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I had my sis read some, she says I need an edior due to some speling mistakes... 5 Lady Freedom Returns Jul 2013 Jul 2013 1 2488

Free at Amazon for Three Days, Science Fiction and Fantasy by McCamy Taylor 1 McCamy Taylor Jul 2013 Jul 2013 5 1902

It's finally finished. 4 Pab Sungenis Jul 2013 Jul 2013 2 2190

Hello all, looking for investigative journalist help... 2 shockedcanadian Jul 2013 Jul 2013 1 1720

Copyright questions. 9 Lady Freedom Returns Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 2647

First book ready. Now need to find Agent. 12 Lady Freedom Returns Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 3167

First time paid for writing! 0 LiveNudePolitics Jun 2013 Jun 2013 2 1522

Experienced authors - is last month, last section procrastination typical? 5 NRaleighLiberal May 2013 Jun 2013 0 2123

How I got my creativity back 8 Addison May 2013 Jun 2013 1 3284

Question about publishers or agents dealing with young writers. 10 CherokeeDem Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 2685

Over the years I have developed 5 nadinbrzezinski May 2013 Jun 2013 0 2248

Unpublished novel by Pearl S. Buck turns up in Fort Worth storage unit 2 TexasTowelie Jun 2013 Jun 2013 2 1833

Apart of my labor blog I started a writing one 0 nadinbrzezinski May 2013 May 2013 1 1620

Literary Journalism: A Discussion - for NYRBophiles (like me) 0 ashling May 2013 May 2013 1 1729

My self published book won Writer's Digest Self Published Books award in mainstream/literary fiction 17 nolabear Mar 2013 May 2013 5 3908

I figure this is as good a place as any to plug my book... 2 nomorenomore08 May 2013 May 2013 1 1963

"Bad Company" wherein author and nascent DUer Daemonwulf plumbs the depths of rascism (with a twist) 1 Snarkoleptic Apr 2013 May 2013 0 2203

Pass on your tip-trick to better handwriting. 13 Neoma Apr 2013 May 2013 0 3992

Research notes, Ilaro 0 nadinbrzezinski Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1961

Second printing ordered for my book "Sidekick." 1 Pab Sungenis Apr 2013 Apr 2013 5 1869

Young adult fiction: CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS 0 Petrushka Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1740

Progress on my first book - had a great two day visit from my editor! 3 NRaleighLiberal Apr 2013 Apr 2013 3 1980

Soooo, any poets among us? NaPoWriMo begins tomorrow! 9 nolabear Mar 2013 Apr 2013 6 2645

Back for more.. here is the link for prompts ...NaPoWriMo #2 and #1 2 littlemissmartypants Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2087

O1APRIL2013 NaPoWriMo 1 littlemissmartypants Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1539

Why We Write, or Don't: A Few Words About Culture and Change 0 Squigglenob Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1641

Rick Hautala 2 DavidDvorkin Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 2677

Self publishing, by the numbers. 21 joshcryer Feb 2013 Mar 2013 3 5646

What's wrong with writing just because you enjoy it, not to get published? 27 raccoon Jan 2012 Mar 2013 5 6999

Speaking from personal experience, procrastination IS the thief of time... 2 Turborama Mar 2013 Mar 2013 2 2435

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29-Ways-to-Stay-Creative 9 littlemissmartypants Mar 2013 Mar 2013 30 4795

Take my manuscript to an agent, straight to publishers, or self-publish? 10 Recursion Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2986

Amazon cuts royalties for its self-published authors 0 mainer Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1657

Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award now open 5 nuxvomica Jan 2013 Mar 2013 3 2564

A treasure trove of current Oscar nominated scripts and more, all legal downloads. Happy reading! 3 TeamPooka Jan 2013 Feb 2013 1 2981

Turtle Creek Screenwriters in Dallas, TX 0 Bolo Boffin Feb 2013 Feb 2013 1 1954

Some sites to check out for writing jobs 5 Tsiyu Sep 2012 Feb 2013 1 2756

This message was self-deleted by its author 2 Peregrine Took Feb 2013 Feb 2013 0 1728

