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I thought that the workshop was only visible to logged in members so that work that is intended for publication can still be work-shopped without affecting first serial rights? Important for potential members to know that it's a feature, but they mustn't be able to see the work?

Paul Sample passed away 27th Jan. Creator of the iconic cartoon strip "Ogri" that will probably only mean anything to you if you're a) British, and b) a motorcylist...

Kindle lad here. On my third over a couple of decades. I have the paperwhite which works for me - I like the touch-screen so you can "flick" pages back and forth as you would with paper (you can simply touch the edge of the screen if you prefer), and I love being able to just put a finger on a...

Rebel - replenish the stock of small Dutch cheeses

or Sewage - something a gentleman wouldn't ask of Sue

Snowfall - a drop in the price of cocaine

I am an opening lines advocate; it will either draw me in or I'll walk on by. Lots of opening lines on the first three sentences thread. Write a few. See what people think. I was given a card game for Christmas - someone picks a card which displays the title of a novel - you either know the...

Just use the Excel weekday function 01/04/1975 3 01/04/1976 5 01/04/1977 6 01/04/1978 7 Saturday 01/04/1979 1 Sunday 01/04/1980 3 01/04/1981 4 01/04/1982 5 01/04/1983 6 01/04/1984 1 Sunday 01/04/1985 2

Ouch.

The one thing that makes it all worth it is the sense of taste. Food and drink are a revelation when you quit smoking. Not stinking is also a lovely side effect, but that's more a benefit to others (c: I used nicotine gum to help with the nicotine cravings. It's so much easier to give that up...

How old will the kid be in the scene? It's reasonable to "stare into a baby's eyes knowing that life will never be the same again", and anything up to a toddler could easily be "little [brother/father]" without actually being called that, but if he/she is four or five years old they should...

- always fight with your left hand, even if you're right-handed - it will confuse your opponent - never show any fear by backing off, always move forwards (actually, pretty much anything with "never" or "always" in it...)

Champagne: faking it

Boxing day: the day that Andrew Tate regrets that makes everyone else chuckle