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Orrex

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3. Depends what you plan to do.
Tue Feb 4, 2014, 04:12 PM
Feb 2014

If you post it here, there's a fair chance that a future prospective publisher will consider your story "previously published." Others are less uptight about it, but it's worth bearing in mind.

If you can get into a closed online writing forum, one that requires membership to post or read, then you'll be safer because you can share your work without "publishing" it.

Another possibility would be to post a sample that you've written as practice, rather than with the intent to submit anywhere. That way you won't lose anything that you might have tried to publish, but you can still get feedback.


You're welcome to send me a sample, too, but I won't likely be able to give a detailed critique of a whole story.

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Advice please.. [View all] clarice Feb 2014 OP
Can you post a sample? (nt) Orrex Feb 2014 #1
Hi Orrex... clarice Feb 2014 #2
Depends what you plan to do. Orrex Feb 2014 #3
Thanks so much... clarice Feb 2014 #4
Heh. That also depends. Orrex Feb 2014 #5
Honestly, I don't know if that's something you can learn DavidDvorkin Feb 2014 #6
Two articles on writing effective dialogue. Agnosticsherbet Feb 2014 #7
I'm also going to suggest SheilaT Feb 2014 #8
If your dialougue sucks you need to work on your characters too. TeamPooka Feb 2014 #9
Read the greats at dialogue: Elmore Leonard stands out for me. mainer Feb 2014 #10
WOW, LOTS clarice Feb 2014 #11
You have conversations Savannahmann Feb 2014 #12
Great idea, thanks. nt clarice Feb 2014 #13
Dialogue Brainstormy Feb 2014 #14
Thanks BStormy...... clarice Feb 2014 #15
It's a problem for many Brainstormy Feb 2014 #16
True... clarice Feb 2014 #17
a few ideas Brainstormy Feb 2014 #18
Wow !!! I know a REAL author *bends at the knee* clarice Feb 2014 #19
LOL Brainstormy Feb 2014 #20
This is a non-fiction book marions ghost Feb 2014 #22
Just read this Brainstormy Feb 2014 #23
Time will make it better... marions ghost Feb 2014 #24
I second you on that Chiarella book marions ghost Feb 2014 #21
I noticed regional changes nilesobek Mar 2014 #25
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