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For discussion of issues relating to writing novels and short stories

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    Latest: Writing romance with no experience in love? Username Required, Mar 8, 2024

  2. Horror

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    Latest: Creature Feature Quill Mistress, Feb 25, 2024

  3. Fan Fiction

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    Latest: Fanfiction Story Help Orb of Soda, Mar 9, 2024

  4. Fantasy

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    Latest: What's Next for Fantasy? A theory of fads and ripples. T.R. Infanger, Apr 17, 2024 at 4:36 PM

  5. Science Fiction

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    Latest: Question from a not-quite-newbie-to-sci-fi (but slightly confused) :) Not the Territory, Feb 27, 2024

  6. Crime, Thriller & Action

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    Latest: Suspense, thriller and mysteries; what is the difference? Tea@3, Aug 31, 2022

  7. Comedy and Humour

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    Latest: What exactly counts as self depricating humor? evild4ve, Dec 25, 2021

  8. Children's & Young Adult

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    Latest: Is it a Picture book or a children's book? Starcatcher, Mar 1, 2024

  9. History and Alternate History

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    Latest: What do you see as overused settings in Alternate History Nemo Nusquam, Jan 21, 2024

  10. NaNoWriMo

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    Latest: Anyone Doing the NaNo this year? Xoic, Oct 11, 2023

  11. Scripts and screenplays

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    Latest: Why not a screenplay? Nemo Nusquam, Feb 9, 2024

  12. Non-Fiction

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    Latest: How to separate my journal from other text? LeeBookProject, Mar 11, 2023
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  1. ShannonH

    The One Thing They Never Told You About Writing A Novel

    ShannonH, Aug 28, 2022
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    1,380
    J.T. Woody
    Sep 22, 2022
  2. Richach

    Novel The hardest chapter(s) you ever wrote and why.

    Richach, Aug 14, 2020
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    19
    Views:
    2,104
    Raven484
    Sep 19, 2022
  3. deadrats

    literary fiction

    deadrats, Mar 25, 2022
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    8
    Views:
    1,055
    Xoic
    Sep 5, 2022
  4. Brandon P.

    My novels end up being too short

    Brandon P., Sep 2, 2022
    Replies:
    8
    Views:
    692
    Brandon P.
    Sep 3, 2022
  5. Amy Croft

    To write or not to write

    Amy Croft, Dec 10, 2020
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    14
    Views:
    1,736
    Tea@3
    Aug 25, 2022
  6. Stammis

    Novel Crack the Code

    Stammis, May 8, 2020
    Replies:
    13
    Views:
    1,685
    Tea@3
    Aug 24, 2022
  7. JSBernstein

    Novel Using Movies When Discussing Writing Techniques

    JSBernstein, May 15, 2022 ... 2
    Replies:
    26
    Views:
    1,765
    Homer Potvin
    Aug 21, 2022
  8. deadrats

    Short Story Do you start as close to the end as possible?

    deadrats, Jul 23, 2022
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    13
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    1,058
    OurJud
    Aug 3, 2022
  9. naruzeldamaster

    Does having a small cast allow more room to grow?

    naruzeldamaster, Aug 20, 2021 ... 2
    Replies:
    25
    Views:
    1,966
    deadrats
    Aug 1, 2022
  10. trevorD

    How do you know what genre to call your book?

    trevorD, Jun 26, 2022
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    724
    JLT
    Jul 24, 2022
  11. Naomasa298

    Writing guidelines for short story writers

    Naomasa298, Feb 7, 2022
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    1,094
    deadrats
    Jul 21, 2022
  12. G. J.

    What genre would you put this in?

    G. J., Jul 9, 2022
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    18
    Views:
    1,046
    G. J.
    Jul 19, 2022
  13. ps102
    Locked

    Can someone steal a novel?

    ps102, Jun 17, 2022 ... 2
    Replies:
    40
    Views:
    2,028
    big soft moose
    Jul 14, 2022
  14. frdycage

    Help Titling a Mafia Accountant Story?

    frdycage, Jun 19, 2022
    Replies:
    11
    Views:
    800
    Louanne Learning
    Jun 29, 2022
  15. ps102

    My books are too long

    ps102, Jun 24, 2022
    Replies:
    10
    Views:
    654
    ps102
    Jun 24, 2022
  16. A.S.Ford

    When to Write Book 2?

