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Kate McKean (who you should all be reading if you have any interest in the business of writing) has an interesting proposal to make the NY Times Bestseller list more useful to readers and fair to ...
by angryea
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on Wed May 01, 2024 at 05:00 AM PDT
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I am a failed writer in the sense that I have never had my fiction professionally published. These posts, which will run on most Fridays, are an attempt to keep myself creatively motivated and just ...
by angryea
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on Fri Apr 26, 2024 at 05:00 AM PDT
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Sticky paws and hairy hairballs to conspiracy theories: A few weeks ago there was a total eclipse. and according to MTG (Margery Taylor Green) it's either the astronomical sighting of the decade or it is the apocalypse. According to MTG and other...
by phcarb
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on Sun Apr 21, 2024 at 10:58 AM PDT
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photo copyright; BNPS.co.uk When she was growing up she would stop by the laundry and visit her grandmother on her way home from school. She would open the doors and immediately be hit by the heat and humidity of the steam irons and giant white and...
by phcarb
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on Sat Apr 20, 2024 at 09:42 AM PDT
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There are people running through the streets above us. There is nowhere to run but it doesn't seem to matter. I was running and fell through this door way. I barely escaped being trampled. I can make out shapes in the darkness. I think there are seven...
by phcarb
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on Sat Apr 20, 2024 at 08:36 AM PDT
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photo copyright; BNPS.co.uk When she was growing up she would stop by the laundry and visit her grandmother on her way home from school. She would open the doors and immediately be hit by the heat and humidity of the steam irons and giant white and...
by phcarb
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on Sat Apr 20, 2024 at 08:15 AM PDT
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by angryea
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on Tue Apr 16, 2024 at 05:00 AM PDT
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Hi, fellow scribes! At the request of mettle fatigue, who excels in diligence and ubiquity, but whose superpowers should never be taken for granted, I'm for once stepping in to host this evening. The downside, for you: I'm not qualified to teach, guide...
by Clio2
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on Thu Apr 18, 2024 at 04:56 PM PDT
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I am a failed writer in the sense that I have never had my fiction professionally published. These posts, which will run on most Fridays, are an attempt to keep myself creatively motivated and just ...
by angryea
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on Fri Apr 12, 2024 at 05:00 AM PDT
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Hello, writers and friends of’em! Near as I can tell, there’re basically only three ways to write better and we need’em all: study it, practice it, and embrace criticism to learn more. It kinda circles around, notice? WriteOn isn’t a crit group, for...
by mettle fatigue
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on Thu Apr 11, 2024 at 05:00 PM PDT
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I am a failed writer in the sense that I have never had my fiction professionally published. These posts, which will run on most Fridays, are an attempt to keep myself creatively motivated and just ...
by angryea
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on Fri Apr 05, 2024 at 05:00 AM PDT
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This mostly will function as a reference for myself or anyone who’s interested in my characters. Since we’re now being encouraged to use stock characters for WriteOn! to avoid complications with intellectual property and whatnot (and I do still hope to...
by Toro Blanco
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on Fri Mar 29, 2024 at 01:14 PM PDT
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I am a failed writer in the sense that I have never had my fiction professionally published. These posts, which will run on most Fridays, are an attempt to keep myself creatively motivated and just ...
by angryea
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on Fri Mar 29, 2024 at 05:00 AM PDT
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“How do I know what I think until I see what I say?” ― E.M. Forster I have been posting diaries to Daily Kos for seven years. This one is my 1,000th. I have also been reading diaries on Daily Kos. I have no idea how many, only that it is more than...
by TheCriticalMind
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on Wed Mar 27, 2024 at 03:19 PM PDT
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First, my thanks for all the kind wishes for Gil the Wonder Cat. He is eating, drinking, and purring, and holding his own. My vet and I had a long talk, and we agreed that the best way to handle his condition is daily prednisone shots, whatever food he...
by Ellid
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on Fri Mar 22, 2024 at 06:02 AM PDT
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I am a failed writer in the sense that I have never had my fiction professionally published. These posts, which will run on most Fridays, are an attempt to keep myself creatively motivated and just ...
by angryea
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on Fri Mar 22, 2024 at 05:00 AM PDT
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I’m sure some of our furry friends could tell awesome stories if they could write.
by strawbale
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on Tue Mar 26, 2024 at 07:00 PM PDT
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A bit of housekeeping first. This is a new section of the newsletter. If you don’t want to receive it, you can opt out of it via your subscription management page .
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by angryea
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on Fri Mar 08, 2024 at 05:00 AM PST
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Wynken, Blynken, and Nod
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by Aashirs nani
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on Thu Mar 14, 2024 at 05:00 PM PDT
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I am a failed writer in the sense that I have never had my fiction professionally published. These posts, which will run on most Fridays, are an attempt to keep myself creatively motivated and just ...
by angryea
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on Fri Mar 01, 2024 at 05:00 AM PST
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