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Athelstone replied to the topic The truth about – back then in the forum Blogs 6 years, 10 months ago
Thanks Gerry and Richard. Oh, and Richard – more rails. Definitely.
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Seagreen replied to the topic Class 1: Writing Exercise, Sea in the forum
Andrew Wille's DIY MA course 6 years, 11 months agoAll the I remembers so far seem to have been a release of sorts. What happens when you focus on one and break it down further?
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Seagreen replied to the topic Class 1: Writing Exercise, Hilary in the forum
Andrew Wille's DIY MA course 6 years, 11 months agoSo sad, Hil, and so tender. I remember my dad’s smile, too.
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Athelstone started the topic The truth about – back then in the forum Blogs 6 years, 11 months ago
How long is it since we had a blog?
It’s been a funny few weeks for me. But never mind all that. This is a blog from the Word Cloud, so apologies to former Cloudies who remember it. I may post a couple more of these blogs as well, so it’s worth saying straight out that I’m also sorry if they seem too locker-room in style. They are who I was.
The…[Read more]
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Seagreen replied to the topic Craft Seminar Class 1: Getting Started: Memory, Obs in the forum
Andrew Wille's DIY MA course 6 years, 11 months agoFeel like I’ve got here when everyone else is leaving…
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Seagreen replied to the topic Class 1: Writing Exercise, Bella. in the forum
Andrew Wille's DIY MA course 6 years, 11 months agoThis served as a reminder of the things we go through as children. It’s quite harrowing, in a way, although thank goodness for Glenn’s mum!
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Seagreen started the topic Class 1: Writing Exercise, Sea in the forum
Andrew Wille's DIY MA course 6 years, 11 months agoStill working on the ‘Thing I no nothing about’ and, since there’s little hope of any gorgeousness, I’m posting my I remembers…
I remember my dad’s blue Ford Zephyr. I could pick the lock with my fingernail
I remember woollen blankets with coloured stripes and black and white striped pillows
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Seagreen replied to the topic Class 1: Writing Exercise, Raine. in the forum
Andrew Wille's DIY MA course 6 years, 11 months agoLove the authenticity of the dialogue. And I really, really want to know what Jonny has 68 of!
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Athelstone posted an update 6 years, 11 months ago
3 fabulous entries in the October Comp so far. Why not have a go?
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Seagreen replied to the topic Craft Seminar Class 1: Getting Started: Memory, Obs in the forum
Andrew Wille's DIY MA course 6 years, 11 months agoGorgeousness is clearly in the eye of the beholder 🙂 I’m not fussy for the Kipling or Gloss examples but rate the other two.
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Seagreen replied to the topic Monthly comp – October 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 11 months ago
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We’d been to Tesco’s. A late night shopping trip. I bought a ready meal and a soft, fluffy scarf in shades of blue and grey. In the car home we talked about a chip shop tea and the possibility of potato fritters.
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Seagreen replied to the topic Writing Practice: Year 1 in the forum
Andrew Wille's DIY MA course 6 years, 11 months agoOh, the Hadron Collider! Now there’s something else I know nothing about!
For me, the fun is in the not knowing and the annoyance is trying to list the things that wouldn’t automatically come to mind because I know nothing about them anyway. If that makes sense? -
Seagreen replied to the topic Writing Practice: Year 1 in the forum
Andrew Wille's DIY MA course 6 years, 11 months agoFavourite thing on the list of ‘Things I know nothing about’ (and there are six so far) – the Mariana Trench.
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Seagreen replied to the topic September 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 11 months ago
Good job, Ath 🙂
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Athelstone replied to the topic September 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 11 months ago
Thanks Libby and Sandra – and once again, thanks to Squidge!
October beckons.
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Athelstone replied to the topic September 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 11 months ago
I might be a bit over sensitive, but it’s the kind of trope that surfaces when feelings are being tested: stories about minorities and their secret evil ways. The classic cases would be all the tales of alien mind-control and body take over that were so popular during the anti-communist frenzy in the US during the late 40s and 50s, or the ‘Yellow…[Read more]
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Athelstone started the topic Monthly comp – October 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 11 months ago
I recently found some writing notes that I’d forgotten about. I was surprised by my reaction. That seems like a theme to me. Something (anything) forgotten then discovered. Surprising reaction. 400 to 500 words (tops).
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Athelstone replied to the topic September 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 11 months ago
Thanks for a fab competition, Squidge. You’ve brought a tear to my eye. I’ve been doing the monthly competition for nearly 10 years, although with fewer entries in the last few months, and this is my first win! There were some super entries this month; I’m really pleased.
I re-read my entry and worried that it might be steering too close to the…[Read more]
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Athelstone posted an update 6 years, 11 months ago
Wow! Came across some notes I scribbled down about 5 years ago: events in the life of a character in a book I’ve put aside. Not prepared for how guilty it would make me feel. It really seemed as though I abandoned somebody important – almost like a real person. What are my life lessons here? Stop scribbling stuff down? If I do, don’t read it…[Read more]
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Perhaps the last question is the right one. Or return to the character if not the same story. It sounds as though the character has life or you wouldn’t feel bothered about them. Someone to come back to when the time is right?
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I’ve got two notebooks full of random notes on characters or ideas. Most of it will never turn into something, but they’re great for when I’m feeling a bit blank – looking through and seeing what wants to be written. If you’re feeling that guilt, then perhaps that idea wants to be written enough for you to spend a little bit of time expanding on it?
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I’ve written a fair amount of this character, but killed her before her history unfolded later in the story. It was during that unfolding that I began to like her. I was feeling bad enough about having done her in, but then I came across a load of notes about a chance encounter she has with an old friend after a separation of several years. I have…[Read more]
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Athelstone replied to the topic replying to agent rejections in the forum Coffee Shop 6 years, 11 months ago
Do you mean that you sent a ‘thank you’ to the agents after they declined? I haven’t done that in the past. Not that I’ve made many submissions lately.
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