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So I'm trying my hand at writing 9 Separation Oct 2018 Sep 2019 2 3445

The Day I Was a Whacked-Out Hippie on a Bus in California 1 DavidDvorkin Sep 2019 Sep 2019 3 1914

The Mysterious Gardener 0 Koch Ebola Sep 2019 Sep 2019 0 1567

J.D. Salinger, E-Book Holdout, Joins the Digital Revolution. 1 elleng Aug 2019 Aug 2019 4 1859

This message was self-deleted by its author 2 wyldwolf Jun 2017 Jul 2019 4 3754

Recommended free sites to deal with all those digital files 2 Viva_Daddy Oct 2015 Jul 2019 1 2844

"The rotten side of self-publishing" (Guardian article) 5 mainer Mar 2019 Jul 2019 2 2721

My memoir of working on the Apollo project 5 DavidDvorkin Jul 2019 Jul 2019 12 2182

Hunter S. Thompson's Cabin Is For Rent On Airbnb 1 Dr Vegas Jul 2019 Jul 2019 4 2028

A quote by Marquez on Amanpour tonite: 0 sprinkleeninow Jun 2019 Jun 2019 3 1884

Patreon! 5 DavidDvorkin Apr 2019 May 2019 8 2227

Please offer opinions on a small section of the book I am writing 8 real Cannabis calm Mar 2019 Mar 2019 6 3824

Anyone familiar with shopping for Children's/Youth Publishers? 3 FirstLight Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 2228

Has anyone used BLURB to self publish? 3 Blue_playwright Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 2665

50 years ago this happened to me 1 Koch Ebola Aug 2018 Jan 2019 1 2603

So I would like to write a book with somebody about the midterm elections 4 Separation Nov 2018 Nov 2018 2 2832

Bring it On NaNoWriMo 2015! 7 btrflykng9 Oct 2015 Nov 2018 2 3651

What to do when bad news abounds? Write! 0 hermetic Nov 2018 Nov 2018 6 1796

I would like to recommend an original essay "Never Forget" in General Discussion. ,by Tiger Bright 2 Stuart G Aug 2018 Aug 2018 1 2034

A short story about my past. 1 Koch Ebola Aug 2018 Aug 2018 1 2164

For writers thinking about publishing via Amazon... 5 MineralMan Jul 2018 Jul 2018 6 2804

Interviewed 7 DavidDvorkin Jun 2018 Jul 2018 4 2987

My new Kindle book on Internet Neuromarketing Is on Amazon 5 MineralMan Jun 2018 Jul 2018 0 2514

A ramble. First draft. 1 backtoblue Jun 2018 Jun 2018 3 2129

Self-Publishing Tools, Tips, and Techiques 8 DavidDvorkin Feb 2018 May 2018 6 3047

Fake books sold on Amazon in money-laundering scheme 0 mainer Apr 2018 Apr 2018 3 2226

Living with a writer 7 hermetic Jan 2018 Feb 2018 8 2616

Oxford Comma Dispute Is Settled as Maine Drivers Get $5 Million. 5 elleng Feb 2018 Feb 2018 4 2348

Hi! 2 CherokeeDem Nov 2017 Jan 2018 2 2204

Aransas Pass Texas 1 zippythepinhead Dec 2016 Dec 2017 1 2127

Writing Continued...

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The Therapist's Roadmap 5 The_jackalope Dec 2017 Dec 2017 1 2886

This message was self-deleted by its author 3 defacto7 Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 2076

Free Parking If you want to live like a Republican, Vote Democratic Harry S. Truman 5 WhiteTara Oct 2017 Oct 2017 1 4626

The Mind of John McPhee 1 elleng Sep 2017 Sep 2017 2 2656

Free Parking 9/13 0 WhiteTara Sep 2017 Sep 2017 2 2158

My latest Free Parking Column - Betrayal and Treason (Revised) 0 WhiteTara Sep 2017 Sep 2017 5 2314

Irony? 3 California_Republic Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 4670

I just sent out my first query to find an agent. 11 Lilyhoney Jul 2017 Jul 2017 8 3527

My e-books are free on Smashwords this month 1 DavidDvorkin Jul 2017 Jul 2017 5 2158

