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This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Mme. Defarge Apr 25 Apr 25 1 219
How YOU can change the world through WRITING with Alan Moore Meet your Maestro BBC Maestro 1 Uncle Joe Apr 8 Apr 8 6 523
In 2025 I would like to write a memoir 5 mdmc Jan 2025 Apr 4 5 685
$500 Well Spent 4 qwlauren35 Feb 2025 Apr 4 8 760
I Heard Back from an Agent!!! 47 leftieNanner Sep 2023 Apr 3 94 7388
Any writers struggling with motivation 8 Mme. Defarge Mar 11 Mar 28 0 656
Wrote a Screenplay Which Seemed Poorly Timed Last Year -- Now It's Timely, Unfortunately 1 GreatGazoo Mar 17 Mar 17 2 515
I wrote this poem in 2005 6 Marthe48 Mar 14 Mar 16 5 548
Kairos and Chronos: The legend behind my CryptoCoin 13 mikelewis Mar 15 Mar 15 1 905
Hi All. Question about Writing software. 9 Baitball Blogger Dec 2024 Mar 11 2 1160
Iowa Writers' Workshop: Funding cuts. 1 suegeo Mar 10 Mar 10 5 361
Writers Protest Fed Crackdown On Iowa University Writing Program 0 suegeo Mar 10 Mar 10 8 370
Man Finds Rare Trove of Winnie-the-Pooh Drawings and Manuscripts in His Father's Attic. 0 elleng Feb 2025 Feb 2025 21 996
On this day, February 2, 1882, James Joyce was born. On this day, February 2, 1922, "Ulysses" was published. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 3 503
Three Indicted and Internet Domain Seized in $44 Million Nationwide Book Publishing Scam Targeting Elderly Authors 2 bucolic_frolic Feb 2025 Feb 2025 7 661
How do I write a good article about a fiction film about Satan when I don't personally believe in that stuff? 8 Proud to be Woke Jan 2025 Jan 2025 0 925
On this day, January 21, 1950, George Orwell died. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 1 520
On this day, January 18, 1882, "Winnie-the-Pooh" author A. A. Milne was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 6 480
Finished new "Christmas" book, "A Christmas Castle" 4 PATRICK Nov 2024 Jan 2025 1 994
Corpspace! 0 DavidDvorkin Jan 2025 Jan 2025 0 615
I have an acquaintance who is trying to write a memoir 6 PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2024 Jan 2025 1 938
Is Biography the Core Genre of Literature? 13 GreatGazoo Dec 2024 Jan 2025 2 1186
From Chuck Wendig on Bluesky - My writing process is usually: 1 highplainsdem Dec 2024 Dec 2024 3 720
OK, I am a huge AI hater....but, check this out! Edit. You don't have to be assholes 19 FirstLight Dec 2024 Dec 2024 8 2285
Eli's Quantum Pi 1 mikelewis Dec 2024 Dec 2024 1 900
Where do you stand on flashbacks. Good? Bad? Short? Long? 8 padah513 Nov 2024 Nov 2024 3 1061
Interesting BBC article about Dorothy Parker (from 2017) 1 Mike 03 Nov 2024 Nov 2024 5 781
Henry Taylor, prize-winning poet with an eye on rural life, dies at 82 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 2 815
On July 21, 1899, Ernest Hemingway, the American novelist and short story writer, was born. 5 Dyedinthewoolliberal Jul 2024 Nov 2024 2 900
Procrastination 6 ashling Nov 2012 Nov 2024 10 2987

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Soft cover for my self published art book. 7 CTyankee Aug 2024 Oct 2024 4 1051
Lost Bram Stoker short story "Gibbet Hill" found after 134 years 2 BootinUp Oct 2024 Oct 2024 9 1000
David Burnham, whose police graft exposes inspired 'Serpico,' dies at 91 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2024 Oct 2024 5 846
Inventing the Page 2 hermetic Sep 2024 Sep 2024 1 884
On September 6, 1926, author Clancy Sigal was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2024 Sep 2024 0 679
Magazine seeking entries. 1 hermetic Mar 2017 Aug 2024 0 2461
This message was self-deleted by its author 1 kingvitamin Aug 2024 Aug 2024 2 1014
