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A place to show off your creative works.

  1. Anyone Out There Have Fun Drawing Cartoons?

    First of all I want to make it clear that I am under no illusion that I should give up the day job. I just enjoy drawing cartoons and cartoony-type drawings, nothing that's ever going to be mistaken for Art. That having been said, anyone else out...

    Started by PonderThis‎, 02 Mar 2009 03:16 PM
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  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. 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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  5. Slogans that have helped (mottos, bywords, etc.)

    Just thought I'd pass along the slogan that kept me plugging towards the interminable, plot-packed ending of my first novel. (It didn't help me get it published, alas, but finishing it did teach me things about professionalism and discipline that...

    Started by prr‎, 08 Mar 2009 05:25 PM
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  6. 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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  7. 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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  8. Stuff I Wrote

    Since they're all quite short, I'm just going to post them all in one post here. All comments welcome. In Reverse, We Do Not Die, we coalesce from dust, to mud, to flesh. A thousand bits of ghost

    Started by Speusippus‎, 11 Mar 2009 01:31 PM
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  9. Sumissions (anyone know anyone looking for short stories?)

    I've just finished a short story that passed its editorial test with flying colours, (in the words of the editor "it will take me half an hour to come down." so I'm grinning like an idiot right now ) Definitely a thriller action story, but since it...

    Started by tirial‎, 13 Mar 2009 01:32 PM
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  10. 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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  11. 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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  12. For the Front Page

    If you are writing something with the intent to put it on the front page, here's a place for it.

    Started by pedescribe‎, 16 Mar 2009 03:23 PM
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  13. Anyone else here write fanfic?

    In the geek hierarchy, writers of fan fiction fall just below amateur scifi/fantasy writers. Unless, of course, you happen to write erotic fanfic, or (Og forbid) write yourself into your fanfic, write yourself into erotic fanfic, or write yourself...

    Started by phouka‎, 11 Mar 2009 10:56 PM
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  14. Writing explicit sex in literature

    I'd debated whether this was a better fit for the Guggenheim or here, but since I'd mostly like the input of writers rather than readers, I decided this was the best place for it. I've got a novel that's been nagging me like an unwelcome neighbor...

    Started by Zuul‎, 07 Mar 2009 07:53 PM
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  15. 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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  16. Do you write about people you know?

    Something in the thread "Do you know more than you write?" got me thinking. Do you base your characters on people you know or make them up completely? I tend to make mine up completely, but the number of times someone has insisted that all a...

    Started by tirial‎, 12 Mar 2009 10:55 AM
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  17. 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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  18. Wordsworth's First Draft

    I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o'er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Like a great big slice of American cheese.

    Started by terrifel‎, 15 Mar 2009 04:57 PM
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  19. 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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  20. 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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  21. 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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  22. 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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  23. Crown design help

    I'm not quite sure where to put this, but since I'm asking for pictures, I'll go with here. I'm trying to finalize the design of a character and the only thing that's missing is his crown. I'm trying to find inspiration - right now the only piece...

    Started by SilverTygerGirl‎, 24 Mar 2009 05:38 PM
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  24. Write to Music?

    I have to write a fairly lengthy feature today (well, I hope to finish today--which is why I am screwing around here starting threads...) and was about to click on a little music. Then stopped. Maybe no music today. Sometimes music helps,...

    Started by Oliveloaf‎, 17 Mar 2009 10:37 AM
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  25. The Get Off Your Ass and Get Something Submitted Thread

    As they say, you can't win if you don't play! The submission process is hard, and not fun. My writing partner refuses to submit or query. That entire responsibility is left to me--so that I shield her from the less fun rejection. It's also a huge...

    Started by pepperlandgirl‎, 12 Mar 2009 07:40 PM
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  26. 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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  27. Photos of The Office set

    I thought this might be of interest to any fans of the NBC show The Office... the set where they film it is less than 2 miles from where I live. I swung by today and took a few pics. I want to figure out when they shoot and try to sneak some pics of...

    Started by Rigamarole‎, 22 Mar 2009 06:35 PM
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  28. 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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  29. Criticize, s'il vous plait . . . .

    An article in today's Vancouver Sun got my blood boiling. I could write a letter to the editor, but the Sun has this little thingy where you can submit up to 750 words as an "opinion" piece. This is exactly 750 words, so my computer says. I...

