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Changes and Announcements regarding the Water Cooler
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Because the only dumb question is the one you don't ask.
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Just what it sounds like - for those committed W1/S1 writers: Here's a place to spread your wings. Whether it's a novel a year or a flash piece a day - write one, sub one.
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Publishing FAQs and Resources
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Our guest literary agents answer your questions.
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Networking: Sharing Leads
Writers, swap market info here-- guidelines, contact info, publishing news and changes.
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Paying Markets (3 Viewing)
Editors, please post paying opportunities for writers here. Please include the pay rate inside [ ] in the thread title
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Editors, nonpaying markets belong here.
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Writing Genre
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Writing across the genre boundaries
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Sports and Fitness
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AW Bookclub (2 Viewing)
Talk about that book you just couldn't put down.
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NaNoWriMo and Beyond (4 Viewing)
NaNo 2012! Are you game? Are you motivated? Are you crazy? Go for it, and find lots of support and commiseration!
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Flash Fiction (1 Viewing)
Interested in writing, critiquing and selling stories that are 1000 words or fewer? This is the forum for you!
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Writing Exercises, Prompts & Whimsical Pursuits (17 Viewing)
Post one for everyone to try, or come to participate!
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The Break Room
Office Party (42 Viewing)
Writers goofing-off, making friends, and getting to know the community
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Goals and Accomplishments (2 Viewing)
Discuss your writing goals and how you're reaching them.
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TIO (2 Viewing)
Where flame wars and thread collapses get booted and buried.
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Rejection and Dejection (11 Viewing)
Tales of woe and methods for dealing with rejection.
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Celine Dion: For Keeps
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