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April 21, 2013 03:18 PM UTC
(featured date: April 24, 2013)
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It's been awhile since I thought about our lexicon, let alone read it.
Thoughts? Additions? Deletions?
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A&D - Angels and Demons , a book and subject . . .
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March 31, 2013 12:01 PM UTC
(featured date: April 11, 2013)
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In the spirit of Easter, the lyrics to Easter Bonnet:
"In your easter bonnet, with all the frills upon it, You’ll be the grandest lady in the easter parade. I’ll be all in clover and when . . .
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March 14, 2013 11:26 AM UTC
(featured date: March 14, 2013)
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I love listening to and reading stories. Storytelling is as old as language. There is a rich history behind storytelling. To tell a story is as natural as breathing for people. Some are better . . .
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February 22, 2013 08:00 AM UTC
(featured date: February 23, 2013)
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We've all experienced the pitfalls of 'the Novelist' or writing the Novel through publication and it is here we find failure all too often but the 'Successes' is our . . .
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February 03, 2013 03:15 PM UTC
(featured date: February 06, 2013)
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In my work in progress, there's a point where the characters gather in a castle for a tasty selection of food and drink. By popular demand, I'll offer an excerpt from this section, though slightly . . .
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January 20, 2013 12:28 PM UTC
(featured date: January 20, 2013)
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This past week the sports world has been reporting on Manti Te'o's relationship, or lack of it, with what he said was his online girlfriend. Everything that happened isn't clear at this point--was he . . .
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January 02, 2013 11:59 PM UTC
(featured date: January 03, 2013)
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The other day, a group of writers discussed how many subplots were acceptable in a novel. The consensus was that only one subplot should be used, which sort of surprised me. In a way, every conflict creates . . .
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December 21, 2012 08:23 AM UTC
(featured date: December 21, 2012)
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I had lunch a few days ago with a writer's group I'm in. We meet every three weeks to set writing-related goals. But this time our purpose was to review the year, to make note of our accomplishments, . . .
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December 04, 2012 09:33 PM UTC
(featured date: December 05, 2012)
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At one time it was the practice of this group to have a thread to play on after a traumatic event. Granted NaNo isn't as traumatic as a First Chapters contest, but still, it's hard on the participants . . .
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November 18, 2012 06:10 AM UTC
(featured date: November 19, 2012)
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Most of us met here over five years ago, during the course of an infamous contest called First Chapters, or during one of its follow-ons. If you could go back to the moment when you made the decision . . .
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November 05, 2012 10:55 AM UTC
(featured date: November 06, 2012)
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There is aTime for Writing, a time for editing, and a time for resting, but most of all, . . .
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November 05, 2012 10:55 AM UTC
(featured date: November 06, 2012)
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There is aTime for Writing, a time for editing, and a time for resting, but most of all, . . .
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November 05, 2012 10:55 AM UTC
(featured date: November 06, 2012)
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There is aTime for Writing, a time for editing, and a time for resting, but most of all, . . .
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October 21, 2012 01:17 PM UTC
(featured date: October 21, 2012)
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These are busy times. There's an election brewing and we've shifted into the fall from summertime. Writing projects have their own rhythms, which often have an asynchronous relationship to . . .
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October 09, 2012 11:24 PM UTC
(featured date: October 10, 2012)
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I remember not too long ago that I jokingly made a comment about my ultimate dream. I envisioned myself a reclusive, yet famous author, who lived in a mansion overlooking the ocean. I would spend . . .
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September 28, 2012 11:40 AM UTC
(featured date: September 28, 2012)
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Writers today are supposed to not only write the best novel ever, we are also supposed to be social butterflies, making regular appearances on all the social media—Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Pinterest, . . .
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September 15, 2012 08:33 PM UTC
(featured date: September 16, 2012)
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Jill's lucky thread is at a close. Thanks Jill!
This weekend as I was sorting out the business end of my new venture, which isn't that much different from the business end of writing or any business, . . .
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September 07, 2012 10:42 PM UTC
(featured date: September 08, 2012)
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I spent much of Labor Day weekend revisiting my novels of yore. I saw merit in the novels I’d written years ago, including my first. So, I blew off the dust, added some modern . . .
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August 29, 2012 05:58 PM UTC
(featured date: August 29, 2012)
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On our last thread we discussed The Best Book Reviews Money Can Buy , about a gent who ran a business where authors could pay to have reviews posted on retail sites.
Sites like fiverr.com . . .
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August 18, 2012 11:35 AM UTC
(featured date: August 18, 2012)
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We've talked about why we write and what we write. We've mourned our missed opportunities and shared our successes. We've also shared tips and encouragement and laughter and tears. And agitation and frustrations . . .
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A convivial group of writers, readers and critics supporting each others' work. A communal bulletin board to post links to your writing, share news, gossip, rants and triumphs. And Wombats.Articles should be about writing — the craft, personal . . .
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A convivial group of writers, readers and critics supporting each others' work. A communal bulletin board to post links to your writing, share news, gossip, rants and triumphs. And Wombats.Articles should be about writing — the craft, personal experiences, reflections, the business — or samples of your writing. Fiction and non-fiction are welcome, as are critiques and reviews. Active members are welcome to host our floating party thread - a communal bulletin board to post links, share news, gossip, rants and otherwise banter. We start a new one every 400 comments. Please, no "Gather games," forwards or cut & pastes.
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