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A. E. Hotchner, writer and friend of the famous, dies at 102 0 sandensea Feb 2020 Feb 2020 7 2352
Jack Kerouac: 'The Night and What It Does to You 2 douglas9 Feb 2020 Feb 2020 6 2270
One of my plays... 6 Blue_playwright Dec 2019 Jan 2020 5 3674
Little did I know how fun this would be (and how busy it would make me!). 10 NRaleighLiberal Apr 2015 Jan 2020 8 4062
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Kablooie Dec 2019 Dec 2019 0 1839
Blogs are a good way of promoting your writing. 4 Koch Ebola Dec 2018 Nov 2019 0 2761
In These New Essays, John McPhee Finds Poetry in the Material at Hand. 6 elleng Dec 2018 Nov 2019 4 3012
These Expert Writing Tips Will Guarantee Your Blog Posts Get Read 1 Agnosticsherbet Oct 2016 Oct 2019 1 3510
This message was self-deleted by its author 7 hermetic Jun 2017 Oct 2019 3 6782
So I'm trying my hand at writing 9 Separation Oct 2018 Sep 2019 2 3548
The Day I Was a Whacked-Out Hippie on a Bus in California 1 DavidDvorkin Sep 2019 Sep 2019 3 1968
The Mysterious Gardener 0 Koch Ebola Sep 2019 Sep 2019 0 1622
J.D. Salinger, E-Book Holdout, Joins the Digital Revolution. 1 elleng Aug 2019 Aug 2019 4 1927
This message was self-deleted by its author 2 wyldwolf Jun 2017 Jul 2019 4 3813
Recommended free sites to deal with all those digital files 2 Viva_Daddy Oct 2015 Jul 2019 1 2902
"The rotten side of self-publishing" (Guardian article) 5 mainer Mar 2019 Jul 2019 2 2833
My memoir of working on the Apollo project 5 DavidDvorkin Jul 2019 Jul 2019 12 2298
Hunter S. Thompson's Cabin Is For Rent On Airbnb 1 Dr Vegas Jul 2019 Jul 2019 4 2094
A quote by Marquez on Amanpour tonite: 0 sprinkleeninow Jun 2019 Jun 2019 3 1930
Patreon! 5 DavidDvorkin Apr 2019 May 2019 8 2332
Please offer opinions on a small section of the book I am writing 8 real Cannabis calm Mar 2019 Mar 2019 6 3963
Anyone familiar with shopping for Children's/Youth Publishers? 3 FirstLight Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 2318
Has anyone used BLURB to self publish? 3 Blue_playwright Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 2760
50 years ago this happened to me 1 Koch Ebola Aug 2018 Jan 2019 1 2691
So I would like to write a book with somebody about the midterm elections 4 Separation Nov 2018 Nov 2018 2 2935
Bring it On NaNoWriMo 2015! 7 btrflykng9 Oct 2015 Nov 2018 2 3765
What to do when bad news abounds? Write! 0 hermetic Nov 2018 Nov 2018 6 1850
I would like to recommend an original essay "Never Forget" in General Discussion. ,by Tiger Bright 2 Stuart G Aug 2018 Aug 2018 1 2100
A short story about my past. 1 Koch Ebola Aug 2018 Aug 2018 1 2239
For writers thinking about publishing via Amazon... 5 MineralMan Jul 2018 Jul 2018 6 2882

