With NaNoWriMo looming ever nearer, I would like to hear your best tips, tricks, habits, and techniques for staying chained to the keyboard.
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posted by BitterOldPunk
on Oct 22, 2009 -
26 answers
My uncle recently mentioned to me that he's never read any book written by a woman. Apparently this is because he doesn't think they'll be any good - he seems to think women can only write romance novels. I find this both horrific and hard to believe, but he seemed serious. So, Hive Mind, I need your help in drafting a list of the very best books written by female authors. Help me teach him the error of his ways!
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posted by badmoonrising
on Jul 29, 2009 -
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How often are the stories of a comic, novel, play, TV series, movie, or song conceived by the writer's friend, relative, acquaintance, neighbor, mailman, dog, etc?
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posted by TheSecretDecoderRing
on May 28, 2009 -
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ProseFilter: Nabokov's
Lolita was once hailed as "a love letter to the English language." I'm looking for modern and contemporary authors with similar aspirations.
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posted by zoomorphic
on Sep 12, 2008 -
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Looking for inspiration in two kinds of books. Perhaps you've got some recommendations? 1) Novels with very short "chapters" or fragments or pieces, that combine to make a whole; 2) Books boldly written, whether that be a writer being bold with timelines, punctuation, language, etc. (examples of both types of books inside).
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posted by dobbs
on Dec 6, 2006 -
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