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    Weekly Wrap Up (Jun 23. - Jun. 29)

    By wildone

    First off, to our millions of Canadian members, Happy Canada Long Weekend! Sounds like it is a scorcher no matter where you are. Here in my little burg, believe it or not we have been on extreme water restrictions, like fluhing the toilet once per day, 3 min showers, no outside watering at all, etc. since 23 days ago when we had a main feeder line from our water treatment plant, big enough to drive a truck through, broke  A city of 1.5 million and and 80% of the city and surrounding towns and ci
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March CSR Feature: Second Chances by Meric Cotton

Holy moly, it's already March! How's the weather where you are? We all know we'd rather be reading, no matter if it's warm or hot or cool or cold, so how about we enjoy this month's CSR featured story instead of worrying about all that outdoor junk. LOL This month there's something about the sadder side of love that called to me, and I couldn't help but think of @MericCotton's story, Second Chances. Give it a read!    Second Chances by Meric Cotton   Length: 23,552
Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up (Feb. 24 - Mar. 2)

I was just about to head to bed and rest my weary head, when I said to myself, "Self, you have to do the weekly Wrap Up!" So here it is .   Also, still looking for some more completed story suggestions to feature     Monday, Cia had our CSR Discussion Day from February's CSR story:   Then on Wednesday, Renee brought us another great addition of Improve & Encourage:   On Friday, we had some prompts, but I guess I was asleep at the wheel and maybe we d
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Writing Prompts #738 & #739

It's Friday again, and you know what that means! New prompts!!!!  Enjoy, and happy writing!!!     Prompt 738 – Creative Tag – Hades You knew you should have read all the contracts before you signed, but who expected to be hired to walk a hell hound? Never mind one of the most famous in all of history. When the dark, sexy, brooding man told you he needed his dog, “Spot” walked and exercised, you figured it was easy cash. Now that you know “Spot” is better known as C
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Critique

Improve & Encourage #15: Solcar

Hope everyone has had a good month so far. We're getting closer to wrapping up the Improve & Encourage feature. This month we have a critique on Carlos Hazday's story Solcar. Let's take a look at Parker Owen's critique!   Solcar Carlos Hazday   Critiqued by: Parker Owens   Please give us a short summary of the story you chose.   Solcar, once a High Lord of Star Clusters and a member of the Council engaged in a proscribed act. He made love to a hum
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CSR- Can't Stop Reading

February CSR Discussion Day: Down a Darkened Path by Ronyx

This month's story announcement for the CSR Book Club was Down a Darkened path by Ronyx. An experienced hand at writing, this GA Classic Author knows how to write a story that sucks in readers and keeps them reading as you can tell through many of Ronyx's works. This story was no different, based on the thoughts a lot of readers' thoughts. I know I enjoyed this story despite the sometimes troubling events and sad scenes, the redemptions and ending held true to my hopes for the characters.  But w
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Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up (Feb. 17 - Feb. 23

I guess there is no completed stories or poems on the site that are worth making a shout out to Well, there is one so thanks to that person for giving us a great recommendation to put at the end of this week's Wrap Up!  In case you missed it in my ramblings last week, we were hoping to have you the readers (if you read on site, you are a reader )  to recommend a completed poem, story or series to have featured at the end of the Wrap Up. All you have to do is go to my profile @wildone, click o
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Prompts

Writing Prompts #736 & #737

Welcome to another edition of "Writing Prompts". There are a lot of great prompts for you to choose from, just check out the prompt forum!  And today, we're going to add two more to the list. We owe a huge thank you to @comicfan for continuing to provide us with these great prompts. Now, let's see what he has for us this week!     Prompt 736 – Creative Tag – List of Words Use the following words in a story – A laser, a police officer, a queen, a silver bell, and bo
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Classic Feature

February Classic Author Excerpt: Terran Confederation: Jeremiah by Myr

This week's feature is a much older story but one I hope more interest in will prompt Myr into writing more. Who wants to join me in getting some more psi-corps? The banner feature was on Monday if you want to download and put the banner in your signature to share the story as one of your favorites!    Myr's story is a short one, but I still chose a longer excerpt. There's a good glimpse into Jerry's character here, but it doesn't really give anything away about the story's events to
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February Classic Author Feature: Terran Confederation Jeremiah by Myr

February is a short month, and I've picked a short story to go along with it. This is actually one of my favorites of Myr's stories, so I hope getting a bunch of new eyes on it will help get him to write more. Jerry is an interesting character, and there's a lot more to be told of his story!      Length: 7,832   Description: Jeremiah Declan Samuels has been in the Terran Confederation Spaceforce since his unusual birth. Those years of training are about to pay off
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Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up (Feb 10 - Feb 16)

What's up, buttercup?   So did you get to use that expression on Valentines Day? I know I'm late and maybe should have presented this last week, but oh well . So I remember when I was in elementary school, getting a box of Valentines Cards and filling out for everyone in my class, boys and girls. I was thinking to doing that this year at work but when I mentioned it to someone, they thought I might be setting myself up for a visit with H.R. So, did you do anything to spread your love
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Prompts

Writing Prompts #734 & #735

Yay! For once I managed to get the prompts up on time! Go me!  As you can see, here's this weeks dose of the writing prompts, provided to us by @comicfan!  Hopefully the two prompts below will prompt a new idea. Just remember, prompt responses under 1,000 words must be posted as part of a collection.  Happy Writing!     Prompt 734 – Creative Tag – The Ring You’ve inherited an old family ring from a distant cousin. Unfortunately, the ring comes with a lot of respons
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Anthology Discussion - February 12th!

