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Final Two Days to Sign Up for Our NaNoWriMo Short Story Workshop

Posted on 2014/10/30 by Foil & Phaser

There are only two days left before NaNoWriMo begins, so if you were considering joining us this year, please sign up on this post as soon as possible. Divide and Conquer is a Foil and Phaser Workshop where a group of writers try…

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Posted in Announcements, Divide and Conquer, Workshops

Last Week to Sign Up for Our NaNoWriMo Short Story Workshop

Posted on 2014/10/26 by Sean Sandulak

While it’s tradition for many writers to procrastinate over deadlines, there are only six days left before NaNoWriMo begins, and we currently do not have enough people to make our short story workshop viable. If you were considering joining us…

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Posted in Announcements, Divide and Conquer, Workshops

Divide and Conquer Volume Two: A NaNoWriMo Alternative

Posted on 2014/09/29 by Foil & Phaser

Our collective NaNoWriMo project from last year was a resounding success (we’ve given away over 500 copies*), so we’re going to try to better our record of 38,000 words this year with Volume Two. For those who don’t know Divide and…

Tagged with: Creative writing, fantasy, Fiction, Foil & Phaser, NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month, online writing, science fiction, short story, writers workshop, writing
Posted in Announcements, Divide and Conquer, Workshops

Describli is now in beta

Posted on 2014/09/10 by Foil & Phaser

The writer prompt and word gaming site Describli.com has entered its second round of beta testing and is currently accepting new members. We wrote about Describli in March and the site has continued work to put together a unique and interesting experience…

Tagged with: Creative writing, fantasy, Fiction, Flash fiction, Foil & Phaser, online communities, online writing, science fiction, short story, writer, Writer Resources, writing
Posted in Motivational, Non-Fiction, Writing Resources

Writers Workshop #4 Sign-Up

Posted on 2014/07/31 by Foil & Phaser

Foil & Phaser will be starting a new critique workshop soon. The submissions will not be published, so this is the perfect opportunity to get feedback on a piece that has been giving you trouble, to tame your NaNoWriMo beast, or for new…

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Posted in Announcements, Workshops

Why Is The Media Ignoring Author Exploitation By Publishers?

Posted on 2014/05/29 by Foil & Phaser

Tagged with: science fiction, writer, writers workshop, writing, Writing Advice
Posted in Non-Fiction, Publishing

Sign Up for Beta Readers Club

Posted on 2014/05/28 by Foil & Phaser

WANTED: Beta Readers and Novel Writers Based on your response to our polls, we’ve decided to go ahead with a trial run of our Beta Readers Club. If you are a voracious reader with an interest in helping out new…

Tagged with: Creative writing, fantasy, Fiction, Foil & Phaser, NaNoWriMo, online communities, online writing, Paranormal romance, science fiction, Urban fantasy, writer, writing
Posted in Announcements, Beta Readers, Workshops

Beta Readers Club

Posted on 2014/05/16 by Foil & Phaser

We’ve had some great successes with our workshops, and now it’s time to think about expanding them to longer works. What we’re proposing is to start a club for writers and beta readers where novels and novellas would receive the…

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Posted in Announcements, Beta Readers, Workshops

Writers Workshop 3 Update

Posted on 2014/05/12 by Sean Sandulak

In the interest of getting more people to participate, I will be making my selection for this workshop public. All other submissions will remain private to the group. However, please note that any comments you make on my story will…

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Posted in Announcements, Workshops

Storium (Beta)

Posted on 2014/05/06 by Sean Sandulak

Storium is a successful Kickstarter project which aims to merge creative writing with the mechanics of interactive gameplay. Each team of players works together on a collaborative story using a set of virtual cards as both plot devices and character outlines. The…