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@LadySpark oooh that's fascinating that a magazine wants a book-length collection to choose from. I guess that must be part of the difference between submitting poetry and submitting fiction. xD ...

Sparky! It's fantastic you're putting together your first collection. That takes a lot of hard work and dedication, so best of luck to you! A pro-tip as you're working on ...

@Mage it's perfect, thank you!

I would looooove a Santa hat overtop BB8's flower crown

Sounds like an interesting idea! Alternate-world stories are always fab (though I don't think they would fall under "magical realism" if it's like Wonderland. More like straight fantasy since the ...

I'm apparently the only Leo to respond to this thread so far :o Where are all my lions?

I think I've only ever written one story in present tense and it was a very short story. I feel like present tense requires more stylistic frill which is hard ...

Personally, I stay away from character templates. They only ever give me very surface-level ideas of characters which is fine for something like a storybook! But novels need bigger characters ...

I've been a much happier person since I've stopped believing in God. I wasn't raised in religion, though my family attended a Methodist (Christian) church from the time I was ...

Popping in with some extra resources because I only have to deal with this nonsense election for one more day. The Clinton Foundation appears to pay out little money to ...

Carlito! This is me knowing nothing about this book, but having a deep and unabiding love for queries. SO HERE WE GO. Eighteen-year-old Molly has just graduated from high school ...

This was asked some time ago, but on the topic of flashbacks there are all kinds of ways you can separate them from the present time of the story. Italics, ...

@Meandbooks I used to run monthly fiction workshops with the GenLit crew and those will always hold a special place in my heart! It's been so long though I wonder ...

Five That about sums up our basic training, @Carlito! I hope you feel more comfortable with some of the basic tasks of JMship. Please feel free to use this thread ...

Four Silly Cheshire won't stay put! No matter how hard I try and no matter how many treats I give him, he still comes and goes as he pleases. Whatever ...