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  1. How does anyone write erotic fiction?

    Seriously, I find it at least twice as hard as writing normal fiction, which makes it for me nearly impossible. Even after I learned to type one handed at a normal pace, I still find myself writing at probably half the speed. I find it hard to...

    Started by AllWalker‎, 13 Apr 2009 07:02 AM
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  2. Short Story - Global Warming [NSFW]

    This is probably the worst story ever written. I haven't even edited it. But it had to be written - erotic fiction about Australian Federal Parliament. Enjoy, or don't. “Thank you for joining me, Acting Prime Minister.” Julia strode into...

    Started by AllWalker‎, 30 Nov 2009 06:46 PM
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  3. Death Beyond Domain

    The Foregone Conclusion was, technically, part of human-controlled space. Though the formal boundaries of the Human Domain were blurred, subjective and always changing, the ship was well beyond the outermost worlds that any reasonable person would...

    Started by AllWalker‎, 10 Dec 2010 06:04 PM
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  4. Crystal Healing

    A Wilki Jhanden Story Wilki Jhanden felt uneasy. The galaxy is a big place, and a human life so short. It was impossible to see it all, and he was content with that. but he did want to see as much of it as possible. Life. Life in a million...

    Started by AllWalker‎, 16 Dec 2010 11:13 PM
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  5. Pent Up Hostility

    A Wilki Jhanden Adventure Up until that moment, it had been a disappointing week for the Mayor of Siceltown. His thinning hair and pasty skin had not improved under the stress of a gamble that was far from paying off. It had taken every ounce of...

    Started by AllWalker‎, 28 Jan 2011 07:26 PM
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  6. Time and Hyperspace

    A Wilki Jhanden Adventure It was amazing the things a person got used to, without even realising it. As a wanderer of the stars, Wilki Jhanden had witnessed many things, half of which he would not have believed coming from another’s mouth, but...

    Started by AllWalker‎, 14 Jan 2011 11:24 PM
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  7. Echoes - Book One of Domain's Reach

    A Wilki Jhanden story The worldlet had no real purpose, and thus had no real name. It was a spec of a world, a moon really, adequately habitable by anything from a biosphere similar to Earth’s. From a galactic standpoint it was the planet which...

    Started by AllWalker‎, 13 Mar 2011 10:41 PM
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  8. Tourist Trap - a short story

    Here's a short story I found on my hard drive, one I'd written a year or so ago. Tourist Trap Tourist Trap The signal echoed throughout Dyrinian controlled space. Come to Earth, it said. Visit a beautiful, unspoiled landscape. Observe the...

    Started by AllWalker‎, 21 Jun 2011 11:09 PM
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  9. What does one do with a screenplay?

    Since I was about ten, I always thought I'd be a novelist. Wrote a (crappy) book as a teenager, and have always had several more in the back of my mind. But a while back I realized that a lot of my ideas played out in my head in a cinematic...

    Started by Baldwin‎, 25 Mar 2009 08:45 PM
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  10. Rejection notices

    I've started submitting short stories to various sites. This means I've also started collecting rejections. Most of them are a generic "does not meet our needs", but the latest one was more specific. It said, "This just didn't hold our...

    Started by Baldwin‎, 10 Mar 2009 05:04 PM
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  11. *New* TV Script Writing Competition

    I was going to add this to Paul's thread, but it's just as easy to start a new thread. I just got an e-mail from NYTVF (New York Television Festival) about a new script contest for a procedural drama tv movie with potential for sequels or a...

    Started by Baldwin‎, 21 Oct 2009 04:25 PM
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  12. Tagging NSFW entries in WHWN

    Forgive me if I'm rambling, but I worked 14 hours today, and got a flat tire on the way home, and I'm freaking exhausted, but I want to address this while it's still fresh in my mind. One thing - I want to avoid another beating-a-dead-horse kind...

