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Today, 01:10 AM

garza replied to a thread Animosity Towards Publishers and Editors? in Writing Discussion

Not edited at all? And you expect people to read it? Most self-published writers do as good a job of editing as they can. Others hire an editor....

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Today, 12:56 AM

Baron replied to a thread Animosity Towards Publishers and Editors? in Writing Discussion

:roll: ](*,) :deadhorse: Every picture tells a story.

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Today, 12:03 AM

Sam W replied to a thread Animosity Towards Publishers and Editors? in Writing Discussion

As Baron said, there are traditionally published novels with all of the above present. I'm not sure whether this is a reflection of the belief that...

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Yesterday, 11:49 PM

Baron replied to a thread Animosity Towards Publishers and Editors? in Writing Discussion

It isn't unusual for books to appear with typographic errors, even from the mainstream publishers. This is happening more these days as spending...

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Yesterday, 11:37 PM

Baron replied to a thread Animosity Towards Publishers and Editors? in Writing Discussion

I think the writer might benefit from withdrawing the work from publication and going through it chapter by chapter in the workshop. That way he may...

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Yesterday, 11:25 PM

JosephB replied to a thread Governments Are Instituted Among Men... in Debate

The bigger the government and bureaucracy, the less accountability -- and the more opportunities for mismanagement and corruption. In that respect,...

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Yesterday, 11:14 PM

JosephB replied to a thread Sugar in How was your week?

We lived at my folks for 6 long weeks while we waited to move into our house. Nothing rattles my dad, so he was good with it. And my wife is really...

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Yesterday, 10:41 PM

Baron replied to a thread Animosity Towards Publishers and Editors? in Writing Discussion

Not getting a good deal is why most sensible writers get an agent.

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Yesterday, 10:22 PM

JosephB replied to a thread Sugar in How was your week?

Heh. Do you mean you live with your boyfriend at his father's house? I might not be all that thrilled if my son’s girlfriend was living at my...

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Yesterday, 09:35 PM

Olly Buckle replied to a thread Very Short Stories in Members' Reviews and Recommendations

He's good isn't he? Thanks for that.

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Yesterday, 09:03 PM

Sam W replied to a thread Animosity Towards Publishers and Editors? in Writing Discussion

I'm never one for kicking a man when he is down, but the first paragraph of the work tells me all I need to know. 'Nobody' is all one word....

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Yesterday, 08:50 PM

Sam W replied to a thread Animosity Towards Publishers and Editors? in Writing Discussion

That 70% you refer to is a base-rating. It doesn't take into account the minimum 40% royalty of all sales that bookstores will request. In some of my...

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Yesterday, 03:39 PM

Loulou replied to a thread Query letter in Publishing

To be helpful to anyone who needs it, this is the letter I sent that got me my agent. I included a one page synopsis and the first three chapters. ...

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Yesterday, 03:12 PM

Loulou replied to a thread Animosity Towards Publishers and Editors? in Writing Discussion

It's quite curious then how much effort you're putting into disputing their worth.

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Yesterday, 02:55 PM

Baron replied to a thread Animosity Towards Publishers and Editors? in Writing Discussion

*facepalm* When self publishing the onus is on the writer to promote his work, that's a no-brainer. To that end it's important to consider the...

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Yesterday, 02:44 PM

Sam W created an article Dereliction of Duty Paperback Now Available! in Book Reviews

My debut novel, Dereliction of Duty, is finally available as a paperback. If you're a fan of thrillers, give it a look here: Dereliction of Duty. ...

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Yesterday, 01:49 PM

JosephB replied to a thread Governments Are Instituted Among Men... in Debate

Ha ha. Yeah, I would have known that -- even without the smiley.

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Yesterday, 12:57 PM

JosephB replied to a thread Governments Are Instituted Among Men... in Debate

Is it your opinion that there is no pork, or unnecessary programs or bloated, redundant departments or corporate welfare or any kind of wasteful...

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Yesterday, 12:44 PM

alanmt replied to a thread I Look Like (Famous Person), so I've Been Told... in The Writers' Lounge

People are saying that they swear I am in the avengers movie. Apparently Jeremy Renner who plays hawkeye looks a bit like me.

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Yesterday, 12:42 PM

Gumby replied to a thread The Mind of God in Prose Poetry

I enjoyed the picture you painted here, Jim. Very interesting thought process. :) I have a suggestion for the 'ofs', if you choose to change that...

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Yesterday, 10:33 AM

Sam W started a thread Dereliction of Duty Paperback Now Available! in Literary Emporium

My debut novel, Dereliction of Duty, is finally available as a paperback. If you're a fan of thrillers, give it a look here: Dereliction of Duty. ...

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Yesterday, 09:30 AM

Olly Buckle replied to a thread The Cure in Crime, Thriller and General Fiction

Bearing in mind you are an ESL member, "As many mistakes", much for quantity by volume, many by number. My guess is that these sort of things are...

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Yesterday, 09:25 AM

Olly Buckle replied to a thread Heroes and Villains in Word Games

Founds world wide newspaper group. 512

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Yesterday, 03:20 AM

Gumby replied to a thread My Cat in Poetic Humour

The idea here is a humorous one and I like the story you've presented. I found this line to be adorable: Very unexpected, which is always a...

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05-23-2012, 10:10 PM

Olly Buckle replied to a thread The Mind of God in Prose Poetry

'of books, of lives of souls' is rather a lot of ofs. :) may I suggest replacing the middle one with 'containing' or something similar. It would...

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05-23-2012, 09:57 PM

Olly Buckle replied to a thread Replace one word in the title of a literary classic in Word Games

that did make me smile. The Adventures of Sherlock Always.

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05-23-2012, 09:53 PM

Olly Buckle replied to a thread The Cure in Crime, Thriller and General Fiction

There was an awkward silence, as always in any first session. This partly due to the nature of the session itself; and the level of trust it requires...

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05-23-2012, 09:30 PM

Olly Buckle replied to a thread Sex in my book. in Writing Discussion

'Should' and 'shouldn't' are all very well, but this does happen, and, depressingly, it seems to work to a degree

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05-23-2012, 09:23 PM

Olly Buckle replied to a thread Introduce Yourself in Introduce Yourself

Lily has it spot on Brian, make ten posts and you can start creating threads in the creative forums, beware, word games don't count towards your post...

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05-23-2012, 09:21 PM

Sam W replied to a thread Query letter in Publishing

You will be rejected . . . numerous times. As Blogg said, it's not a conspiracy. You may have sent it to the wrong agent. Some agents are...

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05-23-2012, 09:06 PM

Olly Buckle replied to a thread Replace one word in the title of a literary classic in Word Games

Steep tales from the hills

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