    Started by vison‎, 14 Mar 2009 12:47 PM
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  30. What authors are you consciously influenced by?

    Despite my love of the Perfesser, my fantasy novel is not in the style of Lord of the Rings. I think of it as a fantasy story written by the bastard child of Ernest Gaines and Pat Conroy.

    Started by Skald the Rhymer‎, 07 Mar 2009 01:22 PM
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  31. 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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  32. Anyone used lulu.com?

    I need to get a small run of books done, but it's too small for my normal small press (the run is only a couple of hundred, and the books aren't exactly big). Going through the alternatives, lulu looks the most promising. On first look it's a little...

    Started by tirial‎, 01 Apr 2009 12:07 AM
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  33. 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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  34. 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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  35. Writer Resources

    Anybody else got some links that others might find useful? Little Details - a community on LJ where you can ask all those random questions. Writing Sex - the equivalent for NSFW stuff. The Bestiary - an encyclopedia of mythical critters. I...

    Started by SilverTygerGirl‎, 27 Mar 2009 12:51 PM
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  36. 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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  37. Weekly Writing Challenge

    Over in this thread vison made a great suggestion that I thought might be missed by those not following that thread: I wonder if I might make a suggestion? A little group I belong to, we set ourselves a challenge now and again. We pick a "topic"....

    Started by Zuul‎, 10 Mar 2009 01:40 PM
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  38. 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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  39. 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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  40. So, whatcha' writing? March '09

    I know that there are several writers here who are tackling all sorts of projects--novels, short stories, non-fiction essays, creative non-fiction, poetry, etc. I thought it would be nice to have a thread around here for that, since we have threads...

    Started by pepperlandgirl‎, 02 Mar 2009 04:18 PM
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  41. Where are you published? (the Pimp Yourself thread)

    I'll start: I have a piece of flash fiction, "Somewhere, the Sun is Shining" published in the Raven Electric "Sporty Spec: Games of the Fantastic" collection. I have a co-written short story, "Terminus" published in the Ricasso Press "Magic &...

    Started by sistercoyote‎, 12 Mar 2009 11:27 AM
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  42. Is this worth Pursuing?

    Tell me if this has the potential for publication.... or perhaps it will end up as a webpage of some sort. ================ Chapter One: Prelude Do you remember where you were on 31 December, 1999? Perhaps you do; it was an unusual day in...

    Started by Paul in Qatar‎, 01 May 2009 08:02 AM
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  43. Help me name a female faun character

    I'm working on a fanttasy short story set in a alternate world peopled by mythological and legendary creatures rather than humans. Part of my conceit for the story is that, though it's impossible to communicate in a systematic away between the...

    Started by Skald the Rhymer‎, 06 May 2009 01:55 PM
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  44. 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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  45. Writing Awards and badges

    I haven't been posting for a while, but I did get some good news. One of my lenses, Longitude, just got Lens of the Month for May 2009 for the British Literature Group on Squidoo :smile: . It's a bit of good news that certainly helped with my...

    Started by tirial‎, 09 May 2009 03:10 PM
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  46. Tell us about killing your darlings

    I think most of you know what I mean, but just in case I'll define the term. Killing your darlings is when a writer removes an element or passage in a story he is particularly fond or proud of for it's own sake because the story as a whole is...

    Started by Skald the Rhymer‎, 07 May 2009 03:51 PM
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  47. The Blue Book - Erotica NSFW

    OK< I wrote this years ago, but lost the file. So I just rewrote it now. I post it without editing as a warning to everyone never to post an MS without editing. Learn from my example. ====== The Gringo Doctor (Erotica, 750 words) Damn it was...

    Started by Paul in Qatar‎, 09 Apr 2009 11:59 AM
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  48. Do these characters' reaction to great stress seem sexist?

    I am working on a story, obviously, and am a bit worried about the actions of two of the supporting characters. I'd like some input if y'all don't mind. Here's the scoop. It’s a fantasy story, first of all. I'll call the characters in...

    Started by Skald the Rhymer‎, 26 May 2009 01:14 PM
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  49. 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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  50. Artists, what have you created recently?

    This is not the place for critiques (unless the artist says otherwise), this is just to share what you've drawn, sculpted, computer-generated, or whatever. This is a bit of fanart I did for a friend of mine. These are the two main characters...

    Started by SilverTygerGirl‎, 27 May 2009 06:33 PM
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