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A place to show off your creative works.

  1. 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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  2. Write a story one word at a time

    Alice

    Started by Zuul‎, 12 Sep 2009 11:21 AM
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  3. 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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  4. 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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  5. Travels with Jim (New story revised in post 54), please add more constructive criticism

    I have moved this to Write Here, Write Now to hopefully get some constructive criticism of my writing. If anyone is willing please read, review and let me know where I can improve my writing. I was trying for interesting and humorous anecdotes and I...

    Started by What Exit?‎, 16 Mar 2009 02:18 PM
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  6. 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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  7. Star Trek Section 7G: A Private Little Clusterfuck

    Episode 45: "A Private Little Clusterfuck" Extortion. The surest way to keep your job. These are the voyages of the starship Nixon. Her five year mission: To secretly follow behind Starfleet's "golden boy," Captain James T. Kirk and fix his fuck...

    Started by Tuckerfan‎, 27 Jun 2013 10:20 PM
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  8. 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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  9. The First Ever "Mello" Novel

    Here is the Google document. Anybody can view it, but only the posters with permission can edit it. This morning, I was going about my usual routine, when I stumbled upon this call for submissions. As I read it, I realized one of two things was...

    Started by pepperlandgirl‎, 05 Nov 2009 01:42 PM
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  10. 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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  11. 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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  12. 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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  13. Poems to Mellos from Mellos

    After seeing a recent poem dedicated to Sarahfeena, I thought it would be good to have a thread specifically for that. Sarahfeena ballerina today she may do a plié.

    Started by Trojan Man‎, 30 Jan 2011 08:44 PM
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  14. In which I fix a barn built by my grandfather

    Okay, it's a really small barn. The story behind the barn: When I was little, my step-grandpa started building this thing. I loved it as soon as I realized it had to do with horses. I wanted to look at it every time I went to their house. But...

    Started by RabbitMage‎, 24 Nov 2011 01:16 AM
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  15. Poll Poll: Melloween: Night of the Tweeting Dead

    Is it possible to write a scary story in under 140 characters? We're about to find out. Inspired by a discussion in chat last night, I decided to run a little Halloween writing contest. Write microfiction that's short enough to be a tweet and...

    Started by Zuul‎, 26 Oct 2010 02:37 PM
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  16. TV Script writing contest

    The New York Times is saying that Fox is having some sort of contest for scripts for new comedies. Rules are here. Anyone know more about it? (A Rush Limbagh-like character deals with the merry hijinks of his vegetarian wife and...

    Started by Paul in Qatar‎, 28 Apr 2009 07:30 AM
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  17. Some lyrics

    Well, to make up for the completely pointless thread I started in the Lounge, I thought I'd try to contribute something different. Here are some of my lyrics. Praise and constructive criticism welcome! Your Fountain You don't have to...

    Started by Trojan Man‎, 04 Jun 2010 07:45 PM
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  18. Romance novel plot generator

    I've been playing with this for a while, but it finally got expanded into something more than just some randomly generated text. Behold, the romance novel plot generator. It does standard straight romance: The girl's name is Elizabeth and she...

    Started by Zuul‎, 06 Oct 2010 04:03 PM
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  19. 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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  20. 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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  21. Recommend a book

    What absolutely needs to be read right now? What book will finally make my life complete? What will blow minds and inform the masses? Recommend a book. Now. Do it! I'm in desperate need of new reading material and I'd like something fairly...

    Started by Zuul‎, 18 Feb 2010 08:49 PM
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  22. Bad Book Club

    We've all read bad books. In fact, I'm reading one right now. One of my biggest frustrations is looking at an awful book and wondering, "HOW was this published?" Another one is wanting to discuss the badness of the book with someone else, but...

    Started by Zuul‎, 06 Sep 2009 04:51 PM
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  23. Smile The Adventures of Legolas Greenleaf in the Blue Kingdom

    The premise here is that Legolas is sending reports to King Elessar. Accompanying him on the journey is Captain Roland of the Citadel Guards, whose letters to his brother Ronceval are included with the reports from Legolas. Ronceval is a...

    Started by vison‎, 05 May 2010 11:08 AM
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  24. 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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  25. Write purple prose (one sentence at a time)

    The purple velvety sky hung heavy with stars as it sagged over the outstretched planes of southern Kansas, which were covered in top-heavy fields of corn bowing and swaying in a breeze that brought the scent of slow roasting, heavenly pork from...

    Started by Zuul‎, 13 Jun 2010 11:16 AM
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  26. 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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  27. 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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  28. 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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  29. 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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  30. 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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  31. 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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  32. Let's rewrite the Trojan War myths

    Please note that I did not write Let's rewrite the Iliad. After all, Homer's lesser epic* is not the story of the war between the Hellenes & the Anatolians; it is the story of a particular incident in the middle of that conflict. What I'd like to...

    Started by Skald the Rhymer‎, 10 Jul 2009 12:36 PM
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  33. 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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  34. 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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  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. 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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  37. 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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  38. Tightening the nuts (another NSFW story)

    It all started one day when my wife would be out for the day and I had settled down to surf the net looking for transgender sites, I was only dressed in a black lace garter belt, black hose and high heeled black pumps. I had just found a promising...

    Started by Truth and Beauty‎, 16 Jun 2009 12:36 AM
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  39. 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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  40. 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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  41. 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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  42. An Gadaí's shit poem thread.

    Okay to prove my point I was making chate about poetry I'm going to wow you all with poems i make up off the top of my head. This is how easy it is to write bad poetry. Crap Poem #1 There was a star hastened glare, as I stood at the foot...

    Started by The Original An Gadaí‎, 19 Jan 2010 10:06 PM
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  43. 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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  44. 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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  45. 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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  46. Moved: Ask the published (fiction) author(s)...

    Started by pepperlandgirl‎, 03 Jun 2009 11:31 AM
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  47. Creative Writing Challenge - Dating Site Intro

    You are challenged to write an effective dating-site intro for the gentleman above. You're intro must be as truthful as possible, but still get this guy calls. Your intro should be in the 75-150 word range. Assumptions: Lives with...

    Started by Oliveloaf‎, 18 Oct 2010 10:52 AM
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  48. Some Poems

    This will be shorter than my lyrics thread. ---------------------------- Too Proud, Too Numb Across a landscape, created by dreams Dizzy with colour and weak at the seams A patchwork of fantasies, tattered and torn And each little...

    Started by Trojan Man‎, 29 Jan 2011 07:42 PM
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  49. Compare and Contrast: A Mello Image Project

    Started by Oliveloaf‎, 08 Dec 2011 05:29 PM
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  50. Star Trek: Section 7G

    Episode 1: "We've Already Been Here, Man" Extortion. The surest way to keep your job. These are the voyages of the starship Nixon. Her five year mission: To secretly follow behind Starfleet's "golden boy," Captain James T. Kirk and fix his...

    Started by Tuckerfan‎, 08 Jan 2013 11:56 PM
    • Replies: 12
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    16 Jan 2013 12:47 PM Go to last post

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