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I have started a forum on the writer portal in seek of forming some good connections and to create a spot we can all go to for discussion and advice.
We all have skills we can help others with.
My plan here is have discussions and give tips that can be useful to everyone.
I will post topics that I see come up on the forums a lot, I will give my thoughts and hopefully you guys will too!
This is the link to get to my advice forum on the writer portal. If you want to pitch ideas, discuss, or find some readers that give feedback please check it out!
(ALTHOUGH I DO PROMOTE CHAPTER FOR CHAPTER, PLEASE GIVE GENUINE ADVICE AND DON'T DO IT JUST FOR VOTES.)
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