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Event Writers’ Huddle Huddle February 28th -5.00pm UK time
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Hannah Faoileán
Hannah Faoileán
Jonny
News **Change of Date for March Huddle South** Now Wednesday 12th March
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Sedayne
Sedayne
Hannah Faoileán
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The Fabulous February Challenge!
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Event From Zero to Hero
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Events
Events
AgentPete
Publishing News Daily Book News Thursday, 26th February 2026
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AgentPete
AgentPete
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day I care for myself. The more solitary, the more ...
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Paul Whybrow
Paul Whybrow
K
Help Please! To PC or not to PC
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Vagabond Heart
Vagabond Heart
AgentPete
Publishing News Daily Book News Wednesday, 25th February 2026
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AgentPete
AgentPete
ysgoldt
Welcome… I’m New Here! Hello I'm Ys!
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Jonny
Jonny
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Welcome… I’m New Here! Hello literary world!
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Jonny
Jonny
RVMadhuri
Welcome… I’m New Here! Hit by a ton of word-shaped bricks
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292
Jonny
Jonny
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day Once upon a time, when women were birds, there was ...
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Aethalope
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Josephine
Josephine
JohnBertel
News Prowritingaid competition. First 5K words of an unpublished novel
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JohnBertel
JohnBertel
AgentPete
Publishing News Daily Book News Tuesday, 24th February 2026
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AgentPete
AgentPete
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day Characters more or less present themselves to me. I don’t know ...
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155
Paul Whybrow
Paul Whybrow
Aethalope
Craft Chat A Little Online Writing Group - Interested?
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257
Aethalope
Aethalope
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day If it doesn’t matter in five years ...
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190
Paul Whybrow
Paul Whybrow
Events
Event Weekly Writers’ Huddle February 21st – 5.00pm UK time
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Hannah Faoileán
Hannah Faoileán
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day You can have the best product in the world, but ...
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Paul Whybrow
Paul Whybrow
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day I haven't any right to criticize books, and I don't do it except when ...
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229
RK Wallis
RK Wallis
Events
Event The Fabulous February Challenge!
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Hannah Faoileán
Hannah Faoileán
Hannah Faoileán
OPS Winners The Jocose January Results!
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336
Jodes
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Hannah Faoileán
One Perfect Sentence The Fabulous February Challenge!
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252
Hannah Faoileán
Hannah Faoileán
Pamela Jo
Craft Chat Writing Short Story Thread
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19
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936
Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
Craft Chat Self Publishing and Etsy
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202
Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
AgentPete
Publishing News Daily Book News Friday, 20th February 2026
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286
Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day Nobody grows old merely by living a number of years. We grow old by ...
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195
Paul Whybrow
Paul Whybrow
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day In the end you don't so much find yourself as you ...
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221
Paul Whybrow
Paul Whybrow
Sarit
Craft Chat Podcast Interview + Netgalley link
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271
Sarit
Sarit
AgentPete
Publishing News Daily Book News Wednesday, 18th February 2026
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437
AgentPete
AgentPete
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day You don't write about people you know ...
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256
Paul Whybrow
Paul Whybrow
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day I’ve spent 35 years trying to learn how to let go of ...
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282
mickleinapickle
mickleinapickle
AgentPete
Publishing News Daily Book News Tuesday, 17th February 2026
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335
AgentPete
AgentPete
AgentPete
Service Update Your New Author Platform… An Update!
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2
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321
RK Wallis
RK Wallis
AgentPete
Publishing News Daily Book News Monday, 16th February 2026
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379
AgentPete
AgentPete
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day Over-thinking ruins you. It ruins the ...
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252
Paul Whybrow
Paul Whybrow
JoanUP
Craft Chat What's it called when...
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6
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351
JoanUP
JoanUP
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day The best thing about rock bottom is ...
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319
Paul Whybrow
Paul Whybrow
Hannah Faoileán
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The Jocose January Challenge!
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Hannah Faoileán
Hannah Faoileán
Jonny
News Huddle February 14th - 5.00pm UK time
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10
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427
Lakeland Waffler
Lakeland Waffler
AgentPete
Publishing News Daily Book News Saturday, 14th February 2026
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430
AgentPete
AgentPete
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day A line is a dot that ...
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264
Paul Whybrow
Paul Whybrow
Pamela Jo
Craft Chat Wilber and Niso Smith New Writer Comp
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291
RK Wallis
RK Wallis
Events
Event Huddle February 14th – 5.00pm UK time
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274
Events
Events
AgentPete
Publishing News Daily Book News Friday, 13th February 2026
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400
AgentPete
AgentPete
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day The difference between false memories and true ones is ...
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271
Paul Whybrow
Paul Whybrow
AgentPete
Publishing News Daily Book News Thursday, 12th February 2026
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347
AgentPete
AgentPete
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day If you expect nothing from somebody ...
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264
Paul Whybrow
Paul Whybrow
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day Only when you do not know yourself ...
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Paul Whybrow
Paul Whybrow
AgentPete
Publishing News Daily Book News Wednesday, 11th February 2026
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Aethalope
Aethalope
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day Even in literature and art, no man who bothers about ...
