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HOW ARE CRIME AUTHORS GOING TO ADDRESS THE PANDEMIC IN THEIR NEW BOOKS? 5 Mme. Defarge Aug 2020 Aug 2020 1 2970
Pronunciation of "data" 8 zipplewrath May 2020 Aug 2020 0 4292
Hidden Words 2 ashling Aug 2020 Aug 2020 3 2152
I finally added an "About Me" page to my Web site 6 DavidDvorkin Aug 2020 Aug 2020 6 3301
I have written a collection of short stories and have thought of making it an e-book. 10 flamin lib Jul 2020 Jul 2020 1 4163
Need a place to put this down, maybe get reaction 5 bobbieinok Jul 2020 Jul 2020 9 3344
Has anyone here ever used the book options of Word to write a book or story, 11 Baitball Blogger Apr 2020 Jul 2020 0 5383
I've decided to give away my book by posting it online. 38 kag Jan 2020 Jun 2020 103 14802
The 100 best novels written in English: the full list 11 left-of-center2012 Oct 2019 Jun 2020 4 4659
"The book of my enemy has been remaindered" 2 muriel_volestrangler May 2020 May 2020 7 2870
good morning. i have decided it's time to write that book. 11 mopinko Dec 2019 May 2020 9 5257
these words woke me at dawn today. 17 mopinko May 2020 May 2020 14 6618
"Simpsons writers have already done that." 15 nilesobek Apr 2020 May 2020 5 6690
Fan fiction on Reddit 4 irisblue Apr 2020 Apr 2020 0 2886
DU novel-writing month 2 spinbaby Apr 2020 Apr 2020 3 2195
Maybe it's time for a novel-writing month 10 spinbaby Mar 2020 Apr 2020 6 3276
I published my Christmas story on Kindle last week. 6 Trueblue Texan Nov 2019 Mar 2020 3 3877
My book on Aging in Place is available on Amazon! 8 Trueblue Texan Mar 2020 Mar 2020 14 4002
Exchange Students anthology 3 PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2020 Feb 2020 1 3375
HELP! I'm having trouble compartmentalizing. 14 Mme. Defarge Feb 2020 Feb 2020 3 4679
A. E. Hotchner, writer and friend of the famous, dies at 102 0 sandensea Feb 2020 Feb 2020 7 2644
Jack Kerouac: 'The Night and What It Does to You 2 douglas9 Feb 2020 Feb 2020 6 2612
One of my plays... 6 Blue_playwright Dec 2019 Jan 2020 5 4218
Little did I know how fun this would be (and how busy it would make me!). 10 NRaleighLiberal Apr 2015 Jan 2020 8 4977
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Kablooie Dec 2019 Dec 2019 0 2124
Blogs are a good way of promoting your writing. 4 Koch Ebola Dec 2018 Nov 2019 0 3206
In These New Essays, John McPhee Finds Poetry in the Material at Hand. 6 elleng Dec 2018 Nov 2019 4 3587
These Expert Writing Tips Will Guarantee Your Blog Posts Get Read 1 Agnosticsherbet Oct 2016 Oct 2019 1 3793
This message was self-deleted by its author 7 hermetic Jun 2017 Oct 2019 3 7505
So I'm trying my hand at writing 9 Separation Oct 2018 Sep 2019 2 4387

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The Day I Was a Whacked-Out Hippie on a Bus in California 1 DavidDvorkin Sep 2019 Sep 2019 3 2235
The Mysterious Gardener 0 Koch Ebola Sep 2019 Sep 2019 0 1804
J.D. Salinger, E-Book Holdout, Joins the Digital Revolution. 1 elleng Aug 2019 Aug 2019 4 2225
This message was self-deleted by its author 2 wyldwolf Jun 2017 Jul 2019 4 4077
Recommended free sites to deal with all those digital files 2 Viva_Daddy Oct 2015 Jul 2019 1 3146
"The rotten side of self-publishing" (Guardian article) 5 mainer Mar 2019 Jul 2019 2 3370
My memoir of working on the Apollo project 5 DavidDvorkin Jul 2019 Jul 2019 12 2788
Hunter S. Thompson's Cabin Is For Rent On Airbnb 1 Dr Vegas Jul 2019 Jul 2019 4 2382
A quote by Marquez on Amanpour tonite: 0 sprinkleeninow Jun 2019 Jun 2019 3 2134
Patreon! 5 DavidDvorkin Apr 2019 May 2019 8 2837
