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  2. Rumwriter
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    Share Your First Three Sentences

    Rumwriter, May 16, 2012 ... 279 280 281
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    hirundine
    Jan 5, 2021
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    Mental Health For Writers

    g1ng3rsnap9ed, Mar 23, 2009 ... 5 6 7
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    Hector
    Jan 3, 2021
  4. Writing Forums Staff
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    How to use the General Writing Forum

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  6. GraceLikePain

    Anyone Feel too Intensely about their Stories?

    GraceLikePain, Jan 15, 2021 at 1:28 AM
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    GraceLikePain
    Jan 16, 2021 at 2:06 AM
  7. somemorningrain

    Being a story-teller vs. a literary writer

    somemorningrain, Jan 15, 2021 at 1:45 PM
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    marshipan
    Jan 15, 2021 at 11:18 PM
  8. Link the Writer

    What was one of the worst writing advices you ever got?

    Link the Writer, Jan 12, 2021 at 11:14 AM
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    SlayerC79
    Jan 15, 2021 at 10:18 AM
  9. GraceLikePain

    When Someone Gets There First

    GraceLikePain, Dec 17, 2020 ... 2
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    Xoic
    Jan 13, 2021 at 7:27 PM
  10. trevorD

    How do you come up with your analogies?

    trevorD, Jan 12, 2021 at 11:50 AM
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    trevorD
    Jan 13, 2021 at 2:22 PM
  11. TheEndOfMrsY

    How many pieces do you focus on at one time?

    TheEndOfMrsY, Jan 4, 2021
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    TheEndOfMrsY
    Jan 13, 2021 at 11:44 AM
  12. Than_urb

    Style Chapter length (opinions required)

    Than_urb, Dec 27, 2020
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    trevorD
    Jan 12, 2021 at 11:29 AM
  13. labelab

    How much do you write in one go?

    labelab, Sep 25, 2020 ... 2
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    Flamenco1
    Jan 12, 2021 at 8:45 AM
  14. Blackbɨrd

    Do you ever feel sad after finishing a book?

    Blackbɨrd, Jan 1, 2021
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    marshipan
    Jan 11, 2021 at 4:13 PM
  15. Jane9595

    Need help with paragraphs

    Jane9595, Jan 8, 2021
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    Jane9595
    Jan 10, 2021 at 3:34 AM
  16. Stauche Stimpson

    New story frustrations

    Stauche Stimpson, Dec 31, 2020
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    GraceLikePain
    Jan 9, 2021
  17. labelab

    I can only write as a distraction...

    labelab, Jan 4, 2021
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    cosmic lights
    Jan 8, 2021
  18. Torunn

    Varying Chapter Lengths

    Torunn, Jan 5, 2021
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    Flamenco1
    Jan 7, 2021
  19. Damage718

    Dealing with Burnout?

    Damage718, Jan 3, 2021
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    Damage718
    Jan 6, 2021
  20. Craigerz

    Screenwriting Get me to the starting gate

    Craigerz, Jan 2, 2021
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    Craigerz
    Jan 6, 2021
  21. DREWSKY

    Style New Writer, How to get over the hump?

    DREWSKY, Jan 4, 2021
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    DREWSKY
    Jan 5, 2021
  22. Zeppo595

    Purposefully creating drama in life for material

    Zeppo595, Dec 8, 2020 ... 2
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    somemorningrain
    Jan 4, 2021
  23. J.T. Woody

    Deleted Scenes

    J.T. Woody, Jan 3, 2021
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    Hammer
    Jan 3, 2021
  24. Rewrite The Ending

    How do I make progress with my WIP more faster?

    Rewrite The Ending, Dec 31, 2020
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    Xoic
    Jan 1, 2021
  25. kennethwest

    writing the beginning of a sequel

    kennethwest, Dec 19, 2020
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    GraceLikePain
    Jan 1, 2021
  26. ISalem

    Movies about writing

    ISalem, Dec 19, 2020
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    SethLoki
    Dec 31, 2020
  27. deadrats

    COVID-19 and writing

    deadrats, Mar 17, 2020 ... 6 7 8
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    SlayerC79
    Dec 31, 2020
  28. BlitzGirl

    Style When you have to "tell" instead of "show"

    BlitzGirl, Dec 12, 2020 ... 2 3
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    Stauche Stimpson
    Dec 31, 2020
  29. JadeX

    Are multiple drafts really necessary?

    JadeX, Dec 30, 2020
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    big soft moose
    Dec 31, 2020
  30. Bakkerbaard

    Epilogues

    Bakkerbaard, Dec 28, 2020
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    Franz Hansen
    Dec 29, 2020
  31. MzSnowleopard

    What do you do when you don't feel motivated?

    MzSnowleopard, Nov 24, 2020 ... 2
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    jimmybobb
    Dec 27, 2020
  32. Damage718

    Where do you write?

    Damage718, Sep 2, 2020 ... 2
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    jimmybobb
    Dec 26, 2020
  33. punkyeleven

    How to choose one project?

    punkyeleven, Dec 8, 2020
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    Cephus
    Dec 19, 2020
  34. Chuck_Lowcountry

    Style Writing in Black and White (B&W)

    Chuck_Lowcountry, Dec 11, 2020
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    Aled James Taylor
    Dec 19, 2020
  35. Teladan

    Too Much for a Novella?

    Teladan, Dec 16, 2020
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    295
    deadrats
    Dec 19, 2020
  36. Rafael Blotta

    Is there any advice about writing a chapter set in ancient times?

    Rafael Blotta, Dec 16, 2020
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    montecarlo
    Dec 16, 2020
  37. A.S.Ford

    NaNoWriMo NaNoWriMo 2020

    A.S.Ford, Jun 26, 2020 ... 2
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    Triduana
    Dec 16, 2020
  38. Amy Croft

    To write or not to write

    Amy Croft, Dec 10, 2020
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    deadrats
    Dec 11, 2020
  39. Chuck_Lowcountry

    Style Looking for writers of 3rd person objective POV

    Chuck_Lowcountry, Dec 11, 2020
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    225
    Lazaares
    Dec 11, 2020
  40. BillyxRansom

    how do i utilize what info i gathered?

    BillyxRansom, Oct 21, 2020
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    402
    Chuck_Lowcountry
    Dec 11, 2020
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