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For those who don't know, The Bulwer-Lytton Contest is put on every year, at the English Department of San Jose State. They used to publish em, but don't any more. So... since they usually shy away from awarding anything to the ones I liked, How bout some BAD openers for Erotica... Just the...

I do NOT like the current method of dialogue marking as stated by current English grammar rules. "I think this rule is correct," he said. The above is correct. It also looks dumb, and if you're reading it out loud, you're looking for the the sentence to continue AFTER the identifier...

My story was blacklisted from google a LONG time ago, I know that one for a fact. Had to dig at least 20 to thirty pages back to find even one chapter. Then for about five months there, my story was the number two search result when you typed the title into duck duck go. Then today... gone...

This is the new feedback thread for A Special Hell. The original frankly was completely useless as many of the ideas I expressed there never ended up getting used, and frankly would confuse folks to read with the numerous digressions, weird songs, etc... It was just messy. So, Thank you...

I'd like to please request the Administration Grant me Leave to create a second thread for feedback on A Special Hell, because the current poll at the top of the feedback is no longer relevant. Or... Help my dumb ass figure out how to delete a poll. Either one would be greatly appreciated.

There are certain lines that just make me CRINGE and totally put me out of the mood. The classic exchange that you may all know is... "We can't do that, you're my BLANK!" "Step-BLANK!" "Oh, All right then." Yeah, instant... ugh... fantasy ruined. Because you're half assing it at that...

Just wanted to toss this one out there, since there's been a lot of good discussion, and just was wondering if there's any themes in stories that folks wanted to chime in with that they LIKE to see. That for SOME reason... you just don't personally see. Plus if somebody knows where we can...

So, I'm writing a commercial break... and I want to give my fellow authors a chance to do a fun little gag. SO... If you want your story advertised, I'll do it on my commercial break. It's going to be MARKED as a commercial break, and I'm looking for the equivalent of a thirty second spot...

For those who didn't know, you're a pope now. All human beings on the planet are Popes of Discordianism. Anyway, the four guys walk into a bar and sit down at the bar. Bartender goes to the Priest, who orders a fine red wine. The bartender gives it to the Priest, and then requests the eight...

So, just was thinking about the various types of writing. For years people have tried to nail down what it is that separates the types of stories from each other, and the general consensus is that there's Comedy, and there's Tragedy, and those are the only base forms. Everything else comes...

I think that my use of this song pretty much sums up how weird I'm willing to be sometimes... Let's see, I've referenced Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, Obscure Robert Graves footnotes, and Mystery Science Theater 3000, in addition to my obvious Firefly...

So, SilverSpecter006 and I did a fun thing. ;) Our new Story Neighbors Next Door is up on the New Stories list, and we're both actually pretty happy with it. Linear for now, but we do plan on fleshing out some paths and ideas later. As of right now, the story is pretty much writing itself...

Hey folks! So, we're into the home stretch on the second ending, complete with the expected "Twist" ending, although I'm willing to bet that almost everybody has guessed this one, because it's pretty obvious, IMHO... This time, rather than take a few days off after I finish an ending, I'm...

So, when I get a lurker who drops a ton of likes on my stories, I'm always conflicted. I appreciate the HELL out of it, but I want to grab them and shake why the story works out of them. ;) So, when it happens, I tend to drop a "Thank You Note" Message these days. I find it doesn't always...

Good morning, fellow authors. Target for today's like bombing was https://chyoa.com/story/The-Barren-Lands.21908 Like bombing was directed in response to friendly and fun discussions here on the forums, and for a fun concept I want to see more of. Please Nominate Like Bombing Targets here...

So, was going through a list of old books, and found one of my favorite books from when I was a kid. Escape, By R.A. Montgomery (RIP): Choose Your Own Adventure #20 Short version of the Plot: Your character is a escapee from a prison camp during the second Civil War. (It's set in a very 80's...

So apologies to Daciasdesire and Zingibar for deleting your threads. They were GREAT, and I appreciate the hell out of them, but they were on stories that I had abandoned, and only was keeping around for their work. Looking back, I can see that I hadn't really created much of a good...

Just wanted to toss this one out there. I've found that most authors have little things they do that helps them write. Thought I'd share a few of mine, see if they help anybody else. If you've got some, I think it'd be fun to hear. - I like to write early in the morning, because I can tap...

Hey folks, just wanted to ask about the endings, because I've finally finished the first ending, at least to the point where I'm comfortable moving on and working on the others. (I am still doing a little editing on a few of the last chapters. But I do not want to force it. Still needs a bit...

Ok, I want to create another poll for my story, but I have already used my one thread in "Story Feedback." So, Three thoughts: 1. If I am just going to do a new poll, should I just do it in the general board, or is that breaking the rules? If so is there a more appropriate board to do it? 2...