    Started by BiblioCat‎, 16 Apr 2009 11:05 PM
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  13. The "I need a Death Scene" Challenge

    Ok, so I am running the Mafia game in the Games and Sport Forum and it has spiralled into something special. A complete clusterfuck. My english skills are not the greatest, so I am looking for some assistance in writing the End of Day colour. This...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 31 Mar 2009 02:20 AM
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  14. Who wants to build a Dalek?

    Well, I'm not that creative but it looks as though the BBC have released plans for a DIY Dalek. That's right make your own, evil exterminator out to conquer the galaxy from some plywood and a sink plunger. I believe a Mr. D Avros will be...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 01 Oct 2010 07:48 AM
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  15. The Seventh Thief - Chapter 6

    It was early evening as the crowd gathered round the gallows, while being held back at a respectable distance by a set of guards in the local count's livery. Pikes were jabbed out and sharp orders given to the soldiers as the onlookers were waiting...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 02 Nov 2011 09:20 AM
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  16. The Seventh Thief - Comments Thread

    If anyone wants to comment on the any of the chapters, feel free to do so here

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 02 Nov 2011 09:31 AM
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  17. Star Trek RPG: Apocrypha

    For those who wish to write further on the backgrounds of their characters in the ongoing Star Trek campaign.

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 02 Jul 2014 03:22 PM
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  18. Write a 1000 word (or less) piece of Genre Fiction Here.

    Any genre goes. Sci-fi, Fantasy, Mystery, Crime, Horror, whatever. Put the title of your story, genre and word count in the subject line of your post. If you can, write something new — don't draw off of an old story laying around. Crank up that...

    Started by cmyk‎, 08 Mar 2009 11:06 AM
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  19. Staying motivated -- how do *you* do it?

    So, suffice to say that I had until today a somewhat peaceful place to write, where I was left alone and where my bed was nowhere near so I couldn't just lie down and read or sleep instead (I'm a terrible procrastinator.) That has now been taken...

    Started by CrashMyBicycle‎, 14 Mar 2009 04:04 AM
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  20. Some poetry

    I write fiction only nowadays, but I used to write poetry in high school and college. Most of it is not fit for human consumption, but there are some pieces I still like. I'd love to hear what people who don't know me think about them, since the...

    Started by CrashMyBicycle‎, 11 Mar 2009 06:48 PM
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  21. Need critics for my site

    I do some role-playing gaming as a hobby, and has come up with a site (http://www.gamestopica.net) where I post a an 'idea seed' per day. The premise behind a seed is that I would describe a situation, list down 3 possibilities for an adventure (or...

    Started by crazychop‎, 15 Mar 2009 12:03 AM
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  22. Skunk Pictures....

    About 9:40PM, it was time to try once a gain to get Demon & Devil to come in side. Demon will usually come in when the White skunk shows up... Well, right on time, I looked out and there he was. The white skunk. This time I took a camera. The...

    Started by Dragon‎, 22 Mar 2009 11:35 PM
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  23. When you kill a character, do you mourn the death?

    I wrote a death scene for two central characters as the conclusion to a long epic fantasy I worked on for a couple of years, and found myself breaking down repeatedly as I was writing it, having to stop and compose myself before I could go on. ...

    Started by EddyTeddyFreddy‎, 10 Mar 2009 11:21 PM
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  24. The Seventh Thief - Chapter 3

    "No Horse of Mine" Sam was his name, or at least that’s what he told people. Not that many asked, not these days, not when they saw his eyes. He had once worn gray and cheered the Confederacy as loudly as anyone, but victory was no closer...

    Started by Elendil's Heir‎, 08 Nov 2011 03:17 PM
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  25. I've never written any fiction but I want to learn it

    Amateur writing is always a popular topic around here, but I have a question that I haven't seen so far. I have never written any fiction, but I would love to be able to do so. I don't have any specific story in mind and I would be open to...

