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Title of discussion thread	Replies	Author	Start time	Last reply	Recs	Views
What do you do when a sibling insists on your not ever writing about your family?	29	pnwmom	Saturday	Tuesday	5	471
AI Writing Apps	7	bucolic_frolic	May 30	Monday	0	442
Shopping agreement	8	DavidDvorkin	May 18	May 27	7	445
Dash Hammett was born on this date.	0	Dyedinthewoolliberal	May 27	May 27	2	275
When someone reads a book	10	Marthe48	May 26	May 26	0	323
I'm writing a volume of memoirs	0	Not Heidi	May 21	May 21	0	426
I'm ready to write again	10	WhiteTara	Mar 17	May 14	4	733
Last night's Edgar Awards ceremony, aka Poe's Prom	0	Mme. Defarge	Apr 28	Apr 28	2	793
ZIPOdes	4	RSherman	Apr 24	Apr 24	0	396
I just finished reading "Riders on the Orphan Train"	4	WhiteTara	Apr 19	Apr 19	1	1015
More original writing...I need the practice	3	Steerpike	Jun 2022	Apr 11	3	1840
Reaching Black Audiences	0	qwlauren35	Apr 3	Apr 3	0	365
Reading Riting and Rithmetic	0	Waterguy	Mar 19	Mar 19	1	852
First thing I remember was listening	0	Waterguy	Mar 18	Mar 18	4	979
Has anyone used Draft to Digital to release indy ebooks?	4	wryter2000	Jan 2023	Mar 13	0	1490
A new interview-plus for fans of John Irving...	0	RobertDevereaux	Mar 2023	Mar 2023	5	715
I've recently found this group	17	Bettie	Dec 2020	Feb 2023	13	3473
A Positive Step Forward - Submitted a Query to an Agent	3	leftieNanner	Feb 2023	Feb 2023	4	1174
Looking for advice on Self Publishing.	4	Delmette2.0	Feb 2023	Feb 2023	0	536
ChatGPT disaster: SF mag Clarkesworld closed to submissions. Amazon Kindle flooded.	8	highplainsdem	Feb 2023	Feb 2023	8	2028
About ie and ei	8	Marthe48	Jan 2023	Jan 2023	0	907
On this day, January 21, 1950, George Orwell died.	0	mahatmakanejeeves	Jan 2023	Jan 2023	1	1276
WHEN TRUMAN CAPOTE'S LIES CAUGHT UP WITH HIM	4	douglas9	Jan 2023	Jan 2023	9	909
Podcast interview on Oranges for Magellan added ... (reply #6)	6	A-Schwarzenegger	Dec 2022	Jan 2023	21	1711
Got a novel coming out in December.	13	A-Schwarzenegger	Oct 2022	Jan 2023	17	1516
Asimov was born on this date.	6	Dyedinthewoolliberal	Jan 2023	Jan 2023	7	761
A new writer tweeted about a low book signing turnout, and famous authors commiserated	2	sl8	Dec 2022	Dec 2022	3	1580
the origin story of Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer.	3	elleng	Dec 2022	Dec 2022	19	921
This needs to be settled once and for all. (Yea right)	10	Prairie_Seagull	Dec 2022	Dec 2022	0	1439
My latest light mystery (cozy adjacent), released this week	0	catrose	Dec 2022	Dec 2022	6	1233
I was just interviewed	0	DavidDvorkin	Nov 2022	Nov 2022	7	917
Bookriot: WHAT MAKES A GOOD MYSTERY SERIES?	23	SheltieLover	Nov 2022	Nov 2022	5	1569
Jonathan Swift was born on this date.	0	Dyedinthewoolliberal	Nov 2022	Nov 2022	0	797
An interesting resource!	0	SheltieLover	Nov 2022	Nov 2022	3	732
The two story brick-front house had once been considered "spectacular"---probably the	0	Atticus	Nov 2022	Nov 2022	12	1383
Is anyone doing NaNoWriMo?	3	Jilly_in_VA	Nov 2022	Nov 2022	1	1012
Writing again	2	DavidDvorkin	Nov 2022	Nov 2022	7	807
I need help on listing credits in my art history book.	13	CTyankee	Oct 2022	Oct 2022	0	1778
Cur-sed vs Cursed?	4	HelpImSurrounded	Oct 2022	Oct 2022	0	873
Noe Jitrik, noted Argentine writer, historian and literary critic, dies at 94	0	peppertree	Oct 2022	Oct 2022	1	1428