Writing Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Interviewed 7 DavidDvorkin Jun 2018 Jul 2018 4 3091
My new Kindle book on Internet Neuromarketing Is on Amazon 5 MineralMan Jun 2018 Jul 2018 0 2609
A ramble. First draft. 1 backtoblue Jun 2018 Jun 2018 3 2198
Self-Publishing Tools, Tips, and Techiques 8 DavidDvorkin Feb 2018 May 2018 6 3189
Fake books sold on Amazon in money-laundering scheme 0 mainer Apr 2018 Apr 2018 3 2274
Living with a writer 7 hermetic Jan 2018 Feb 2018 8 2716
Oxford Comma Dispute Is Settled as Maine Drivers Get $5 Million. 5 elleng Feb 2018 Feb 2018 4 2446
Hi! 2 CherokeeDem Nov 2017 Jan 2018 2 2273
Aransas Pass Texas 1 zippythepinhead Dec 2016 Dec 2017 1 2206
The Therapist's Roadmap 5 The_jackalope Dec 2017 Dec 2017 1 2978
This message was self-deleted by its author 3 defacto7 Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 2143
Free Parking If you want to live like a Republican, Vote Democratic Harry S. Truman 5 WhiteTara Oct 2017 Oct 2017 1 4737
The Mind of John McPhee 1 elleng Sep 2017 Sep 2017 2 2719
Free Parking 9/13 0 WhiteTara Sep 2017 Sep 2017 2 2218
My latest Free Parking Column - Betrayal and Treason (Revised) 0 WhiteTara Sep 2017 Sep 2017 5 2350
Irony? 3 California_Republic Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 4755
I just sent out my first query to find an agent. 11 Lilyhoney Jul 2017 Jul 2017 8 3704
My e-books are free on Smashwords this month 1 DavidDvorkin Jul 2017 Jul 2017 5 2220
My first non-syndicated column 0 WhiteTara Jun 2017 Jun 2017 9 3162
I didn't realize there was a writers group on DU 10 TNLib Apr 2017 May 2017 7 9031
Bill Walsh, copy editor and witty authority on language, dies at 55. 2 elleng Mar 2017 Mar 2017 5 2771
Imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery, but plagiarism ain't 16 DavidDvorkin Mar 2013 Feb 2017 0 6403
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Jhall5 Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 2054
Just today on Amazon, my short novel God and Santa Claus Trump Trump... 1 RobertDevereaux Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 2239
stone age hippie 3 zippythepinhead Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2927
Boy's Town 0 zippythepinhead Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2167
"On the road 0verseas" 0 zippythepinhead Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1912
Key west 1969 2 zippythepinhead Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 3194
shrimp trip from hell 0 zippythepinhead Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1858
shrimp tales 0 zippythepinhead Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1826

Writing Continued...

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Houston couple holding essay contest for $400,000 home 3 UrbScotty May 2015 Dec 2016 1 2786
My new "Secret of Love" 1 PavelKO Nov 2016 Dec 2016 0 2918
Eight Underrated Skills That’ll Make You a Rockstar in the Book Industry 1 Agnosticsherbet Dec 2015 Sep 2016 6 2493
The Metaphorical Life 0 Viva_Daddy Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 2040
Advice please.. 26 clarice Feb 2014 Aug 2016 2 6347
Group creative project writing help sought for animated video 1 roseBudd Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 2024
Free Kindle books through 6/6/16. All light reads, so light they're almost weightless. 0 valerief Jun 2016 Jun 2016 0 2418
“We would have paid her the same if she weighed 500 pounds” 0 icymist May 2016 May 2016 3 2092
Story idea: A Balkanized United States 6 LongTomH Sep 2014 Apr 2016 0 3504
Hunny the TV Man: Tales of an Aging TV Repairman & Don Juan 0 valerief Feb 2016 Feb 2016 1 2120
Tall Buildings: Disasterpiece Masterpiece 0 valerief Feb 2016 Feb 2016 0 2207
This message was self-deleted by its author 11 valerief Feb 2016 Feb 2016 0 3447
The Medicinal Martini: Take Two Martinis and Call Me in the Morning 0 valerief Feb 2016 Feb 2016 2 2332
Geezer Summer of Love: When Old Men Were Sexy 0 valerief Feb 2016 Feb 2016 1 2284
The Big Reason Why Agents and Editors Often Stop Reading 6 Agnosticsherbet Nov 2015 Feb 2016 3 3664
Out of Print - a documentary 1 Lodestar Dec 2015 Feb 2016 2 2362
Success! 20 NRaleighLiberal Dec 2014 Feb 2016 20 5510
This sentence has five words. 32 rug Sep 2015 Feb 2016 51 10823
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 NRaleighLiberal Jan 2016 Jan 2016 0 1721
My picture story circa 1962 which includes Trump Sr. being banned from France. 5 valerief Jan 2016 Jan 2016 7 2723
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