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That sounds up my alley too :)

Earlier today I finished The Fat of Fed Beasts by Guy Ware and it's kind of blown my mind. I haven't thoroughly enjoyed a book, fiction anyway, to this extent, for literally years. It's reminded me of how reading felt when I was a kid. Reading...

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Hello I was in the lab, and tried to open a recent thread by RK Wallis: 'Murders and Cheaters', but got the message: Oops! We ran into some problems... Not sure if some threads are restriced to certain members only. I've never had problems before...

Hi Andy, As VH says it's a private thread. They show up as pale green in the feed. It's a handy feature of the Lab if ever you just want a small, select group of readers to critique your work, perhaps because they write in a similar genre or you...

My apologies @Afell1 , I had initially posted the thread open for everyone, but then realised I needed to make it private. If your preferred genre in the Critter Directory in the Lab isn't crime, mystery or thriller then I wouldn't have wanted...

Yes, Andy, some posts are restricted. Simple reason - we learn, over time, which Litopians are familiar with the genre we write in, have a good understanding of our style, and can spot the problems in our work lightening fast. And then we have...

One of my sources, and probably the best. (I get a lot of stuff from Substack subscriptions too.) Unlike with many mass mailouts I've signed up for over time, I actually look forward to their emails each week.

I signed up to Authors Publish a couple of years ago. Their free ebooks are great, and their weekly advice articles and free submission calls have been extremely useful. I've watched some of their free seminars too - always enlightening. It's a...

I just read this article for submitting to agents. It has some great info and resources in it. https://authorspublish.com/how-to-find-the-right-literary-agent-for-your-book-2/

From Shakespeare to Brendan Sanderson it boils down to this. Do this and Bobs Your Uncle. I'd say we all would love to be able to make a living from writing, but have come to accept that probably won't happen. I support 13 Spanish Mustangs. We...

I think it's fair to say most of us dream of living off our writing, and dreams are healthy, but to write a book is hard work, to market a book is harder still, and to resonate with readers who give you the buzz of word of mouth that's like...

Not many writers can make a full time job out of fiction writing. Nice work if you can get it. Many successful authors need other income streams - teaching, editing, ghost-writing for famous people - or other professions altogether. Even for...