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Use of italics for emphasis

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Pitching a novel at Life, The Universe & Everything

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by crlisle » Thu Jan 16, 2020 7:51 am

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How to ensure your story is original enough (and not too original)?

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by Andy Dibble » Sat Jan 25, 2020 5:09 am

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A quick question about commas in dialogue

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by Ulysses5284 » Sun Feb 02, 2020 8:43 pm

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All about Loglines!

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by Dustin Adams » Fri Jan 31, 2020 10:25 am

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Covers

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by crlisle » Mon Jan 13, 2020 4:08 pm

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Bad Dialogue

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by crlisle » Mon Jan 27, 2020 2:38 pm

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Non-Winning Finalists (where to find them)

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by Dustin Adams » Thu Jan 23, 2020 12:33 pm

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Novel Structure - About Turning Points

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by Lazarus » Sat Jan 11, 2020 2:04 pm

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Helpful Writing Links

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by disgruntledpeony » Thu Dec 27, 2018 6:55 am

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Accents/Diacritics and Pinyin

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by chuckt » Fri Dec 27, 2019 10:10 am

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Novel Structures - Pros and Cons

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by Lazarus » Fri Jan 03, 2020 11:26 am

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How to Get the Most From Critiques

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by disgruntledpeony » Mon Nov 25, 2019 7:17 am

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Neil Gaiman on short stories

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by disgruntledpeony » Thu Dec 26, 2019 9:36 am

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Scene Changes

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by crlisle » Mon Dec 23, 2019 5:19 am

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Interior Dialogue

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by crlisle » Mon Dec 02, 2019 7:54 am

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Little did he know...

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by TimE » Tue Dec 10, 2019 1:18 am

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A Month of Writing Exercises

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by reigheena » Wed Oct 16, 2019 6:43 pm

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Common Issues I see on critiques

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by RSchibler » Fri Nov 08, 2019 10:13 am

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How do you improve your writing output?

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by Andy Dibble » Sun Nov 17, 2019 2:36 am

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David Farland's New Book: WRITING WONDER

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by Wulf Moon » Fri Sep 13, 2019 10:41 pm

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The hyphen, the en dash, and the em dash...please help!

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by Ulysses5284 » Sat Nov 16, 2019 5:52 pm

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Let the computer take the strain...

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by TimE » Fri Nov 15, 2019 5:53 am

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Revision Tips and Tricks

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by reigheena » Wed Sep 25, 2019 4:02 pm

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Jody Nye's Workshop

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by chuckt » Sun Sep 01, 2019 6:35 pm

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How do you write eloquently?

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by WilliamHadleyyy » Sun Mar 24, 2019 8:39 am

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Rules of Writing

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by RSchibler » Wed Feb 21, 2018 6:13 pm

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Authonomy.

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by Bill » Tue Nov 05, 2019 5:50 am

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NaNoWriMo Anyone?

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by JVAshley » Wed Oct 30, 2019 8:03 am

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Dave Farland's Workshop

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by chuckt » Wed Oct 16, 2019 5:28 am

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Over-thinkers Anonymous

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by KD Lightle » Thu May 23, 2019 6:59 pm

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Dave Farland’s short story “Hellfire on the High Frontier”

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by Henckel » Tue Sep 03, 2019 8:23 pm

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Story mentally plotted, but can't get it out

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by RSchibler » Wed Mar 20, 2019 6:09 am

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Five Minute Rant

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Starting with a Dateline

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by MiloMinderbinder » Fri May 31, 2019 6:58 am

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Online Workshop Thread

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WORD 2010 Formatting Trauma

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by JVAshley » Mon May 13, 2019 8:45 am

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My Character Quotes Something: Plagiarism?

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by chuckt » Wed Apr 10, 2019 10:33 am

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Reading vs writing

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by Spiraledpen » Mon Oct 29, 2018 7:37 pm

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Software, Reviews & Deals

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by kentagions » Sat Oct 06, 2018 9:33 am

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Dialogue Tips

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by WilliamHadleyyy » Mon Apr 08, 2019 3:34 am

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What's Your Short Story Writing Process?

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by Jason Parker » Tue Aug 09, 2016 7:50 am

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How Fast Should a Space Station Rotate?

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by kentagions » Wed Jan 09, 2019 10:42 am

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How to handle lots of characters?

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by ddonche » Thu Jan 10, 2019 5:11 pm

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How do you develop a central question for your Short Story?

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by WilliamHadleyyy » Tue Jan 15, 2019 4:36 am

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Surprise Endings

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by Chris533 » Fri Jul 14, 2017 8:00 am

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brain chips

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by FictionMuse » Sat Oct 06, 2018 3:05 am

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Text to Speech in Word: Instructions

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by kentagions » Mon Sep 03, 2018 4:44 pm

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Where can I find help for checking the science of the world I'm building?

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by Harion » Mon Oct 08, 2018 2:09 pm

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Crazy Deal for David Farland's Workshops

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