Please offer opinions on a small section of the book I am writing 8 real Cannabis calm Mar 2019 Mar 2019 6 4590
Anyone familiar with shopping for Children's/Youth Publishers? 3 FirstLight Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 2788
Has anyone used BLURB to self publish? 3 Blue_playwright Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 3155
50 years ago this happened to me 1 Koch Ebola Aug 2018 Jan 2019 1 3059
So I would like to write a book with somebody about the midterm elections 4 Separation Nov 2018 Nov 2018 2 3321
Bring it On NaNoWriMo 2015! 7 btrflykng9 Oct 2015 Nov 2018 2 4331
What to do when bad news abounds? Write! 0 hermetic Nov 2018 Nov 2018 6 2079
I would like to recommend an original essay "Never Forget" in General Discussion. ,by Tiger Bright 2 Stuart G Aug 2018 Aug 2018 1 2412
A short story about my past. 1 Koch Ebola Aug 2018 Aug 2018 1 2503
For writers thinking about publishing via Amazon... 5 MineralMan Jul 2018 Jul 2018 6 3242
Interviewed 7 DavidDvorkin Jun 2018 Jul 2018 4 3664
My new Kindle book on Internet Neuromarketing Is on Amazon 5 MineralMan Jun 2018 Jul 2018 0 3093
A ramble. First draft. 1 backtoblue Jun 2018 Jun 2018 3 2434
Self-Publishing Tools, Tips, and Techiques 8 DavidDvorkin Feb 2018 May 2018 6 3838
Fake books sold on Amazon in money-laundering scheme 0 mainer Apr 2018 Apr 2018 3 2496
Living with a writer 7 hermetic Jan 2018 Feb 2018 8 3217
Oxford Comma Dispute Is Settled as Maine Drivers Get $5 Million. 5 elleng Feb 2018 Feb 2018 4 2892
Hi! 2 CherokeeDem Nov 2017 Jan 2018 2 2565
Aransas Pass Texas 1 zippythepinhead Dec 2016 Dec 2017 1 2485
The Therapist's Roadmap 5 The_jackalope Dec 2017 Dec 2017 1 3342

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This message was self-deleted by its author 3 defacto7 Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 2417
Free Parking If you want to live like a Republican, Vote Democratic Harry S. Truman 5 WhiteTara Oct 2017 Oct 2017 1 5250
The Mind of John McPhee 1 elleng Sep 2017 Sep 2017 2 3003
Free Parking 9/13 0 WhiteTara Sep 2017 Sep 2017 2 2441
My latest Free Parking Column - Betrayal and Treason (Revised) 0 WhiteTara Sep 2017 Sep 2017 5 2536
Irony? 3 California_Republic Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 5112
I just sent out my first query to find an agent. 11 Lilyhoney Jul 2017 Jul 2017 8 4588
My e-books are free on Smashwords this month 1 DavidDvorkin Jul 2017 Jul 2017 5 2479
My first non-syndicated column 0 WhiteTara Jun 2017 Jun 2017 9 3342
I didn't realize there was a writers group on DU 10 TNLib Apr 2017 May 2017 7 9884
Bill Walsh, copy editor and witty authority on language, dies at 55. 2 elleng Mar 2017 Mar 2017 5 3112
Imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery, but plagiarism ain't 16 DavidDvorkin Mar 2013 Feb 2017 0 7653
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Jhall5 Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 2232
Just today on Amazon, my short novel God and Santa Claus Trump Trump... 1 RobertDevereaux Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 2536
stone age hippie 3 zippythepinhead Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 3264
Boy's Town 0 zippythepinhead Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2334
"On the road 0verseas" 0 zippythepinhead Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2119
Key west 1969 2 zippythepinhead Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 3494
shrimp trip from hell 0 zippythepinhead Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2039
shrimp tales 0 zippythepinhead Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2010
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