    Started by Feirefiz‎, 04 Nov 2009 04:45 PM
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  26. Doodle Of Chameoleon

    Hello everyone! 'Tis Froddy. :3 I love to draw and doodle in my spare time. I'm not a professional but I have been doing it ever since I was little. It's one of the way I express myself. Here's a doodle of a chameleon. I attempted to make him...

    Started by Froody Blue Gem‎, 16 Mar 2018 03:44 PM
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  27. The DoMeBo Photography Class - Lesson #1

    The DoMeBo Photography Class Lesson #1 - “Your Camera & You” The purpose of this lesson is to familiarize you with you equipment, the basics. The good news is that, because it’s the basics (remember?), you probably know much of this already. The...

    Started by garygnu‎, 17 Mar 2009 10:23 AM
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  28. How fast do you write?

    I was reading a blog entry about the last, posthumous books in the Wheel of Time series when I realized that the professional author writing it seemed to write slowly when compared with myself. Last year I wrote a 100.000 word novel in under five...

    Started by Harlequin‎, 26 Apr 2009 04:21 PM
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  29. Co-writing

    pepperlandgirl often mentions her writing partner and obviously many books are written by two or more authors. I'm having trouble understanding how this works. To me, writing is a very private activity and I certainly couldn't have someone peering...

    Started by Harlequin‎, 24 Mar 2009 08:42 AM
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  30. Author avatars and the opposite

    How many of you write characters, big or small, that are highly reminiscent of you? I've examined my stories since reading about the whole Mary Sue thing a few years ago, and I find that I rarely do (the "perfect hero" deal I am susceptible to, but...

    Started by Harlequin‎, 19 Mar 2009 06:53 PM
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  31. In control or helpless spectator?

    I've been writing since I was a kid. Back then, I had very little idea of what was going to happen and I was along for the ride more than anything else. These days I'm more in control and (usually) know where the story is going even if the details...

    Started by Harlequin‎, 16 Mar 2009 02:18 PM
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  32. Help me appreciate poetry

    I don't get poetry, and I would like to. We sometimes wrote poetry in school and I always got good marks for it but I always thought my stuff sucked even worse than everybody else's, which with few exceptions sucked really badly. Even a poem I like...

    Started by Harlequin‎, 14 Mar 2009 08:44 AM
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  33. Do you know more than you write?

    When JK Rowling outed Dumbledore my first thought was that I would never do anything like that, because if a character of mine isn't gay on the page, then he isn't gay, period. I know very little about them that's not written down. I don't make up...

    Started by Harlequin‎, 10 Mar 2009 06:45 PM
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  34. Advice about 'pre-publishing'

    I apologize for the sucky subject line, but my question is difficult to summarize. I'm Swedish, and a Swedish website (run by a publishing company) is currently running a competition. Participants post a novel or collection of short stories, they're...

    Started by Harlequin‎, 09 Mar 2009 07:28 AM
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  35. Do your on-line photos get used by others much?

    I'm putting this in TDR because it is photo-related - I hope this is the right place. I'm just curious if other people with on-line photo sharing accounts at places like flickr and picasa have had an experience like mine. I only have a few photos...

    Started by Hatshepsut‎, 19 Mar 2009 10:00 PM
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  36. The "Rhyme, damn you!" challenge

    Over here, CairoCarol thought of a fun writing challenge: Take nonrhyming poetry and make it rhyme. Butcher it, if necessary -- all in the name of the almighty rhyme! So here, without further ado, is the rhyming version of since feeling is...

    Started by iampunha‎, 11 Jun 2009 07:15 AM
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  37. Request for submissions

    As detailed on the Giraffe Boards, and with permission gained from BiblioCat and CRSP: http://giraffeboards.com/showthread.php?t=1306" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Summary: Jaade and I, along with some other folks, are...

