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Daedalus replied to the topic Mobile phones in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 7 years, 3 months ago
Brilliant. Love that
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Daedalus replied to the topic Mobile phones in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 7 years, 3 months ago
…PS am certainly intrigued by the story’s ending now anyway
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Daedalus replied to the topic Mobile phones in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 7 years, 3 months ago
Ref Tony’s previous comment, if a call can’t connect to a mobile it doesn’t always go to voicemail. Plenty of times I’ve called a number and instead of an answer or voicemail, heard something to the effect of ‘the number cannot be reached’ (can’t remember exact wording).
In any case, I think if the caller was worried and desperate to get hold o…[Read more]
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Daedalus posted a new activity comment 7 years, 3 months ago
That’s a pretty slow turnaround…at least they had the courtesy to let you know, albeit eventually. Any more still to get back to you?
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Daedalus replied to the topic Mobile phones in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 7 years, 3 months ago
Very good question. You could have a play with the settings on your own phone to see if you can stop it going to voicemail, or set it for a greater number of rings before it does? I’m sure I’ve known mobiles that ring for ages before the go to voicemail, and also as the caller you can cut off the call and ring back almost instantly if the pho…[Read more]
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Daedalus replied to the topic Monthly comp – July 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 7 years, 3 months ago
Absolutely brilliant competition, and what a crop of entries. Well done Kate – superb bit of prose – and the honourables. Looking forward to this month’s!
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Daedalus replied to the topic Monthly comp – July 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 7 years, 4 months ago
Bringing a gun into a house changes it. You can’t help it, of course. The trick is not letting on to everyone else that you’ve changed it. Keeping everything looking exactly the same, so all the neighbours, passersby, any visitors have no idea what you’ve done.
It’s a specific kind of visitor we have in mind. The kind that bulldozes in mob-han…[Read more]
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Daedalus posted an update 7 years, 4 months ago
My WW2 novella ‘Harpoon’ is 99p on Kindle for a few days if anyone fancies giving it a go https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07SLM49R4
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Daedalus replied to the topic Bi-Monthly Comp – May/June 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 7 years, 4 months ago
Great idea for the competition Raine, and a lovely selection of entries. Well done Sandra – worthy winner.
I apologise for not joining in btw. I fully intended to, but as I’m between WIPs I was going to have to start something new. I had some ideas but every little spare moment was taken up with other things and at twenty to midnight when I was…[Read more]
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Daedalus replied to the topic Multiple Den Success in the forum Podium 7 years, 4 months ago
Many thanks Jane and Thea! If anyone who has read it could consider leaving a review on Amazon and/or Goodreads, that would be wonderful. Thanks for your review Squidge, delighted you liked it
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Daedalus replied to the topic New Book Release: Revolt (The King's Knight) in the forum Podium 7 years, 5 months ago
I wonder if there was a bit of modern extrapolation going on with the notion of destriers being really huge, based on the misconception of the weight of armour? I admit I thought they were vast until I looked into it. If it was thought that armoured knights needed to be winched onto their horses, it would need to be a seriously hefty horse
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Daedalus replied to the topic New Book Release: Revolt (The King's Knight) in the forum Podium 7 years, 5 months ago
This is a fantastic book. A perfect weekend read. You’ll learn a heck of a lot about the Peasant’s Revolt but won’t realise until the end because you’ll have been so absorbed in the story
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Daedalus replied to the topic Fantasy/SF/Spec fic story list (working) in the forum Marketplace 7 years, 5 months ago
Thanks Stevie, looks great
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Daedalus replied to the topic Fantasy/SF/Spec fic story list (working) in the forum Marketplace 7 years, 5 months ago
Thanks Raine, will take a look and add details to the list
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Daedalus replied to the topic Fantasy/SF/Spec fic story list (working) in the forum Marketplace 7 years, 5 months ago
No problem Kate. No point my compiling a list and not giving others the benefit of it. And given my patchy record with subs I’m glad if anyone uses it. It needs a bit of updating, mind
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Daedalus started the topic Fantasy/SF/Spec fic story list (working) in the forum Marketplace 7 years, 5 months ago
A list of potential homes for speculative short fiction. This is a working list. I started it so I would have some structure to my subs but thought it might be helpful for others, so have started adding pubs even when they are not suitable for me or my work. Feel free to suggest additions or amendments
Magazines
SF only
Analog @analog_SF…[Read more]
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Daedalus posted a new activity comment 7 years, 5 months ago
Indeed, I have a list though it’s already slightly out of date on account of a couple of the markets either closing or ceasing to do open calls. I’ll copy it into the main forum
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Daedalus replied to the topic Reading Times New Roman doc on screen in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 7 years, 5 months ago
It’s a strange one isn’t it? I wonder if @athelstone can help?
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