My book is currently free on Kindle if you have Kindle Unlimited	25	oldtime dfl_er	Oct 2022	Oct 2022	27	1900
Launching a nonfiction book soon -- pay for reviews?	1	Apollo Zeus	Aug 2022	Sep 2022	0	1704
some advice from kurt vonnegut.	11	mopinko	Sep 2022	Sep 2022	8	1368
10 Lessons of Conservative Cowardice - Book	0	Across-the-Desk	Aug 2022	Aug 2022	0	1683
Showing off qwlauren's book 'cover;'	5	elleng	Jul 2022	Jul 2022	15	1374
Has Anyone Here Written or Edited a Wikipedia Article?	3	NJCher	Jun 2022	Jul 2022	0	1491
I'm not sure this is the place to put this, but	3	chowmama	Jul 2022	Jul 2022	7	2011
Any other members of Writers Guild of America here?	6	mainer	Feb 2022	Jun 2022	4	1759
Is there a term for the kind of story where...	7	LAS14	Aug 2021	Jun 2022	0	2344
Hi all of Writing Group. Any other writers here, active or lurking ?	24	Tetrachloride	Jan 2021	Jun 2022	4	5287
Valley Blvd.	2	Steerpike	May 2022	May 2022	2	2296
1972 postcard from Angeles Crest	1	Steerpike	May 2022	May 2022	1	1660
I just shockingly came across some old writings of mine	9	cilla4progress	Jan 2022	May 2022	2	2894
A trip down memory lane	0	Steerpike	May 2022	May 2022	4	954
Appreciation Thread, TheFerret/Shower Cap/John Luzar 5 years a DUer	4	littlemissmartypants	Mar 2022	Mar 2022	11	1903
Rare Toni Morrison short story to be published as a book	1	Sherman A1	Jan 2022	Jan 2022	1	2922
My latest title. Animal version of The Night Before Christmas	7	Quixote1818	Nov 2021	Dec 2021	7	2327
UDATED: New competition for self-published sci-fi authors starts 7/1/21	27	nuxvomica	May 2021	Dec 2021	1	6085
TikTok Sells Books, and one of my TT videos for my novel SANTA STEPS OUT...	0	RobertDevereaux	Dec 2021	Dec 2021	2	2111
Terrapin	5	SeeingEyeRefugee	Nov 2021	Nov 2021	0	1441
A question that applies to this group more than others (i think):	3	SeeingEyeRefugee	Nov 2021	Nov 2021	0	2477
A short essay from an unfamiliar writer:	4	yonder	Sep 2021	Nov 2021	1	1829
Hi. Can you give me some advice?	22	CTyankee	Feb 2021	Nov 2021	4	3489
I need your help, writers! I am over half way finished with my second book on art history and	12	CTyankee	Jul 2021	Nov 2021	2	3417
Finished writing my first story	26	vercetti2021	Jan 2021	Oct 2021	10	4727
Raymond Chandler was born on this date.	2	Dyedinthewoolliberal	Jul 2021	Jul 2021	0	2313
Buses: An Essay (Long)	5	Bo Zarts	Jul 2021	Jul 2021	12	2143
"On A Summer's Day" is a story I wrote about	5	frogmarch	Jul 2021	Jul 2021	5	2148
Writer's Digest: 4 Tips on Writing Dialogue	6	SheltieLover	May 2021	Jun 2021	4	3479
Here is a short story	0	Koch Ebola	Jun 2021	Jun 2021	0	5771
Dash was born on this date.	0	Dyedinthewoolliberal	May 2021	May 2021	0	1901
This message was self-deleted by its author	2	acg	May 2021	May 2021	1	2063
This message was self-deleted by its author	0	acg	May 2021	May 2021	2	1759
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I have letters from a relative who passed away almost 50 years ago	11	Marthe48	Mar 2021	Apr 2021	7	5252
Ring Lardner was born on this date.	1	Dyedinthewoolliberal	Mar 2021	Mar 2021	2	2207
Anyone know a good place to sell short horror stories?	10	Lady Freedom Returns	May 2019	Mar 2021	1	4199
Finally decided to self-publish... but need to find a good place for an illustrator!	11	FirstLight	Mar 2021	Mar 2021	2	3644
Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!	0	elleng	Mar 2021	Mar 2021	2	1349