    A.S.Ford, Jun 4, 2022
    Replies:
    5
    Views:
    613
    TWErvin2
    Jun 23, 2022
  17. UniqueUserName
    Locked

    Short Story Writing Partner

    UniqueUserName, May 28, 2022
    Replies:
    1
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    762
    big soft moose
    May 29, 2022
  18. HenWii

    Suddenly having an idea that tilts the entire book around

    HenWii, May 14, 2022
    Replies:
    2
    Views:
    587
    Cephus
    May 28, 2022
  19. Catrin Lewis

    Novel Chapter Titles--- or Not?

    Catrin Lewis, Jul 27, 2016 ... 2
    Replies:
    34
    Views:
    2,812
    JSBernstein
    May 15, 2022
  20. Rad Scribbler

    Graphic Novels

    Rad Scribbler, Apr 17, 2022
    Replies:
    3
    Views:
    567
    Cdn Writer
    Apr 28, 2022
  21. deadrats

    Short Story new short stories

    deadrats, Apr 14, 2022
    Replies:
    1
    Views:
    712
    Cdn Writer
    Apr 28, 2022
  22. deadrats

    Short Story the collection

    deadrats, Apr 9, 2022
    Replies:
    4
    Views:
    554
    RMBROWN
    Apr 11, 2022
  23. deadrats

    Short Story names or no names in short fiction

    deadrats, Mar 22, 2022
    Replies:
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    864
    deadrats
    Mar 27, 2022
  24. Writelipus

    Short Story The conflict

    Writelipus, Dec 15, 2021
    Replies:
    2
    Views:
    725
    deadrats
    Mar 21, 2022
  25. Adam Bolander

    Help me choose a title?

    Adam Bolander, Jan 16, 2022
    Replies:
    7
    Views:
    931
    Madman
    Feb 7, 2022
  26. Justin Rocket 2

    Novel Written order

    Justin Rocket 2, Oct 1, 2015
    Replies:
    3
    Views:
    1,394
    Thom
    Jan 14, 2022
  27. GoodSeed

    Novel Novel Titles Request

    GoodSeed, Jan 14, 2022
    Replies:
    12
    Views:
    867
    Xoic
    Jan 14, 2022
  28. Flying Geese

    Graphic Novels Can an American make a manga?

    Flying Geese, Oct 17, 2014 ... 2 3 4
    Replies:
    88
    Views:
    27,313
    Catrin Lewis
    Dec 27, 2021
  29. Vaughan Quincey

    Waiting to be 'better' before attacking a project

    Vaughan Quincey, Dec 19, 2021
    Replies:
    4
    Views:
    735
    Vaughan Quincey
    Dec 21, 2021
  30. happyhacker

    Trying to gather it together.

    happyhacker, Dec 17, 2021
    Replies:
    5
    Views:
    567
    evild4ve
    Dec 17, 2021
  31. Trevor Torgerson

    Novel Where would I post these questions?

    Trevor Torgerson, Nov 13, 2021 ... 2
    Replies:
    30
    Views:
    2,016
    petra4
    Dec 7, 2021
  32. hainguyen

    Novel Novel Manuscript Structure

    hainguyen, Dec 3, 2021
    Replies:
    0
    Views:
    558
    hainguyen
    Dec 3, 2021
  33. Charles Neal

    Do you write in multiple genres or just one?

    Charles Neal, Oct 21, 2021
    Replies:
    20
    Views:
    1,450
    Madman
    Nov 22, 2021
  34. Michael Hill

    Hand writing published novels/chapters to improve your writing

    Michael Hill, Nov 5, 2021
    Replies:
    12
    Views:
    839
    Amontillado
    Nov 19, 2021
  35. sadia jabeen

    Need help

    sadia jabeen, Nov 4, 2021
    Replies:
    5
    Views:
    891
    sadia jabeen
    Nov 5, 2021
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