Outside URL Homebase (Forum) http://www.Writing.Com/main/forums.php/item_id/915569-Outside-URL-Homebase Welcome to writing.com everyone, I would like to intoduce you to a great author, Tamara, who has recently been accepted by a publisher. She aspired to her success after joining this site. Please read her latest post on the subject where she is interviewing me in my first ever public interview. [Link: 'http://tamarahartheiner.blogspot.com/']...[Read Full Post] Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:37:20 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/forums/message_id/1987363 Check the sites for more info. 1. Mystery: URL: [Link: 'http://www.newmysteries.org/submission_guidelines/'] DEADLINE: August 31, 2009 Short Stories, Novels, Scripts and Screenplays PRIZES: $ 10,000 for "Best New Work" (one prize across all genres), $ 5,000 for "Best New Writer", $2,500 for "Outstanding Screenplay or Teleplay", $1,0...[Read Full Post] Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:48:30 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/forums/message_id/1938585 <3 Lauren I. Ruiz Check out my writing site? - [Link: 'http://www.lacewords.co.cc'] EDIT// [Link: 'http://www.lacewords.com'] Every visit is appreciated. Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:27:43 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/forums/message_id/1926242 Moved to [Link: 'http://www.lacewords.com'] New domain woot! <3 Lauren I. Ruiz Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:27:14 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/forums/message_id/1926241 Nice of you to ask, Joy. You're always so supportive. I use Starr* on most online sites that I go to. (Or Starr* Rathburn, depending on how much room is allowed.) I don't get online every day any more, though. :( I'll look for yours, too! Cordially, Starr* reminding you to check [Link To Item #171579] every night [...[Read Full Post] Sun, 17 May 2009 12:30:20 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/forums/message_id/1910641 I am a writer. I paid to have this site made to publish my own books and screenplays, but the system allows you to publish as much as you want, so I'm offering writers the chance to publish on my system for free. [Link: 'http://www.amdersoft.org'] Electronic Media. E Books. Why not have a web site where the public can publish their books, ...[Read Full Post] Thu, 14 May 2009 15:31:03 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/forums/message_id/1909144 I must be typing 30-35 then. Also I have to let the words come. Let me know which ones are yours; I'd love to read them. I put my name as is: Joy Cagil. [Link To Item #1530602] [Image #1461096] [Image #1514072] [Link To Item #1550989] [Image #1219461] [Image #11604861455497] [Image #748946] im...[Read Full Post] Thu, 14 May 2009 11:23:24 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/forums/message_id/1909023 I agree, also. Using emoticons and shortcuts in friendly e-mails or text-messaging can be all right, but not in serious work and not in static items in WdC, although I haven't seen too much of that so far. [Image #1461096] [Image #1514072] [Link To Item #1550989] [Image #1219461] [Image #1258255] [Ima...[Read Full Post] Wed, 13 May 2009 18:44:12 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/forums/message_id/1908738 I agree with the three of you. This is a writing site, for heaven's sake! If a person can't take the time to write properly here, how do they ever expect to be published? Yes, I use LOL and other little well-known abbreviations in causual writing, but when I write to a stranger I am always respectful of both the person I'm writing to...[Read Full Post] Wed, 13 May 2009 15:20:45 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/forums/message_id/1908652 Yes, Joy, it's one prompt per day. I type about 60 wpm (I think) cuz I learned to touch-type in high school. So I get about a paragraph done. It's hard for me to type w/out making corrections, though (even though we're not supposed to!), so I don't get to type all I'd like. But I try to finish my thought before the minute is up. I ...[Read Full Post] Wed, 13 May 2009 15:15:20 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/forums/message_id/1908648 Hello please check out my website. It contains some of my writing. I promise the easy will be easy and even pleasant. LINK: [Link: 'http://www.lacewords.co.cc'] EDIT// [Link: 'http://www.lacewords.com'] <3 Lauren I. Ruiz Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:29:06 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/forums/message_id/1908228 Thanks Starr. I went there yesterday and today. I love it. It seems they give one word and expect you to start writing immediately. They don't cut you off so you can write as long as you want, but they take whatever you have written in one minute and post only that part. From what I have read, it amounts to one or two sentences. Also, if I am not mistaken, they are givi...