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Critiques - general
A place to read and critique members' work. NB: some of the best critiquing goes on in "Groups". Either sign up to a group that suits you - or set one up yourself. (Click "Create New" in Groups.) 		14147 1624
"I don't really have anything as clever as a critical mode.Let me say at the" - Athelstone
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Festival of Writing, York 2011
The place to talk about the York Festival ... the one that's been and the one that's coming. 		933 39
"I quite enjoyed being hugged by a cupcake. Actually, I just quite enjoy bei" - John Taylor
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Latest Post 9 hours ago
Coffee Break - Reviews & Other Discussions
Book reviews, chat & biscuits. A general discussion forum. 		4393 370
"I believe, if its good enough somebody somewhere will publish it. It's t" - Debbie
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Writing Techniques
The place to exchange thoughts and ask for help on writing technique 		4571 448
"I've only ever written in first person in short stories, because by their n" - Tony
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Agents and Publishing - and Getting Published.
Penetrate the mysteries of the publishing industry - and read some excerpts from Harry's book on Getting Published. 		2283 262
"I agree with Whisks. There are plenty of warnings about them on the web, in" - Spangles
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Competitions
Our regular Word Cloud comps. For non-WC competitions see News. 		1887 83
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The Heated Debate
A regular series of debates about topics of importance to writers and the books trade. We invite major contributors and welcome controversy. Let the Heated Debate begin! 		818 50
"My guess is that male writers find that kind of female character easiest t" - Alanboy
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Latest Post 21 days ago
How to get around on the Cloud
A place to discuss any technical questions about using this site. 		215 46
"Yes! Message either the member, 'The WordCloud' or 'Doctor Fixit'; or write" - Caducean Whisks
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Self-publishing
A place to chat about all things self-publishing - and a place to seek and exchange advice & experiences 		309 49
"Matador's name pops up often as a serious self-pub option. They have open d" - Eddytip
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The Screenwriters Club
Everything to do with film - A nice civilised sort of place where screenwriters can escape from all those horrible novelists ... 		214 37
"Should say 'The World's Fastest Indian'" - MinxieAD
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The Great Word Cloud Bazaar
Have you published (or self-published) a book? If so, use the Bazaar to hawk your wares and garner reviews. Just set up a thread, tell us about your work, and remember to include an Amazon link ... 		155 53
"Excellent Scaff - about time too..." - stephenterry
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Places to Visit
Fun places on the web for writers and language lovers. 		142 39
"Well theres a fine line between insane and genius so I'm told one has to wo" - GothicSyn
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