Reading Excuses

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1. Email List and Submission Dates

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2. Who are you?

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3. Alpha Readers Thread

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4. The Business of Writing and Publishing

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5. Welcome to Reading Excuses

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6. Let's talk about pronouns!

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7. Lounge II (The Lounge Strikes Back)

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8. Lounge

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9. RECon 2019 (aka WorldCon 2019)

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10. Sanderson's "Write About Dragons" Creative Writing Course

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11. Reading Like Writers

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12. Craft Nook

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13. NaNoWriMo Prep

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14. Reading Excuses - 10.10.16 - T. K. Wade- Source(working title) - Prologue[V]

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15. TWD - Chapter 01 - kaisa 02/13/16 (V, L, G) 5364 words

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16. Reading Excuses - 11/23/20 - Aspiring Writer - SotU -The Vengeful, the Betrayed, and the Lost - Ch4-Ch7 (3417) - (L,V,G)

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17. The NaNoWriMo 2017 motivational thread!!

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18. Source - L-Scene Ch2 revision | Ch3 - TKWade - 12/19/16 - 3452 words

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19. 10/17/16 - Waning, ch. 4 (V*)

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20. In which we discuss culture

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21. Robinski - 170227 - TMM, Chapter 7 - 2911 words (L)

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22. TWD - Chapter 05 - kaisa 03/13/17 (G) 5539 words

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23. Robinski - 180517 - AK DH Outline etc - 3609 words (----)

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24. Robinski - 200311 - TCC Chapter 1C (28) - 3356 words (LG)

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25. Robinski - 160802 - Qk - Submission 2 - 2950 words (L)

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26. Robinski - 170220 - TMM, Chapters 5 and 6 - 3394 words (L) (+V, kinda, little bit)

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27. 4/20/2020 - Name of the King Ch. 1 - 4338 words - Sub 1

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28. Story Names

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29. 3/21/16 -krystalynn03- Roamwald C1-3 (3747)

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30. Waning, Ch5s1 revision, Chapter 7 (see text for warning)

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31. 5/20/19 - JWerner - The Scarlet Saber, Chapter 1 (~3670) (L, V, G, S)

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32. April 27th The Real Monster Killer

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33. 201118 - A Triptych of Poems (sort of, but not really) - Robinski (no tags) - 870 words

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34. 160405 - Hold the Bridge, Part 2 of 2 - Robinski - 4,182 words (L,S,V)

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35. Robinski - 180122 - TCC Chapter 4 - 3114 words (LS)

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36. 190522 - The Red and The Black (redux) - Robinski - 3763 words - S,D,SV,BF,L

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37. Robinski - 200320 - TCC Chapter 1D (29) - 5321 words (LVG)

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38. 20200518 - Fall of the Imperium Ch 17 - 5407 words - Sub 28

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39. Waifs and Strays – Submission 1 – 150922 – Prologue and Chapter 1 – 5918 words (V)

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40. 4/4/16 - krystalynn03 - Roamwald: C7-9 (5303)

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41. Reading Excuses - 4-18-16 - Spieles - Heir Ch 3,4 (L) - 4,186 words

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42. Coop - 8/22/16 - Clouds pt. 2 - 3982 words

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43. Reading Excuses - August 29, 2016 - The Wolf - 5.7k

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44. Reading Excuses-The Ivory Tower- Scenes 7,8, & 9- 2Jul18-4770 words

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45. Robinski - 190819 - TCC Chapter 06 - 4777 words (LSr)

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46. 20191230 - Fall of the Imperium Ch3 - 4720 words - Sub 3

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47. 06/01/2020- SarahB-Ship'sCat-Writing exercise-2,100 words

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48. The Reading Excuses Transition Topic

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49. Reading Excuses - 4-11-16 - Spieles - Heir Ch 0-2 (L,V) - 4,305 words

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50. Reading Excuses The Big L 05022016 5672 words

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51. 20200302 - Fall of the Imperium Ch 1 - 3884 words - Sub 12

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52. Pegasus Transport Logistics

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53. Reading Excuses - 8/10/20 - Turin Turambar - River of Souls - Chapter 1 (5182)

