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  1. alpacinoutd

    I'm looking for an alternative for "coated" and "dusted" to create an adjective.

    alpacinoutd, Jan 22, 2023
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    ShawnGuernsey
    Feb 28, 2023
  2. lorinda woener

    Thesaurus

    lorinda woener, Jul 3, 2022
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    Rad Scribbler
    Jul 11, 2022
  3. Que

    Hyphens and Dashes

    Que, Jan 1, 2022
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    Also
    May 5, 2022
  4. Jenny Lindsey

    Dog-themed RSVP

    Jenny Lindsey, Mar 24, 2022
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    Hummingbird Alley
    Apr 3, 2022
  5. alpacinoutd

    When lights splash on glass in circular blurs

    alpacinoutd, Jun 16, 2021
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    big soft moose
    Jun 18, 2021
  6. Bakkerbaard

    Indent issue

    Bakkerbaard, Jun 14, 2021
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    562
    Bakkerbaard
    Jun 17, 2021
  7. Thundair

    Anthology; single or multiple authors?

    Thundair, May 18, 2021
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    marshipan
    May 19, 2021
  8. One

    Slang in other languages than English

    One, Mar 27, 2021
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    817
    Javelineer
    Apr 8, 2021
  9. thundermaker313

    Term for old timey cavewomen/jungle women animal skin bikini top

    thundermaker313, Jan 15, 2021
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    The Multiverse
    Feb 14, 2021
  10. Jane9595

    Hyphenated words in titles?

    Jane9595, Jan 27, 2021
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    1,634
    Homer Potvin
    Jan 31, 2021
  11. Cloudymoon

    Laid, layed or lay?

    Cloudymoon, Jan 5, 2021
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    SapereAude
    Jan 22, 2021
  12. Shannon Davidson

    Describing a goddess

    Shannon Davidson, Jan 6, 2021
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    Shannon Davidson
    Jan 6, 2021
  13. r.ross

    Tense for a blurb

    r.ross, Oct 24, 2020
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    marshipan
    Oct 25, 2020
  14. Hunch

    How do you increase specific vocabulary?

    Hunch, Oct 14, 2020
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    975
    Malum
    Oct 16, 2020
  15. alpacinoutd

    bring meaning into life

    alpacinoutd, Aug 4, 2020
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    Friedrich Kugelschreiber
    Aug 6, 2020
  16. Cloudymoon

    Rhyming words in prose

    Cloudymoon, Jul 28, 2020
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    869
    Seven Crowns
    Jul 28, 2020
  17. Katie Dugan

    Tense issue with first sentence of book?!

    Katie Dugan, Jun 22, 2020
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    989
    OurJud
    Jun 25, 2020
  18. Lazaares

    Grammar Word Order Feels Monotone

    Lazaares, Apr 17, 2020
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    1,026
    JLT
    Apr 18, 2020
  19. Richach

    Union Jack or Union Flag

    Richach, Mar 28, 2020
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    925
    jannert
    Apr 11, 2020
  20. TScream

    Prolific pronouns

    TScream, Nov 29, 2019
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    Seven Crowns
    Dec 8, 2019
  21. Cazzara

    Using Caps - Yay or Nay?

    Cazzara, Dec 4, 2019
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    710
    Cazzara
    Dec 6, 2019
  22. Mike Lee

    Grammar Disdain

    Mike Lee, Oct 31, 2019
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    691
    deadrats
    Nov 1, 2019
  23. Bone2pick

    If I may

    Bone2pick, Jul 19, 2019
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    Cave Troll
    Jul 20, 2019
  24. StoryForest

    When did--how did--?

    StoryForest, Jul 17, 2019
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    839
    StoryForest
    Jul 18, 2019
  25. StoryForest

    Repeating words

    StoryForest, Jul 2, 2019
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    776
    StoryForest
    Jul 3, 2019
  26. Dr. Li

    There or Here, in describing a past event

    Dr. Li, May 22, 2019
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    Gary Wed
    Jun 14, 2019
  27. Ellevee

    Using "my" too much in first person

    Ellevee, Jun 5, 2019
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    1,286
    Ellevee
    Jun 6, 2019
  28. Artifacs

    Grammar Use of Abbreviations in Narration Speech

    Artifacs, Dec 28, 2018
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    Artifacs
    Dec 28, 2018
  29. Andy Jack

    Punctuation Character stops mid-word, then carries on

    Andy Jack, Dec 14, 2018
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    1,677
    EBohio
    Dec 15, 2018
  30. Andy Jack

    Help with past tense in fiction writing

    Andy Jack, Oct 30, 2018
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    1,013
    Andy Jack
    Oct 31, 2018
  31. Elf Lord

    Grammar Tense issue - "would have/would"

    Elf Lord, May 21, 2018
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    LastMindToSanity
    May 22, 2018
  32. Christina58

    Tick Tock

    Christina58, Apr 1, 2018
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    1,540
    Stormburn
    Apr 6, 2018
  33. waitingforzion

    What are the proper kinds of change in word order?

    waitingforzion, Feb 9, 2018
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    big soft moose
    Feb 9, 2018
  34. GB reader

    Not must, must not

    GB reader, Jan 20, 2018
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    839
    Bosco
    Jan 22, 2018
  35. ThenColmSaid

    Writing signs in novel

    ThenColmSaid, Dec 12, 2017
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    1,111
    jannert
    Dec 13, 2017
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