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Sandra replied to the topic Cloudie short story challenge publication in the forum Podium 5 years, 10 months ago
You’re really on a roll, Raine … proving it’s not just buses. Brilliant news.
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Raine started the topic Cloudie short story challenge publication in the forum Podium 5 years, 10 months ago
Hi all, thought you’d be interested to know that ‘Bathymetry’, a short story which came out of a previous winter short story challenge is going to be published in Strange Horizons, which is a bit of a dream publication. Whoop whoop. I can’t actually remember which challenge but it was on the old Word Cloud – A Winter’s Tale perhaps?
So that’s 3…[Read more]
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Woooow, Strange Horizons is AMAZING Raine, WELL DONE! I’ve wanted to get a story in there forever, this is huge
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It’s great, isn’t it? I’m so delighted. They asked for an R&R a few months ago, so I had all my fingers and toes crossed, and now YAY! 🙂
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Fantastic, so pleased for you. Any idea when it might be published?
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Not till early next year apparently. Not sure when exactly.
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Great news, Raine. Congratulations! Let us know when it’s published.
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That’s not too long in the scheme of things (it being September already, aaargh!) – make sure you post a link in Podium when it appears 🙂
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Brilliant! Good for you x
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Brilliant! It was “Whispers and Glances” and I’ll accept all the thanks going, especially with alcohol attached. It’s your tale of Turkish boat-related doings, if I recall (and trying not to recall too much in print), and truly excellent it is.
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That’s the one @athelstone! And thank you. x
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Brilliant news, Raine. Congratulations 😊
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More great news! That’s fabulous.
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I remember that piece of brilliance very clearly – so well deserved @raine! I can’t tell you how delighted I am that your work is finally getting the plaudits it deserves!! Whoop whoop from down here xxx
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Seagreen replied to the topic Monthy Comp – September 2020 in the forum Monthly Competition 5 years, 10 months ago
390 words.
Prison? Or exile?
My senses woke – to unfamiliar birdsong and the whisper of wind through long grasses; to the brush of warm air across my skin and the scent of lemon lavender and rose petals spiced with cinnamon; to the taste of salt-tinged air on honeyed lips. I stretched, easing joints taut with inactivity, then opened my mind t…[Read more]
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Raine replied to the topic Indie publishing deal in the forum Podium 5 years, 10 months ago
Thank-you all for the lovely comments. 🙂 It’s a long way off being an actual book but I’m enjoying knowing it’s coming! Now to edit…
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John S Alty replied to the topic Monthy Comp – September 2020 in the forum Monthly Competition 5 years, 10 months ago
Excuse the bizarre formatting, this had indents when I wrote it.
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John S Alty replied to the topic Monthy Comp – September 2020 in the forum Monthly Competition 5 years, 10 months ago
Sunset
The sun melted into the horizon like a knob of butter in a frying pan and behind it the sky was on fire, it’s flames dancing on the restless sea. Soon, for this was the tropics where sunset and darkness are never far apart, a million stars would come out to play. Frank and his sister, Sarah, sat shoulder to shoulder, their feet half b…[Read more] -
Bella replied to the topic Indie publishing deal in the forum Podium 5 years, 11 months ago
Wonderful news! Good for you x
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Raine started the topic Indie publishing deal in the forum Podium 5 years, 11 months ago
For anyone who hasn’t seen this on FB or Twitter…
Some news…
https://www.lunapresspublishing.com/post/welcome-to-the-family-lorraine-wilsonIts a small indie press in Edinburgh (so local – yay!) & they are a perfect home for my square peg of a book!
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About time too! Great choice of publisher (and author) – it is as though it was meant to be. Congratulations, Raine x
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You know what I think about this – delighted for you. And delighted others are going to get a chance to read this wonderful book
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Yaayy! I’m SO SO delighted about this news, and they are very lucky publishers to have snapped you up. What a wonderful team you make. Just surprised it’s taken this long but now your gorgeous prose will be out in the world. So happy for you lovely! xx
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That your square peg eventually found a publisher with a square-shaped hole to fill should encourage everyone else who has so far failed to find their fit.
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This is just the best news. So pleased for you. And it’s about time your exquisite work got the attention it derserves 😊
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Well done Raine!
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This is great news, Raine!
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Athelstone replied to the topic Monthly comp: July 2020 in the forum Monthly Competition 5 years, 11 months ago
Congratulations to all (of us), especially @Janette 🙂
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Libby replied to the topic Monthly comp: July 2020 in the forum Monthly Competition 5 years, 11 months ago
Congratulations @Janette! I really enjoyed your story. And I loved @Athelstone‘s too. So creepy …
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Squidge replied to the topic Monthly comp: July 2020 in the forum Monthly Competition 5 years, 11 months ago
Well it was a small select number of entries this month…well, two months! But they were none the worse for being that.
@Athelstone – a tale with sinister overtones… having been on the business end of a cat’s claws more than once, I’m glad my scratches didn’t end up this way.
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Athelstone posted an update 5 years, 11 months ago
A bump never hurt anyone – well, unless it did. Anyway, BUMP. Don’t forget the short story writing challenge! If that means little, hurry over to the group “Things that go bump!” and be enlightened (You’ll have to join to read the forum). Preferably make a choice and take part.
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Squidge replied to the topic Monthly comp: July 2020 in the forum Monthly Competition 5 years, 11 months ago
Last chance to enter something in the monthly-that-turned-into-two-months competition…
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JaneShuff replied to the topic Susie in the forum Blogs 5 years, 11 months ago
Lovely story, Richard. Funny how some people stay with you over the years while others disappear from your memories.
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JaneShuff replied to the topic Choices in the forum
Things that go bump 5 years, 11 months agoHome believer spoon
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RichardB posted an update 5 years, 11 months ago
Last night, beginning at about one in the morning, chaos erupted as over 3,000 young people (police estimate) converged on our quiet little village, making their way to an illegal rave on the mountain behind us. Judging by the number of parked cars choking the streets, most of them are still there. On so many levels, more than I can be bothered to…[Read more]
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Oh Richard – saw it on the news last night. Had no idea it was your village. I can’t understand why people would be so selfish and inconsiderate when so many are doing their best to avoid catching/spreading this blasted infection.
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Daedalus replied to the topic Chit Chat in the forum
Things that go bump 5 years, 11 months agoPerhaps ghosts are rewriting our stories…
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Woolleybeans replied to the topic Choices in the forum
Things that go bump 5 years, 11 months agoHome, believer, spoon
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Sandra replied to the topic Chit Chat in the forum
Things that go bump 5 years, 11 months agoAnd, re-reading my Room with a view entry, I realise it did contain elements of the supernatural … there’s hope yet!
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Now there’s a coincidence. Neither am I.
Nor me! Although I am not good with those pictures!
I sometimes think a robot would be better at identifying the traffic lights than I am. Hang on, maybe that’s the point…
Those blasted traffic lights. I’m always relieved to get the fire hydrants. I think I’m becoming a fire hydrant fan.
Good to mix things up with the occasional bit of fire hydrant. But where’s the other street furniture? Why can’t we identify some litter bins for a change, or bike stands or something?
Dogs. I want to identify all the dalmatians in a field full of friesan cows.
I once saw a dalmatian in a field full of daisies.
Re street furniture, it could be the tables and chairs a coffee shop blocks the pavement with in a town near me.