Australian Writers' Forum

I don't (obviously - or not-so-obviously), but this is a great idea. :) I wasn't aware that it was even possible. Thanks, Paul! :) I've been trying to investigate some of Melbourne's exclusive private clubs (what used to be called Gentlemen’s clubs - as in late-Victorian mahogany panelling, glass-fr...

Yay, stakes! :D All right ... better learn how to raise the stakes. And separate the general stakes from the personal stakes. And ... and ... and how to make these! https://253qv1sx4ey389p9wtpp9sj0-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Steak_Frites_V10-700x461.jpg Now I'm hungry. :)

I've had a good look at the survey and tried filling it out, but I'm afraid that over half of it is irrelevant to me. :( I haven't published, I don't have a publisher or an agent, and I'm trying to find one, but it's not easy because I don't know which ones are legit and which ones aren't. As far as...

My two caned? I'm confused. Are you referring to my two caned toads? I don't even have one caned toad, or even one canned toad. Ribbit!

I would like to help, but I'm afraid I don't know much about publishing or contracts, so my opinion may not be very valuable. Can I still participate in this project?

Leave of absence cheerfully granted!

Yes! Absolutely right. I'm writing a story set in ancient Greece. The protag has a sword. But it's not just any sword! The blade is leaf-shaped and roughly 25 inches in length; the handle is embossed with a cross-guard. It's not a sword but a xiphos (pron. "zifos"), an Iron Age Greek short...

:lol: I have a question: stwllar trock? I can see "stwllar" is "stellar", but "trock"? What's that? :? Non-sensical run-on sentence fragments rock! :D Here's one: I was sitting in my kitchen with a big bowl of cathair-sweetened cornflakes when suddenly the doorbell meow...

"Backstories are the bane of writers, as well you know, Bob."

Oh boy, oh boy. Backstory ... too often it becomes an info dump. Best used (very) sparingly, lest it overwhelm the rest of the story.