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  1. LeslieLevendale

    looking for help from Japan

    Dear Folks, I appreciate this might be a long shot but well worth trying. I'm working on a contemporary queer fiction depicting intercultural relationships (British - Japanese). A big chunk is taking place in a rural community in Japan in the Nagano Prefecture. I would like to honour the...
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    The Shape of Kindness - new chapters

    Dear Readers, Today two new chapters were published of The Shape of Kindness. If you are into contemporary queer fiction depicting inter-cultural relationships, please have a look. You might find the work entertaining. If it's not your genre, but you are wondering about British Humour, you...
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    The Shape of Kindness - new chapters and full of British humour

    Hi Folks, I published new chapters of The Shape of Kindness. Even if you are not into contemporary queer fiction, you might want to have a read to sample of the "notorious" British humour. Happy writing and reading. https://www.scribblehub.com/series/2228157/the-shape-of-kindness/
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    Drive-by and low-effort comments

    Dear Fellow Writers, Any experience with drive-by and low-effort commenters who live short, blunt comments such as the stock phrase "Fully AI-created" and disappear (disabled profile)? Any insight into this?
  5. LeslieLevendale

    Do you ever ‘cast’ your characters?

    Quick question for fellow writers: do you mentally cast actors for your characters? You know, just in case your story is singled out by one of the Hollywood giants, or perhaps BBC, or Netflix, or whatever... And if so, which way round do you do it. I mean actor first, or character first? I...
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    Writing, kindness, and new chapters that surprised me

    Hi Everyone, I hope you’re all having a gentle day. I’ve recently posted new chapters of The Shape of Kindness, and I wanted to leave a small note here. Partly to share the update, partly because these chapter meant more to me than I expected. I’m not naturally gifted at self‑promotion...
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    Looking for feedback on my first chapters

    Dear fellow readers and writers, I’d be very grateful for some constructive feedback on the opening chapters of my novel The Shape of Kindness, which I published here on Scribble Hub on 8 March 2026. Here’s the link to the series: The Shape of Kindness | Scribble Hub It’s a...
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    Appetite for contemporary fiction?

    Hi Folks, Do you think there's any appetite for contemporary fiction?
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    First feedback

    Just out of interest, how long did you, Folks wait for your first feedback after you had published your manuscript? and how did it feel waiting for it?
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    LGBTQ+ tags

    I could not find 'gay' tag. Do authors use Boy Love tag when it comes to stories featuring male same sex relationships? My protagonists are past their boyhood... Haha
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