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I'm a conservative leaning, gun owning American. I used to post things on boards and social media about my thoughts and views on things, was a...

April is coming up! So, hello and welcome! This is a thread open to anyone who wants to start, maintain, or reinforce a writing habit. (It can...

I'm working my way through a book of interviews with authors, most of whom are well known. One comment stuck with me: You successfully break the...

I've been on and off weeping for 3 hours now. These young, incredible, powerful voices were most profoundly moving and inspiring.

I've done NaNoWriMo a few times, and something about the idea of writing a novel in just a month appeals to me. I'm working on an actual novel now,...

This is kind of a rant/discussion post. I was having a conversation with my mother last night about my art. I write and draw, graphite pencil art...

Friends! Fellow authors! My first thread is here and I come to you with a burning question: How do y'all feel about starting a story where the...

Summer (or winter, if you live in the future, that is, Australia) is right around the corner. NaNo is over. Sisyphus is (nearly) over. Camp ain't for...

Hi everybody, I have a huge problem with my dialogue. I've read plenty of advice on how to write dialogue. My problem is not that I state the obvious...

Hello from Adelaide, Australia. Any other Aussies on this forum?

I'm eight books into my s---a---g---a and don't have a clue what the novel titles are going to be (although I have a basic boring idea for the series...

I am currently reading a 1975 novel by Jeffrey Konvitz called The Sentinel. Konvitz seemed to enjoy a properly placed incomplete sentence (as I do)....

First off, hi to everyone :-) This will be my first post. Many beta readers who have critiqued the first chapter to my current project have...

I'm specifically asking for novels, but short stories will work too. I haven't been redrafting my novel properly. I used to print it out and check...

This probably explains Hannity’s recent on-air meltdown about the sanctity of attorney-client privilege? :popcorn: Michael Cohen's mystery third...

Hi everyone! My name is Harro, I’m from Amsterdam in The Netherlands, I just finished a short creative writing course and I was very surprised...

Nothing like this has ever happened before. They must have reason to believe they have something on Cohen. It's hard to believe that Trump could be...

I'm noticing as I'm writing my series that although I enjoy the story I am crafting and I believe in my writing I still feel a lack of confidence in...

Don't know how often in the past this has been posted. Since I joined last month, I'll start my own, unless....nevermind. Okay, so this was...

Wrote the book 3 years ago. Chances with the Big 5 kaput (ex-agent may have had a short-timer attitude by then). Challenge accepted. Sub to a...

Via The New York Times Trump Orders Strikes on Syria Over Suspected Chemical Weapons Attack Via The Washington Post U.S. launches missile...

We now no longer camp as for a night, but have settled down on earth and forgotten heaven. ...

VIDEO AUTOPLAY WARNING "I like to think I've done my part." To do...what? Run this country into the ground? Destroy what little credibility...

It's been years since I left query letter hell simply out of frustration and started self-publishing. Only to find that I have no talent for...

Hi everyone, I'm new to AW so be gentle with me :) I am around 15,000 words into my manuscript which is speculative fiction/sci fi based on a...

I hadn't seen another thread discussing this bill. I am curious to hear people's opinions on the bill. Does it go to far? Does it not go far enough?...

From what I've read about scene structure, it states all proactive scenes include a goal, conflict and a setback. Does this mean (not counting...

Last Thursday, two black men were arrested at Starbucks for...apparently just being black. (Link:...