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285
Paul Whybrow
Paul Whybrow
AgentPete
Publishing News Daily Book News Sunday, 8th February 2026
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Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
AgentPete
Publishing News Daily Book News Tuesday, 10th February 2026
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345
AgentPete
AgentPete
Sarit
Dandelion Break More on this Librario contest with Hachette
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347
Sarit
Sarit
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day Writers, like teeth, are divided into ...
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Paul Whybrow
Paul Whybrow
Lakeland Waffler
Craft Chat Submitting to agents
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LJ Beck
LJ Beck
Events
Event “We Were Liars” – Litopia Book Club February Meeting
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Events
Events
RK Wallis
Craft Chat Should You Give Up On Traditional Publishing?
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336
AgentPete
AgentPete
AgentPete
Publishing News Daily Book News Monday, 9th February 2026
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342
AgentPete
AgentPete
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day Sometimes we don’t want to be tethered to yesterday. It’s nicer to ...
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241
Paul Whybrow
Paul Whybrow
AgentPete
Help Please! Annie Summerlee… What An Evening! (And – Can You Help…?)
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Hannah Faoileán
Hannah Faoileán
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day The best way to cheer yourself up ...
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285
Paul Whybrow
Paul Whybrow
Events
Event Weekly Huddle February 7th – 5.00pm UK time
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11
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Jonny
Jonny
AgentPete
Publishing News Daily Book News Saturday, 7th February 2026
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414
AgentPete
AgentPete
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day A clear conscience is usually the ...
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264
Paul Whybrow
Paul Whybrow
AgentPete
Publishing News Daily Book News Friday, 6th February 2026
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Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day In order to write the book you want to write, in the end you ...
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315
Hannah Faoileán
Hannah Faoileán
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day Do what you feel in your heart to be ...
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311
James Charles
James Charles
AgentPete
News An Evening with Annie Summerlee and The Book of Blood and Roses
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AgentPete
AgentPete
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Welcome… I’m New Here! Hello
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476
Robinne Weiss
Robinne Weiss
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day I must discipline myself. I must be imaginative and create ...
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325
Paul Whybrow
Paul Whybrow
AgentPete
Publishing News Daily Book News Tuesday, 3rd February 2026
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351
AgentPete
AgentPete
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day Life is too short to be scared and not take risks. I'd rather be ...
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250
Paul Whybrow
Paul Whybrow
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day People are like books: some deceive you ...
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1
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311
RK Wallis
RK Wallis
Events
Event Huddle South – February 4th – 8.00am UK time
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10
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438
Robinne Weiss
Robinne Weiss
Rachael Burnett
Help Please! Thoughts on Libraro and Hachette Prize
2
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Rachael Burnett
Rachael Burnett
AgentPete
Service Update Author Platform – Soon Out of Beta…
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mickleinapickle
mickleinapickle
AgentPete
Publishing News Daily Book News Monday, 2nd February 2026
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397
AgentPete
AgentPete
SilverWrites
Craft Chat Write to Market
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12
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514
Sarit
Sarit
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day Far and away the best prize that life offers is ...
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273
Paul Whybrow
Paul Whybrow
Pamela Jo
News Ethical writing and The Salt Path
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3
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329
Sarit
Sarit
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day If the English language made any sense ...
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0
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264
Paul Whybrow
Paul Whybrow
AgentPete
Publishing News Daily Book News Friday, 30th January 2026
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1
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516
Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
Afell1
Help Please! Can't view a thread in the lab
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4
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361
Afell1
Afell1
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day I don’t feel guilt at being unsociable, though I may sometimes ...
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0
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263
Paul Whybrow
Paul Whybrow
brendancody
Fanfare! My new digital publishing venture
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8
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485
Robinne Weiss
Robinne Weiss
Pamela Jo
Dandelion Break Grumpy Cat and Woody Harrelson
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0
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274
Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
AgentPete
Publishing News Daily Book News Wednesday, 28th January 2026
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1
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550
Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day I am burdened with what the Buddhists call the monkey mind. The thoughts that ...
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276
Paul Whybrow
Paul Whybrow
brendancody
Help Please! Questions for writers - short stories.
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13
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591
Nikky Lee
Nikky Lee
AgentPete
Publishing News Daily Book News Wednesday, 28th January 2026
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3
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429
Sedayne
Sedayne
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day Know who you are and stay true to it. Have a point of view, keep your ...
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0
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272
Paul Whybrow
Paul Whybrow
Pamela Jo
Craft Chat International Bath Novel: Literary slant
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3
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394
Hannah Faoileán
Hannah Faoileán
Pamela Jo
Fanfare! Ink of Ages Short Story Comp Winners
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298
Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
Craft Chat Jan. 31 deadline FF comp 300 w
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0
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315
Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
Craft Chat Adrian Tchaikovsky-on science in sci-fi
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263
Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
Craft Chat Storytelling from Pulp Fiction
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1
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277
Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
RK Wallis
Craft Chat Interiority
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1
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302
Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
AgentPete
Publishing News Daily Book News Tuesday, 27th January 2026
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1
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423
Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo

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