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AgentPete
News Book News Wednesday, 10th December
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AgentPete
AgentPete
Jonny
The Huddle **Due to Agent Pete coming down with Norovirus there is no Huddle this weekend** Dec 13th
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132
Jonny
Jonny
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day We read books to find out who we are. What other people ...
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Paul Whybrow
Paul Whybrow
Hannah Faoileán
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The Nifty November Challenge!
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Hannah Faoileán
Hannah Faoileán
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Welcome… I’m New Here! Just joined!
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RK Wallis
RK Wallis
Aethalope
Dandelion Break Forget reading, the kids can't even think
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232
Aethalope
Aethalope
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day I never dreamed about success ...
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261
Hannah Faoileán
Hannah Faoileán
AgentPete
News Today’s Book News Tuesday, 9th December
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273
AgentPete
AgentPete
LJ Beck
Dandelion Break Gifts For Writers, 2026 - blog post by Chuck Wendig
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281
RK Wallis
RK Wallis
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day Smart people learn from everything and everyone ...
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Paul Whybrow
Paul Whybrow
AgentPete
News Today’s Book News Sunday, 7th December
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406
Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day Don't be afraid of failure; be ...
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273
E G Logan
E G Logan
Hannah Faoileán
One Perfect Sentence Aspirational August Results!
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5
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682
Hannah Faoileán
Hannah Faoileán
AgentPete
News Every Author's Nightmare...
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10
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398
MattScho
MattScho
Rachael Burnett
Help Please! Direct Message help
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2
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297
Rachael Burnett
Rachael Burnett
Pamela Jo
Craft Chat Book Writing Software
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6
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313
JohnBertel
JohnBertel
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day The moment a woman starts writing ...
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250
Paul Whybrow
Paul Whybrow
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day You get used to the dark, you realize ...
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281
E G Logan
E G Logan
Jonny
The Huddle Huddle December 6th - 5.00pm UK time
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496
Jonny
Jonny
AgentPete
News Today’s Book News Saturday, 6th December
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757
Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day You come from dust and you will return to dust ...
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mickleinapickle
mickleinapickle
Events
Event Why Do People Really Buy Books? Let’s Talk This Saturday
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526
Bloo
Bloo
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day Writing is a cop-out. An excuse to live ...
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271
JoanUP
JoanUP
AgentPete
News Today’s Book News Friday, 5th December
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281
AgentPete
AgentPete
Pamela Jo
Craft Chat Cohesion-what makes a story Tiffany Yates Martin
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233
Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
Jonny
The Huddle The Christmas Huddle - **open to all membership categories** December 20th - 5.00 PM UK time (GMT)
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240
Jonny
Jonny
Jonny
The Huddle Huddle November 29th - 5.00pm UK time
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16
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518
Hannah Faoileán
Hannah Faoileán
AgentPete
News Today's Book News Thursday, 4th December
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438
AgentPete
AgentPete
AgentPete
News Today’s Book News Wednesday, 3rd December
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AgentPete
AgentPete
Pamela Jo
Dandelion Break Fantasy Books that never got the Big SELL.
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351
Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
Jonny
The Huddle Huddle SOUTH -December 3rd - 8.00am UK time - Please check your local time zone.
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460
Jonny
Jonny
AgentPete
News Today’s Book News Tuesday, 2nd December
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327
Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
AgentPete
News Today’s Book News Monday, 1st December
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3
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641
Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day The most essential gift for a good writer is a ...
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251
Paul Whybrow
Paul Whybrow
Sedayne
News The 2026 Fish List - 4,000 Independent Literary Magazines Ranked.
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298
Sedayne
Sedayne
Sedayne
News Themed submission calls and contests for December
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328
Sedayne
Sedayne
Pamela Jo
Craft Chat Plot Thread-Bring your favorite resource
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296
Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
Nikky Lee
LiMoWriMo LiNoWriMo - November 2025 official thread
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702
JoanUP
JoanUP
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day Expectations were like fine pottery. The harder you ...
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255
Paul Whybrow
Paul Whybrow
AgentPete
News Today’s Book News Sunday, 30th November
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471
Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day Uncertainty is the ...
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277
Paul Whybrow
Paul Whybrow
AgentPete
News Today’s Book News Saturday, 29th November
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544
AgentPete
AgentPete
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day Knowledge is like underwear. It is useful to ...
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287
Paul Whybrow
Paul Whybrow
Pamela Jo
Dandelion Break Who's talking about the monster porn genre?
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342
BrianY
BrianY
AgentPete
News Today’s Book News Friday, 28th November
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AgentPete
AgentPete
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day 'Pedestrian writing, thin characters - I can handle the criticism. I write to ...
