534

Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss! 0 elleng Mar 2021 Mar 2021 2 1791

After a long dry spell I just wrote a short story 11 Marthe48 Feb 2021 Feb 2021 8 3095

John Steinbeck was born on this date. 0 Dyedinthewoolliberal Feb 2021 Feb 2021 3 1654

Let's discuss the mystery novel for a minute or two... 13 AmyStrange Dec 2020 Feb 2021 0 4245

Why do people who hardly read books think they can be authors? [View all] 53 mainer Aug 2013 Feb 2021 12 22939

Writing Continued...

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Anyone here have opinions about self-publishing? 16 FirstLight Jan 2021 Feb 2021 2 3677

LOUISA MAY ALCOTT: THE WOMAN BEHIND LITTLE WOMEN DOCUMENTARY 6 elleng Dec 2020 Jan 2021 8 3148

Are there any collaborative online writing sites still up? 7 birdographer Jan 2021 Jan 2021 2 2963

My latest blog post 1 John Ludi Jan 2021 Jan 2021 2 2366

Hyphenated ages 9 Foolacious Jan 2021 Jan 2021 0 2458

Has anyone used talk to text to write a book? 8 angstlessk Jan 2021 Jan 2021 1 3317

This message was self-deleted by its author 0 angstlessk Dec 2020 Dec 2020 1 1888

Mystery of the Disappearing Manuscripts 3 mainer Dec 2020 Dec 2020 5 2220

For those who write and submit to journals, etc. may I despair for a minute 10 ok_cpu Dec 2020 Dec 2020 5 2279

Writer's block and situational hypnosis are both real 14 Amy-Strange Nov 2019 Dec 2020 2 6665

My new book -- sf, anti-Trump satire 9 DavidDvorkin Oct 2020 Dec 2020 3 2897

Using Amazon's KDP Paperback Publishing System - Some Tips 15 MineralMan Jun 2018 Dec 2020 4 7348

Does anyone in this forum have a good source for journal/diary notebooks? 14 Baitball Blogger Mar 2020 Dec 2020 0 4203

Here's an interview I did about missing persons, serial killers and my books... 11 AmyStrange Sep 2020 Dec 2020 3 6213

I just finished my fourth book... 5 AmyStrange Aug 2020 Dec 2020 3 3605

This is my favorite part from my 4th book (It's long) 1 AmyStrange Aug 2020 Dec 2020 1 2905

Enjoy... 1 AmyStrange Aug 2020 Dec 2020 2 2203

My Christmas novel, SANTA STEPS OUT.... 9 RobertDevereaux Dec 2020 Dec 2020 2 2049

Mark Twain was born on this date. 1 Dyedinthewoolliberal Nov 2020 Dec 2020 0 1654

HOW ARE CRIME AUTHORS GOING TO ADDRESS THE PANDEMIC IN THEIR NEW BOOKS? 5 Mme. Defarge Aug 2020 Aug 2020 1 2340

Pronunciation of "data" 8 zipplewrath May 2020 Aug 2020 0 3436

Hidden Words 2 ashling Aug 2020 Aug 2020 3 1729

I finally added an "About Me" page to my Web site 6 DavidDvorkin Aug 2020 Aug 2020 6 2502

I have written a collection of short stories and have thought of making it an e-book. 10 flamin lib Jul 2020 Jul 2020 1 3174

Need a place to put this down, maybe get reaction 5 bobbieinok Jul 2020 Jul 2020 9 2725

Has anyone here ever used the book options of Word to write a book or story, 11 Baitball Blogger Apr 2020 Jul 2020 0 4055

I've decided to give away my book by posting it online. 38 kag Jan 2020 Jun 2020 103 10815

The 100 best novels written in English: the full list 11 left-of-center2012 Oct 2019 Jun 2020 4 3578

"The book of my enemy has been remaindered" 2 muriel_volestrangler May 2020 May 2020 7 2398

good morning. i have decided it's time to write that book. 11 mopinko Dec 2019 May 2020 9 4070

Writing Continued...

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these words woke me at dawn today. 17 mopinko May 2020 May 2020 14 5129

"Simpsons writers have already done that." 15 nilesobek Apr 2020 May 2020 5 4897

Fan fiction on Reddit 4 irisblue Apr 2020 Apr 2020 0 2388

DU novel-writing month 2 spinbaby Apr 2020 Apr 2020 3 1820

Maybe it's time for a novel-writing month 10 spinbaby Mar 2020 Apr 2020 6 2256

I published my Christmas story on Kindle last week. 6 Trueblue Texan Nov 2019 Mar 2020 3 3080

My book on Aging in Place is available on Amazon! 8 Trueblue Texan Mar 2020 Mar 2020 14 3023

Exchange Students anthology 3 PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2020 Feb 2020 1 2891

HELP! I'm having trouble compartmentalizing. 14 Mme. Defarge Feb 2020 Feb 2020 3 3318

A. E. Hotchner, writer and friend of the famous, dies at 102 0 sandensea Feb 2020 Feb 2020 7 2282

Jack Kerouac: 'The Night and What It Does to You 2 douglas9 Feb 2020 Feb 2020 6 2175

One of my plays... 6 Blue_playwright Dec 2019 Jan 2020 5 3538

Little did I know how fun this would be (and how busy it would make me!). 10 NRaleighLiberal Apr 2015 Jan 2020 8 3915

This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Kablooie Dec 2019 Dec 2019 0 1774

Blogs are a good way of promoting your writing. 4 Koch Ebola Dec 2018 Nov 2019 0 2662

In These New Essays, John McPhee Finds Poetry in the Material at Hand. 6 elleng Dec 2018 Nov 2019 4 2891

These Expert Writing Tips Will Guarantee Your Blog Posts Get Read 1 Agnosticsherbet Oct 2016 Oct 2019 1 3421

This message was self-deleted by its author 7 hermetic Jun 2017 Oct 2019 3 6634

So I'm trying my hand at writing 9 Separation Oct 2018 Sep 2019 2 3431

The Day I Was a Whacked-Out Hippie on a Bus in California 1 DavidDvorkin Sep 2019 Sep 2019 3 1909

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