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  1. Katie-Ellen

    Dandelion Break Great world Stories of the seasons. He's back again. Orion The Hunter.

    The skies are full of stories. There are no new stories under the sun. Only retellings. But that is just fine. And that is the task of the novel writer. New and unique retellings. https://katieellenhazeldine.substack.com/p/the-tarot-the-fool-and-the-return
  2. Pamela Jo

    Craft Chat Translated fiction is attracting readers seeking freshness in a copycat publishing world.

    Another Bookseller article I'd like to know more about. https://www.thebookseller.com/comment/outplaying-the-algorithms?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Morning%20Briefing
  3. Jonny

    News The rise of AI bites ever deeper across the world of creative arts

    We've discussed the the rise of the use of AI in the book world many times - and as it's not going anywhere fast, no doubt we'll continue to do so. But this is another level. This time music is the target of wholesale theft. So you wanna be a songwriter? Here you go. No musical skill or...
  4. Paul Whybrow

    Thought for the Day Stop walking through the world looking for ...

    “Stop walking through the world looking for confirmation that you don't belong. You will always find it because you've made that your mission. Stop scouring people's faces for evidence that you're not enough. You will always find it because you've made that your goal. True belonging and...
  5. Paul Whybrow

    Thought for the Day There are some people who live in a dream world....

    There are some people who live in a dream world, and there are some who face reality; and then there are those who turn one into the other. Desiderius Erasmus
  6. Jake E

    News Humourous read.

    The publishing world has finally seen sense – in the smallest of ways The publishing world has finally seen sense – in the smallest of ways
  7. anaximander

    Welcome… I’m New Here! Hello there

    Hello, I'm Anaximander, I'm 55 years old, I live in the Netherlands. Been a member since September but only now getting around to checking out the site. I'm working on a fantasy novel; I'm almost at the end of Act I and currently I'm sick and tired of it and in need of a breather. I've been...
  8. Paul Whybrow

    Thought for the Day What the world....

    “What the world actually values and rewards is experience and confidence... A lot of people are really smart but they actually don’t amount to much” Dr. Alok Kanojia
  9. Paul Whybrow

    Thought for the Day Half the world is....

    Half the world is composed of people who have something to say and can’t, and the other half who have nothing to say and keep saying it. Robert Frost
  10. Paul Whybrow

    Thought for the Day The publishing world....

    The publishing world is very timid. Readers are much braver. Kiran Desai
  11. Paul Whybrow

    Thought for the Day Expecting the world....

    "Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are a good person is a little like expecting the bull not to attack you because you are a vegetarian." Dennis Wholey
  12. Paul Whybrow

    Thought for the Day The world is....

    The world is so unpredictable. Things happen suddenly, unexpectedly. We want to feel we’re in control of our own existence. In some ways we are, in some ways we’re not. We are ruled by the forces of chance and coincidence. Paul Auster
  13. Paul Whybrow

    Thought for the Day In my world....

    “In my world there would be as many libraries as there are Starbucks.” Henry Rollins
  14. Paul Whybrow

    Thought for the Day Imagine a world

    Imagine a world in which generations of human beings come to believe that certain films were made by God or that specific software was coded by him. Imagine a future in which millions of our descendants murder each other over rival interpretations of Star Wars or Windows 98. Could anything --...
  15. Gully

    New aspiring author looking for an agent

    I am the author of a new children’s novel based in a magical fantasy world. I’ve even been brave enough to submit my opening for discussion at the pop-up. Here’s hoping 2018 is the year my whole will light up when I see it in print. “No matter how many mistakes you make or how slow you...
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