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Posts by Roger Malone

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So, points for not using using AI, but demerits for thinking I am stupid and think you actually saw my book. Stop falling for these spammers!
#writingcommunity #horror #histfic #yabooks #croatia #wip #readers #newrelease #newnovel

16 hours ago 3 0 0 0

Thanks, but no.

1 day ago 1 0 1 0
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Question for the community: What site/poster do you follow/watch to keep current on submission openings for mss of all lengths? #writingcommunity #amwriting #amquerying #horror #histfic #yalit #writers

1 day ago 6 0 2 0
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Early comments from beta readers are in ... "very intriguing" ... "I was guessing what the final chapter would bring until the end." Yipee! (Also helpful comments for improvements!)
#writingcommunity #horror #histfic #yabooks #croatia #wip #readers #newrelease #newnovel

1 day ago 6 1 1 0
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For #Caturay ... here's the one that DOES have not just a cameo in my WIP, but a strong position as best supporting protagonist.
#writingcommunity #horror #histfic #yabooks #croatia #wip #readers #newrelease #newnovel #cats

2 days ago 8 1 0 0

Yes

1 week ago 0 0 0 0
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Upset that neither has a cameo in my WIP.
#writingcommunity #horror #histfic #yabooks #croatia #korcula #wip #readers #newrelease #newnovel #caturday

1 week ago 2 0 0 0

We all have our own rhythm that lands at a completed draft. What works works.

1 week ago 1 0 0 0
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Where Does Publishing’s A.I. Problem Leave Authors and Readers?

This echoes a lot talks I've had recently with other writers. #writingcommunity #aibooks #readers #horror #histfic #croatia #writingwip #nyt www.nytimes.com/2026/04/10/b...

1 week ago 12 3 2 0
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Folks, I'm really not interested in editing services. No need to pitch or probe or ponder whether i understand the different levels of editing. Always happy to chat, except as some sort of come-on dialogue.

1 week ago 0 0 0 0

I have 40+ years editing experience. And I mean professionally.

1 week ago 2 0 2 0

Nope

1 week ago 1 0 0 0
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Dear author service spammers, happy your AI is working so well. Now sod off. Best regards, writers everywhere.
#writingcommunity #horror #histfic #yabooks #croatia #korcula #wip #readers #newrelease #newnovel #bookspammers

1 week ago 1 0 0 0

Several times

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Nope

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Nope

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UPDATE: Just sent WIP to beta readers. What if they don't like it?!? 😱
#writingcommunity #horror #histfic #yabooks #croatia #korcula #wip #readers #newrelease #newnovel #betareaders

1 week ago 8 0 6 0

Maybe not mentally ill ... that covers a wide range of woes ... but definitely batshit crazy.

1 week ago 0 0 0 0
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Perfect night for going over the draft of my next horror. Whatever you do, don't split up! #writingcommunity #horror #histfic #yabooks #croatia #korcula #wip #readers #newrelease #newnovel #spooky

2 weeks ago 5 0 0 0
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As a joke, I was doing a mock cover with an "AI free" certification ... then I discovered there are truly such certifications. 🤖 #writingcommunity #horror #histfic #yabooks #croatia #korcula #wip #readers #newrelease #newnovel #aifree

2 weeks ago 3 0 0 0
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ENDS MIDNIGHT TUES: Wish Servant's 99-CENT PROMOTION on Smashwords celebrates it's spiritual successor, another strange tale set on a faraway island out soon. PROMO CODE: SVNWF. www.smashwords.com/books/view/1... #writingcommunity #horror #histfic #croatia #booksale #readers #newnovel @smashwords

3 weeks ago 3 0 0 0
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Taped the chapters together and created first full-length draft of WIP, and -- drum roll, please -- revision notes are down to just half a page. This could be out for summer reading! #writingcommunity #horror #histfic #yabooks #croatia #wip #readers #newrelease #newnovel #amagenting

3 weeks ago 3 0 0 0

Just to say, not soliciting paid readers or swap readers. I have my own trusted bench.

3 weeks ago 1 0 0 0
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Progress report on the horror WIP, which now has a tentative name. (Yay!) I'm working quickly through 2nd revision. One more sweep, and I'll send it out to beta readers and start thinking about cover art .. and agents. #writingcommunity #horror #histfic #croatia #wip #readers #newrelease #litagents

3 weeks ago 11 0 5 0
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It was somehow the best of times; it was somehow the worst if times.

3 weeks ago 1 0 0 0

Oops. Wrong post.

3 weeks ago 1 0 0 0

It was somehow the best of times; it was somehow the worst if times.

3 weeks ago 1 0 1 0
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QUESTION TIME How concerned are you about family & friends reviews? There's doom mongering on reddit, etc., but has anyone been banned from Amazon because a friend posted an unsolicited review? Nothing an author can control. #writingcommunity #horror #histfic #croatia #wip #reviews #kdp #amazon

3 weeks ago 2 0 0 0
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When I published Island at the Edge of War in 2020, I didn't expect a story of courage in the face of peer pressure and cultural bigotry to remain so relevant to current times. #writingcommunity #horror #histfic #yabooks #croatia #korcula #wip #readers #newrelease #newnovel #trump #nokings

4 weeks ago 9 0 0 0
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FRIENDLY REMINDER: Wish Servant is on a 99-CENT PROMOTION on @Smashwords until March 31. Wet your whistle for another strange tale set on a faraway Adriatic island. PROMO CODE: SVNWF. www.smashwords.com/books/view/1... #writingcommunity #horror #histfic #yabooks #croatia #wip #readers #newnovel

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