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A round-robin of cool stuff in the group The Fantastic (Group) of Lord Matt, Super Geek: 2 years, 4 months agoA round-robin of cool stuff
Back in the day, bloggers would often get together and make lists of cool things or stuff they really liked that others (usually in the in-group) were […] -
Matthew Brown replied to the topic How much world building should I start my story with? in the forum Aspiring Authors 2 years, 5 months ago
As little as humanly possible.
When I read, I want to get to the characters and learn why I should care about them. Only then am I interested in exploring the world with them.
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Joanne Harris in the group Fans of Joanne Harris 2 years, 5 months agosainamoonshine:A note to all creatives:Right now, you have to be a team player. You cannot complain about AI being used to fuck over your industry and then turn […]
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Abandon Twitter for Mastodon if you have not already in the group Author Buzz HQ: 2 years, 5 months agoAbandon Twitter for Mastodon if you have not already
With what is going on over at Twitter I have revised our Twitter advice for authors. If you are still on Twitter, I strongly recommend that you jump […] -
Blog: THE SHADOW EARL from
Stella Riley in the group Fans of Stella Riley 2 years, 5 months agoChristian’s story was released yesterday and reached number 3 in the Amazon UK historical romances best seller lists. If you’ve already read it, please leave a […]
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jeffjohns started the topic How much world building should I start my story with? in the forum Aspiring Authors 2 years, 5 months ago
I have a story I’m ready to write. How much world-building stuff should my first chapter have?
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My babysitter is an assassin in the group The Muse of Last Resort: 2 years, 5 months agoMy babysitter is an assassin
Alex is twelve and he’s pretty sure the babysitter is an underworld assassin. Alex has one question: Should he tell the babysitter about the bully? -
Blog: Books I Read in June 2023 from
A Little Blog of Books in the group Book bloggers 2 years, 5 months agoI went to the Hay Festival for a couple of days at the end of May and picked up Regenesis by George Monbiot from the signed copies table in the Festival Bookshop […]
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Blog: Live Your Own Love Story This Summer from
Mills & Boon Blog in the group Mills and Boon fans 2 years, 5 months agoWe’ve been counting down the days, and now the sun is shining, the days are longer, and this summer just got hotter with Mills & Boon. Wherever you are going and w […]
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New initiative launches to give trans people a voice in the UK publishing industry [Pink News] in the group Author Buzz HQ: 2 years, 5 months agoNew initiative launches to give trans people a voice in the UK publishing industry [Pink News]
Pink News is reporting a new initiative in UK publishing to give trans people a voice. Trans author Harry Nicholas has launched a networking space […] -
Blog: The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 2 years, 5 months agoThe Second Murderer by Denise Mina; Beware the Woman by Megan Abbott; Murder in the Family by Cara Hunter; Black Thorn by Sarah Hilary; The Housekeepers by Alex […]
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Blog: Elly Griffiths: ‘If I love a book I read it multiple times’ from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 2 years, 5 months agoThe crime writer on embracing politics in her teens, discovering the thrill of George Eliot, and learning from Wilkie CollinsMy earliest reading memoryAlice’s A […]
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Blog: Laura Trethewey on the Race to Map the Oceans from
The Virtual Book Channel – Literary Hub in the group The Virtual Book Channel 2 years, 5 months agoHosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological i […]
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Blog: C.W. Goodyear on James Garfield, Most Pathologically Reasonable of American Presidents from
The Virtual Book Channel – Literary Hub in the group The Virtual Book Channel 2 years, 5 months agoHosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological i […]
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Blog: Ordinary Human Failings by Megan Nolan review – lyrical tale of a family accused from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 2 years, 5 months agoAn Irish family in early 90s London become tabloid scapegoats in this politically astute novel of lives foreclosedOrdinary Human Failings is a considerably more […]
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Matthew Brown replied to the topic Is twitter dead? in the forum General Chat 2 years, 5 months ago
I think it is. Which is a shame. Twitter used to be something special.
I don’t use Twitter any more. I do use mastodon.
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Blog: 5 hard-won editing tips from
Thanet Creative Writers in the group Thanet Creative: Writers 2 years, 5 months agoEditing your writing can be a hard process. At least, it is for me. Here are five tips that I think might help your editing and have certainly helped mine.1. […]
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5 hard-won editing tips in the group Thanet Creative: Writers: 2 years, 5 months ago5 hard-won editing tips
Editing your writing can be a hard process. At least, it is for me. Here are five tips that I think might help your editing and have certainly […] -
Blog: British Library acquires ultra-rare cricket book thanks to anonymous donor from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 2 years, 5 months agoWilliam Epps’s 1799 book of scorecards from ‘the grand matches’, formerly owned by commentator John Arlott, has been saved for the nationThe British Library has a […]
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Jason Latnar started the topic Is twitter dead? in the forum General Chat 2 years, 5 months ago
Is Twitter dead? Has Musk-boy killed it?
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Blog: Seventeen by Joe Gibson review – an abuse of trust from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 2 years, 5 months agoThis unflinching memoir explores consent, coercion and the lasting impact of a teacher-pupil affairIn this unflinching memoir, Joe Gibson recounts the affair he […]
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Blog: My Men by Victoria Kielland review – inside the mind of a female serial killer from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 2 years, 5 months agoThis raw, powerful novel is based on the Norwegian woman whose case has been notorious for more than a centuryIn the early 1880s, Brynhild Størset, an […]
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Blog: Waterstones debut fiction prize 2023 shortlist announced from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 2 years, 5 months agoNovels include tales of future gladiators and Vietnamese refugees, a Great War love story, a mystery thriller, and stories of generational trauma and the […]
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Blog: Word of the Day – Deltoidal from
For Reading Addicts in the group Book bloggers 2 years, 5 months agoThe post Word of the Day – Deltoidal appeared first on For Reading Addicts.
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Blog: Solopreneurs: Definition, Business Ideas, And Action Plan from
Copyblogger in the group Copy Blogger Fans 2 years, 5 months agoIf you want to be your own boss, set your own work hours, and never manage a single employee, solopreneurship…
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