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Today, 10:59 PM

E. Stirling replied to a thread Short story writing samples. in Short Fiction

I honestly am surprised to find someone so quickly who can relate to how I feel about writing in such a fashion so soon. I have not seen the "Terror"...

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Today, 10:42 PM

Cindyt replied to a thread January 2021 Challenge - Build a Writing Habit! in Goals and Accomplishments

Day 16 Added words DRESS HER IN CHAMELEON - Glanced through 6 chapters April - YaY 600 words! Layla - Grats on double rewriting!

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Today, 10:35 PM

E. Stirling started a thread Introducing your main antagonist. in Novels

So before I go any further I want to make clear, that I am writing my first novel. So I am not a professionally accomplished author with many books...

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Today, 10:30 PM

CoffeeBeans replied to a thread "Old" People Writing for Teens V in Young Adult

Happy 2021! I promised myself I would try to appear more regularly here even if using AW takes *ages* on my computer. I miss you all!

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Today, 10:25 PM

litdawg replied to a thread The Daily Rejection, Vol. 3 in Rejection and Dejection

Awesome news, Belle! Congratulations! Use the buzz from this to send out a few more queries :) I got a rejection on my flash fiction piece, and...

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Today, 10:14 PM

Chris P replied to a thread Find that word in your WIP in Writing Exercises, Prompts & Whimsical Pursuits

Me, Phil, and Eric showed Maggie and the photographer around the plant, hard hats on and ear plugs in, snapping pictures in front of photogenic...

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Today, 09:55 PM

Morgan_R replied to a thread January 2021 Challenge - Build a Writing Habit! in Goals and Accomplishments

Day 17: 526 words Magnus: That sounds like a nice day! Pterofan: Nice work! Woollybear: Sounds tricky, but I'm sure you'll figure it out!...

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Today, 09:52 PM

Chris P replied to a thread The Great AW Song Chain in Writing Exercises, Prompts & Whimsical Pursuits

Black coffee in bed - Squeeze

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Today, 08:39 PM

Introversion replied to a thread Biology: Some electric eels coordinate attacks to zap their prey in Science Fact

Eels are inherently creepy to me. These eels? “Water snakes! With builtin tasers!”

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Today, 08:22 PM

Bufty replied to a thread Pilot surviving warplane crash in WW2 Pacific in Research

In an earlier post I saw this - I don't know the character but how is he delivering this? Is he arrogant, full of himself, and simply...

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Today, 08:11 PM

seashelly replied to a thread Do you ever lose sleep? in Office Party

I sleep well until around 4 am, when I very often find myself awake staring into the darkness. I keep a pad of paper and a pen by my bed and have...

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Today, 08:06 PM

Bufty replied to a thread Chapter Breaks and Cliffhangers in Novels

What do you want the cliff-hanger question to be? Can dialogue create the suspenseful ending?

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Today, 07:56 PM

Introversion started a thread Biden Day 1: rejoin Paris climate accord, rescind Muslim travel ban, etc in Activism, Current Events, And Hope

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Today, 07:40 PM

ldlago replied to a thread The "I'm sorry" thread in Writing Exercises, Prompts & Whimsical Pursuits

...you'll know enough to bring a parachute next time. I'm sorry you landed that way, but...

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Today, 07:32 PM

Maryn replied to a thread I'm looking for a literary agent who works in St. louis in Ask the Agent

The poor dears.

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Today, 07:26 PM

Maryn replied to a thread Count that word in your WIP in Writing Exercises, Prompts & Whimsical Pursuits

I have seven uses of metal in 133K. Two refer to the music genre. Oh, let's see, what would be a good word? Let's try country. Kat, I have a...

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Today, 07:19 PM

Maryn replied to a thread Find that word in your WIP in Writing Exercises, Prompts & Whimsical Pursuits

The suit is a bright navy, very well tailored, the same blue winking from gold cuff links. gold

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Today, 07:14 PM

Maryn replied to a thread Chapter Breaks and Cliffhangers in Novels

If you want to avoid A shot rang out (good for you!) consider whether the person being shot is the POV character. I think it could be fascinating to...

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