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Any knitters in the house?
Since I saw a gardening post in here, and there's no arts&crafts section, this thread seems the most appropriate for domesticity-related questions. I'm just wondering if there are any other writers...
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new kid here.
I came for the community, to talk to people with similar passions. (Sort of sick of twitter). I write mostly fantasy. I'm a picky reader, but I read a lot of first chapters, probably hundreds a year. I...
View ArticlePublisher/Editors responses to agent pitches/proposals
Edited to clarify: I'm referring to submissions/pitches made by an AGENT on behalf of represented client to an EDITOR at a publishing house. I'm in new territory and I'm not sure where to pose this...
View ArticleThe SFF 2021 Cantina
She polishes the last of the glasses, hung in neat little rows over the bar. Checks the bottles lined up behind her, hundreds of them in all shapes, sizes, and planet of origin. Makes sure the taps are...
View ArticleThe Impact Anne Rice Had on You
As many of you know we recently lost Anne Rice as she crossed over. I thought now would be a great time to ask you what impact did Anne Rice have on your work? For me, she taught me how to bring...
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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 ArticleReally, You know more than the Mayo Clinic?
Some GOP people are asking the Mayo Clnic to remove its vaccine mandate " Governor Walz says he's almost at a loss for words after Republican leaders in the Minnesota House called for the Mayo Clinic...
View ArticleThe Next Circle of Hell, Vol. 2
Welcome to volume two of the deeper fiery pit! This thread is more or less for those of us with or without agents, on sub, and wondering if only one spezna is really enough to get us through. Here's...
View ArticleJoe say No, to Build Back Better. Bernie, calls him out.
Vid speaks for itself. Gotta hand this one to the Dark Forces. All they really needed was 1 of 50, and they got 2. Fairly cheap too, relatively speaking. Also It truly is astounding. But at least Joe...
View Article"Omg the irony, it burns. It burns. Anti-5G necklaces found to be radioactive."
You honestly cannot make this shit up. Marketed to 5G-conspiracy theorists, nuclear safety authorities have called for a cull of an anti-5G necklace which they say can damage tissue and DNA. Sold as...
View ArticleWould this action be military insubordination or disobeying unlawful orders?
For context, a Terran WMD detonated in a Martian battlefield (it's complicated), and the 'Hiroshima' retaliation / strategic show of force to avoid a protracted war involves dropping two asteroids on...
View ArticleIs the US running out of ideas? Or is it how we bring those ideas to market?
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/12/america-really-running-out-original-ideas/621055/ Recently, I wrote that America was running out of ideas. As evidence, I pointed to the demise of...
View ArticlePOV example
I'm reading Patricia Wrede's Viewpoint Basics https://pcwrede.com/viewpoint-basics/, and I'm struggling with her example comparing Third Person Limited to Omniscient (it's the last section on the...
View ArticleFood Recalls in the USA and Canada
Lime Green Grocer, Inc. Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Soy in the Thai Delight Burrito Lime Green Grocer, Inc. of Seattle, Washington is recalling 783 individually wrapped Thai Delight Burritos,...
View ArticleA sad and frustrating milestone
The headlines up in Minnesota say we have had 10,000 Covid deaths. I remember when the Covid first broke out there were posters everywhere which said " "stop the spread (covid) in thirty days" The...
View ArticleThings That Rock: A - Z
Anacondas... Feel free to comment on any choices above you - AFTER you tell us your item that rocks.
View ArticleCreating dramatic irony for comedy.
I think it’s dramatic irony. One character thinks they are dying and the reader should suspect the person isn’t but has some degree of sympathy. When Sully thought Boo was getting ground up by a...
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[PLEASE READ FIRST POST] Post the First Three Sentences of your Novel
By popular demand, we're bringing this game back to Novels. PLEASE follow the rules. This thread has gotten out of hand before. I know folks like this one, so PLEASE please be nice to each other....
View ArticleWhat presses do each print-on-demand publisher use? And additional questions
I have an idea for a project that is highly technical, which is why I am asking this hyper-specific question. I know there's Ingram Spark, Amazon's thing, Lulu, Barnes & Noble...but I have no idea...
View ArticleNewbie!!
So I just wanted to say Hello, I have been writing since I was a kid, Poetry, short stories, article , etc and I am hoping to take it further ,. . . So Hello there, I look forward to participating and...
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