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54. 160328 - Hold the Bridge, Part 1 of 2 - Robinski - 5,068 words (L,S,V)

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55. 20150627 - Robinski - Hold the Bridge (Redux) - Part 1 of 2 - 4090 words (V)

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56. 04-07-2016 - Waning, Ch. 7

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57. Robinski - 170130 - TMM, Chapters 1 and 2 - 2899 words (L)

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58. Robinski - 170320 - TMM, Chapters 9 and 10 - 5038 words (LS)

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59. 5/4/2020 - Name of the King - Chapter 3 (3011 words)

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60. Sanderclones

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61. Reading Excuses - 2/29/16 - Marci - Broken Universe (Chapters 4+5) - 6050 Words [L,S,D]

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62. Reading Excuses - 4/11/16 - aeromancer - Twin Moon chapters 1-2 (4715 words)

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63. 20160710 - Escapade of Silence part 5 - 5578 words - Mandamon

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64. 2016-07-24 Amethyst Tower Prologue

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65. Reading Excuses - 9.26.2016 - Ernei - Mistfold (ch.1&2)

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66. Scissors & Bows - 12/5/16 - aeromancer

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67. 2017717 - Paracosmic Nomenclator - Blossom of the Soul pt. 1/2 - G

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68. Reading Excuses- The Ivory Tower- Scenes 5&6- 26JUN18

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69. 06/10/19—JWerner—The Scarlet Saber, Chapter 2—5701—(L, G)

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70. Reading Excuses - 20200106 - industrialistDragon - Untitled (horses) - 2350 words

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71. Reading Group A

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72. Mark - 28/09/2014 - Equo Trilogy Part 1: Aldo, Prologue & Chapter 1 (L) (V)

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73. 20150907 Chuck Hossenlopp - Epoch Win Chapter Zero

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74. 160210 - Robinski - The NEU Oblivion - 5661 words [L,V,S]

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75. 3/28/16 - krystalynn03 - Roamwald: C4-6 (4950)

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76. 20170116 - The Seeds of Dissolution - Ch1 - Mandamon - 2063 words

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77. TWD - Multiplication - kais 06/26/17 ~2000 words (L)

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78. 190527 - TMM - Chapter 1 +Synopsis - 3,538 words - LLLL

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79. 20190902 - The World To Me - 319 Words

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80. 20200106 - Fall of the Imperium Ch4 - 2894 words - Sub 4

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81. Robinski - 200128 - TCC Chapter 19 (25) - 4050 words (L)

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82. 20200316 - Fall of the Imperium Ch 3 - 5588 words - Sub 14

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83. 7/6/2020 - Snakenaps - Name of the King - Chapter Eight (3017 words)

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84. January 9th 2012 Aminar - Primordial Lights

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85. 9.30.13 - Two McMillion - Peter Endor, Chapter 1

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86. 2/8/16 - Eisenheim - On Falcon's Wings v.2 - 6093 words

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87. 5/2/16 - krystalynn03 - Roamwald C:13 (1980) (V)

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88. 2016-06-06 - EotFP - Jet Black Medium Ch.1

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89. 07/18/16 - Waning, Ch. 8 (S, D)

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90. 08/01/16 - Waning, ch.10

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91. 10/17/16 - Zay Wolfe - Onto White Elephants - 4569 [V*, S*

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92. Reading Excuses - TKWade - 10.17.2016 - Prologue - Revision - 2859 words[v]

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93. Breezes of Text

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94. TWD - Chapter 03 - kaisa 02/27/16 (V*) 3850 words

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95. Revision - Rowan Tal'morra, A1 - TKWade - 9/18/17 - 3,302 words - (V,L)

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96. 20180122 - Epoch Win - Chapter 2 - L

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    • January 29, 2018

97. 190508 - The Red and The Black - Robinski - 3234 words - S,D,SV,BF,L

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98. Robinski - 190728 - TCC Chapter 04 - 4948 words (LVG)

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99. Junk Junction Ch. 3 & 4_July 29 2019_(4628 words)

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100. 20200323 - Fall of the Imperium Ch 4 - 3636 words - Sub 15 (V)

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