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Well that seems par for the course. Haven't seen a film in years with good story. When I saw Casa Blanca, Jaws, and Back to the Future in the theatre again they blew me away just because there is nothing comparable out there now.

My goal is to rewrite One Magic Summer and add more tension and suspense. I feel I know the story better now and am a better writer than when I started this project and still love the concept, "Practical Magic meets Arsenic and Old Lace with...

Thanks Nikky! I'm in. My goal is to finish the edit on my 100K word sci-fi novel. I have about 10 chapters to go plus some tidy up in a few spots. I'd also like to cut 5K. If I finish before eom, I want to do a read-aloud of the whole thing for a...

I'm going to be a Leeds Medieval Conference widow so sign me up. All the men off to talk about armour and weapons and war horses. I'll be glad of someone to talk to.

Well that seems par for the course. Haven't seen a film in years with good story. When I saw Casa Blanca, Jaws, and Back to the Future in the theatre again they blew me away just because there is nothing comparable out there now.

Oh that's upsetting. Hollywood ruined it. No storytelling. Just bland telling :(

The trailer for Project Hail Mary is out. Interesting creative choice to reveal not just one but two of the major plot points that drove suspense in the book. We've lost all sense of mystery and wonder. The whole point of the story was that he...

Rachel McCarron has just posted “The Joy of Lit Mags” on their Author Platform – Please comment & start the discussion: https://litopia.com/rachel-mccarron/the-joy-of-lit-mags/ While my first novel is tentatively making its way towards agents...

The Joy of Lit Mags by Rachel McCarron Adventures in Short Fiction While my first novel is tentatively making its way towards agents who already have too much to read, I’ve been wondering which other slush-piles might need feeding, and I’ve...

yes, please :)

Thanks Nikky! I'm in. My goal is to finish the edit on my 100K word sci-fi novel. I have about 10 chapters to go plus some tidy up in a few spots. I'd also like to cut 5K. If I finish before eom, I want to do a read-aloud of the whole thing for a...

Chapter one, revised

Contrarian goal of reducing 2 of my picture book manuscripts (written years ago) by about 75% each, and a recent one to 500 words.

Me too please

Thanks for this. I'm bookmarking your thread for reference. :) You can also check out Writing Magazine which contains great articles and monthly short story and poetry competitions with occasional flash options. There's also a variety of free...