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"Bad Company" wherein author and nascent DUer Daemonwulf plumbs the depths of rascism (with a twist) 1 Snarkoleptic Apr 2013 May 2013 0 2022

"On A Summer's Day" is a story I wrote about 5 frogmarch Jul 2021 Jul 2021 5 2674

"On the road 0verseas" 0 zippythepinhead Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1584

"Simpsons writers have already done that." 15 nilesobek Apr 2020 May 2020 5 3555

"The book of my enemy has been remaindered" 2 muriel_volestrangler May 2020 May 2020 7 1957

"The rotten side of self-publishing" (Guardian article) 5 mainer Mar 2019 Jul 2019 2 2197

"How to use a semicolon"... 11 TreasonousBastard Oct 2013 Jun 2014 13 3838

'To Kill A Mockingbird' Author Harper Lee To Publish Second Novel 3 CrispyQ Feb 2015 Feb 2015 0 2285

(An SF-Horror story) Flesh of her Flesh 1 vixengrl Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 2214

10 Lessons of Conservative Cowardice - Book 0 Across-the-Desk Aug 2022 Aug 2022 0 3036

10 Painful Rejection Letters To Famous People Proving You Should NEVER Give Up Your Dreams 2 geardaddy May 2014 May 2014 3 2145

1972 postcard from Angeles Crest 1 Steerpike May 2022 May 2022 1 2440

29-Ways-to-Stay-Creative 9 littlemissmartypants Mar 2013 Mar 2013 30 4473

5 Dumb Writing Gimmicks That Became Classic Books 0 icymist Nov 2013 Nov 2013 3 1756

50 years ago this happened to me 1 Koch Ebola Aug 2018 Jan 2019 1 2234

? About Amazon Publishing - my dad wrote a book 5 alittlelark Apr 19 Apr 20 3 741

A few days ago there was an OP on artist Edward Hopper's "Night Hawks." 2 brush Aug 2023 Sep 2023 1 4091

A group collective. Fresh from DU for publication as an eBook. Proceeds to DU. 3 HopeHoops Mar 2012 Apr 2012 1 1989

A heads up for flash-fictioners: NPR 3MF 2/2/13 1 nuxvomica Jan 2013 Jan 2013 1 1623

A new interview-plus for fans of John Irving... 0 RobertDevereaux Mar 2023 Mar 2023 5 2397

A new writer tweeted about a low book signing turnout, and famous authors commiserated 2 sl8 Dec 2022 Dec 2022 3 3571

A Painting Hangs Over My Life 14 cali May 2014 Jun 2014 11 3666

A piece I wrote recently on art 6 cali May 2014 May 2014 2 2257

A poem. 2 littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 Aug 2014 4 1894

A Positive Step Forward - Submitted a Query to an Agent 3 leftieNanner Feb 2023 Feb 2023 4 3305

A question that applies to this group more than others (i think): 3 SeeingEyeRefugee Nov 2021 Nov 2021 0 3254

A quote by Marquez on Amanpour tonite: 0 sprinkleeninow Jun 2019 Jun 2019 3 1603

A ramble. First draft. 1 backtoblue Jun 2018 Jun 2018 3 1761

A short essay from an unfamiliar writer: 4 yonder Sep 2021 Nov 2021 1 2294

A short story about my past. 1 Koch Ebola Aug 2018 Aug 2018 1 1889

Writing Continued...

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A treasure trove of current Oscar nominated scripts and more, all legal downloads. Happy reading! 3 TeamPooka Jan 2013 Feb 2013 1 2751

A trip down memory lane 0 Steerpike May 2022 May 2022 4 1388

A wondering about Kings, and the idea of the first Throne 1 Waterguy Jul 2023 Jul 2023 1 2717

A. E. Hotchner, writer and friend of the famous, dies at 102 0 sandensea Feb 2020 Feb 2020 7 1915

ABNA 2012 Contest 7 valerief Dec 2011 Dec 2011 1 3035

ABNA Novel contest 5 Brainstormy Feb 2014 Feb 2014 3 2156

About ie and ei 8 Marthe48 Jan 2023 Jan 2023 0 1413

Advice please.. 26 clarice Feb 2014 Aug 2016 2 4867

African-American Children's Books and the Journey of Valerie Bolling - From Lauren's Blog 0 qwlauren35 Mar 21 Mar 21 2 766

