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How to write anonymous non-fiction when the details would give you away? 7 NightWatcher Apr 2014 Jul 2014 0 2314

To those who are published... 13 shockedcanadian Nov 2013 Jul 2014 0 2758

Philosophy Of Love 0 theexwife Jul 2014 Jul 2014 0 1543

My new book 6 DavidDvorkin Jun 2014 Jun 2014 3 2114

My Son Claims I'm A "Girly-girl" 6 cali Jun 2014 Jun 2014 3 2363

Free at Amazon: Novel, "Mack the Ripper" Marxist take on the Whitechapel Murders 0 McCamy Taylor Jun 2014 Jun 2014 0 1771

A Painting Hangs Over My Life 14 cali May 2014 Jun 2014 11 3854

"How to use a semicolon"... 11 TreasonousBastard Oct 2013 Jun 2014 13 3954

Happy Towel Day: Six Life Lessons From Marvin The Paranoid Android 2 icymist May 2014 May 2014 1 1902

10 Painful Rejection Letters To Famous People Proving You Should NEVER Give Up Your Dreams 2 geardaddy May 2014 May 2014 3 2247

Trying to remember a poem... 0 TommyCelt May 2014 May 2014 0 1537

This message was self-deleted by its author 0 ohnoyoudidnt May 2014 May 2014 1 1421

A piece I wrote recently on art 6 cali May 2014 May 2014 2 2368

One of the benefits of being a news person as a writer is some of the people 0 nadinbrzezinski Apr 2014 Apr 2014 0 1422

This message was self-deleted by its author 2 Quixote1818 Apr 2014 Apr 2014 1 1493

Looking back at our years, 8 nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 Apr 2014 1 1909

The Rowan Tree - political novel - free for Kindle 2 breakingranks Mar 2014 Mar 2014 0 1775

Writing contest thread Spring 2014 0 Tsiyu Mar 2014 Mar 2014 0 1469

I need help editing my paper for submission to a medical journal 1 w8liftinglady Mar 2014 Mar 2014 0 14007

Does anyone have experience in writing solicitation letters for a business? A new job is requiring 1 adirondacker Mar 2014 Mar 2014 0 1733

anyone doing this Kindle Worlds (writing for an established world for profit) 0 eShirl Mar 2014 Mar 2014 0 1540

Good contest for fiction writers 6 Brainstormy Mar 2014 Mar 2014 1 2231

Blogs...Does Anyone Blog? 6 CherokeeDem Jan 2014 Mar 2014 0 2199

Free ebooks! Free! 1 DavidDvorkin Mar 2014 Mar 2014 0 2024

Listen to 15 Literary Icons Reading Their Own Work. 0 elleng Feb 2014 Feb 2014 0 1498

ABNA Novel contest 5 Brainstormy Feb 2014 Feb 2014 3 2237

Pikes Peak Writers Conference 0 SheilaT Feb 2014 Feb 2014 2 1433

Recommending a website 1 Brainstormy Feb 2014 Feb 2014 4 1914

Introducing myself 8 Brainstormy Feb 2014 Feb 2014 1 2376

It's nearly done!...edited on July 21 - it is essentially done! 4 NRaleighLiberal Jun 2013 Feb 2014 5 2121

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Tiddlywikly 0 nadinbrzezinski Jan 2014 Jan 2014 0 1410

Online writing programs? 6 HipChick Jan 2014 Jan 2014 0 2341

The diiference. 4 rug Jan 2014 Jan 2014 3 2122

Today I had to work on a hard story. 0 nadinbrzezinski Dec 2013 Dec 2013 1 1434

Here's a link so you can download most of this years Oscar contending screenplays, legal and free 3 TeamPooka Dec 2013 Dec 2013 4 2331

So before Tom's computer bit the dust, (it is at the shop getting upgraded, we use our electronics ) 1 nadinbrzezinski Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1389

Two weeks of almost no writing, due to a family emergency 0 nadinbrzezinski Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1338

5 Dumb Writing Gimmicks That Became Classic Books 0 icymist Nov 2013 Nov 2013 3 1837

I've gone and done it again 5 PATRICK Nov 2013 Nov 2013 3 1849

special NaNoWriMo 2013 free trial version of Scrivener *almost 2 months* 5 eShirl Oct 2013 Nov 2013 1 2166

