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!
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New MC sterotypes
Started By Babblefish |
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My guess is that male writers find that kind of female character
easiest ...View
Latest poster: Alanboy 2 days ago
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What are the best "How to Write" books for complete beginners?
Started By Harry |
28 | 645 |
technique
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Latest poster: zoolane 2 days ago
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Writing a story starts with an imagination or just for fun?
Started By key |
2 | 65 |
I'm not sure how many writers would admit they started a story just
for ...View
Latest poster: Alanboy 7 days ago
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Bad sex? Or simply bad writing?
Started By Debi |
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Nice one, Tf!View
Latest poster: EmmaD 8 days ago
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Remorse / whinnyness
Started By Babblefish |
6 | 114 |
Interesting, so the general opinion appears to be:
A) Show remorse, ...View
Latest poster: Babblefish 5 months ago
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Is traditional publishing dead?
Started By Debi |
10 | 261 |
Hi EmmaD
Well I spent about fifteen years "at the bottom" and wrote ...View
Latest poster: stephenterry 6 months ago
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Fiction vs Non-Fiction
Started By Caducean Whisks |
5 | 72 |
I kind of meant removing the anlgo saxon which I am using a lot of
at the ...View
Latest poster: Tenacityflux 6 months ago
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Reality and ...reality?
Started By john onceupon |
2 | 194 |
Ta muchly for reviving this, CW – I'd forgotten I'd posted the link
– ...View
Latest poster: john onceupon 6 months ago
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Local libraries
Started By Kate Allan |
17 | 516 |
I remember as a kid me and dad used to borrow computer games from
the ...View
Latest poster: Babblefish 7 months ago
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Real People
Started By Roger in Deutschland |
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See here for some general ...View
Latest poster: Debi 8 months ago
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State of the Market...
Started By Kasubi |
8 | 203 |
The UK is about a year behind the US, but it might close the gap
quicker ...View
Latest poster: dgaughran 8 months ago
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Wat do you think about book trailers?
Started By Kasi |
2 | 131 |
Oh, if you like ninjas you have to see this :op My mate's brother's
band: ...View
Latest poster: Kasubi 9 months ago
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offensive Shi*
Started By lee |
20 | 425 |
Oh, you reminded me of one of my all-time favourite Family Guy
quotes ...View
Latest poster: Kasubi 9 months ago
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Why must all female protagonists be "sassy/ spunky/spiky"?
Started By Babblefish |
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'Sassy, spunky, and spiky'
In the late 80's - I think - may be early 90's, ...View
Latest poster: Alanboy 9 months ago
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Who says there's no such thing as an omniscient first-person narrative?
Started By EmmaD |
11 | 202 |
Thanks for the further input, Debi and Emma; very useful. It seems,
just ...View
Latest poster: Tony 9 months ago
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Self publishing and ebooks
Started By Debi |
5 | 161 |
Hey Debi,
There are a huge amount of self-published writers in ...View
Latest poster: dgaughran 9 months ago
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The habbit of Writing every day
Started By TheFad |
8 | 269 |
Erm...I can't seem to delete or edit the post above to remove the
code. ...View
Latest poster: Kasubi 10 months ago
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Book migration
Started By JtF |
12 | 312 |
Appertaining to something worth reading . . .
Aleksandr Orlov's A ...View
Latest poster: JtF 1 year ago
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Why can’t I f***ing swear?
Started By Harry |
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Re Richie: awesome!View
Latest poster: Lilith 1 year ago
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Single or Multiple Submissions to Competitions?
Started By Caducean Whisks |
25 | 634 |
Since this thread has surfaced again, I'm posting the link to the
first of ...View
Latest poster: EmmaD 1 year ago
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A Writer Calls it a Day
Started By EmmaD |
5 | 299 |
Every now and then I'd give up - have a go at Reiki, something like
that - ...View
Latest poster: Gerry 1 year ago
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Would you sign an e-book only contract?
Started By EmmaD |
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Emma. "It's quite a lot."
So, a lot of books being published, a lot of ...View
Latest poster: Ron Blanco 1 year ago
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Why whether you liked a book isn't the point, when you're a writer
Started By EmmaD |
8 | 285 |
As a fledgling, untrained writer, whether another author/reader
likes my ...View
Latest poster: Caf 1 year ago
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Book banding - a possible argument for...
Started By Skylark |
12 | 470 |
A child will always have "inappropriate" material avaliable. In
censoring ...View
Latest poster: Babblefish 1 year ago
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Can the craft of good writing be taught ?
Started By Jacquie |
59 | 773 |
Good question.
I believe that people who are good writers are
born with ...View
Latest poster: Liss 1 year ago
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