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Andrew Wille joined the group A place for Stupid Questions 3 years, 9 months ago
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Andrew Wille posted a new activity comment 4 years, 6 months ago
Thanks! And thanks for sharing this – do put it into circulation with people who might be interested. And too there are plenty of ways to mix up and adapt what’s there.
And yes – I think the Den could be a great place to set up a critique space. What I’d like is to be able to recommend more places where writers can connect with like-minded…[Read more]
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Andrew Wille and Amanda Berriman (Skylark) are now friends 5 years, 5 months ago
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Andrew Wille replied to the topic I've gone and done it again! in the forum Podium 5 years, 5 months ago
Well done, Janette – that’s wonderful news!
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Andrew Wille replied to the topic Help with setting in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 5 years, 5 months ago
Philippa: Something that makes setting interesting is its ability to surprise. I’m thinking of JK Rowling’s Casual Vacancy, set in a quaint and fairly well-off Cotswold town that in fact has a lot of socioeconomic problems hiding beneath the surface – poverty, drug abuse. That tension within the setting informs much of the conflict in the…[Read more]
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Andrew Wille posted a new activity comment 5 years, 5 months ago
Hi! Good to be in touch with you here, and shall also look forward to seeing you and Thea in November. Busily putting final touches to tomorrow’s class on Plotting – about to print the handouts (which always takes longer than planned …).
Cheers!
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Andrew Wille replied to the topic My failure in the forum Podium 5 years, 5 months ago
@Daedalus – that’s exactly what I am getting at. It’s often about a mismatch. And there can often be luck involved, too, though also we can all create some of our own luck. A lot of writing that does not get taken is not picked up because it’s not yet at a professional standard in terms of craft and technique, or because it’s simply unlikely to…[Read more]
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Andrew Wille replied to the topic My failure in the forum Podium 5 years, 5 months ago
All of the above! Failure is such a loaded word. So much depends on expectations, which easily snowball out of control. How many jobs have we applied for and straightaway daydreamed ourselves into that new role, all the way down to the new commute/desk/coffee mug and what we’d do with an increase in salary every month?!
I often encounter the idea…[Read more]
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