@elle
Active 5 years, 10 months ago-
Elle started the topic Short Story Publication/Competition in the forum Podium 7 years, 8 months ago
As a few of us write and submit short stories and flash fiction, I thought it might be a good idea to have a thread where we can all share when a story has been accepted for publication or longlisted/shortlisted in a competition.
In an environment where we have to deal with so many rejections I think it’s important to celebrate the…[Read more]
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Elle replied to the topic A Blank Piece of Paper (short Story – critique) in the forum Critiques 7 years, 8 months ago
Wow, thank you guys for taking the time to read and offer feedback and suggestions. It’s all very helpful and useful to me.
@JaneShuff – thanks for pointing our that sentence to me I can see how it’s confusing and needs some work. And I will correct the pronoun and tense slip!
@Daedalus – the editing feedback and suggestions are great, thank y…[Read more]
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Elle replied to the topic The Disappearance of Rebecca Faulks (short Story – 2,800 words) in the forum Critiques 7 years, 8 months ago
Hi Raine,
Thanks for reading and for your feedback, it is really useful.
I like your suggestion about adding tension and about trying. My idea was to show what happens when you stop trying and how quickly things can spiral if you don’t reach out to people, but I think I can work out hints at failed attempts and create some more tension.
Thank…[Read more]
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Elle replied to the topic Festival of Writing news…. in the forum Podium 7 years, 8 months ago
Whoohoo! Congratulations!
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Elle replied to the topic Book 2 of Oath and Crown out soon in the forum Podium 7 years, 8 months ago
Congratulations!
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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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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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Elle replied to the topic New article, some bells and whistles in the forum Podium 7 years, 8 months ago
Congratulations!
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Elle replied to the topic Getting an Agent. in the forum Blogs 7 years, 8 months ago
Richard, you should definitely go for it. I’ve seen a few agents mentioning ghost story in their wishlist.
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Elle replied to the topic Getting an Agent. in the forum Blogs 7 years, 8 months ago
@Kate – Really sorry to hear you haven’t had any successes with your submission yet. I’ll keep my fingers crossed for you. I love your writing so I know there are no issues there.
I admit that’s why I tend to submit short stories and flash. You tend to get an answer quicker, and editors often take the time to give some feedback or e…[Read more]
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Elle replied to the topic Hello All in the forum Coffee Shop 7 years, 8 months ago
Hi Barny, I was L. on the Word Cloud but the minimum is four letter here.
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