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Karlin replied to the thread What inspired you to write?.I was not inspired by a particular book. I read many books, was always a reader. One day, during a bout of unemployment, I said to my... -
The AI summary is tricky. It exposes you to information that may be misleading, especially when it takes platforms like Reddit as...
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I've run into a number of issues when researching. In my case, the context is Michelangelo, the artist. I'm mentioning these as an aid...
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Karlin replied to the thread marginalized characters that were added just to help get a book published.This is all true, but the book was 1. Written in the UK 2. In English 3. Does not hide the Lesbian nature of the character at all. It is...
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Karlin replied to the thread marginalized characters that were added just to help get a book published.Um, no. The author lives in the UK, and writes in English. I am not convinced that "her intended audience are people from southeast...
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Karlin replied to the thread How Can I Keep My Writing Ideas in One Place Without Losing My Flow?.I write down ideas in the same WORD document that I am writing the text in. Random thoughts go at the end, comments about the order of...
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Karlin replied to the thread Received my first response from a publisher!.Hang in there. And pick the publishers and agents carefully. Read everything you can about them, their blogs- you name it. It is a...
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Karlin replied to the thread Uziel Rosa.Uzi- go for it! Yoel
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Karlin replied to the thread How do you keep writing when the motivation fades?.Back in the day, i would read on the firing range. Light arms and machine gun fire was ok. I could not concentrate with mortar fire. I...
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Karlin replied to the thread Received my first response from a publisher!.sounds great. maybe a tweak here and a rewrite there will get you over the threshold
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Karlin replied to the thread Stepping out of my comfort zone.Welcome aboard!
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Karlin replied to the thread Three and a half years of writing ... and I still have no clue what I'm doing!.I just sent a draft to my editor, and I have all these misgivings. I was going to write her all of my doubts and worries, but I stopped...
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Karlin replied to the thread How do you keep writing when the motivation fades?.Inspiration is an interesting topic. It definitely comes to me, often when actually writing, sometimes during other activities. Writing...
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Karlin replied to the thread Your first writings?.20 years ago, during a bout of unemployment. Time travel story about a pilot who finds himelf in Biblical times, playing the role of...