Last day of my blog tour (and giveaway registration) is Thursday, 22 August 0 catrose Aug 2024 Aug 2024 0 914
Man-Baby! The Trumpolini Nursery Rhymes 5 ignatzmouse Aug 2024 Aug 2024 3 1084
This is a fantastic review of my most recent book 4 DavidDvorkin Aug 2024 Aug 2024 14 1138
Not sure how to tease out the answer to this for writers 8 bucolic_frolic Aug 2024 Aug 2024 0 1082
The Devil's Advocate Scholarship 2024 Is Awarding $666 In 2 Categories 0 Think. Again. Aug 2024 Aug 2024 2 784
Harlan Ellison's Gopher Story 2 red dog 1 Jul 2024 Jul 2024 2 935
When We Landed on the Moon 2 DavidDvorkin Jul 2024 Jul 2024 1 815
Writer James Cain was born on this date. 0 Dyedinthewoolliberal Jul 2024 Jul 2024 0 769
My short story "Drawing Miss Hiller" 2 frogmarch Jun 2024 Jun 2024 3 986
Hallow, the 5th book in my cozy mystery series is now available as an ebook 2 catrose Jun 2024 Jun 2024 4 1027
I need some advice about a piece I wrote... 20 Javaman Dec 2023 Jun 2024 0 3363
My thriller Cage of Bone is free on Smashwords 4 DavidDvorkin Apr 2024 May 2024 4 1569
Where would you hide it? 17 birdographer Feb 2024 May 2024 2 2744
Can woodchucks run in reverse? 9 RSherman Jun 2023 May 2024 9 3244
What happens when sometimes you feel like you should be a writer 5 Waterguy Jun 2023 May 2024 1 4608
My ebook is now free on Amazon 5 DavidDvorkin Jan 2024 May 2024 1 2050
I have a question about the best free software to use in putting together a family tree book 4 sky_masterson Mar 2024 May 2024 6 1930
Need help with car info 9 birdographer Feb 2024 May 2024 1 2050
Unlikely Stories Mark V 1 frogmarch May 2024 May 2024 0 859
AI Writing Apps 10 bucolic_frolic May 2023 May 2024 0 2881
Book is done; new speed bump 21 birdographer Mar 2024 May 2024 0 3059
The Old Man and the Sea Book Summary in English 2 Uncle Joe May 2024 May 2024 4 1130
What the Trump indictment can teach us about good writing 4 usonian Jun 2023 May 2024 11 3521

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Any software recommendations for writers? 13 bucolic_frolic Apr 2024 May 2024 2 2391
My new illustrated novel, VAMPIRE LETHAL, is now available on Amazon. 5 FalloutShelter Feb 2024 May 2024 4 2257
? About Amazon Publishing - my dad wrote a book 6 alittlelark Apr 2024 May 2024 3 2127
Any ideas pf how to get my column syndicated? 4 bif Jan 2024 May 2024 2 2346
I present to you an Onion... 8 mikelewis Dec 2023 May 2024 5 5249
Cross posted from General Discussion: An alternate fiction piece I wrote 0 Tommy Carcetti May 2024 May 2024 4 900
War All The Time 0 mdmc May 2024 May 2024 0 793
Home Coming - a very short story of uncertain genre 0 rampartc Apr 2024 Apr 2024 0 1490
I Wrote Every Day for 270 Days. It Was a Waste of Time 2 qwlauren35 Mar 2024 Mar 2024 2 2034
Webador 0 frogmarch Mar 2024 Mar 2024 0 839
My first two cozy mysteries are on sale this weekend for 99 cents 3 catrose Mar 2024 Mar 2024 3 2246
Robert Frost Born March 26, 1874, 0 elleng Mar 2024 Mar 2024 0 1512
African-American Children's Books and the Journey of Valerie Bolling - From Lauren's Blog 0 qwlauren35 Mar 2024 Mar 2024 2 1542
My story the guardians 4 Bap32108 Feb 2024 Mar 2024 6 1064
NYS Writers Institute summer writing workshops now open 0 nuxvomica Jan 2024 Jan 2024 3 1755
On this day, January 21, 1950, George Orwell died. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2024 Jan 2024 1 2015
On this day, January 18, 1882, "Winnie-the-Pooh" author A. A. Milne was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2024 Jan 2024 2 2000
Cage of Bone 3 DavidDvorkin Dec 2023 Jan 2024 5 1433
Last weekend in San Francisco. 9 NBachers Jan 2024 Jan 2024 2 2075
I found this nifty table online, and it's been helping me with my writing 15 sakabatou Nov 2023 Nov 2023 9 3753
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