Why is this so scary?
Hello. I'm some guy from a tiny town in South Africa. Wanted to be a writer since I picked up my first Goosebumps book when I was... I don't know, 9 or 10? I do write for a living. Sort of. I manage a...
View ArticleAnother Newbie Joins the Ranks
Hello, AW community! Joining a writing community/forum is still uncharted territory for me. I’ve made a couple of attempts in the past, once online and once in person. Neither was really what I was...
View ArticleWhat are your daily writing habits?
I've been stumbling a bit with my writing over the past few months. I write daily, but it's not all that purposeful, and it's pretty slow. I'll rewrite a paragraph here, write a few lines there. Then I...
View Article2022 Writing (and Writing-Adjacent) Goals
Kinda surprised I haven't seen such a thread yet? But anyways, goals tend to work out better if there's some sort of measurable success (go to gym 3x week vs "work out more") or finish line (deadlift...
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Niche Self Publishing & Traditional Publishing
Hello to all, I've got a bit of a situation where I would need some advice, some agent opinions (if applicable) and how to proceed forward. So any ideas / help is definitely appreciated. I've finalised...
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What!? No Romanian thread?
Pai se poate asa ceva? Noi nu? Buna seara, tuturor! Eu sunt Andreea. Voi?
View ArticleCharacters w/multiple pronouns
Gonna preface this with "I'm Big Queer so I know how to handle/interpret this, but I have no idea how cishets would handle/interpret this, so that's why I'm here." Also for the sake of not melting...
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 ArticleNot-so-new Newbie
Hi, About twenty-five years ago I wrote a romance novel. Those were the days of snail mail. It was a little expensive to mail a query letter, synopsis, and thirty pages of the manuscript but I sent out...
View ArticleVirtual hugs to everyone
Hi beautiful humans and aliens, I have finally mustered the courage to go out there, join the like-minded people, and not be afraid of – well, of the online world and being laughed at. My name is Alina...
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Dual timeline - which one first?
Hi everyone! I'm a long time lurker here, hoping to draw on your experience My historical novel has a dual timeline. The main action is in the present day but it jumps back to the past to the MC's...
View ArticleSo what's for dinner?
I'm feeling uninspired. So uninspired in fact, that I am cooking sausages and home made potato wedges for dinner. What are you having?
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 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 ArticleThings That Rock: A - Z
Anacondas... Feel free to comment on any choices above you - AFTER you tell us your item that rocks.
View ArticleDefine this weird word:
This is basically a fun definition game that I found on another writers forum website (one that's not as good as AW in my humble opinion). You start with a weird word and give it your own definition....
View ArticleKeyboard Smash Game
This game can certainly test your abilities. We start with some nonsense letters from randomly smashing at the keyboard. Ex: gskls The next player then creates a sentence out of the given letters, and...
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Query Letter Inquiry
Hello...I have written a second novel which I consider to be a stand alone to my first book, which was published by a small press a few years back. Should I mention that my novel is a stand alone when...
View Article2021 Weekend Progress Report Thread
Welcome to all Weekend Updaters, past, present and future. Yes, it's a new thread for a new year! To refresh for those long-time Progress Reporters and to clarify for all the new ones -- we're here to...
View ArticleI refuse to believe dryers and washing machines eat socks.
And yet I am confronted by an accumulating number of unmatched socks.* When you have this problem do you continue to collect them in hopes the matches will show up? Do you match them up by almost-match...
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