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  3. Science Fiction

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  2. Daniel
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    A Note on this Forum

    Daniel, Oct 19, 2013
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  4. Adam Bolander

    "Fun" Horror vs "Dread" Horror

    Adam Bolander, Sep 14, 2020
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    Cave Troll
    Sep 17, 2020 at 3:30 PM
  5. Adam Bolander

    Children's/YA Cosmic Horror?

    Adam Bolander, May 22, 2020
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    Le Panda Du Mal
    Sep 15, 2020 at 4:20 PM
  6. deadrats

    How do you make a horror story less scary?

    deadrats, Sep 12, 2020
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    Naomasa298
    Sep 14, 2020
  7. Astrea

    How do you decide what genre your book fits into?

    Astrea, Aug 23, 2020
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    cosmic lights
    Sep 13, 2020
  8. labelab

    Romance Writing romance with no experience in love?

    labelab, Sep 4, 2020
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    cosmic lights
    Sep 13, 2020
  9. Thorn Cylenchar

    What makes good horror?

    Thorn Cylenchar, Aug 24, 2020 ... 2 3
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    Cave Troll
    Sep 8, 2020
  10. Kstaraga

    Anyone Have Experience With Memoirs?

    Kstaraga, Aug 31, 2020
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    Kstaraga
    Sep 5, 2020
  11. Bone2pick

    Horror or Dark Fantasy?

    Bone2pick, Jul 17, 2020
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    A_Jones
    Aug 25, 2020
  12. Wreybies

    What makes a non-Western a Western?

    Wreybies, Jul 31, 2020 ... 2
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    Seven Crowns
    Aug 4, 2020
  13. The inquisitive writer

    Fan Fiction Why is my writing terrible?

    The inquisitive writer, Jul 27, 2020
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    jannert
    Jul 30, 2020
  14. Oldmanofthemountain

    Fan Fiction Thoughts on fanfics?

    Oldmanofthemountain, Jun 16, 2020 ... 2
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    Naomasa298
    Jul 22, 2020
  15. R M

    what do readers expect out of a mystery/ psychological thriller?

    R M, May 28, 2020
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    KiraAnn
    Jul 20, 2020
  16. Steve Rivers

    Fan Fiction The Worst Stuff You've EVER Written

    Steve Rivers, Dec 27, 2019 ... 2 3 4
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    Leleluv
    Jul 19, 2020
  17. Lifeline

    Romance Romance: What to do and not to do

    Lifeline, Jul 13, 2020
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    jannert
    Jul 17, 2020
  18. Quixote's Biographer

    Fan Fiction Where are the boundaries of fan fiction?

    Quixote's Biographer, Sep 9, 2018
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    Jan Karlsson
    Jul 6, 2020
  19. Catrin Lewis

    Switching Genres in a Single Universe?

    Catrin Lewis, Jun 19, 2020
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    Iain Aschendale
    Jun 20, 2020
  20. Adam Bolander

    What constitutes as pulp fiction?

    Adam Bolander, May 23, 2020
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    BillyxRansom
    Jun 5, 2020
  21. LastMindToSanity

    An Anthology With a Plot?

    LastMindToSanity, Nov 30, 2019
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    J.D. Ray
    May 18, 2020
  22. SvetaRosemond

    Spy novel with a unique setting?

    SvetaRosemond, Aug 25, 2019
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    Homer Potvin
    May 18, 2020
  23. LoaDyron

    Title for Romantic Erotica

    LoaDyron, May 13, 2020
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    marshipan
    May 13, 2020
  24. andallthatjasper

    One word titles

    andallthatjasper, May 9, 2020
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    EFMingo
    May 9, 2020
  25. Katie Dugan

    What is my genre?!

    Katie Dugan, Apr 13, 2020
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    Justin Attas
    Apr 24, 2020
  26. shushubytheshore

    Romance I can't decide on a title. Help!

    shushubytheshore, Apr 13, 2020
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    dbesim
    Apr 13, 2020
  27. Fronzizzle

    Horror Questions about starting in the middle

    Fronzizzle, Apr 2, 2020
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    KevinMcCormack
    Apr 9, 2020
  28. Adam Bolander

    References that kids will get?

    Adam Bolander, Apr 6, 2020
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    Adam Bolander
    Apr 8, 2020
  29. Adam Bolander

    Middle Grade Main Characters?

    Adam Bolander, Apr 5, 2020
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    peachalulu
    Apr 7, 2020
  30. GrJs

    Noir or Neo Noir

    GrJs, Mar 29, 2020
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    GrJs
    Mar 30, 2020
  31. Bone2pick

    Fan Fiction Sincerity with an amusing premise

    Bone2pick, Mar 11, 2020
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    Friedrich Kugelschreiber
    Mar 12, 2020
  32. Kelvin S C Yearwood

    Poetry Fellow Poets

    Kelvin S C Yearwood, Mar 9, 2020
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    dbesim
    Mar 11, 2020
  33. ZoomerWriter

    Horror Good way to open up to spooky stuff in horror.

    ZoomerWriter, Jun 6, 2019
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    Le gribouilleur
    Mar 7, 2020
  34. Richach

    Any middle grade writers out there?

    Richach, Feb 18, 2020
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    Richach
    Mar 6, 2020
  35. RightWrite

    Mystery Psychological consequences of writing crime/mystery fiction?

    RightWrite, Feb 20, 2020 ... 2
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    hrtbrkn
    Feb 24, 2020
  36. MilesTro

    Thriller Hard-Boiled Writing Style

    MilesTro, Jun 1, 2018
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    Vaughan Quincey
    Feb 22, 2020
  37. Kevin Teichman

    What genre would this story idea fall into?

    Kevin Teichman, Nov 21, 2019
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    J.D. Ray
    Feb 19, 2020
  38. Not the Territory

    Restriction re: Genre Connotation

    Not the Territory, Feb 10, 2020
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    jannert
    Feb 14, 2020
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