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A city in Ohio is dealing with the high cost of heroin overdoses by proposing a plan to deny revival to addicts who have had three revivals without...

Just as a general remark, the thing that routinely happens with members that gets them banned, is they respond to PMs in this fashion: At...

Does anyone else not like to read? You'd often hear people say that if you want to be a good writer, you should read a lot. While it's true that you...

The Pew Research center has released data showing just how damage has been done to the trust and reputation of the US in the few months of Trump's...

I recently started working with someone who wanted to rework an in-progress novel to very rigidly follow the three act structure and elements of the...

I live in the country on some acreage; my driveway is two hundred yards long. Nobody within a half-mile from me, not many people within three miles,...

Does having an LGBT main character downsize a number of readers or become less popular than fantasy book with a straight main character?

Because dang, do I feel lazy. I have some ideas which are pretty great, and I'm nearly done with a couple of short stories I hope to submit to...

Concrete? Wood? Brick? Well, according to Trump, it should be see-through. It should be transparent. It should be transparent.... steel? With...

An agent who has had my full for a while just wrote to me and asked me to send author bio with links to my web site or social media. Problem is, I...

Remember when Trump lost the popular vote by nearly three million votes, then he and people associated claimed there were millions of people who'd...

But clearly Trump thinks it's HYUGE to be Time's Person - I mean Man - of the year. The fake Time covers show his desperate faith in how they make...

I had my first run in with a fan this weekend. Honestly, I'm not sure how I felt about it. We were at a party that I was throwing, so it was in the...

I'll start this by stating that I am an atheist. I am on the autistic spectrum, and autists are generally atheistic, due to a rigidly logic-based...

Short answer: Yes. Those opposed to it are taking heart by noting that both Republicans on the far right and those who are more moderate centrists...

After an unfortunate incident involving long time nerve damage, a glass of iced tea, and a fried something or other, I have a new laptop. I've...

Continuing the happiness theme, because...um...okay...work with me here, people. How was June? Did you meet your goals? Exceed them? Change them?...

Got measuring tapes? How long is that piece of string, then? :-) Concerned I use too much dialogue, especially for my genre. Yes, I know if the...

If lawmakers in Missouri and Arizona get their way, women may be fired or lose housing for using birth control for pregnancy prevention. Employers...

Okay. In my journey to make the Best Book Possible, and have the best business possible, I decided it would be best to get a business loan. I...

After having had two publishers fold, I decided to go the self-pub route. About two years later, I'm giving up. I quit. I have had it. I can no...

I can't stand writing them. I say writing, but "trying to write them" would be more accurate. No doubt this is the point where all my various...

Been on and off the forums a while now. Slowly learning as a new writer, however im have serious issues with formatting. I know there is a cheat...

Hi, it's my first time in this subforum and it's nice to meet you all! So, I've mostly decided my next book is going to be a romance. WWII...