[Read Full Post] Mon, 11 May 2009 23:26:54 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/forums/message_id/1907804 This is a fun place to play. You get one word and 30 seconds to write. A great cure for Writer's Block! [Link: 'http://www.oneword.com/'] I try to go there every time I'm online. Starr* reminding you to close the closet door at night [Link: 'http://www.helium.com/users/342679'] [Link To Item #10...[Read Full Post] Sun, 10 May 2009 22:53:39 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/forums/message_id/1907316 Hey, [Link To User Amyaurora] , I'm at Helium, too! That's actually why I came to this forum, so I could post my link. It's more for non-fiction than stories, but what I've posted there is mostly stories & poetry. Feel free to visit me! I'm at [Link: 'http://www.helium.com/users/342679'] and THANK YOU for offering this...[Read Full Post] Sun, 10 May 2009 22:49:43 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/forums/message_id/1907312 I read about a new publication that's printing poetry and flash fiction on postcards. [Link: 'http://www.abespenny.com/'] Fri, 08 May 2009 17:37:41 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/forums/message_id/1906211 Citizen journalism outlet offering a platform for writers to write articles on topics about which they are knowledgeable. [Link: 'http://www.helium.com/'] Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:50:23 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/forums/message_id/1841302 Get ready for the funniest book of the year! I am a new author who has just had his first in a series of NINE novels published. It is entitled “The Misadventures of Sister Mary Olga Fortitude” and it is written under my pen name of Davis Aujourd'hui. It was released by Outskirts Press in October and it is now available for sale through Am...[Read Full Post] Sat, 13 Dec 2008 19:43:21 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/forums/message_id/1827748 Merriam-Webster unveils new dictionary words [Link: 'http://www.cyber-junkie.com/?p=52'] Sat, 12 Jul 2008 17:50:39 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/forums/message_id/1754041 This is by Wiki-how. 16 per class. There is a waiting list. I don't know how good it is; it could be only the basics, but it is free. [Link: 'http://www.wikihow.com/wikiHow_talk:University#post'] [Link To Item #1370829] [Link To Item #1377097] [Image #1219461] [Link To Item #1214603] [Image #1258255] ...[Read Full Post] Tue, 10 Jun 2008 09:09:44 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/forums/message_id/1737981 [Link: 'http://www.duotrope.com/index.aspx'] Welcome to Duotrope's Digest, a database of over 2200 current markets for short fiction, poetry, and novels/collections. Tue, 03 Jun 2008 21:41:07 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/forums/message_id/1734859 I have been guilty of using ROFL or LOL in emails off Writing.com. (hanging head in shame.) However, and it's a big however, when I receive an email here containing what I call teener texting, I simply delete it from the system without sending a "thank you" reply. If that person can't take the time to review using correct grammar and ...[Read Full Post] Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:48:05 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/forums/message_id/1715611 I found myself over the years falling prey to using such writing when I wasn't meant to. Did I ever hate myself when I noticed. Now I even sit with a dictionary next to me while writing in my offsite blog; as a way to force myself into writing normally in informal settings. I still slip up with LOL but that is about it. Personally text and ...[Read Full Post] Sun, 27 Apr 2008 23:15:31 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/forums/message_id/1715366 I agree with you, but I feel a bit stronger about it. Text messaging style writing should stay in text messages. As for internet shorthand, as long as it is with people you know and know that they will understand it, fine. But not in other internet settings. Check out this item! [Link To Item #1403734] [Image #1383988] [Image #138...[Read Full Post] Sun, 27 Apr 2008 20:38:59 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/forums/message_id/1715250 It is clear in todays world that the debate in word usage is growing. [Link: 'http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24294592'] Personally I think text message style writing and internet shorthand do not belong in school papers, unless asked for. Sun, 27 Apr 2008 20:08:12 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/forums/message_id/1715230 Well, I am a foreigner, and I want to say that English spelling is hard. In fact, I started by learning the spelling of every word by heart. It just did not make sense at all any other way. But I feel I could do it in the end. (Not that I'm perfect) And if a foreigner like me, can do it, anybody can. It is a matter of love for the language you ...[Read Full Post] Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:50:03 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/forums/message_id/1713398