Our lives are limited. what do you want from yours?
What’s the secret to standing out as an author?
Authors, agents, editors, and anyone else in the industry: What’s the secret to standing out as an author?
What is your local writing group like?
Those who attend local writing groups, tell us what yours is like.
Review the book you are reading
I would love to read your review of a book you are reading or have recently finished. You can be long or short as long…
What’s an uplifting and happy fact?
What’s an uplifting and happy fact? It can be a personal anecdote or just something wholesome and true. Let’s spread some positivity. Filed on OM…
Share an animal photo that you took
I want to see cuteness, pets pics, or cool animal photos. Show me an animal photograph that you have taken. Filed as Photography on OM
What or who is/are your greatest influences?
We all take inspiration in life and in art from those we admire. Who or what are yours? Filed as a Conversation Starter on Open…
What’s the hardest part of your chosen art form?
Creatives, what is the hardest part of your art? Posted to Art and Lit on OpenMentions
Agents and editors, what’s a mistake new authors keep making?
Let’s hear from agents, editors, and established authors: What’s a mistake new authors keep making? I’m going to post this one in Agents on OpenMentions
Agents that accept submissions, what are you looking for?
Hello there literary agents. Those of you who are open to submissions, what are you looking for in an author or work? Posted to: Agents…
Recommend a book to me
I like to read – recommend a book to me. Posted to Book Reviews on OpenMentions.
Bloggers, what is your primary topic or focus?
Bloggers, what is your primary topic or focus? was Question of The Week on OpenMentions 11 September 2023. Also on:
I thought I was the only imposter are you one too?
I don’t share my writing because it is not all that good. I feel like a fake writer trying to become a real writer. Then…
Should writers avoid AI?
What are your thoughts on AI for writing books? There is a growing trend of outright rejecting AI content. For example, hashtags like #HumanMade and…
You know you are a writer when your search history might worry the cops.
You know you are a writer when you worry that your search history could make the cops suspicious. That counts twice if you write crime…
How worried would people be if they saw your search history?
We writers look up some strange stuff. How worried would people be if they saw your search history out of context? Posted to “The Internet”…
What are you reading?
What are you reading right now? Are you enjoying it? Would you recommend it? Audiobooks count IMHO. Post to Books and Reading on OpenMentions
You are a real writer only when you finish your first writing – change my mind
In reply to: When should you consider yourself a writer? I think that you start becoming a writer when you start writing but I think…
Writers, tell us about your WIP
Writers, I want to hear about your work in progress. “Writers, tell us about your WIP” first appeared on OpenMentions; 8 April 2024. This question…
What do you listen to when you write?
What do you listen to when you write? Do you have writing playlists? A genre? Do you prefer silence? Posted to: Questions for writers on…
When should you consider yourself a writer?
At what point do you consider yourself a writer? Or, for that matter, an author? Shared to: Writers on OpenMentions.com
Hello there. Let’s talk, shall we?
This new collaborative blog project has been created for conversation. Let’s talk about all the things we love. My aim is to create a steady…