With only about three months until the next anthology is due, I thought I'd take a moment to see how everyone is doing with their anthology entries!    Feel free to share something about your anthology entry, or planned anthology entry, in the comments. Just a reminder, the two themes are In the Stars and Snapped.   Also, for veteran anthology authors, what is your favorite aspect of writing for the anthologies, and what advice would you give to authors who are contemplating
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Author Interviews

Q & A: Round 4

Well, it's time for another Q & A session with our site authors, poets, editors, and readers!  As you can see, these features have a little something for everyone. If you have ideas for questions for one of these groups, feel free to PM me!  And while you're at it, why not answer one of the Round 5 questions!  Now, let's see what we have for you this round!      Authors: Do you base characters off of real life people? Are they completely fictional? Or some of both? And how do
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Featured Stories

Featured Story: Holding Back

It's Monday, and with the start of a new week, it's a good time to take a look at a story that you otherwise might have missed.  I hope you enjoy Puppilull's review of Holding Back by Thorn Wilde.     Holding Back Thorn Wilde   Reviewer: Puppilull Status: Complete Word Count: 58,185   I can willingly admit that I’m sort of conservative and careful how I spend my reading time. I simply don’t have enough time to read and enjoy all the great s
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Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up (Feb. 3 - Feb. 9)

Monday Cia brought us the February CSR Feature:   Wednesday Carlos was back with another great edition of AAA 2.0!!   Friday, Renee gave us another couple of great prompts from comicfan:   Saturday was Comsie's turn to bring us an article on plot holes   Anthologies 2019 Spring Anthology: In the Stars - Due May 15th 2019 Spring Anthology: Snapped  - Due May 15th   Blog Opportunities   Ask An Author
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Prompts

Writing Prompts #732 & #733

It's that time again! Time to spark some creativity with this weeks prompts. Enjoy!     Prompt 732 – Creative Tag – List of words Use the following words in a story : A red rose, a box of candy, a new shirt, a lunchbox, and a torn sneaker.   Prompt 733 – Creative Tag – First Line The cat sat grooming itself as the puddle of blood slowly spread behind it on the old oak floor.     Did you write a prompt last week? Share a link
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Author Interviews

Ask an Author 2.0 #16

Welcome back. Ask an Author returns with another issue packed with questions and answers. This month we get to hear from authors not often featured. We’ll start off with one of my favorite New Yorkers, and definitely my favorite wine enthusiast: @Defiance19 • In your fiction, you seem to create scenes where men are on the cusp of major changes. How important do you think these moments are to where you’d like to go as a writer, and to life in general? • • • On its own, ‘.
CSR- Can't Stop Reading

February CSR Feature: Down a Darkened Path by Ronyx

Hard to believe it, but it's already February! This month we have 3 weeks to read the CSR selection, and it's a longer one. Good thing @Ronyx helped me pick his feature for this read, and it's one that was popular with readers so you might have already read it! If not, with the number of comments and likes, it's sure to be a read that will pull you in. In following with last month's feature of a different sort, don't go into this expecting the same old storyline! As always, the Discussion Day wi
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Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up (Jan. 27 - Feb.2)

Well one down, 11 to go  So the topic around North America this week has been the weather. I won't go into temps as there is both Celsius and Fahrenheit used here. The interesting thing is that as both approach -40, they meet. So pretty everywhere in North America above Mexico, it was darn cold. But I don't want to just talk about North America, so what about your neck of the woods. I imagine Australia is basking in their summer. Is Europe freezing cold too, or just a normal winter?   
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Technology Archive

Server Update, Authors, Delayed Notifications

We had to do a server update earlier today and I had a small configuration issue.  The background task was not processing the last few hours and I've corrected that issue. There was a glut of notifications that were off by several hours.   We also had an odd incident where an Author group expired.  If this happens to you, you can just go back to the store and select author again. (In theory)  If there is an issue, just send us a support request from the help menu.  
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Prompts

Writing Prompts #730 & #731

Who's ready for your weekly dose of prompts? We have two new ones for you, courtesy of @comicfan.         Prompt 730 – Creative Tag – First Line The snow was deep and hard to cross, but the fear of what was following kept you moving.   Prompt 731 – Creative Tag – Love Cupid You’ve been picked to play Cupid in the college play. What no one realized was you didn’t audition, and love is already your full time job. While arrows are simply a myt
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Critique

Improve & Encourage #14: Bliss

Well, we're getting closer to wrapping up the Improve & Encourage feature. Working toward that goal, today we've got a critique on CassieQ's story, Bliss.  If you missed out on the opportunity to sign up for the Improve & Encourage feature, don't worry, there are other features available for you!  Let's take a look at what Mann Ramblings had to say about Bliss.   Bliss CassieQ   Critiqued by: Mann Ramblings   Please give us a short summary of the story
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CSR- Can't Stop Reading

January CSR Discussion Day: Fun with FanFiction by Laura S. Fox

How's your 2019 shaping up? I can't believe the first month has already passed, and here we are at the first CSR Discussion day! Who checked out this month's fanfiction story by @Laura S. Fox that was featured? I heard the word... "hot". What do you think? Make sure you share your thoughts in the comments below along with any questions you might have, but first, mine always come first! Here's the interview I sent Laura with all the in-depth, probing questions I'm known for!   Have you
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