My first non-syndicated column 0 WhiteTara Jun 2017 Jun 2017 9 3123

I didn't realize there was a writers group on DU 10 TNLib Apr 2017 May 2017 7 8875

Bill Walsh, copy editor and witty authority on language, dies at 55. 2 elleng Mar 2017 Mar 2017 5 2692

Imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery, but plagiarism ain't 16 DavidDvorkin Mar 2013 Feb 2017 0 6153

This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Jhall5 Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 2005

Just today on Amazon, my short novel God and Santa Claus Trump Trump... 1 RobertDevereaux Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 2184

stone age hippie 3 zippythepinhead Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2839

Boy's Town 0 zippythepinhead Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2126

"On the road 0verseas" 0 zippythepinhead Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1857

Key west 1969 2 zippythepinhead Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 3107

shrimp trip from hell 0 zippythepinhead Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1802

shrimp tales 0 zippythepinhead Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1775

Houston couple holding essay contest for $400,000 home 3 UrbScotty May 2015 Dec 2016 1 2705

My new "Secret of Love" 1 PavelKO Nov 2016 Dec 2016 0 2833

Eight Underrated Skills That’ll Make You a Rockstar in the Book Industry 1 Agnosticsherbet Dec 2015 Sep 2016 6 2420

The Metaphorical Life 0 Viva_Daddy Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1977

Advice please.. 26 clarice Feb 2014 Aug 2016 2 5938

Group creative project writing help sought for animated video 1 roseBudd Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1965

Free Kindle books through 6/6/16. All light reads, so light they're almost weightless. 0 valerief Jun 2016 Jun 2016 0 2364

“We would have paid her the same if she weighed 500 pounds” 0 icymist May 2016 May 2016 3 2030

Story idea: A Balkanized United States 6 LongTomH Sep 2014 Apr 2016 0 3377

Writing Continued...

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Hunny the TV Man: Tales of an Aging TV Repairman & Don Juan 0 valerief Feb 2016 Feb 2016 1 2068

Tall Buildings: Disasterpiece Masterpiece 0 valerief Feb 2016 Feb 2016 0 2150

This message was self-deleted by its author 11 valerief Feb 2016 Feb 2016 0 3214

The Medicinal Martini: Take Two Martinis and Call Me in the Morning 0 valerief Feb 2016 Feb 2016 2 2279

Geezer Summer of Love: When Old Men Were Sexy 0 valerief Feb 2016 Feb 2016 1 2212

The Big Reason Why Agents and Editors Often Stop Reading 6 Agnosticsherbet Nov 2015 Feb 2016 3 3539

Out of Print - a documentary 1 Lodestar Dec 2015 Feb 2016 2 2286

Success! 20 NRaleighLiberal Dec 2014 Feb 2016 20 5214

This sentence has five words. 32 rug Sep 2015 Feb 2016 51 10473

This message was self-deleted by its author 0 NRaleighLiberal Jan 2016 Jan 2016 0 1674

My picture story circa 1962 which includes Trump Sr. being banned from France. 5 valerief Jan 2016 Jan 2016 7 2605

Anyone interested in a traditional chain novel? 4 Tab Jan 2016 Jan 2016 1 2473

Downton appy: Julian Fellowes tries new format for novel 2 hunter Jan 2016 Jan 2016 2 2178

Writer Unboxed: The Current by Donald Maass 1 Agnosticsherbet Dec 2015 Dec 2015 0 2574

My free (for a few days) Kindle novel on amazon. 0 valerief Oct 2015 Oct 2015 0 2184

Nice mention of my Sherlock Holmes novel 0 DavidDvorkin Oct 2015 Oct 2015 2 1794

Red Eyes 2 DavidDvorkin Oct 2015 Oct 2015 1 2430

Homme de Plume: What I Learned Sending My Novel Out Under a Male Name 3 CrispyQ Aug 2015 Aug 2015 5 2131

How do you all go about getting a good critical reader for a completed novel? 26 Squinch Dec 2013 Jun 2015 0 5372

Want to help an old-time DUer with a Kindle Scout vote? 10 valerief May 2015 May 2015 3 3970

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