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306
Paul Whybrow
Paul Whybrow
AgentPete
News Today’s Book News Wednesday, 26th November
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545
Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
AgentPete
News Today’s Book News Thursday, 27th November
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342
AgentPete
AgentPete
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day Give readers adequate room to breathe if you’re ...
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278
Paul Whybrow
Paul Whybrow
AgentPete
News Join This Saturday’s Huddle & Flip a Fairy Tale!
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294
AgentPete
AgentPete
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day When someone is critical of something you make, usually it's ...
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2
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332
Vagabond Heart
Vagabond Heart
Pamela Jo
Craft Chat Milquetoast Villains
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281
Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day The only thing I was fit for was to be a writer, and this notion ...
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306
Vagabond Heart
Vagabond Heart
AgentPete
News Today’s Book News Tuesday, 25th November
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AgentPete
AgentPete
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Welcome… I’m New Here! Hello all
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Sedayne
Sedayne
Sedayne
News Mslexia - New Submission Slots Opened
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328
Sedayne
Sedayne
AgentPete
News Today’s Book News Monday, 24th November
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464
AgentPete
AgentPete
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day Time is not a thing that passes...it’s a ...
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296
Paul Whybrow
Paul Whybrow
AgentPete
News Huddle – Beat The Bot!
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367
RK Wallis
RK Wallis
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day You know that look that women get when ...
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3
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361
Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
AgentPete
Help Please! Constellations Working Party!
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9
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406
mickleinapickle
mickleinapickle
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day Losing a parent is something like ...
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303
Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
AgentPete
News Today’s Book News Saturday, 22nd November
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AgentPete
AgentPete
AgentPete
News Today’s Book News Friday, 21st November
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Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
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Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
Aethalope
Dandelion Break Project Hail Mary Movie
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320
Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day Most people don't have that willingness to ...
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1
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291
Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day Your mind is a dangerous neighbourhood and you ...
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297
Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
AgentPete
News Today’s Book News Thursday, 20th November
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E G Logan
E G Logan
AgentPete
News Today's Book News Monday, 17th November
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Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day Each of us has three faces. The first face we show ...
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1
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303
Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
AgentPete
Dandelion Break The AI Business Model Is Insane (And Probably Evil)
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794
Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
Jonny
Dandelion Break The insidious rise of AI is becoming worse and ever more sinister
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10
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374
Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
AgentPete
News Today’s Book News Wednesday, 19th November
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375
AgentPete
AgentPete
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day I love being at home. My life is very ...
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2
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322
LJ Beck
LJ Beck
AgentPete
News Today’s Book News Tuesday, 18th November
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805
LJ Beck
LJ Beck
Hannah Faoileán
One Perfect Sentence The Ominous October Results!
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388
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Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day Time engraves our faces with all the ...
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297
Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
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Welcome… I’m New Here! Hi - I'm Steph!
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13
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580
Jonny
Jonny
Pamela Jo
Craft Chat Audiobooks are also literacy
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1
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467
Sedayne
Sedayne
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day There will always be somebody more successful, more ...
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287
Paul Whybrow
Paul Whybrow
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Welcome… I’m New Here! Newbie :)
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516
Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day The higher a monkey climbs ...
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304
Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
Book Club Galley Beggar Press are the good guys
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337
Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
Bloo
Please Comment: Writing without writing.
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341
LJ Beck
LJ Beck
AgentPete
News Today's Book News Friday, 14th November, 2025
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861
AgentPete
AgentPete
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day You may find the worst enemy ...
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263
Paul Whybrow
Paul Whybrow
AgentPete
News Today's Book News Thursday, 13th November, 2025
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628
AgentPete
AgentPete
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day Do not lose joy in life as you grow old in ...
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271
Paul Whybrow
Paul Whybrow
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day The idea is to die ...
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6
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337
Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day If you can't get rid of the skeleton in your closet ...
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359
Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
AgentPete
News Today's Book News Wednesday, 12th November, 2025
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542
AgentPete
AgentPete
Hannah Faoileán
One Perfect Sentence The Nifty November Challenge!
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0
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256
Hannah Faoileán
Hannah Faoileán
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day If you feel pain, you’re alive. If you feel ...
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303
Hannah Faoileán
Hannah Faoileán
Pamela Jo
Dandelion Break Competition for Spotify
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228
Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
AgentPete
Craft Chat Memory, MAGA, Madeleines & Manipulation: The Power of Nostalgia
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280
Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
AgentPete
News Today's Book News Tuesday, 11th November, 2025
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2K
AgentPete
AgentPete
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day Anxiety is thought without ...
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332
RK Wallis
RK Wallis
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day Sincerity makes the very least person to be ...
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0
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287
Paul Whybrow
Paul Whybrow
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day Sincerity makes the very least person to be ...
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299
Paul Whybrow
Paul Whybrow

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