Things That Rock: A - Z
Anacondas... Feel free to comment on any choices above you - AFTER you tell us your item that rocks.
View ArticlePay to Play Agents
Is there such a thing as an agent you can hire? I don't mean those scam agencies that require upfront money and provide no service. Rather, are there legitimate agents who will take on a novel and shop...
View ArticleIdeas for a curse
Hello there, I'm thinking about incorporating a curse on the main character as a subplot in my current WIP, but could use some help brainstorming ideas for it. This curse affects every member of a...
View ArticleStory Turn-offs
The other day, I was thinking about a story I had started reading a while back. I remember when I started reading it, it was fine. It kept me scrolling and kept me clicking the next chapter to see how...
View Article"The Wheel of Time" (Amazon) and "Invasion" (Apple+)
The former is (obvs) an adaptation of the first of Robert Jordan's enormous and popular epic fantasy series. The latter is, so far as I know, an original creation. ---- Let's take Invasion first. We're...
View ArticlePet Food Recalls
Another pet food recall: Natura brands. Dog, cat and ferret Food recall. Passing this in on case anyone feeds any of these Natura brands. Brands include: California Natural, Innova, Evo, Healthwise,...
View ArticleThe Mindful Gratitude Thread
One of the admittedly simple things that's gotten me through the last year and a half is practicing deliberate gratitude for at least one or two small things, every day. At first, I was actually...
View ArticleThe Perpetual AW Book Chain
Now that the Great AW Song Chain is chugging along nicely, let's see how a Book Chain does. Rules: Post a book and author that links, by title or author, to that posted by the previous poster. Example:...
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Hello there!
Hi everyone! I'm really glad to be here I am a huge fan of SciFi/Fantasy fiction and have been writing on and off for a loooong time. I was 14 when I first read LOTR and I started writing right after...
View ArticleWhat's The Best Idea You've Ever Removed From Your Manuscript?
We've got plenty of great threads here asking about the most recent thing you've written, or your favorite line you've written, but I'm curious about another part of the writing process: cutting. Have...
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Do You Think You Could Respond To This? (Part II)
You can only respond to the question with another question? Did I studder? Can I go First? Did you eat that?
View ArticleHello hello
I'm pretty new here. I'm just your average everyday college student who can barely navigate a keyboard. just trying to make a living and launch a writing career. Just finished my fourth novel's first...
View ArticleWould You Rather...
This is much like "This or That" except neither choice is palatable. Would you rather... Have uncontroallable gas in public or always laugh at inappropriate times?
View ArticleCreative Couplets
The object of this game is simple: To pair two words, that together form an interesting turn of phrase, idea or expression. And each person who posts, uses the second word in the previous pair to begin...
View ArticleFortunately...unfortunately
Here's a game I play with my drama students. Someone starts a story and, depending if things are going well or badly, ends the sentence with "fortunately" or "unfortunately." The next person repeats...
View ArticleHello! :)
Hello fellow writers. Thank you for allowing me to join. I have been an avid reader and creative writer since I was in Middle School. I have written a variety of styles from poetry to fantasy to YA...
View ArticleA question about gorgons
Two questions, I guess. The first one I can google. Is gorgons capitalized? I don't think it should be (any more than giants or centaurs would be). But the second question I did google with no luck. In...
View ArticleFavorite lines you've written
Current or in the past, what are your best lines? This is a little less restrictive than "your first 3 lines" or "last line you wrote today." Choose something from anywhere in anything you've ever...
View ArticleSeeking a proper synonym
This isn't precisely a grammar question, but I don't think it rises to the level of brainstorming. Apologies, though, if I'm in the wrong place. CW: ableist language. I'm looking for an alternative to...
View ArticleIdea Book
Do you carry a small notebook to jot down ideas for your book or keep it digitally? Or is there any other method that works better?
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