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John S Alty replied to the topic Memories in the forum Critiques 8 years ago

Thank you Squidge,I appreciate the input. Food for thought.
John S Alty replied to the topic Friends in the forum Coffee Shop 8 years ago

Thanks Jules.
Squidge replied to the topic Chapter seven – a spider's path in the forum Critiques 8 years ago

I have so missed reading your writing! So good to see you here x

Ooh… I like this. Love the ramblings of his mind and the nuggets he reveals. I think I only noticed one it’s instead of its towards the start, so don’t worry so much about the dyslexia…

The first thing I picked up on are his speech/thought patterns. By which I mean he sounds…[Read more]
Squidge replied to the topic Memories in the forum Critiques 8 years ago

Like it. You mentioned ‘telly’ bits – as in telling, rather than showing. So when we first meet Florence, you tell us ‘a woman was sitting in a chair’ – a simple change like ‘a woman sat in a chair, eyes on the tv’ can make it less so. Similarly, towards the end, ‘He held a glass in each hand which…’could become something like ‘The glasses in…[Read more]
Daedalus replied to the topic Short Story Publication/Competition in the forum Podium 8 years ago

Read some of those stories, @johnalty – superb stuff, all with a strong, distinct voice. Even a couple of twists. Looking forward to finding @elle‘s stuff too
JT. and KazG are now friends 8 years ago

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Jules replied to the topic Receiving an email headed 'Offer of Representation'…. in the forum Podium 8 years ago

Thabks for the shout out, Kaz 😊 it was your talent and perseverence that won the day though xxx
Jules replied to the topic Friends in the forum Coffee Shop 8 years ago

There are two things it does do, John.

1 – it forms one of the filters on what you want to see on the main wall (Activity tab on main menu). You can toggle through the sub menu and choose to only see what friends have said. Right now we’re a small forum of 70 but if we hit a couple of 1000 of active users, you might very well prefer to just see…[Read more]
John S Alty replied to the topic Memories in the forum Critiques 8 years ago

You mean the coppery tang of blood as her scalpel slices through pale flesh?! Just kidding. I know what you mean, Laure, I need to work on the atmosphere.
I hope this exercise is helping others to get a grasp of what makes a story work – join in everyone.
John S Alty started the topic Friends in the forum Coffee Shop 8 years ago

Can someone explain this “friends” thing? I have seen it on other forums, so I know it’s a recognized feature. And I’ve had “friend requests” to which I always respond positively. What I don’t get is what it does that just being a member of the forum doesn’t. Aren’t we all friends? Confused.
JT. replied to the topic Flash Fiction Win – posted in the right place now, I hope 😉 in the forum Podium 8 years ago

Brilliant news! You must be dancing!
JT. replied to the topic Receiving an email headed 'Offer of Representation'…. in the forum Podium 8 years ago

That’s absolutely fantastic news! Well deserved. Break open the bubbly!
Tony Lyttle replied to the topic Receiving an email headed 'Offer of Representation'…. in the forum Podium 8 years ago

This sounds wonderful news. Hearty congratulations. Write on, Kaz!
Athelstone posted an update 8 years ago

I feel another tip coming on. Desperate to retrieve something from the Word Cloud? Do you know some distinctive word or phrase in the text? Well, it’s worth a try, but prepare for disappointment. While the Cloud was up and about, Google cached a lot of its content on its own servers. It does this with many sites to speed up searches. So you could…[Read more]
Seagreen replied to the topic Receiving an email headed 'Offer of Representation'…. in the forum Podium 8 years ago

Oh. My. Giddy. Aunt! Amazing news! So pleased for you!
Hilary replied to the topic Flash Fiction Win – posted in the right place now, I hope 😉 in the forum Podium 8 years ago

Well done, Janette! Good for you.
Hilary replied to the topic Receiving an email headed 'Offer of Representation'…. in the forum Podium 8 years ago

Hurray! Well done indeed, and all the best for the next steps. Keep us posted.
Athelstone replied to the topic Receiving an email headed 'Offer of Representation'…. in the forum Podium 8 years ago

Hey, Kaz – fantastic. And really well-deserved!
Jules replied to the topic Receiving an email headed 'Offer of Representation'…. in the forum Podium 8 years ago

This is so well deserved. I can’t wait to see Ava meet a larger audience. I’ve loved the book since our SE days! Congratulations, Kaz. Really thrilled for you xxx 😊😁💞
Squidge replied to the topic Flash Fiction Win – posted in the right place now, I hope 😉 in the forum Podium 8 years ago

So, so pleased for you – to get placed once in a comp is awesome, but to be placed twice in the same one? Out of this world!

I am so chuffed with all this good news today in the Den!!
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