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    skip.knox replied to the thread Collaboration.
    Let there be an end of direct personal attacks and direct responses to those attacks. It's all ad hominem. Ironic, isn't it, that these...
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    skip.knox replied to the thread Is this success?.
    I think I understand. I sell almost nothing and am content. I believe I caught a whiff of what you describe when I get (at a book fair)...
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    skip.knox replied to the thread How many books have you read?.
    Like many others here, I've always read. Having for my sins gained a doctorate in early modern European history, the number of books I...
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    skip.knox reacted to Malik's post in the thread How many books have you read? with Like Like.
    I forget where I read it, but the quote to live by is, "Reading is breathing in. Writing is breathing out."
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    I've seen that list elsewhere but not here. It's a bit like writing prompts for world building. Thanks for the post.
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    skip.knox replied to the thread Audiobooks vs Reading.
    Audiobooks for fiction works okay for me, especially as my eyes are letting me down (cataracts, but repairs some time this year). For...
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    I have four novels, two novelettes, and three short stories, but I can't for the life of me figure out what types they are, still less...
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    skip.knox replied to the thread Career success?.
    >How much success have you had completing/promoting/selling your novels? There are three items in the list. Completion, promotion, and...
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    No it's not about cultural differences. As I wrote proofreaders do check spelling and grammar but they do this within the context of the...
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    I wonder if perhaps there are cultural differences here regarding the meaning of the word "proofreader", at least as a profession...
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