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Philippa East replied to the topic Example Cover Letter in the forum Blogs 7 years, 8 months ago
I’ve read and heard elsewhere (agent podcasts or something). I think it’s because they all sort of know each other and are friends, and it just makes it a bit awkward for them. They don’t want to feel they are in competition with each other.
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Elle started the topic The Disappearance of Rebecca Faulks (short Story – 2,800 words) in the forum Critiques 7 years, 8 months ago
CAUTION: some self-harm
Hello again,
Second story I need help with. Same again, I need help with grammar, spelling and also for people to let me know if it all makes sense, or if anything comes across as confusing.
Thanks!
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The light was too bright, an artificial sun of modern technology. It turned her eyes into slits and…[Read more]
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Janette replied to the topic Hello All in the forum Coffee Shop 7 years, 8 months ago
Don’t know where/how else to post this, but has Cloud finally died? Getting only error messages today.
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Elle started the topic A Blank Piece of Paper (short Story – critique) in the forum Critiques 7 years, 8 months ago
So I am kicking things of. I have a couple of stories I want to submit around but not being English native I want to make sure there are no grammar or spelling mistakes. Plus I want to know if the story works as I experimenting a bit with format and POV.
Thanks for letting me know what you think.
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Sat in the backseat of…[Read more]
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Jules replied to the topic Book 2 of Oath and Crown out soon in the forum Podium 7 years, 8 months ago
Ooh I’m up on the podium with Daed π
It feels like a long time since we wrote the book now and it’s great that it’s on it’s way for public consumption now.
And thanks, Raine. All signal boosting much appreciated.
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Hilary replied to the topic Example Cover Letter in the forum Blogs 7 years, 8 months ago
I didn’t know that mentioning other agents by name was a no-no. How did you find out? Did they tell you?
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Daedalus replied to the topic Places to find short story submission opportunities in the forum Competitions, Open calls and Writing Opportunities 7 years, 8 months ago
I was already signed up to shortstops but I’m quite happy for people to post things that they see here too, even if they are duplicated elsewhere – I often miss things in the email list and it helps to have reinforcement
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John T replied to the topic Places to find short story submission opportunities in the forum Competitions, Open calls and Writing Opportunities 7 years, 8 months ago
Now signed up to ShortStops: job done π
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Daedalus replied to the topic Do Not Go Quietly in the forum Competitions, Open calls and Writing Opportunities 7 years, 8 months ago
Thanks for this Raine. I’d seen notifications about the Kickstarter but completely missed that they were doing an open call as well
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Debi Alper replied to the topic Places to find short story submission opportunities in the forum Competitions, Open calls and Writing Opportunities 7 years, 8 months ago
Ha! Point taken. I will assume nothing and you can all shout at me if I say something you definitely do know about.
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John T replied to the topic Places to find short story submission opportunities in the forum Competitions, Open calls and Writing Opportunities 7 years, 8 months ago
I second that, WB – I’d never heard of ShortStops.
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Woolleybeans replied to the topic Places to find short story submission opportunities in the forum Competitions, Open calls and Writing Opportunities 7 years, 8 months ago
Debi, please do not assume that, as a collective, we know anything.
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Debi Alper replied to the topic Places to find short story submission opportunities in the forum Competitions, Open calls and Writing Opportunities 7 years, 8 months ago
You do all know about ShortStops, run by the wonderful Tania Hershman, don’t you? https://shortstops.info/ The regular emails she sends out list all the events and comps in one place.
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Pinkbelt replied to the topic Getting an Agent. in the forum Blogs 7 years, 8 months ago
I’m genuinely amazed at the level of interest and input in the thread. Thanks guys. I was expecting a few woo hoos! And the occasional go for its. There’s some genuinely good stuff and it makes me feel:
1) Like I’m not alone
2) More prepared
3) Excited to get startedSo thanks again everybody.
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Woolleybeans replied to the topic Places to find short story submission opportunities in the forum Competitions, Open calls and Writing Opportunities 7 years, 8 months ago
Fantastically helpful, you beautiful liminal creature, you.
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Daedalus replied to the topic Book 2 of Oath and Crown out soon in the forum Podium 7 years, 8 months ago
Thanks Raine π
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Mad Iguana posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
Hello. It seems I can only access the Activity wall in here when I’m in work, so I’ll say hi to ye all here. Great to see so many new folks joining (Hi everyone!).
Hopefully I’ll figure out a way to access other parts of the site in work, otherwise I’ll have to talk to you in the middle of the night when I should be writing, but I can probably…[Read more]-
Hi Mad π
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Hi Daeds. Is A Black Matter for the King not out yet? I think I got it delivered to my Kindle a couple of days ago…
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Ah, therein lies a tale…as far as the marketing is concerned, we launch on the 7th π
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Excellent. I won’t start reading it til then.
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Peeking is fine
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MAAAAD! Hi!
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Hi Mad π
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(Are we seeming too needy, guys? We don’t want to scare him away.)
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Hi JB. Not at all, WB. I’ve got a compulsive need to be loved, so this is all good.
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Howdy WB. You keeping well??
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I am currently manifesting as a small, whimsical beach rock. Going well, so far.
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Whimsical, eh? Ah, that’s so you.
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And yourself?
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I’m alright thanks. Finding my feet in the new study, getting writing. If I’m manifesting, I think I’m a small tired grapefruit.
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It also seems that I can only see a limited no. of replies to these updates. Interesting.
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It seems to depend on how you approach it. If you go from the notification, not all replies appear. Go through your own profile, on ‘Activity’, and it should all show up
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Couldn’t reply there though (I think that’s work related though). But now I can see everything in the main Activity place. Happy days!
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We’re still at the wandering around the new building/complex, opening doors and being confused we are not back at the main lobby stage, aren’t we?
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Indeed. I look forward to finding the door that leads to John Malkovich’s brain.
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*waves at Mad while conjuring a tiny tired grapefruit room in my brains that he may rest his tiny tired grapefruit self* Don’t know about Malkovich but hoping my brains will do 😀
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*Waves back*
*Eats grapefruit*
*Feels guilty*
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Philippa East started the topic Example Cover Letter in the forum Blogs 7 years, 8 months ago
As requested, here is a copy of the cover letter I used on submission. It wasn’t actually the version I sent my now-agent Sarah Manning back in 2016, because I didn’t even know to write a proper cover letter the first time I went to FoW, but this is the one I was using when I formally submitted to agents in 2017.
This one was for my one-to-one…[Read more]
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