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Today, 09:42 AM

Sam W replied to a thread Beard Challenge... in The Writers' Lounge

My beard has clear streaks of red through it even when it's just stubble. Don't see a single grey hair in sight. Of course, I'm Irish so that might...

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Today, 05:57 AM

Tiamat10 replied to a thread Will content writing for sites like textbroker help? in Writing Discussion

With sites like Yahoo Voices and Suite 101 and others, you can use them to build your resume to an extent. Granted, it's not necessarily relevant to...

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Today, 03:22 AM

Tiamat10 replied to a thread Animosity Towards Publishers and Editors? in Writing Discussion

Well, here's my two cents on this little tidbit: If you're not willing to put forth the time and effort required to make your book as free of...

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Today, 02:39 AM

Tiamat10 replied to a thread Will content writing for sites like textbroker help? in Writing Discussion

Personally, I've been one of Textbroker's contributors for about five years now. As far as earning extra income is concerned, yes, there are very...

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Today, 02:33 AM

Tiamat10 replied to a thread Storyboarding your novel in Writing Discussion

There's this book that I've been reading for the past few days (;)) that recommends using a similar technique. The author calls it a beat sheet. ...

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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, 11:25 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, 10:22 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, 09:03 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, 02:44 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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