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Always smiling @allknowing (153529) • India 9 Dec 18

It is nice to see so many writers here who have to their credit books that are worth reading. What I fail to understand is why I am not there in that list. If I may so say myself I can write well. I have lots of ideas and...

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Discouraged about my book...

patgalca @patgalca (18481) • Orangeville, Ontario 1 Jun 18

I gave my novel to a friend to read for me. It's considered a beta reader. I was hesitant as I wasn't feeling 100% comfortable that my story was ready. I got the manuscript back last week with her pages of typed up notes. Some of...

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How Do You Know?

patgalca @patgalca (18481) • Orangeville, Ontario 11 May 18

I saw a tweet a month ago that spurred me on to finish my novel. It was an agent accepting submissions for the month of April. Though I didn't get my story done in time, the tweet itself got me going. I have finished working on...

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An Afternoon at Home, What To do?

Angie @andriaperry (118793) • Anniston, Alabama 5 May 18

I had time alone once again and I did not know what to do with it, I knew I was not going to be cleaning house, that was for sure, and it started raining while I was out feeding the dogs, so not outside work either. So, I stayed...

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Have you ever wanted to write a book?

sofs @sofssu (23660) 17 Aug 15

I have always wanted to write a book, a collection of my poetry. I also have a novel in the back of my mind, but that may not be for now. I also want to write a couple of spiritual books. I have dreamed of writing books for years...

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Current writing projects

belindayhughes @belindayhughes (1096) • United States 17 Dec 12

Good afternoon, mylot writers! I'm working on my third book. My first was a memoir, the second was a cookbook, this will be about making money on the web in 2013. Hard times seem to have touched all of us in some way or another,...

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I am going to make it a goal to have a book written....

trisha27 @trisha27 (3494) • United States 15 Dec 12

I have so many ideas and actually I have already an idea on what I want my first book to be about. Its just a story from personal experience of something I am going through in my life right now. So I am going to make it a goal to...

self publish a book

write my first book

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What types of books do you prefer, real life traumatic or fiction happy stories?

NailTech @NailTech (6874) • United States 8 Mar 12

I'm not asking this due to me asking a poll question, I'm asking cause I actually have a chance to write a book, for free or almost free, and don't know wether to put anything out there that's just not what people like. I'm not a...

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has anyone here ever wrote a book and got it published?

interactivelearning @interactivelearning (451) • United States 19 Jul 11

I was just wondering if anyone here on myLot, As a MyLot Member actually been able to write a book... whether it be a Novel, Children`s Book, Self-Helping / How-To Books, Literally ANY TYPE of Book out there. I have always...

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How Many Out There Can'tLet Go of NaNoWriMo, or are Feeling Let down?

artambrosia @artambrosia (148) • United States 5 Dec 10

My book wasn't finished, so I kept writing. I'm a bit obsessed. It's even getting in the way of my legit. work. I have to stop now, however, because I've got to edit a previous NaNo novel before the first of January. A small press...

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A story for all (Add to it) "The Moonlight Run"

chulce @chulce (1537) • United States 12 Jun 10

The air was hot on her skin but Joanna didn't care. Her hair pulled back in a tight pony tail, sweat dripping down the side of her cheeks, she felt as if the world was being lifted from her shoulders with each pounding step of her...

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Have you self-published a book at Amazon's CreateSpace.com?

bloggeroo @bloggeroo (2167) • Philippines 29 Apr 10

I'm still working on publishing my first book and Amazon's CreateSpace.com is a very convenient solution. Has anybody here used that service? What's your experience? How long did it take you to publish your first book?

createspace

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Hi all, I have idea for book and I want your Opion on so I have pasted here.

DonnaLove1976 @DonnaLove1976 (67) • United States 23 May 09

Leave comments and tell me what you think? This is only the being of it, the title of it called Willows Manor. I hope you like it. The year was 1976 when my Father Richard Morgan built Williows Manor; He did for my mother a...

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Online writing group?

stagewhisper @stagewhisper (901) • United States 14 Jul 08

Today I've been seeing several posts from someone asking for others to take a look at a book that person has been writing, and it made the wheels in my head turn a little as I glanced over those discussions. I have participated in...

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creativedreamweaver @creativedreamweaver (7297) • United States 17 May 08

I've read many books on the craft of writing over the years. Some have helped, other's haven't. Which books have helped you the most to write your story/article/or novel? I want to know what books you keep on the "craft of...

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A book inside everyone...

Alfie1970 @Alfie1970 (257) 9 Apr 08

I believe there is a book inside everyone but the problem is how do you go about writing it? Recently I spent some time with my uncle and we started talking about the books inside us, he is itching to write books on 2 aspects of...

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Does every discussion have to be in english?

andreyjb @andreyjb (19) • United States 3 Aug 07

I was just wondering if I have to write everything in English because Portuguese is my native language.

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compiling my tagalog translations of saints' commentaries

lquiambao @lquiambao (109) • Philippines 8 May 07

hi. I have started to "Tagalize" the various Office of the Readings in my Psalter for the benefit of my co-community members who are not very familiar with the English language. It's a great help for them to be able to meditate on...

prayerful life

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If you wanted to write a book

AnnaB87 @AnnaB87 (761) • United States 6 May 07

What kind of book would you write? Do you think that writing is still a good career choice for some people or do you think that this is not a good choice for many people?? Because so many people are trying to write now...

what to write

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What writing books do you own? Love to read? Want to get?

monkeywriter @monkeywriter (2003) • United States 3 Feb 07

Hey! I'm kinda curious as to how many of you own writing books? What are some of your favorites? How many do you own? Silly me! First I started out collecting them while working at a bookstore for 4 years. Then I joined the...

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freelance writing books

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