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Blog: Do you have any advice for someone (attempting) writing their first novel, who feels underqualified? I’m 19 and dropped out of secondary school, I try not to think about how my writing will theoretically be received, because I’m going it for me, and I know you’re not supposed to care about those things, but I feel anything I write is going to be terrible and cringe, either by other people or by me. from
Neil Gaiman in the group Fans of Neil Gaiman 2 years, 6 months agoPerhaps it won’t be terrible. And if it is once you’ve written your first novel, you can start on your second, and that will be better, because you’ve made mista […]
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Blog: Alright, so I’ve asked multiple questions without any answers or signs of acknowledgment, so I’m prepared for you to not respond to this: I’m probably not going to be able to make it to your Philadelphia tour due to my parents being very strict about me not going to school to see someone I look up to, but I just wanted to let you know that you are my favourite writer and you’ve inspired me to become my own writer; I also wanted to say that if my parents do let me come (WHOA) I’ll let you know from
Neil Gaiman in the group Fans of Neil Gaiman 2 years, 6 months agoI’m pleased I inspired you. Point out to your parents that school happens every day, but I don’t come to Philadelphia every day, and so they ought to rec […]
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Neil Gaiman in the group Fans of Neil Gaiman 2 years, 6 months agoneil-gaiman:AN EVENING WITH NEIL GAIMANI start touring 6 weeks from now. It’s the first time I’ve done something like this since before Covid – get out there every […]
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Blog: Found a bus with this from
Neil Gaiman in the group Fans of Neil Gaiman 2 years, 6 months agoIt has to end (Amy Adams needs the theatre). If you are in or near the UK, see it if you can. It’s special.
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Doctor Hendrix replied to the topic Fairy mythology in the forum General Chat 2 years, 6 months ago
Australia has stories of balls of light that follow people – the Min Min.
The Philippines has Adarna. Adarna have healing powers and put people to sleep or turn them into stone.
There are many more.
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Doctor Hendrix replied to the topic Tags of categories in the forum General Chat 2 years, 6 months ago
I’m no expert but aren’t categories hierarchical and tags flat. Something like that.
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Toni McHadden replied to the topic Tags of categories in the forum General Chat 2 years, 6 months ago
What’s the difference between tags and categories.
Sorry if that’s a silly question.
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Matthew Brown replied to the topic Tags of categories in the forum General Chat 2 years, 6 months ago
That’s a complex question. Both are ways to define the topic space for your post.
I tend to use categories to define the broad strokes of the subject(s) of a blog and use the tags to fill in the details. For SEO reasons, I like to have the category in the permalink.
I like to tag posts with the names of people I have cited. That way it is easy…Read more
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Bob Bobson started the topic Is the genre you read the same as the one you write? in the forum General Chat 2 years, 6 months ago
Quick straw poll: Do you write in the same genres that you read?
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Blog: Writers’ night is back – now in The Mulberry Tree from
Thanet Creative Writers in the group Thanet Creative: Writers 2 years, 6 months agoWriters’ night is back – now in The Mulberry TreeNow that the risks of COVID-19 have abated somewhat Thanet Creative are restarting our Writers’ Nights.We are me […]
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Writers’ night is back – now in The Mulberry Tree in the group Thanet Creative: Writers: 2 years, 6 months agoNow that the risks of COVID-19 have abated somewhat Thanet Creative are restarting our Writers’ Nights.
We are meeting in a new venue – The Mulberry Tree in Margate. We meet Thursdays at seven-thirty pm […]
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Blog: An optimist’s guide to the future: the economist who believes that human ingenuity will save the world from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 2 years, 6 months agoOded Galor’s ‘Sapiens’-like history of civilisation predicts a happy ending for humanity. But should we trust him?Why is the Anglo-Saxon world so indiv […]
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Blog: Tom Gauld on the titles CS Lewis tried before choosing The Lion, the witch and the Wardrobe – cartoon from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 2 years, 6 months agoContinue reading…
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Blog: I Read Books: Deadhouse Gates from
Night of the Hats in the group Night of the Hats 2 years, 6 months agoDeadhouse Gates Several survivors of the previous book are making their way back from Darujhistan to Quon Tali, the heartland of the Malazan Empire. On their way […]
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Blog: The Sound of Being Human by Jude Rogers review – lost in music from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 2 years, 6 months agoA brilliantly unjaded exploration of the power of songs to intoxicate, enthuse and reassureJude Rogers’s The Sound of Being Human begins in January 1984. She is f […]
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Blog: QUIZ! Shakespeare – The Misc from
For Reading Addicts in the group Book bloggers 2 years, 6 months agoThe post QUIZ! Shakespeare – The Misc appeared first on For Reading Addicts.
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Blog: Word of the Day – Brazen from
For Reading Addicts in the group Book bloggers 2 years, 6 months agoThe post Word of the Day – Brazen appeared first on For Reading Addicts.
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Blog: April Reflections from
Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers 2 years, 6 months agoIn April, I read twenty-five books. Though this wasn’t my highest book total, it was the highest page total so far! Books read for Becky’s Book Reviews41. Yours […]
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Blog: 53. Sense and Second-Degree Murder from
Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers 2 years, 6 months agoSense and Second Degree Murder. Tirzah Price. 2022. [April] 416 pages. [Source: Library]First sentence: On the day that her life was to change forever, Elinor […]
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Matthew Brown edited the blog post
This blog should be the Author Platforms directory host in the group Author Platforms: 2 years, 6 months agoThis guide covers pretty much all of the author platform topics, webmentions are enabled on all the pages of the guide. Therefore, I suggest to the community, that this could be the host.
This post is part of […]
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Matthew Brown edited the blog post
Possibilities with OpenMentions and Author Buzz in the group Author Buzz HQ: 2 years, 6 months agoIn this post, I will try to make the case that Author Buzz UK is a suitable host for the distributed directory of conversations started on OpenMentions.com.
What is OpenMentions?
OpenMentions is a project […]
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Blog: Children’s author Simon James Green: ‘I just wanted to show LGBT+ kids that it’s not all doom and gloom’ from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 2 years, 6 months agoThe gay writer who was banned from visiting a London school discusses why young LGBT+ people need representation more than everA few weeks after he was banned […]
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In space, even weaklings are heroes in the group The Muse of Last Resort: 2 years, 6 months agoYou were the weakest and least athletic person on the ship. So you were surprised when you were the only one to survive the crash onto this undiscovered planet.
Fortunately, you look exactly like the locals. […]
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Matthew Brown replied to the topic Can I present a fictional story as a true story? in the forum A QnA for aspiring authors 2 years, 6 months ago
I do enjoy exploring the spaces between the known. All sorts of good ideas can be played with.
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Adam Bassman replied to the topic Can I present a fictional story as a true story? in the forum A QnA for aspiring authors 2 years, 6 months ago
There is no can or cannot in writing. There is just writing.