    Started by iampunha‎, 12 Apr 2009 06:41 AM
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  38. A (very) short story writing opportunity

    Disclaimer: I am in no way connected with this offer. I found it on a job board I frequent and figured someone here could make some extra cash. http://miami.craigslist.org/pbc/wri/1084043729.html

    Started by iampunha‎, 27 Mar 2009 11:58 AM
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  39. Scissors

    Inspired (though I cry at using the word) by this: viewtopic.php?f=16&t=598&sid=4ee5db7d0cef21753aca671ea35eb6fc#p10906 and based on a true story. Some really awful shit gets hinted at, and it ain't hard to figure out what's wrong, but I have...

    Started by iampunha‎, 08 Mar 2009 09:13 AM
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  40. Dead Horse, NM

    This is a story I wrote around 1991 or 1992. The way it came about is that a coworker was taking a creative writing class, which she thought would help make her creative. She came to work one day, and said the teacher had written DEAD HORSE, NM on...

    Started by Johnny‎, 19 Mar 2010 10:39 PM
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  41. Quirky characters

    I've had an idea in my head for a series of seven short films, each involving a quirky character. I have an artist who finds a corpse and decides to use it as art. I have a guy who's a little too obsessed with a woman he sees on a monorail. I...

    Started by Johnny‎, 14 Nov 2009 07:11 PM
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  42. Biblical sonnets and sonnet sequences

    Skald and I were talking in chat the other day about sonnet sequences in general and my biblical sonnets in particular. Here's an example of mine: Abra speaks to Holofernes in confidence Your head is heavy. I did not expect ...

    Started by Julie‎, 04 Jun 2009 08:37 AM
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  43. For anyone who writes poetry--NaPoWriMo

    April is National Poetry Writing Month, or NaPoWriMo. There are a number of places online where people participate (here is my favorite. Scroll down to NaPoWriMo 2009), posting a poem per day for the month. It's an exceptional exercise for your...

    Started by Julie‎, 27 Mar 2009 07:00 PM
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  44. Poetry, a couple of sonnets

    I thought I'd kick things off by sharing a couple of my older sonnets. I think they are more accessible than a lot of my more recent work, and they seem to have a broader appeal than some of my more offbeat stuff. But soon I’m writing...

    Started by Julie‎, 07 Mar 2009 02:41 PM
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  45. Sarah's Gold

    In the early 90s, I was challenged to write a short story illustrating the lives of people in a libertarian context ... with a catch. I had to use a particular cast of people in a particular setting. The point, as I recall, was to show that...

    Started by Liberal‎, 13 Apr 2009 09:51 PM
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  46. On Poor Children - a short short story

    On Poor Children A nine-year-old girl is found in the stairwell of a crack house in Chicago. She has been repeatedly raped. Her stomach is flooded with gasoline. Upon her body is the mark of a gang insignia, a pitch fork, made with something like...

    Started by Liberal‎, 07 Mar 2009 06:24 PM
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  47. Twisted Fairy Tales, or Fairly Twisted Tales

    Something new to get the creative juices flowing. Rewrite a fairy tale, fable, myth etc. Modernise it, tell it from a different POV, put a twist in the ending, your choice. 5000 word limit. SFW. I'm working on the Pied Piper, should have...

    Started by maggenpye‎, 28 May 2009 04:40 AM
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  48. Be A Book - Damn You!

    I've moaned and whined about 'book three' over various boards and several years. I've deleted it and started over from scratch twice and done major edits (>50% changes) more often than that. It's the third of a trilogy and must tie up all the...

    Started by maggenpye‎, 13 May 2009 08:03 PM
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  49. The Seventh Thief - circa 1801

    There was a wicked old tavern just off the waterfront in Port Royal - mind, it could have been most anywhere in any of half a hundred islands not so very far different one from another, for let the law do what it might in those days, even the King...

    Started by Malacandra‎, 26 Nov 2011 03:17 PM
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  50. The Gay

    I met him as I was leaving my apartment, late for a meeting downtown. He glared at me, obviously looking for a confrontation, and demanded: "Is this your gay?". In his hand he was holding a tiny gay. It was a cute little thing, below the grime of...

    Started by Nrblex‎, 15 Jul 2009 12:00 AM
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