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Category: Topic Chats

  • Prompts & Word Sprints

    It is that NaNoWriMo time of year and I hope everyone will enjoy a ‘prompt’ chat. You do not need to be a November Novel Writing Month Participant to join us. We will do timed writings using a random prompt generator. Guests may type their responses directly into the chatroom or use your favorite word…

  • Let’s Talk Horror

    Due to unforeseen circumstances, Sunday’s Guest spot is on hold. Instead we will present a Topic Chat on How to write a horror story: 6 terrific tips. Is Terror the same as Horror? Mmm, well, not so much.  ‘Terror’ describes a state of feeling. Oxford Dictionaries simply define it as ‘extreme fear’. To ‘terrorize’, means…

  • Horror Month at The Writer’s Chatroom

    Horror Month at The Writer’s Chatroom

    Welcome to Horror Month at The Writer’s Chatroom Sunday’s Topic chat will let us view Horror and Horror Writing from the safety of The Writer’s Chatroom. “It’s the dark basement where the only thing you can hear is the beating of your own heart.” The history of horror is long, dating back to the era…

  • 7 Reasons You Shouldn’t Be Editing Your Own Book

    7 Reasons You Shouldn’t Be Editing Your Own Book Our Sunday Topic will look at and discuss the various reasons, 7, that you shouldn’t be editing your own book. Drop by the Chatroom and help us keep the discussion lively. First I want to Slip in a little information outlining the difference between Revision and…

  • Topic Chat – 5 Healthy Writing Habits

    Writer’s Chatroom Sunday Chat – Writerly Hygiene 5 Healthy Writing Habits All Aspiring Writers Should Practice Sunday August 13 7PM ET Writer’s Chatroom Sunday Chat – Writerly Hygiene Writers aren’t exactly known as the paragons of physical and mental health. Almost prerequisites for the craft, depression and alcoholism have haunted so many eminent writers, including…