@sparrowhawke

People generally create a pen name because:

• They think readers have a bias against female authors so they make their name sound more masculine or gender neutral. I have no strong opinions on how true this is, but if you go this route consider using initials to hide your gender instead.
• They want to remain completely anonymous.…

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Cool. I’ve got it saved to listen to.

@joelle-stone Okay, gotcha. That thread is where I post the results. To get notified of when a new word war starts, go to…

Forum > Groups, then pick one of the groups and click the link in the description to a form where you can apply to join one of our teams.

@joelle-stone Yes! They are. They start the first Monday of every month. Though…occasionally I miss a month. What do you mean you subscribed?

@jasmine No, this appears to be a technical glitch. We’re going to try to figure out what’s wrong.

@melodyjoy @devastate-lasting @taylorclogston @winter_rose Sorry I missed this thread.

There is a time limit on editing posts. However, as a moderator, I have the ability to edit a post at any time, so if it’s important you can always tag me and ask me to edit a post.

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@jasmine Hmm. I’m having trouble replicating that on my end. The fantasy writers subthread takes me where it’s always taken me, to a listing of topics under the fantasy writers header.

@jasmine The forum is running currently…if you’re talking about the guilds, those are permanently retired.

@kylie-wingfeather Sorry about that. We used to have them. They’ve been retired since.