After a long dry spell I just wrote a short story 11 Marthe48 Feb 2021 Feb 2021 8 2456

Ah fun, these days not only am I doing long form journalism 1 nadinbrzezinski May 2015 May 2015 4 1816

Ah markdown language 0 nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 Apr 2012 0 1604

Ah the challenges of covering stories on the ground. 1 nadinbrzezinski Dec 2011 Dec 2011 0 1436

Ah what work! 2 nadinbrzezinski May 2012 Jul 2012 0 1682

AI Writing Apps 9 bucolic_frolic May 2023 Jun 2023 0 1337

alt-weekly in Tucson Hiring a Staff Writer 0 Kali Oct 2014 Oct 2014 0 1657

Alternative History Fantasy Novel Free at Amazon, "The Idea of Good and Evil in Diablo, California" 1 McCamy Taylor Sep 2013 Sep 2013 0 1453

Am I being too hard on myself or should I give up completely? 15 Justice wanted Mar 2012 Jul 2012 0 7349

Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award now open 5 nuxvomica Jan 2013 Mar 2013 3 2278

Amazon cuts royalties for its self-published authors 0 mainer Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1514

An interesting resource! 0 SheltieLover Nov 2022 Nov 2022 3 1156

another test 6 Ineeda May 2011 Dec 2011 1 2156

Anthology Calls --- Evernight Publishing & Evernight Teen 0 Petrushka Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 1878

Any bloggers here? 7 Sanity Claws Apr 2012 Jul 2012 0 2970

Any good, online creative writing courses? 4 Darth_Kitten Sep 2012 Oct 2012 0 2777

Any ideas pf how to get my column syndicated? 3 bif Jan 2024 Jan 2024 2 1480

Any other members of Writers Guild of America here? 6 mainer Feb 2022 Jun 2022 4 2308

Any software recommendations for writers? 12 bucolic_frolic Apr 7 Apr 8 2 1038

Anybody doing Camp Nanowrimo in June? 6 marions ghost May 2012 Jun 2012 0 2439

Anyone doing ScriptFrenzy this year? 3 geardaddy Mar 2012 Nov 2012 0 2224

Writing Continued...

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anyone doing this Kindle Worlds (writing for an established world for profit) 0 eShirl Mar 2014 Mar 2014 0 1466

Anyone familiar with shopping for Children's/Youth Publishers? 3 FirstLight Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1757

Anyone going to the Rocky Mt. Fiction Writer's conference next week? 0 CrispyQ Aug 2014 Aug 2014 1 1654

Anyone here have opinions about self-publishing? 16 FirstLight Jan 2021 Feb 2021 2 2732

Anyone interested in a traditional chain novel? 4 Tab Jan 2016 Jan 2016 1 2148

Anyone know a good place to sell short horror stories? 10 Lady Freedom Returns May 2019 Mar 2021 1 4513

Anyone waiting for the next round in the ABNA? 12 nuxvomica Mar 2012 Mar 2012 0 3122

Apart of my labor blog I started a writing one 0 nadinbrzezinski May 2013 May 2013 1 1459

Appreciation Thread, TheFerret/Shower Cap/John Luzar 5 years a DUer 4 littlemissmartypants Mar 2022 Mar 2022 11 2839

Aransas Pass Texas 1 zippythepinhead Dec 2016 Dec 2017 1 1850

Are there any collaborative online writing sites still up? 7 birdographer Jan 2021 Jan 2021 2 2341

Asimov was born on this date. 6 Dyedinthewoolliberal Jan 2023 Jan 2023 7 2037

Back for more.. here is the link for prompts ...NaPoWriMo #2 and #1 2 littlemissmartypants Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1866

Bill Walsh, copy editor and witty authority on language, dies at 55. 2 elleng Mar 2017 Mar 2017 5 2316

Blogs are a good way of promoting your writing. 4 Koch Ebola Dec 2018 Nov 2019 0 2171

Blogs...Does Anyone Blog? 6 CherokeeDem Jan 2014 Mar 2014 0 2118

Book is done; new speed bump 19 birdographer Mar 17 Apr 21 0 1307

Bookriot: WHAT MAKES A GOOD MYSTERY SERIES? 23 SheltieLover Nov 2022 Nov 2022 5 4095

Born again in a second language 1 mgc1961 Aug 2013 Aug 2013 0 2072

Boy's Town 0 zippythepinhead Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1781

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