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    How to use the General Writing Forum

    Writing Forums Staff, Feb 16, 2020 at 8:53 PM
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    Writing Forums Staff
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  3. Tenderiser
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    Share Your First Three Sentences

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    Seven Crowns
    Feb 12, 2020
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    Share Your Last Three Sentences

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    TheOtherPromise
    Feb 5, 2020
  5. g1ng3rsnap9ed
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    Mental Health For Writers

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    Not the Territory
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  7. Adam Bolander

    Showing vs Telling

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    J.D. Ray
    Feb 19, 2020 at 12:09 AM
  8. labelab

    When you were 16, what stage were you at as a writer?

    labelab, Oct 26, 2019 ... 2 3 4
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    VictoriaPrincess
    Feb 18, 2020 at 8:35 AM
  9. J.T. Woody

    "Potato Chip" Stories

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    Malisky
    Feb 18, 2020 at 4:04 AM
  10. Link the Writer
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    Glaring Plothole in Colonial America Story. :O

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  11. Adam Bolander

    Writing Superhero Stories?

    Adam Bolander, Feb 17, 2020 at 1:46 AM
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    Thorn Cylenchar
    Feb 17, 2020 at 2:45 AM
  12. EdFromNY

    The Enemies of Writing

    EdFromNY, Jan 30, 2020
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    Not the Territory
    Feb 15, 2020 at 9:59 PM
  13. J.D. Ray

    Structural Statistics

    J.D. Ray, Jan 25, 2020
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    J.D. Ray
    Feb 15, 2020 at 12:23 AM
  14. isaac223

    Do I Really Want To Write?

    isaac223, Feb 2, 2020
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    JLT
    Feb 14, 2020 at 7:37 PM
  15. Damage718

    Writing what you don't see/don't know

    Damage718, Jan 27, 2020
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    Vaughan Quincey
    Feb 14, 2020 at 12:32 AM
  16. Glen Barrington

    Style Bad Writing Habits

    Glen Barrington, Aug 23, 2019 ... 2
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    J.T. Woody
    Feb 13, 2020 at 1:44 PM
  17. DarkWoods

    Should I search for a mentor?

    DarkWoods, Jan 13, 2020
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    J.T. Woody
    Feb 6, 2020
  18. deadrats

    Is your synopsis boring?

    deadrats, Dec 17, 2019
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    HeathBar
    Jan 29, 2020
  19. Adam Bolander

    Things you wish authors would stop doing?

    Adam Bolander, Jan 24, 2020 ... 2 3
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    Iain Aschendale
    Jan 27, 2020
  20. Ben Hill

    A slight case of dissing...

    Ben Hill, Jan 20, 2020
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    Hammer
    Jan 23, 2020
  21. frigocc

    Having Trouble Writing The Small Details

    frigocc, Jan 20, 2020
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    jannert
    Jan 20, 2020
  22. KafkaKomedy

    Freelance Audience Participation Web Serial

    KafkaKomedy, Jan 17, 2020
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    KafkaKomedy
    Jan 17, 2020
  23. Histowriter101

    Style event strength - to flair or not to flair?

    Histowriter101, Jan 15, 2020
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    Histowriter101
    Jan 15, 2020
  24. DarkWoods

    What is your morning and everning routine when writing?

    DarkWoods, Feb 3, 2019
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    Cephus
    Jan 13, 2020
  25. Damage718

    Battling Self-Doubt

    Damage718, Jan 8, 2020
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    Alphonse Capone
    Jan 13, 2020
  26. Adam Bolander

    More "Visceral"?

    Adam Bolander, Jan 11, 2020
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    Adam Bolander
    Jan 12, 2020
  27. Whitepaws

    Rewriting/revising—making it fun?

    Whitepaws, Jan 10, 2020
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    peachalulu
    Jan 11, 2020
  28. Teladan

    Forever Abandoning Projects

    Teladan, Dec 13, 2019
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    Cephus
    Jan 10, 2020
  29. elfdragonlord

    Writing to music.

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    storytellerheart4life
    Jan 8, 2020
  30. LexStorm

    Dealing With Distractions

    LexStorm, Jan 1, 2020
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    Naomasa298
    Jan 6, 2020
  31. Noir

    Movies to Books

    Noir, Nov 24, 2019 ... 2
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    Cdn Writer
    Jan 3, 2020
  32. isaac223

    My "Voice" is Way Too Flat

    isaac223, Dec 22, 2019
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    jannert
    Dec 25, 2019
  33. BK Bell

    Style Is Present Tense okay for adult literature?

    BK Bell, Dec 9, 2019
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    Alex R. Encomienda
    Dec 20, 2019
  34. deadrats

    My routine is off... help.

    deadrats, Nov 30, 2019
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    Richach
    Dec 2, 2019
  35. Scarecrow28

    Dialogue-first technique of writing

    Scarecrow28, Sep 27, 2008 ... 6 7 8
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    Siena
    Nov 29, 2019
  36. Aceldama

    Copywriting courses

    Aceldama, Nov 23, 2019
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    NigeTheHat
    Nov 27, 2019
  37. dscott25

    Ever just want to quit?

    dscott25, Jul 12, 2008 ... 10 11 12
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    Naomasa298
    Nov 24, 2019
  38. BC Barry

    How to focus on writing?

    BC Barry, Jul 4, 2016 ... 5 6 7
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    Siena
    Nov 19, 2019
  39. Sapphire

    The Writers Block Thread

    Sapphire, Sep 21, 2006 ... 219 220 221
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    H. Antler
    Nov 18, 2019
  40. AnimalAsLeader

    Questions in prose?

    AnimalAsLeader, Nov 3, 2019
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    deadrats
    Nov 17, 2019
  41. Richach

    Style Suggestions about how to write about mundane things

    Richach, Oct 7, 2019
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    matwoolf
    Nov 10, 2019
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