The Double Letter Game
Name a word that has double letters in it, ie: Mully The next person then needs to start another double letter word with the letter that is the same as the double letters in the previous word. ie:...
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 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 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 ArticleWhat music do you listen to?
So I'm curious: do you listen to music while you write? And if you do, what kind of music? I have a very short playlist that gathers the soundtracks of the LOTR movies, and the best soundtracks of...
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Selling beta reading/amateur editing services on Fiverr
I was wondering what experiences or advice anyone had about this topic. I've been looking for a work-at-home source of income outside customer service (which was hell before the pandemic, but now? )...
View ArticleCovid: Omicron
Here's a thing. Washington: A new variant of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 is raising concern around the globe. South Africa on Thursday confirmed that scientists there had detected a variant...
View ArticleIs Kidlit struggling?
Hello fellow kidlit authors. I have a question prompted by something I read from someone in the business end of publishing on Twitter. It's been a few days, so I'm afraid I don't have a link to it....
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 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...
View ArticleJanuary 2022 Challenge - Build a Writing Habit!
This is a thread open to anyone who wants to build a long-term writing habit, which can include writing, editing, research, etc. or anything else that supports your writing like self-care or just...
View ArticleHello hello hi hello!
Probably don't have to say it again, since my title already has it four times, but hi! I'm el (you can capitalize the e, but it's all the same to me, really.) I'm studying creative writing in Brooklyn,...
View ArticleHello from Texas (the good part)
Hi there, Former non-writer and a pretty damn clandestine individual when it came to expressing my creativity. All of that hasn’t helped in any way, so changes are in order! My history with writing is...
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Jed's Super-Dooper Newbie Question-of-the-Week Thread
Due to unpopular demand I've decided to start a new thread in which, each week (yep, it used to be every day, but now every week, maybe 6 days, or 5, it'll depend ), I will ask a brand new super-dooper...
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Ted Cruz says if the GOP retakes the Senate, they will "impeach Biden whether...
And this is why, among all the other many good reasons, no one should consider the GOP to be a serious party interested in actually governing the nation. Ted Cruz says GOP will impeach Biden whether...
View ArticleWriting an entire novel without any intent to publish it
Have you ever written an entire novel without any intent to publish it? If so, why?
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 ArticleResearch with care, my friends.
I highly recommend this delightful Twitter thread: https://twitter.com/DanaSchwartzzz/status/1290099410299305984 In summary: Someone reading a historical novel by an acclaimed author noticed some odd...
View ArticleShow Me - Don't Tell Me
I can't tell you how many times people have made the comment to me, "Show me. Don't tell me." I just couldn't see it at first. If someone highlighted something in my writing and said, "Here! Show me,"...
View ArticleThe New W1S1 High Tea Bar and Lounge (with extra-comfy sofas)
After getting the okay from our wonderful room mod, @zanzjan, construction has started on a new W1S1 hangout space. Nothing wrong with the old one, of course, but sometimes fresh is good, right? Make...
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