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Opal C. Grace
I've been dealing with some serious med stuff - and so I haven't been around for quite some time. Let's see what's happening!
Karlin
Hi, I ran into this article. It is worth discussing, but I'm concerned that you may not want such a controversial subject on the forum. So I want to clear it with you first:

www.thefp.com

The White Man Who Pretended to Be Black to Get Published

A young poet pretended to be ‘a gender-fluid member of the Nigerian diaspora,’ and wrote intentionally bad poems. He says he got 47 of them published.
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A. E. Lowan
A. E. Lowan
Yeah, I just ran across this, myself. And you're right, it both needs discussion and will whip up a fair number to a lather.I'm going to bump this up to the others and see how they feel about it. My main concern that that it's going to be really easy for any discussions like this to get out of hand. And I know. I'm the one who started a whole bunch of the others we've had. :p
A. E. Lowan
A. E. Lowan
Okay, you're good to post the article. Your link has a paywall, but this doesn't. You'll probably want to chase this down to the original article, because it's The Daily Mail via MSNBC.

MSN
LeslieRWaggonerIII
Learning... day by day. Making choices that effect my entire life and the lives of those around me is both exciting and absolutely terrifying.
Karlin
Hi, I admire your patience with some of these new writers. Sometimes even their posts are awful, and if they post part of a story, I can hardly get through the first sentence. You manage to be critical yet encouraging.

I wonder what drives such people to write. And I wonder how much they've read.

Every famous violinist made screechy noises the first time they picked up a violin. So there's hope.

K
Mad Swede
Mad Swede
Well, not all of them have English as a first language so that must make being in the forums difficult. Doing a lot of reading is of no help if they cannot express themselves in English. I'd rather not tell them to write in their own language even when that may be the best idea because it means we cannot help them easily or even at all.

MS
Karlin
Karlin
Some clearly are not English speakers. Thanks for reminding me. I always think of Joseph Conrad in this context.
R
I by accident put my story into the rules about setting up a story to be critiqued, Not sure as to how I can rectify this problem.
Fyri
Draft 8 is out to beta readers and I am building my query list and supplies for getting an agent!
Jackarandajam
Your magic system doesn't have to be wholly different or better than anyone else's. It can be, sure, but it doesn't HAVE to be.
junechevalier
Hello, if anyone wants to check out my worldbuilding project, you can visit my website https://www.gotterhavn.com
My novel is also available to read for free there! Or you can listen to the audiobook on YouTube here:
Feel free to ask me or leave a comment!
Thank you :D
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