Friendly forums for passionate Dems!
More than 92 million posts since 2001
Home Latest Greatest Videos Forums Hide ads Join up!
Home Latest Greatest
Videos Forums Help
Hide ads Join up!
Latest Discussions»Culture Forums»Writing
Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Writing

Related: About this forum
Start a new discussionStart discussion Subscribe to this forum (see My DU » Subscriptions)Subscribe Mark this forum as read (yellow icons will turn white)Mark as read Search this forum using Advanced SearchSearch forum You will no longer see this forum (see My DU > Trash Can)Trash forum Get forum information and statisticsAbout forum
This is a group, not a forum. Groups often serve as safe havens for members who share similar interests and viewpoints. Individuals who post messages contrary to a particular group's stated purpose can be excluded from posting in that group. For detailed information about this group and its purpose, click here.
Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
A short story about my past. 1 Koch Ebola Aug 2018 Aug 2018 1 2007
For writers thinking about publishing via Amazon... 5 MineralMan Jul 2018 Jul 2018 6 2517
Interviewed 7 DavidDvorkin Jun 2018 Jul 2018 4 2696
My new Kindle book on Internet Neuromarketing Is on Amazon 5 MineralMan Jun 2018 Jul 2018 0 2173
A ramble. First draft. 1 backtoblue Jun 2018 Jun 2018 3 1895
Self-Publishing Tools, Tips, and Techiques 8 DavidDvorkin Feb 2018 May 2018 6 2692
Fake books sold on Amazon in money-laundering scheme 0 mainer Apr 2018 Apr 2018 3 2065
Living with a writer 7 hermetic Jan 2018 Feb 2018 8 2283
Oxford Comma Dispute Is Settled as Maine Drivers Get $5 Million. 5 elleng Feb 2018 Feb 2018 4 2093
Hi! 2 CherokeeDem Nov 2017 Jan 2018 2 2013
Aransas Pass Texas 1 zippythepinhead Dec 2016 Dec 2017 1 1976
The Therapist's Roadmap 5 The_jackalope Dec 2017 Dec 2017 1 2657
This message was self-deleted by its author 3 defacto7 Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 1882
Free Parking If you want to live like a Republican, Vote Democratic Harry S. Truman 5 WhiteTara Oct 2017 Oct 2017 1 4256
The Mind of John McPhee 1 elleng Sep 2017 Sep 2017 2 2478
Free Parking 9/13 0 WhiteTara Sep 2017 Sep 2017 2 2034
My latest Free Parking Column - Betrayal and Treason (Revised) 0 WhiteTara Sep 2017 Sep 2017 5 2176
Irony? 3 California_Republic Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 4356
I just sent out my first query to find an agent. 11 Lilyhoney Jul 2017 Jul 2017 8 3107
My e-books are free on Smashwords this month 1 DavidDvorkin Jul 2017 Jul 2017 5 1976
My first non-syndicated column 0 WhiteTara Jun 2017 Jun 2017 9 3017
I didn't realize there was a writers group on DU 10 TNLib Apr 2017 May 2017 7 8197
Bill Walsh, copy editor and witty authority on language, dies at 55. 2 elleng Mar 2017 Mar 2017 5 2451
Imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery, but plagiarism ain't 16 DavidDvorkin Mar 2013 Feb 2017 0 5569
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Jhall5 Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1888
Just today on Amazon, my short novel God and Santa Claus Trump Trump... 1 RobertDevereaux Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 2012
stone age hippie 3 zippythepinhead Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2633
Boy's Town 0 zippythepinhead Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1940
"On the road 0verseas" 0 zippythepinhead Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1702
Key west 1969 2 zippythepinhead Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 2919

