Anthony Broadwater (Alice Sebold and Lucky)
This is such a sad story. New York: The rape took place in a Syracuse, New York, park in 1981 and was described in raw detail in a memoir published nearly 20 years after it occurred, as the man...
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Arbery killers all found guilty of murder
Murder convictions in Ahmaud Arbery death can't erase defense's racist rationale Three white men — Gregory McMichael, his son Travis McMichael and William Bryan — have been found guilty of murder in...
View Article"Tin-foil-hat wearing tossers in Florida" -
Aboriginal elders, health organisations and frontline workers in the Northern Territory’s Covid outbreak have lashed out at false information about public health measures on social media, with the NT...
View ArticleMy own little intro post
Hi and an amazing day to anyone reading this (or anyone at all, really) I'm a new member and aspiring writer. I mostly specialize in poetry and mild horror, but I write a lot of random stuff. I've been...
View ArticleHappy Thanksgiving!
Sat Nam! (Literally "Truth Name"--a Sikh greeting) Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Blessings, Siri Kirpal
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What song are you listening to
I really want this to be huge Well not huge, but you get the idea... I am interested to what song you're listening to right now if you are doing so.. Me: Girl, don't go away mad, just go away--Motley Crue
View ArticleRuin a Title by Changing One Letter
Simple game, pick the title of a book, tv show, video game, song, whatever, and change just one letter to make it terrible. The Codfather Hobocop Top Nun Now it's your turn!
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Last Movie You Watched...
What was the last movie you watched, or currently watching... Right now I am watching The Punisher. Great movie!
View ArticleLooking for Disturbing Books
I love reading messed up books that have a lot of gritty reality to them. Books about sexual slavery, incest, teens with issues, etc. etc. I read them like nuts. Unfortunately most of them are pretty...
View ArticleAny Tool Suggestions for Creating Images
I am writing my first non fiction book and looking for suggestions about tools you use to create graphic/images? I am familiar with Canva as an option. Or you hire a professional graphic designer?
View ArticleCost of Self-Publishing
Greetings! New SF writer here. I’m planning on taking the self-publishing route (KDP/KU probably), and am curious on the cost to do so. Following is a list of expenses I know about:...
View ArticleLooking for new laptop advice
Want something sturdy, reliable. Am not a gameboy, don't do music videos, basic quality for youtube video playing is fine... use primarily for writing and researching the internet. Will probably have...
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How to reach word count goals in the manuscript? Tips/tricks are welcome :)
I don't know if the thread has been discussed somewhere here, but I would like to know your thoughts about how do you guys could keep up to reach 3,000 words per day or a chapter per day, per se? Maybe...
View ArticleThe Never Ending Story/5 word
Rules of this thread: #1 All posts must be of one line, no more. #2 Refer to rule #1 #3 It must follow the last previous word, in some fashion or other. #4 Periods are welcome and not so, if you get my...
View ArticleOutlining technique
Hi team, I hope this hasn't been covered before -- I had a brief scroll and couldn't find a thread about it (please forgive me if there is one!). I've outlined my current WIP, and am finding it much...
View ArticleHow do you know how long your manuscript will be?
I often hear fellow writers say things like "I'm 40K into my 90K" manuscript." This makes me scratch my head. I have no idea how long my manuscript will be until I'm nearing the end. Are y'all the same...
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Stephen Sondheim Died
Stephen Sondheim Dies: Broadway Songwriting Titan For ‘Sweeney Todd’ And ‘A Little Night Music’ Was 91 Stephen Sondheim, one of the giants of Broadway songwriting, died early Friday at his home in...
View ArticleDefine your novel's story idea under a hundred words!
The idea behind this post is to summarize our stories' concept in less than a hundred words and see if we can hook each other with it. Mainly because I thought it would be fun and it could be a little...
View ArticleSondheim's gone.....
Not gonna lie, haven't felt so distraught about a celebrity death ever in my life. Feels like a whole era in musical theater died with him.
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