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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, 11:23 PM

Mr mitchell replied to a thread MJ Preston's son attacked! in The Writers' Lounge

I'm sorry to hear that Mark.

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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, 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, 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, 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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