Writing Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
shrimp trip from hell 0 zippythepinhead Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1662
shrimp tales 0 zippythepinhead Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1629
Houston couple holding essay contest for $400,000 home 3 UrbScotty May 2015 Dec 2016 1 2489
My new "Secret of Love" 1 PavelKO Nov 2016 Dec 2016 0 2536
Eight Underrated Skills That’ll Make You a Rockstar in the Book Industry 1 Agnosticsherbet Dec 2015 Sep 2016 6 2231
The Metaphorical Life 0 Viva_Daddy Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1837
Advice please.. 26 clarice Feb 2014 Aug 2016 2 5152
Group creative project writing help sought for animated video 1 roseBudd Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1797
Free Kindle books through 6/6/16. All light reads, so light they're almost weightless. 0 valerief Jun 2016 Jun 2016 0 2240
“We would have paid her the same if she weighed 500 pounds” 0 icymist May 2016 May 2016 3 1867
Story idea: A Balkanized United States 6 LongTomH Sep 2014 Apr 2016 0 3054
Hunny the TV Man: Tales of an Aging TV Repairman & Don Juan 0 valerief Feb 2016 Feb 2016 1 1921
Tall Buildings: Disasterpiece Masterpiece 0 valerief Feb 2016 Feb 2016 0 1990
This message was self-deleted by its author 11 valerief Feb 2016 Feb 2016 0 2704
The Medicinal Martini: Take Two Martinis and Call Me in the Morning 0 valerief Feb 2016 Feb 2016 2 2115
Geezer Summer of Love: When Old Men Were Sexy 0 valerief Feb 2016 Feb 2016 1 2056
The Big Reason Why Agents and Editors Often Stop Reading 6 Agnosticsherbet Nov 2015 Feb 2016 3 3131
Out of Print - a documentary 1 Lodestar Dec 2015 Feb 2016 2 2117
Success! 20 NRaleighLiberal Dec 2014 Feb 2016 20 4506
This sentence has five words. 32 rug Sep 2015 Feb 2016 51 9141
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 NRaleighLiberal Jan 2016 Jan 2016 0 1531
My picture story circa 1962 which includes Trump Sr. being banned from France. 5 valerief Jan 2016 Jan 2016 7 2323
Anyone interested in a traditional chain novel? 4 Tab Jan 2016 Jan 2016 1 2262
Downton appy: Julian Fellowes tries new format for novel 2 hunter Jan 2016 Jan 2016 2 1986
Writer Unboxed: The Current by Donald Maass 1 Agnosticsherbet Dec 2015 Dec 2015 0 2301
My free (for a few days) Kindle novel on amazon. 0 valerief Oct 2015 Oct 2015 0 2007
Nice mention of my Sherlock Holmes novel 0 DavidDvorkin Oct 2015 Oct 2015 2 1641
Red Eyes 2 DavidDvorkin Oct 2015 Oct 2015 1 2223
Homme de Plume: What I Learned Sending My Novel Out Under a Male Name 3 CrispyQ Aug 2015 Aug 2015 5 1905
How do you all go about getting a good critical reader for a completed novel? 26 Squinch Dec 2013 Jun 2015 0 4489

Writing Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Want to help an old-time DUer with a Kindle Scout vote? 10 valerief May 2015 May 2015 3 3540
I Can't Not Write 9 cali Jun 2014 May 2015 2 2786
Ah fun, these days not only am I doing long form journalism 1 nadinbrzezinski May 2015 May 2015 4 1922
Pikes Peak Writers Conference 0 SheilaT Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 1876
Essay contest --- Win an inn! 3 Petrushka Mar 2015 Apr 2015 0 2369
Anthology Calls --- Evernight Publishing & Evernight Teen 0 Petrushka Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 1992
The Horizon of Veronica Smart 1 vixengrl Mar 2015 Apr 2015 1 2259
The very first screenwriting book (written in 1913) is free on Amazon this weekend. 1 TeamPooka Mar 2015 Apr 2015 1 2121
(An SF-Horror story) Flesh of her Flesh 1 vixengrl Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 2388
Evernight Teen --- call for submissions 0 Petrushka Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 1817
Is anyone doing Kindle Scout? 12 wryter2000 Dec 2014 Mar 2015 2 3778
NEA Creative Writing Fellowships 0 Petrushka Feb 2015 Feb 2015 0 1667
'To Kill A Mockingbird' Author Harper Lee To Publish Second Novel 3 CrispyQ Feb 2015 Feb 2015 0 2445
Yoohoo, calling all published writers looking for promo opportunities! 5 OneGrassRoot Apr 2013 Jan 2015 2 2975
Haven't been here in a while. I am working on a Science Fiction Novel. 10 Agnosticsherbet Dec 2014 Jan 2015 0 5443
Hello, I would like to submit a short story for review. 13 clarice Oct 2014 Dec 2014 0 3192
What to do when you get writer's block. 3 rug Dec 2014 Dec 2014 1 2040
NANOWRIMO anyone? 12 Lilyhoney Sep 2014 Oct 2014 3 2930
alt-weekly in Tucson Hiring a Staff Writer 0 Kali Oct 2014 Oct 2014 0 1778
Published for the first time: An Essay on Creativity by Isaac Asimov 0 n2doc Oct 2014 Oct 2014 1 1717
Latest Discussions»Culture Forums»Writing
Home | Latest Discussions | Greatest Discussions | Latest Videos | All Forums

About | Copyright | Privacy | Terms of service | Contact

In Memoriam

© 2001 - 2025 Democratic Underground, LLC. Thank you for visiting.