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  Please Read Here First
These topics are intended to explain to you how things work here. If you have questions, please email kdw@hatrack.com
7 33 November 18, 2009
11:20 AM
Kathleen Dalton Woodbury
  Next, Please Introduce Yourself
Just registered at Hatrack? Before you can begin posting and introduce yourself, please email your introduction to Kathleen Dalton-Woodbury first. Once she authorizes your posting privileges, you can start a topic here to tell us about yourself, and we can welcome you and answer your questions about how this all works.
1571 9337 November 20, 2009
07:13 PM
Kathleen Dalton Woodbury
  Open Discussions About Writing
We discuss general topics on writing here. If you want volunteers to give you feedback on your story, please go to one of the Fragments and Feedback areas or to the Nonfiction area.
5814 94664 November 21, 2009
02:09 PM
Kathleen Dalton Woodbury
  Fragments and Feedback for Short Stories
Need volunteers to look at your short story? This is the place to ask for them. Start a topic and give it the title of your story. Give the genre (SF, fantasy, mystery, whatever), tell us how many words you have written so far, and whether you just want feedback on the 13 lines or volunteers to read the whole thing. Then post the first 13 lines of your story. Please do not post more than the first 13 lines of your work in any topic here at Hatrack.
3740 41571 November 21, 2009
12:49 PM
Kathleen Dalton Woodbury
  Fragments and Feedback for Novels
Need volunteers to look at your novel? This is the place to ask for them. Start a topic and give it the title of your novel. Give the genre (SF, fantasy, mystery, whatever), tell us how many words you have written so far, and whether you just want feedback on your first 13 lines and/or a summary of your novel, or whether you want volunteers to read a partial (the first 20 pages and an outline of the rest). Then post the first 13 lines of your novel and/or a short summary (think of it as what you'd put in a query letter). Please do not post more than the first 13 lines or a short summary of your work in any topic here at Hatrack. This also a good place to post your planned queries/synopses/summaries for feedback. Also, you can post the first 13 lines from other chapters as you go along, but please do it with one topic per chapter and label the topic with the novel title and chapter number.
752 7594 November 20, 2009
12:39 AM
Kathleen Dalton Woodbury
  Nonfiction
Open discussion as well as feedback topics for nonfiction. See the blurb for the Fragments and Feedback area on what to do if you want feedback.
59 352 July 31, 2009
10:32 AM
Kathleen Dalton Woodbury
  Discussing Published Hooks & Books
Topics here can start with a 13-line quote from the start of a published work and discuss what works and doesn't work about the opening. Or they can be for discussion of other aspects of published books.
299 3303 November 19, 2009
08:40 PM
Kathleen Dalton Woodbury
  Writing Class
In order to view the writing assignments posted here, set the "show topics" list to "show all topics."
58 988 November 10, 2009
02:06 AM
Kathleen Dalton Woodbury
  Hatrack Writers - Publications & Reviews
Let us know if you've been published and where we can find copies of your work. Also, let us know about reviews of your work so we can read what others have said.
363 3539 November 21, 2009
02:15 PM
Kathleen Dalton Woodbury
  Markets for Our Writing
Topics about markets for your work, with links to market guidelines and other information if they are online.
165 765 October 24, 2009
11:01 AM
Kathleen Dalton Woodbury
  Ways to Critique
In order to view the critiquing guidelines posted here, set the "show topics" list to "show all topics."
9 32 February 24, 2009
09:57 PM
Kathleen Dalton Woodbury
  Hatrack Groups
Post here if you want to start a Hatrack Group, if your group needs new members, or if you want existing groups to know you are available to join.
126 3918 November 21, 2009
01:39 PM
Kathleen Dalton Woodbury
  FAQs and Links to Discussions
Frequently asked question topics and links to previous discussions of those topics.
28 215 September 24, 2009
12:38 PM
Kathleen Dalton Woodbury
  Writing Challenges
Here is where you post the first 13 lines of your submission to the latest writing challenge and ask for feedback on those lines and/or the whole story. This is also where other writing challenges, such as Liberty Hall, can be announced.
139 3283 November 21, 2009
12:48 PM
Kathleen Dalton Woodbury
  Grist for the Mill
This is for topics where we share the good and bad things that happen in our lives that don't particularly have to do with writing. Who knows? It might give you or someone else a story idea. It is NOT for polemic of any kind.
195 4772 November 21, 2009
11:46 AM
Kathleen Dalton Woodbury
  Character Interviews
Create a topic for your character and give a description, then as others ask your character questions, you can answer them as if you were the character. We hope this will help you get to know your character better.
109 870 November 16, 2009
11:12 PM
Kathleen Dalton Woodbury
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