Is it supposed to be this much fun? 4 SheilaT Feb 2013 Feb 2013 1 2033

Writing Tip 11 ashling Jan 2013 Jan 2013 6 3292

A heads up for flash-fictioners: NPR 3MF 2/2/13 1 nuxvomica Jan 2013 Jan 2013 1 1796

My essay got published. Did the happy dance! 8 kestrel91316 Oct 2012 Jan 2013 14 3401

World creation 0 nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 Jan 2013 0 1523

Well, after a long time 6 nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 Jan 2013 0 2465

From time to time I bring forth tools from the WWW 1 nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 Jan 2013 0 1645

Is there an epidemic of plural abstract nouns? 3 valerief Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 2916

Could someone help my wife with this statement. 5 diabeticman Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 2358

Just Create (Graphic Heavy) 1 Fearless Dec 2012 Dec 2012 4 1977

Quotations sources? For any literary types? 0 GoneOffShore Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 1504

Ok this was embarrasing 4 nadinbrzezinski Aug 2012 Dec 2012 0 2537

Publishing Is Broken, We're Drowning In Indie Books - And That's A Good Thing 2 joshcryer Aug 2012 Dec 2012 4 2042

Duotrope switching to subscription-only as of 1/1/2013 4 Orrex Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 2368

Fascinating criticism of the publishing industry. From 1753. 0 joshcryer Nov 2012 Nov 2012 2 1638

So is anybody 12 Tien1985 Oct 2012 Nov 2012 1 4214

Anyone doing ScriptFrenzy this year? 3 geardaddy Mar 2012 Nov 2012 0 2418

Has anybody e-published their work (on Kindle, Barnes & Noble) 20 Proud Liberal Dem Dec 2011 Nov 2012 1 7196

Romney Boogie (song / video) 1 Ochsfan Oct 2012 Oct 2012 0 1734

My latest attempt at verse. Please share your thoughts 2 Ochsfan Oct 2012 Oct 2012 2 1858

Children of the Undead 7 DavidDvorkin Sep 2012 Oct 2012 0 2677

Any good, online creative writing courses? 4 Darth_Kitten Sep 2012 Oct 2012 0 2976

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I'd like to share 10 nadinbrzezinski Sep 2012 Oct 2012 2 2869

OK - I've signed the contract....and have until June to write the manuscript... 9 NRaleighLiberal Sep 2012 Oct 2012 3 2813

Okay, what does this mean to us as writers. 29 Baitball Blogger Sep 2012 Sep 2012 1 7915

Okay Here's Your Chance, Writers: America's Next Author 8 Tsiyu Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 2798

This message was self-deleted by its author 2 cyrakitty Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 1774

Ebooks For Libraries 0 kentauros Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 1750

So I wrote the manuscript, the query and the synopsis. 25 Baitball Blogger Jul 2012 Aug 2012 0 7068

Needed: Title & author of your favorite family saga. I have an idea for a family 5 Nay Jun 2012 Aug 2012 0 2895

This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Pab Sungenis Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 1421

Trying to find the right genre. 8 Baitball Blogger Jul 2012 Aug 2012 1 3570

Question about Queries and copyrights. 11 Baitball Blogger Jul 2012 Aug 2012 0 3656

Shimmer magazine, a new professional market for contemporary fantasy, Science Fiction, and Horror... 3 Agnosticsherbet Aug 2012 Aug 2012 2 3416

Has anyone here ever used any of the novel-writing software out there? 13 SheilaT Jul 2012 Aug 2012 1 8201

Help! I'm a virgin. 6 Sanity Claws Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 3197

How do you know if you have enough sources? 6 XemaSab Jul 2012 Aug 2012 0 2717

This message was self-deleted by its author 2 Denninmi Aug 2012 Aug 2012 1 2038

Scrivener.... and Elements 0 nadinbrzezinski Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 2055

One of my books will be appearing in Russian 13 DavidDvorkin Jul 2012 Jul 2012 1 3347

Hint for editing manuscripts on paper... 2 HopeHoops Mar 2012 Jul 2012 0 1797

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