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Today, 09:52 PM

tiddlywinks replied to a thread The Mirror Cantina | anitnaC rorriM ehT in Science Fiction | Fantasy

I SAW THAT.

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Today, 09:51 PM

RaggyCat replied to a thread The Daily Rejection, Vol. 2 in Rejection and Dejection

Where's my daily rejection? I almost feel insulted! Sorry to those of you with Rs. TGIF indeed, and we can all stop fearing the inbox over the...

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Today, 09:49 PM

spmurphy replied to a thread Hello from Northern Scotland in New Members

Welcome! Fantastic screen name btw

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Today, 09:48 PM

spmurphy replied to a thread Hi there! SFF/YA LGBT writer from Texas here. in New Members

Welcome back!

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Today, 09:47 PM

spmurphy replied to a thread Hi! from Arizona in New Members

Welcome :)

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Today, 09:47 PM

EmmaSkysong replied to a thread Working on a novel - which forum for punctuation questions in New Members

Welcome to AW and good luck polishing up your story! :welcome:

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Today, 09:46 PM

EmmaSkysong replied to a thread Hi! from Arizona in New Members

Welcome to AW, and congrats on finishing your first novel, it's a big accomplishment! :)

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Today, 09:45 PM

Richard White replied to a thread Who knows about Westerns in Research

It's really more of a cow "shove the carcass to the side so we don't have to slow down" catcher.

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Today, 09:45 PM

EmmaSkysong replied to a thread Hi there! SFF/YA LGBT writer from Texas here. in New Members

Welcome! Hope you are able to find more people to connect with here on AW. :welcome:

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Today, 09:44 PM

EmmaSkysong replied to a thread Hi! Reader/writer of LGBT fiction, contemporary fantasy, and other weird things. in New Members

Oh yes, I can relate to that demon! :roll: Welcome to AW! :welcome:

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Today, 09:40 PM

parzival34 replied to a thread What are you reading? in AW Bookclub

Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand

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Today, 09:37 PM

csteffoz replied to a thread Who knows about Westerns in Research

That's a good point about cow catchers: that's more of a precautionary measure for the train, right? Like if it hits a cow, that animal isn't gonna...

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Today, 09:36 PM

Maggie Maxwell replied to a thread A question about ellipses and commas in Grammar and Syntax

Neither. In that situation, the proper formatting would be with em-dashes and no commas or spaces. "I didn't kill the girl"—the two children glanced...

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Today, 09:32 PM

arail6 replied to a thread Tips for a virgin writing sex scenes in Erotica

I will second the other suggestions - suggestion rather than specifics. A problem with specifics is that what might seem sexy and exciting to you,...

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Today, 09:32 PM

rainbowfish replied to a thread The Next Circle of Hell, Vol. 2 in Rejection and Dejection

Chibi, I think you may have said you write YA. There aren't many agents who work for a big time agency who would make an offer only to retract it. I...

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Today, 09:27 PM

NateCrow replied to a thread A question about ellipses and commas in Grammar and Syntax

Either option reads as a little clunky to me and it seems like too much for one sentence. I would write it as... "I didn't kill the girl in...

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Today, 09:22 PM

Diana Hignutt replied to a thread What are you reading? in AW Bookclub

I have just a few chapters of Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell left to go. I will miss immersing myself in that wonderful world of English magic.

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Today, 09:18 PM

parzival34 replied to a thread Replace, Take Away or Add in Writing Exercises, Prompts & Whimsical Pursuits

Stere

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Today, 09:15 PM

arail6 started a thread A question about ellipses and commas in Grammar and Syntax

I'm a bit confused by this, maybe someone can help and tell me which one is correct (if either is). Notice the commas at the ellipses. Thanks for...

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Today, 09:15 PM

EmmaSkysong replied to a thread What's the most frustrating part about writing a novel? in Novels

You're definitely right! With my first draft I largely followed the story beats of the three-act structure naturally, but when I went back an...

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Today, 09:12 PM

Diana Hignutt replied to a thread Enemies of the United States presenting in Activism, Current Events, And Hope

As a trans woman, I don't have civil rights anymore. They're gone. I can legally be denied housing, employment, and medical care simply for being...

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Today, 09:06 PM

Laer Carroll replied to a thread In need of advice from SFF self-published authors in Science Fiction | Fantasy

What I did with my latest novel. I was inspired to do so by Jo Rowling's Pottermore website. It has lots of interesting stuff that would not have fit...

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Today, 09:06 PM

arail6 replied to a thread Working on a novel - which forum for punctuation questions in New Members

Thanks Maryn

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