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Philippa East posted an update in the group
December SloMo 7 years, 5 months agoHi guys,
Hope you’re all getting on well. I have been mostly crying in a corner since getting a further round of edits from the publisher / editor. 😭
I honestly though I was done when I sent her my draft in January, so this really knocked me for six. I am (once again) slowly working through them. Please send writerly fuel and hugs! -
Philippa East replied to the topic You'll find us in the "activity" section….. in the forum
December SloMo 7 years, 5 months agoOh, thanks for sharing @kazg!
I just put this note up on the December SloMo section, because the forums were empty for it so it looked like there was no one here!
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Squidge posted an update 7 years, 5 months ago
@athelstone – can’t find the donations thingy in forum. Thought it might be under admin, but no joy and it doesn’t seem to be listed anywhere else in there?
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Hi Squidge, from login select Groups, then scroll down and select Donations, then select Forum 🙂 There are two topics. the first is a summary of where we are and how to donate. The second is for chat.
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I’ve checked there too Squidge, and it’s showing as not having a forum. No topics Ath.
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That’s odd. There aren’t any settings I can see to make the forum more visible, or even to hide it or anything really. It’s a public group, can you see the forum if you join it?
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Yes, you have to join.
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Ah, well that’s my inexperience with the site then. I should have added ‘join’ as a step.
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Squidge replied to the topic Interview with Fiona Erskine, author of The Chemical Detective in the forum Blogs 7 years, 5 months ago
It’s a really fab interview – I so want to read this!!
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Squidge replied to the topic World Book Day 2019 – quite an experience! in the forum Blogs 7 years, 5 months ago
Oh Jane – yes, I can totally imagine that. And Richard – it would be so much easier if they actually had the right info on the signs, wouldn’t it?!
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Squidge replied to the topic World Book Day 2019 – quite an experience! in the forum Blogs 7 years, 5 months ago
I am so glad to hear that I’m not the only driver who goes through this!! Part of me was thinking I was a real idiot for getting so worked up after over 30 years of relatively trouble-free driving…but maybe getting majorly lost somewhere is a rite of passage that I’ve just managed to delay?!
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Philippa East replied to the topic Help/brainstorming needed please – using antagonist narrator in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 7 years, 5 months ago
I’m also curious as to how much scope a house narrator gives you? Would every scene of your book have to be set inside / near the house? So intrigued!
Here’s an article about villain narrators:
https://www.bustle.com/articles/153308-20-books-with-villain-protagonists
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Philippa East replied to the topic Help/brainstorming needed please – using antagonist narrator in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 7 years, 5 months ago
Hi Bella,
What a fascinating question!
Such a great thing to ask yourself: who is telling the story? Having the house narrate would certainly be very unique and original.
You would sort of have an omniscient narrator-type voice (presumably the house would have a pretty good ‘bird’s eye view’ of things?) but how fascinating too to think of the…[Read more]
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Philippa East started the topic You'll find us in the "activity" section….. in the forum
December SloMo 7 years, 5 months agoWe are here, just on the activity threads!
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Philippa East replied to the topic Plotting workshop notes in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 7 years, 5 months ago
WoW, @kazg, what comprehensive notes! These days, I love this story structure stuff. I’ve recently read “Into The Woods” by John Yorke. In one chapter, he compares lots of the different models of story structure, to show how they are all effectively trying to describe the same thing, just in slightly different ways. The trick (I think) is just…[Read more]
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Philippa East replied to the topic World Book Day 2019 – quite an experience! in the forum Blogs 7 years, 5 months ago
Oh my, Squidge, I sooooooo empathise! I am not a hugely confident driver on unfamiliar roads, and many’s the time I’ve driven around lost, being beeped at by angry drivers (because I’m breaching all kinds of road codes), crying and freaking out. It’s the WORST!!!
So pleased you made it in the end, and the school visit itself went well.Being a…[Read more]
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Squidge replied to the topic World Book Day 2019 – quite an experience! in the forum Blogs 7 years, 5 months ago
Thanks both – I can honestly say I have never experienced the stress/panic I did yesterday. Once I knew I was safe – ie at the school – I was OK. Quite cathartic to write it all out though and wonder why I responded like I did when I don’t usually react in this way.
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Thea replied to the topic My Publishing Nightmare – the story of a book deal gone bad (Part 1) in the forum Blogs 7 years, 5 months ago
@daedalus Thank you for posting these. And all credit to you for your resilience.
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Thea replied to the topic Plotting workshop notes in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 7 years, 5 months ago
This looks really interesting. Thanks for sharing, Kaz.
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John S Alty replied to the topic Plotting workshop notes in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 7 years, 5 months ago
How incredibly generous of you to share your notes in this way, KazG. Thank you.
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Squidge started the topic World Book Day 2019 – quite an experience! in the forum Blogs 7 years, 5 months ago
If you’re a parent, you’ll probably have had to rustle up a costume for today – there will have been lots of Wallys, Gangsta Grannies, cats in hats and other favourites going to school to today.
I went to Coventry, for an all day author visit. Although the visit itself went well, it was a bit of a nightmare morning.
I set off at 7.30am, allowing…[Read more]
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Squidge posted an update 7 years, 5 months ago
Writing this now cos I won’t be logging on at 6am tomorrow…
Happy World Book Day for Thursday! I’m spending the day doing authory things in an all-girls’ school in Coventry…
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Hope you enjoy it Squidge!
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Happy World Book Day Squidge! Enjoy your authorly doings 🙂
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Hope you have a fab day.
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Philippa East replied to the topic Warnings in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 7 years, 5 months ago
Hi Janette,
Thanks so much for sharing this. Yes, most literary mags use something like “first publication rights” which means they have the right to publish your story for the first time, but after that, the rights remain with you, so you can re-publish / resubmit it if you want.
Definitely must look out for comps / mags seeking to take…[Read more]
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Philippa East replied to the topic Short Story Publication/Competition in the forum Podium 7 years, 5 months ago
Congratulations Stevie! That’s wonderful news! Another highly deserved success.
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Oh Philippa, I’m sending tonnes of hugs and tea. That’s a hard thing to face, but you’ve got this. You really have.
Sorry being brief as on my phone I have the most insanely small typing window! You’re so close now, and your editor must be so invested in your story to be taking such time over it. It’s A GOOD thing, I think. Although it must feel like a kick in the teeth. Hang in there. It’ll be so so worth it. X
sending hugs and chocolate and repeating everything Raine said.
oh @philippaeast how bloody EXHAUSTING. I’m sending a lovely batch of re-fuelling scones, some good Ceylon tea (do you like Orange Pekoe?), chocolate and some gin. you can combine as you see fit. But you have definitely got this and this book is going to be polished to a painfully high sheen at the end of all this. It. Will. Be. Worth. It! xxx
Oh gosh…just when you feel it’s there, and then you find it’s not quite as there as you thought. Keep going. You are this *pinches finger and thumb together with a hairsbreadth between them* close. Sending love and writerly energy x
So sorry you’re feeling down @philippaeast . I know you know it will be worth it in the end but the road there is hard. Am sending moral support.
Thanks guys, I really appreciate it. The scones and tea are delicious.
“Exhausting” “painfully high sheen”. I think you’ve got it, @kazg!