by Ed on January 21, 2010, 02:07:40 PM
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by Rev. Austin on January 20, 2010, 05:01:44 AM
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But wait! That's not quite the question it seems to be - I'm referring to stories that take something by someone else as inspiration.
For instance, a publisher of an anthology wants stories based in a certain English town, one where people keep turning up dead...
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by delboy on January 11, 2010, 10:22:24 AM
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What are the pros and cons of choosing a (broadly) real setting as opposed to a fictional setting for one's stories? A lot of novels are set in London or New York or LA, but when it comes to smaller towns there seems to be a move to invent places rather than use real ones. Why is this? Are...
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by Ed on January 10, 2010, 06:32:25 AM
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For the first and probably the last time ever, WHC is coming to England, which is great news for all the Brits who could never go before, but perhaps not such great news for US regulars who can't afford a transatlantic flight. So, who's going? I've bought a ticket now, so I'll...
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by delboy on December 17, 2009, 06:51:01 AM
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Doing a bit of catching up the thriller world. As a kid I always love Desmond Bagley and Alistair Maclean. Still do, as a matter of fact, but how prose has changed. Would we ever see a sentence like this in the opening paragraph of a thriller these days? On balance, he reflected,...
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by eric_never on November 30, 2009, 05:50:02 PM
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Okay Poets, who’s in? Any first wild bull’s-eye market suggestions? 
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