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KazG replied to the topic Festival Dreams in the forum Blogs 7 years, 11 months ago
Skylark, I wasn’t there to hear you speak, but felt that I was after reading your blog – you’ve obviously inspired so many and there is so much genuine delight at your success. Congratulations and well done you, and I’m so happy that this is happening for you 🙂 I have only read Jessica’s story in Stories For Homes – where it really stood out for…[Read more]
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Jonathan replied to the topic As an opening… in the forum Critiques 7 years, 11 months ago
Hi Squidge. I think the second one is much smoother. For me, there are no points where the “forward-motion” (if you know what I mean) vanishes. The situation is clear, and the level of tension is good – I am thinking that her creating the illuminorb is the “hmm … that’s rather interesting” thing of note that happens before the “yeah, ok, now that…[Read more]
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RichardB posted an update 7 years, 11 months ago
Three years ago I was told by a WW editor that my first novel hadn’t a hope of being published because there is no market for ghost stories, and particularly not those about haunted houses because they have been done to death. I was in the library last Saturday, and what did I find? ‘This House is Haunted’ by John Boyne (2013). And is the title…[Read more]
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I have received six arcs this year so far about exactly that, Richard. And I note many othets coming into the library where I work. They are all some permutation on the haunted house. There is definitely a market for it.
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And there’s The Silent Companions out recently and doing really well as a reading group type thing…
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Forgot to say: though I say it as shouldn’t, I find the book less convincing as a ghost story than my own, and the climax is a bit OTT. Well, I’d better carry on with trying to lick my MS into better shape.
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Not actually a Haunted House, but still ghostly, and very creepy, Susan Hill’s Dolly is the most enjoyable book I’ve read this year.
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Yes, don’t give up @richardb! I’m not sure the talk of fashions is much help being as agents are always guessing on what will be next, and the things in the shops were signed two years before. We were told about 4 years ago that post-apocalytpic was done. But there are still agents asking for it, and still new books appearing in the shops. And I’m…[Read more]
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I’m going through agents at the moment listing those with that particular request.
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2013, you say. Maybe he was the one who did it to death…
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I believe you when you say the book was less convincing than your own, Richard, I remember reading yours and really enjoying. It was spooky enough for me. Good luck with your MS and fingers crossed it will be available to buy soon.
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John S Alty replied to the topic Logging in in the forum Admin and Technical 7 years, 11 months ago
But now, three log-ins later, it works normally.
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John S Alty replied to the topic Logging in in the forum Admin and Technical 7 years, 11 months ago
Clearing browser cache has no effect.
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Athelstone replied to the topic Logging in in the forum Admin and Technical 7 years, 11 months ago
Hi John
I’m assuming that you get the login screen with user name, password and the login button, but that if you click the button it just goes on showing you that screen. I wondered whether a broken page was lodged in your browser cache which is stopping the ‘logged in’ screen appearing even though you have successfully logged in. I’m not saying…[Read more] -
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Raine replied to the topic New Blog from Emma Darwin in the forum Blogs 7 years, 11 months ago
Ugh, toothache is awful @alanr. Hope it eases. I know that guilty feeling for not writing, but sometimes its good to step away for a while too. Or at least that’s what I tell myself when school hols make time to write a rare commodity!
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Raine replied to the topic As an opening… in the forum Critiques 7 years, 11 months ago
Naomi ALderman is great @squidge! Not always a comfortable read, but (haha) very powerful. I loved The Power, and I’ve also just read her newest – The LIars Gospel, which you might enjoy. I think. Some might not like the angle it takes, but I thought it was beautiful in its own way.
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Mezz posted an update 7 years, 11 months ago
Hi, all. Just popping in to see how everyone is and hope I am welcome.
I had already left the word cloud writing community before social go pulled the plug.
Some of you know me already. I write for fun and mainly for myself. have no illusions about my abilities.-
Hi Mezz, lovely to see you here. It’s a slightly different format to the Cloud, but with the same basic areas – Critique forum, blogs, groups, and this main wall. Hope you can find your way around. 🙂
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Hi Mezz, yes, the name sounds familiar. Welcome and hope you manage to fathom the new format out. Just shout if not 😀
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Hiya Mezz! Good to have you with us.
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Hi Mezz! 🙂
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Welcome!
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