@daedalus
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Daedalus posted a new activity comment 1 year, 6 months ago
Oh no, really sorry to hear that Richard
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Daedalus posted a new activity comment 1 year, 8 months ago
Great to hear from you Kaz. I did see that you were doing a bit of globetrotting. Gutted that you missed out on the challenge, will really miss your story. @athelstone, is it possible to have a vote on letting Kaz in?
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Daedalus posted a new activity comment 1 year, 8 months ago
Even for a republican like me it does feel like the end of an era. Thinking about how as a Scout we had to make promises to do our duty to the Queen etc, and every time you see a post box or a coin, or hear The King, it feels strange. Very few people have known anything different – @athelstone that sounds like an incredibly trying day, was it all…[Read more]
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Yes, no harm done, thanks.
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Oh blimey, Ath…can imagine that being rather stressful.
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Busy here too, but yes, life seems to feel ‘on hold’ as we witness the end of an era. While not being an ardent Royalist, I did have a lot of respect for a queen who was the unwavering anchor for her family, showing how publicity could be done properly without scandalous revelations. I think I shall miss her.
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Daedalus replied to the topic Choices in the forum All You Need 1 year, 8 months ago
Coniston
Yes there is
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Daedalus replied to the topic Chit Chat in the forum All You Need 1 year, 8 months ago
For me the town is the sticking point, as whatever I go with will necessarily narrow down what kind of story I can write a fair bit. That’s what comes of writing across a range of genres I suppose!
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Daedalus replied to the topic Monthly Competition – August 2022 in the forum Monthly Competition 1 year, 8 months ago
Burn
The day the power went off for the last time, Dad started on about the country again.
“When did this country change?” he growled. “Things never used to be like this. This is Britain, how did it get so the electric doesn’t work?”
Gemma didn’t understood when he talked like this. It was like he felt the whole island was somehow the same. G…[Read more]
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Daedalus replied to the topic The Price of Coal: Senghenydd, 1913 in the forum Blogs 1 year, 8 months ago
I was just reading up on Gresford following this and noticed one striking coincidence. The name of an MP who castigated the mine’s management during a debate in parliament following the inquiry’s mealy-mouthed conclusions:
David Grenfell…
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Daedalus posted a new activity comment 1 year, 8 months ago
Great to see you Barry, hope all is well
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Daedalus replied to the topic CAS longlist in the forum Podium 1 year, 8 months ago
2014-15 – Here and There
2015-16 – Not in Kansas Any More
2016-17 – Now and Then
2017-18 – Whispers and Glances
2018-19 – A Room with a View
Those were the ones I took part in. I think there may have been one or two before I joined the Cloud, one of them called Intercity.
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Daedalus replied to the topic CAS longlist in the forum Podium 1 year, 9 months ago
And quite right it is too!
Am I right in supposing that at least three of the four listed stories from Denizens were from Den or Cloud winter challenges? (Mine was from the 2016-17 challenge, which iirc was the penultimate one to be wholly staged on the Cloud)
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Daedalus replied to the topic CAS longlist in the forum Podium 1 year, 9 months ago
Brilliant news Richard – a fantastic story that absolutely deserves the recognition, and that goes for the writer too
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Daedalus replied to the topic CAS longlist in the forum Podium 1 year, 9 months ago
Congrats to the long and shortlistees! I’ve only just noticed that my story was on the longlist – as I’d already resigned myself to not being listed, missing out on the shortlist does not come as a blow, but I’m delighted for Richard and Kate, best of luck to both of you!
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Daedalus replied to the topic Film, storytelling – psychic distance again – and looking under the bonnet in the forum Blogs 1 year, 9 months ago
Sorry for delay in replying to your very interesting thoughts @libby, but I’ve been neck deep in work lately.
Re modernists etc using the techniques and ideas of psychic distance before Gardner codified it. Yes, absolutely, a large measure of what he was doing was identifying techniques that were already out there. I would suggest that his…[Read more]
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Daedalus replied to the topic Not Such a Literary Byway: The Ten Thousand Doors of January, by Alix E. Harrow in the forum Blogs 1 year, 10 months ago
Very true. There are precious few lighter moments. Mind you, he’s not quite the worst author I know for that. Not exactly fantasy (although he did write a collaborative series with Terry Pratchett), Stephen Baxter has the habit of making you identify with and root for particular characters, and then watch as their responses to ever tougher…[Read more]
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Daedalus replied to the topic Film, storytelling – psychic distance again – and looking under the bonnet in the forum Blogs 1 year, 10 months ago
@woolleybeans wrote: “For me, that aspect [the defining factor of PD] was/is the level to which the POV character’s thoughts, feelings etc influence/become part of the writing style itself.
As for how that correlates to film/TV…
The saturation of colours? Whether the shot angles up through something? The somewhat cliché blurry/wobbly scen…[Read more]
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Daedalus replied to the topic Not Such a Literary Byway: The Ten Thousand Doors of January, by Alix E. Harrow in the forum Blogs 1 year, 10 months ago
You’re probably right re urban fantasy, I have a rather vague grasp on the various subgenres, and that’s when authors oblige and ensure that their work falls squarely within one category. I have no idea where to put China Mieville’s Bas-Lag novels, and I suspect he likes it that way. They have the epic sweep and complex magical systems of high…[Read more]
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Daeds, that is very kind of you – I really wasn’t fishing for special favours! But thank you, I would LOVE to be involved if that’s not going to rile anyone…
Okay by me. Your story for the last one was a cracker.