Or maybe a the thread to come to when you want to vent, chat about the weather, and complain about the moderators. So...what ya got cooking? (This is the thread to post your writing goals for the month of April and to post updates on your progress throughout the month. The group here will help keep you accountable, offering encouragement when you need it and commiserating with you over your struggles. If you have a big writing goal for the whole year--say, writing a... April 2024 Motivation and Accountability Thread ..read more

You guys know me, always trying to find some new, fun thing for us. Well, I have a new one: a collaborative story writing event! My thought is that we could talk and decide ahead of time to join together to write a collaborative story on Theme X and that we'll start writing on Date Y. I'm thinking we could run it over several days or even a full week. For example, if we picked a theme today March 17, we might start writing on Saturday, April 6 and write for the next week. --------... Interest in Collaborative Story Writing Event ..read more

Is this thriller story basis good to make a story out of? How can I develop it? How can I develop its universe? The title of my story is Sireiat This story is about female groups called Sireiats and the male gridiron football teams, the male rugby teams, the male hockey teams, the male lacrosse teams, the male soccer teams, and the male basketball teams that they, the sireiats, control... Sireiat ..read more

Hello! Can you please help me with this story? How can I further develop the setting and the characters? The story is basically this. There was once a group of 30 muscular strong eccentric introverted males. All of them are physically strong which means each of them can lift very heavy objects. During the time they were 7 years old up to the time they were 19 years old, this entire group was ruled and commanded by a beautiful eccentric introverted girl. That means the group has 31... Princess of the Brotherhood ..read more

Howdy! This is the thread to post your writing goals for the month of March and to post updates on your progress throughout the month. The group here will help keep you accountable, offering encouragement when you need it and commiserating with you over your struggles. If you have a big writing goal for the whole year--say, writing a novel--visit our 2024 Writing Goals Thread to share it, then come to... March 2024 Motivation / Accountability Thread ..read more

Three stories were entered to our February 2024 Micro-fiction Contest, all 100 words or less on the theme of "Rivers". Vote now for the one you think is best!* Voting will end on Friday, March 1. Check the poll above for the specific end time. Here are the three stories, and links to each in the Stories subforum: Rivers by @kennychaffin... VOTING thread - Feb 2024 Micro-fic Contest ..read more

Prompt: Life, the Universe, and Everything! (i.e. your choice, give us something good!!) First and most important rule:: Word count: 1,500 maximum Entry deadline: your midnight, April 19 Rules: 1) Think of a story idea that uses the prompt mentioned above and includes speculative fiction elements (fantasy, science fiction, horror elements). If an entry does not include enough speculative fiction elements for your taste, spend your votes on ones that do... AmazingExciting New March/April Flash Fiction Contest!! Get your Entry in Now before it's Too Late ..read more

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