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- From: mgcbo@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu (Charles B. Owen)
- Newsgroups: misc.writing
- Subject: Suggestion: misc.writing.fiction, misc.writing.non-fiction
- Date: 25 Jan 1993 20:10:40 -0600
- Organization: Educational Computing Network
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- >> As an aside, is there any interest in setting up a bulliten board for
- >> writers in the sciences? The issues that arise in this genre are
- >> different than when writing fiction, or when writing for the "public."
- >> Also, would it not be helpful to establish a discussion on the
- >> emotional aspects of writing--the isolation, the effects on one's
- >> social life, frustrations, fears, the list is practically endless. These
- >> aspects of writing cut across genres.
-
- It seems to me that there should be two boards, misc.writing.fiction,
- and misc.writing.non-fiction. While some issues are common, they really
- are very, very different. There seems to be about even discussion of
- entertainment and technical writing in this group and it is pretty
- active. Just a suggestion. Any option?
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