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 ArticleThe next YA fantasy to write
Currently I have two YA fantasy ideas I'd like to develop into novels. A YA epic fantasy happening in a secondary world (let's call it Book #1). The other a modern YA fairytale retelling (the story...
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 ArticleGetting my books in local bookstores
Well I'm stuck! I currently have three books that are in print and available in the USA. My local Barnes and Noble carries and sells all three and none of the independent books stores - where I...
View ArticleWould American readers be turned off a book if it contained Scottish slang?
I'm just asking as the American ebook market is by far the biggest one. I write Scottish slang, Glaswegian, actually, and one book has a few reviews, though I'm not sure where the reviewer originated....
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Say the First Word that Comes to Mind, part III
This is an old game played on other forums with this template: Without thinking about it say the VERY FIRST word that comes to mind, reading the word the poster before you has written..... I say Book...
View ArticleThe Great AW Song Chain
Some shenanigans (which were completely my fault) in another thread got me thinking of a Great AW Song Chain. Someone posts a song title and artist, and the next person has to find a link to another...
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 ArticleFavorite Line of the Day - NaNo 2021
Was it funny? Thought-provoking? Beautiful? The only thing you wrote all day?
View ArticleLast Line of the Day - NaNo 2021
Where did you end, as you tried to cram a few more words in before midnight (well, if you’re like me)?
View ArticleWebsite for promoting your book
Hello Everyone, I am relatively new to being an author and the publishing industry. I understand that authors need a website to promote their book, if they participated in an radio interview, trailers...
View ArticleChapter Confusion
So I have a problem with the events in my novel as they seem to be the same scenario in every chapter. Is it worth scraping the current chapter I am in as I want to put it in the past much like a...
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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 ArticleHi Everyone,
Hi Everyone, I am new to this forum. Unfortunately, I am a new author, with her first book. A Daughters and Fathers Love Conquers Time and Distance, published by Balboa Press in approximately 2017....
View ArticleNovember 2021 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 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...
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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 ArticleEvery Authoritarian Needs their Acolytes
ABC White House correspondent Jonathan Karl has a new book out about covering the Trump admin, and today he penned a piece for The Atlantic that is full bananapants terrifying. Luckily it's not...
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 ArticlePlanning a proposal to publish prose per my position
Man, I don't even know where to put this, so mods feel free to re-home this if necessary. I work in digital marketing for an online book retailer, so I want to see more people ending up on our site and...
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