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My latest Free Parking Column - Betrayal and Treason (Revised) 0 WhiteTara Sep 2017 Sep 2017 5 2135
Irony? 3 California_Republic Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 4294
I just sent out my first query to find an agent. 11 Lilyhoney Jul 2017 Jul 2017 8 3026
My e-books are free on Smashwords this month 1 DavidDvorkin Jul 2017 Jul 2017 5 1932
My first non-syndicated column 0 WhiteTara Jun 2017 Jun 2017 9 2973
I didn't realize there was a writers group on DU 10 TNLib Apr 2017 May 2017 7 8060
Bill Walsh, copy editor and witty authority on language, dies at 55. 2 elleng Mar 2017 Mar 2017 5 2381
Imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery, but plagiarism ain't 16 DavidDvorkin Mar 2013 Feb 2017 0 5432
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Jhall5 Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1847
Just today on Amazon, my short novel God and Santa Claus Trump Trump... 1 RobertDevereaux Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 1972
stone age hippie 3 zippythepinhead Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2560
Boy's Town 0 zippythepinhead Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1861
"On the road 0verseas" 0 zippythepinhead Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1649
Key west 1969 2 zippythepinhead Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 2861
shrimp trip from hell 0 zippythepinhead Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1618
shrimp tales 0 zippythepinhead Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1584
Houston couple holding essay contest for $400,000 home 3 UrbScotty May 2015 Dec 2016 1 2434
My new "Secret of Love" 1 PavelKO Nov 2016 Dec 2016 0 2447
Eight Underrated Skills That’ll Make You a Rockstar in the Book Industry 1 Agnosticsherbet Dec 2015 Sep 2016 6 2166
The Metaphorical Life 0 Viva_Daddy Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1799
Advice please.. 26 clarice Feb 2014 Aug 2016 2 4973
Group creative project writing help sought for animated video 1 roseBudd Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1756
Free Kindle books through 6/6/16. All light reads, so light they're almost weightless. 0 valerief Jun 2016 Jun 2016 0 2204
“We would have paid her the same if she weighed 500 pounds” 0 icymist May 2016 May 2016 3 1827
Story idea: A Balkanized United States 6 LongTomH Sep 2014 Apr 2016 0 3000
Hunny the TV Man: Tales of an Aging TV Repairman & Don Juan 0 valerief Feb 2016 Feb 2016 1 1880
Tall Buildings: Disasterpiece Masterpiece 0 valerief Feb 2016 Feb 2016 0 1945
This message was self-deleted by its author 11 valerief Feb 2016 Feb 2016 0 2591
The Medicinal Martini: Take Two Martinis and Call Me in the Morning 0 valerief Feb 2016 Feb 2016 2 2064
Geezer Summer of Love: When Old Men Were Sexy 0 valerief Feb 2016 Feb 2016 1 2015

