Russell Brand kind of screws up
and prolly should do some research before he starts explaining Australian lockdown conditions to Brigid Delaney I mean I still like him. But maaate.... ETA: World - we don't have pandemic concentration...
View ArticleWould having a couple who share a first name be cute or just obnoxious?
I was just brainstorming names for my next manuscript and I randomly thought it might be interesting if two characters shared the same diminutive first name (with it being longer for different names --...
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 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 ArticleRe-Write Worries
So a couple months ago, I finished the first part of a story I had started writing about 2-3 years ago. I posted the story chapter by chapter on a display site so there aren't any big publication...
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THE INDUSTRIAL AGE--Patty's self-publishing thread
My book is live! I don't whether to , , or maybe . I hit 'Publish' on KDP on Saturday morning at 9 AM (after reading the proof in under 2 and half days--and I still missed a typo, a repeated that that...
View ArticleWriter's retreat.
I've got an unexpected week off work and a severe urge to get the hell out of town. I've heard about Writer's retreats / weekends / holidays where people head off to remote places or foreign cities, go...
View ArticleCountdown to 2022!
How has it possibly been another year again?! Join us as we count down the days to 2021! This is your very own advent calendar, except instead of being full of chocolate you get tasty, tasty...
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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 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 ArticleLast goes first:
The object of this game is to write a sentence beginning with the last word of the previous sentence. Example: Post # 1: It was a dark and stormy night. Post # 2: Night and darkness frequently turned...
View ArticleSay the First Word that Comes to Mind, part IV
New year 2022 is coming... Today 12-21-2021 Time to born again... with the old thread. Without thinking about it say the VERY FIRST word that comes to mind... And let's start with: Christmas
View ArticleThe Expat/Emigrant Lounge
Who's moved around the world? Where'd you come from, where have you been, where are you now? What's it mean to you? What do you miss, what are you glad about? I'm an American, but I've been in...
View ArticleFox News Entertainer Calls For "Ambush" and "Kill Shot" of Dr. Fauci.
Faux News entertainer Jesse Watters made a living doing ambush-style "interviews" of people on their jobs or getting out of their cars for The O'Reilly Report. His trolling style of junk journalism is...
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:...
View ArticleThe 2022 Sekrit Solstice Sci-Fi/Fantasy Story Swap!
Hear ye, Hear ye! The First of December is once more upon us, which means that we stand on the precipice of yet another season of writer-based joy and wonderment. That’s right, gang, polish up your...
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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 ArticleFind that word in your WIP
So, I saw this game on a different forum, who, for the record, stole it from another forum, and I thought it might be fun to try here. I don't know if it will work, but I'll give it a shot. The idea of...
View Article"Old" People Writing for Teens V
MOD NOTE: You can find Volume I of Old People Writing for Teens here. Volume II is here Volume III is here Volume IV is here For the old people... who write for teens.
View Article8 billion today, world population about to reach 8 billion today
We are about to reach 8 billion people on this planet today. Counting down to seconds. 2021 World Population by Country
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