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Today, 12:47 PM

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

Let’s suppose that events lead to a total breakdown of centralized government. (Not exactly far-fetched.) What scenario could possibly lead to...

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Today, 12:06 PM

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

Moderation isn't discussed in public. There's nothing else to say on that subject, so let's get back on topic.

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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, 05:59 AM

KyleColorado replied to a thread I need help with a name in Writing Discussion

Hmmm. Going off your style of names, and the two examples you gave, here are some suggestions off the top of my head: - Sepanya - Meranna - Enji...

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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, 03:43 AM

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

In most movies? Hmm.. I'm not sure if that is true at all. Most movies have a "deleted scenes" feature in the home DVD's and I always watch them....

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Today, 03:25 AM

KyleColorado replied to a thread Storyboarding your novel in Writing Discussion

Yeah, Beat Sheets are useful! I don't storyboard by drawing visually, but I do make beat sheets. They are common knowledge among screenwriters,...

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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, 01:24 AM

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

I read a lot of blogs and websites of editors and such. This is one thing that many of them talk about. They say that the books can and are edited to...

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Today, 12:15 AM

KyleColorado replied to a thread Alluding to the Writings of a Published Author in One's Own Work in Writing Discussion

If it were me, I'd fictionalize VALIS and give it my own title and change the characters and plot slightly, not because I'd worry about any problem...

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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, 11:42 PM

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

I've purchased a few self-published novels through Amazon, just out of curiosity. Overall I've been disappointed by poor editing quality. I don't...

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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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