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The Big Reason Why Agents and Editors Often Stop Reading 6 Agnosticsherbet Nov 2015 Feb 2016 3 3031
Out of Print - a documentary 1 Lodestar Dec 2015 Feb 2016 2 2069
Success! 20 NRaleighLiberal Dec 2014 Feb 2016 20 4380
This sentence has five words. 32 rug Sep 2015 Feb 2016 51 8838
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 NRaleighLiberal Jan 2016 Jan 2016 0 1479
My picture story circa 1962 which includes Trump Sr. being banned from France. 5 valerief Jan 2016 Jan 2016 7 2263
Anyone interested in a traditional chain novel? 4 Tab Jan 2016 Jan 2016 1 2196
Downton appy: Julian Fellowes tries new format for novel 2 hunter Jan 2016 Jan 2016 2 1938
Writer Unboxed: The Current by Donald Maass 1 Agnosticsherbet Dec 2015 Dec 2015 0 2225
My free (for a few days) Kindle novel on amazon. 0 valerief Oct 2015 Oct 2015 0 1964
Nice mention of my Sherlock Holmes novel 0 DavidDvorkin Oct 2015 Oct 2015 2 1604
Red Eyes 2 DavidDvorkin Oct 2015 Oct 2015 1 2157
Homme de Plume: What I Learned Sending My Novel Out Under a Male Name 3 CrispyQ Aug 2015 Aug 2015 5 1852
How do you all go about getting a good critical reader for a completed novel? 26 Squinch Dec 2013 Jun 2015 0 4329
Want to help an old-time DUer with a Kindle Scout vote? 10 valerief May 2015 May 2015 3 3471
I Can't Not Write 9 cali Jun 2014 May 2015 2 2727
Ah fun, these days not only am I doing long form journalism 1 nadinbrzezinski May 2015 May 2015 4 1867
Pikes Peak Writers Conference 0 SheilaT Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 1835
Essay contest --- Win an inn! 3 Petrushka Mar 2015 Apr 2015 0 2316
Anthology Calls --- Evernight Publishing & Evernight Teen 0 Petrushka Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 1942
The Horizon of Veronica Smart 1 vixengrl Mar 2015 Apr 2015 1 2188
The very first screenwriting book (written in 1913) is free on Amazon this weekend. 1 TeamPooka Mar 2015 Apr 2015 1 2065
(An SF-Horror story) Flesh of her Flesh 1 vixengrl Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 2305
Evernight Teen --- call for submissions 0 Petrushka Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 1770
Is anyone doing Kindle Scout? 12 wryter2000 Dec 2014 Mar 2015 2 3653
NEA Creative Writing Fellowships 0 Petrushka Feb 2015 Feb 2015 0 1629
'To Kill A Mockingbird' Author Harper Lee To Publish Second Novel 3 CrispyQ Feb 2015 Feb 2015 0 2368
Yoohoo, calling all published writers looking for promo opportunities! 5 OneGrassRoot Apr 2013 Jan 2015 2 2894
Haven't been here in a while. I am working on a Science Fiction Novel. 10 Agnosticsherbet Dec 2014 Jan 2015 0 5227
Hello, I would like to submit a short story for review. 13 clarice Oct 2014 Dec 2014 0 3081

Writing Continued...

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What to do when you get writer's block. 3 rug Dec 2014 Dec 2014 1 1992
NANOWRIMO anyone? 12 Lilyhoney Sep 2014 Oct 2014 3 2806
alt-weekly in Tucson Hiring a Staff Writer 0 Kali Oct 2014 Oct 2014 0 1717
Published for the first time: An Essay on Creativity by Isaac Asimov 0 n2doc Oct 2014 Oct 2014 1 1673
Neil Gaiman: ‘Terry Pratchett isn’t jolly. He’s angry’ 1 n2doc Sep 2014 Sep 2014 4 1853
Last day to vote in my internet poll. Thank you again for all your support! 4 TeamPooka Sep 2014 Sep 2014 0 2096
Would A Ghost Say That? Paranormal screenwriting class in Los Angeles 9/20 0 TeamPooka Sep 2014 Sep 2014 0 1672
Show don't tell 13 CrispyQ Aug 2014 Sep 2014 2 3736
Project Hieroglyph: Fighting society's dystopian future 0 hunter Sep 2014 Sep 2014 2 1875
Computer program for writers 27 oneshooter Mar 2013 Sep 2014 1 7255
I started writing in January. 3 CrispyQ Sep 2014 Sep 2014 3 1846
Slush Pile Hell. Always a fun read. 2 valerief Aug 2014 Aug 2014 6 1847
Anyone going to the Rocky Mt. Fiction Writer's conference next week? 0 CrispyQ Aug 2014 Aug 2014 1 1710
A poem. 2 littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 Aug 2014 4 1952
Great NYT piece on writing, and failure 0 Brainstormy Aug 2014 Aug 2014 3 1776
Plot Thickens as 900 Writers Battle Amazon 0 geardaddy Aug 2014 Aug 2014 2 1600
So I finally found a critical reading group. 20 Squinch Apr 2014 Jul 2014 0 3601
How to write anonymous non-fiction when the details would give you away? 7 NightWatcher Apr 2014 Jul 2014 0 2298
To those who are published... 13 shockedcanadian Nov 2013 Jul 2014 0 2738
Philosophy Of Love 0 theexwife Jul 2014 Jul 2014 0 1527
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