Hey fellow writers. Here is a possibly useful tool 1 nadinbrzezinski Oct 2013 Nov 2013 1 1523

Markdown language (ok for the non geeks text files with markup) 3 nadinbrzezinski Oct 2013 Oct 2013 1 1880

If I may brag (again) 7 Pab Sungenis Aug 2013 Oct 2013 4 2301

E-book publication? How do you go about it?t Is it better/cheaper than an Agent? 19 Lady Freedom Returns Jun 2013 Oct 2013 1 4116

Free Sample Chapter of My New Mystery Thriller - The Lineman 2 soleft Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 1797

Ok, here is a link to a piece I am working on 7 nadinbrzezinski Oct 2013 Oct 2013 1 2134

Shameless commercial plug. 0 Pab Sungenis Oct 2013 Oct 2013 2 1644

This message was self-deleted by its author 0 davidpdx Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 1292

Alternative History Fantasy Novel Free at Amazon, "The Idea of Good and Evil in Diablo, California" 1 McCamy Taylor Sep 2013 Sep 2013 0 1532

Ever had a character "Photo Bomb" other stories you are writing? 5 Lady Freedom Returns May 2013 Sep 2013 1 2295

On the literary trail in Scotland 0 theHandpuppet Sep 2013 Sep 2013 0 1483

My latest sci/fi novella "The Marriage Hearse" free at Amazon 4 McCamy Taylor Aug 2013 Aug 2013 2 1745

Dust Net - my latest book is now available on Amazon 3 DavidDvorkin Jul 2013 Aug 2013 2 1847

Born again in a second language 1 mgc1961 Aug 2013 Aug 2013 0 2156

Words of wisdom from women who write. 1 nolabear Aug 2013 Aug 2013 1 1638

Famous highly metaphorical writers 1 SpearthrowerOwl Aug 2013 Aug 2013 0 2122

I'm looking for a word or phrase 16 IDemo Jul 2013 Aug 2013 0 5384

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 2357

Free at Amazon for Three Days, Science Fiction and Fantasy by McCamy Taylor 1 McCamy Taylor Jul 2013 Jul 2013 5 1797

It's finally finished. 4 Pab Sungenis Jul 2013 Jul 2013 2 2093

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Hello all, looking for investigative journalist help... 2 shockedcanadian Jul 2013 Jul 2013 1 1635

First book ready. Now need to find Agent. 12 Lady Freedom Returns Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 2921

First time paid for writing! 0 LiveNudePolitics Jun 2013 Jun 2013 2 1461

Experienced authors - is last month, last section procrastination typical? 5 NRaleighLiberal May 2013 Jun 2013 0 1994

How I got my creativity back 8 Addison May 2013 Jun 2013 1 3097

Question about publishers or agents dealing with young writers. 10 CherokeeDem Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 2523

Over the years I have developed 5 nadinbrzezinski May 2013 Jun 2013 0 2126

Unpublished novel by Pearl S. Buck turns up in Fort Worth storage unit 2 TexasTowelie Jun 2013 Jun 2013 2 1741

Apart of my labor blog I started a writing one 0 nadinbrzezinski May 2013 May 2013 1 1532

Literary Journalism: A Discussion - for NYRBophiles (like me) 0 ashling May 2013 May 2013 1 1638

My self published book won Writer's Digest Self Published Books award in mainstream/literary fiction 17 nolabear Mar 2013 May 2013 5 3601

I figure this is as good a place as any to plug my book... 2 nomorenomore08 May 2013 May 2013 1 1869

"Bad Company" wherein author and nascent DUer Daemonwulf plumbs the depths of rascism (with a twist) 1 Snarkoleptic Apr 2013 May 2013 0 2115

Pass on your tip-trick to better handwriting. 13 Neoma Apr 2013 May 2013 0 3763

Research notes, Ilaro 0 nadinbrzezinski Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1893

Second printing ordered for my book "Sidekick." 1 Pab Sungenis Apr 2013 Apr 2013 5 1798

Young adult fiction: CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS 0 Petrushka Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1665

Progress on my first book - had a great two day visit from my editor! 3 NRaleighLiberal Apr 2013 Apr 2013 3 1879

Soooo, any poets among us? NaPoWriMo begins tomorrow! 9 nolabear Mar 2013 Apr 2013 6 2532

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