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Daedalus replied to the topic Interview with Fiona Erskine, author of The Chemical Detective in the forum Blogs 7 years, 2 months ago
I should have tagged @bric of course… Sorry
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Raine replied to the topic Plotting workshop notes in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 7 years, 2 months ago
I’ve just printed out Annie Neugerbauer’s worksheet to see if it helps me tackle the next round of wip edits. š
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Raine replied to the topic Interview with Fiona Erskine, author of The Chemical Detective in the forum Blogs 7 years, 2 months ago
Great interview, well done both @daedalus and @fiona. š Can’t wait to see the book in all its glory.
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Squidge posted an update 7 years, 2 months ago
@athelstone – can’t find the donations thingy in forum. Thought it might be under admin, but no joy and it doesn’t seem to be listed anywhere else in there?
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Hi Squidge, from login select Groups, then scroll down and select Donations, then select Forum š There are two topics. the first is a summary of where we are and how to donate. The second is for chat.
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I’ve checked there too Squidge, and it’s showing as not having a forum. No topics Ath.
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That’s odd. There aren’t any settings I can see to make the forum more visible, or even to hide it or anything really. It’s a public group, can you see the forum if you join it?
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Yes, you have to join.
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Ah, well that’s my inexperience with the site then. I should have added ‘join’ as a step.
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Squidge replied to the topic Interview with Fiona Erskine, author of The Chemical Detective in the forum Blogs 7 years, 2 months ago
It’s a really fab interview – I so want to read this!!
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Athelstone posted an update 7 years, 2 months ago
Den of Writers is a FREE forum. That means that nobody pays for membership and if you join you are absolutely entitled to use and enjoy the place as much as anybody – in fact, you are encouraged to.
However, people have enquired about contributing to the cost of hosting the site, so the Donations group will show you how to if you want to.…[Read more]
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Daedalus started the topic Interview with Fiona Erskine, author of The Chemical Detective in the forum Blogs 7 years, 2 months ago
I thought Denizens might enjoy this interview with the author of The Chemical Detective, a thriller due out soon from Point Blank, an imprint of OneWorld. Those of you who were around in the Word Cloud days will of course know that author as Bric. It’s a fantastic novel – go and buy…[Read more]
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Sandra posted an update 7 years, 2 months ago
Help, please – I’m sure this has been mentioned before but I cannot find it. I’ve received a notification that someone has commented on an update in a private group, but all I am able to access is just one (earlier) comment, and not the 7 I am informed exist. How do overcome this?
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I had something like this recently. Got an e-mail notification that someone had commented, but when I clicked on the ‘View the discussion here’ link I found that all but the last few posts had vanished, including the actual post by me that was being replied to. Came over here to check and it was the same. Is this a software issue?
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It should show all your posts but sometimes it ‘folds’ them to save space. This is annoying but there’s not much that xan be done at present. However if you’ve been mentioned in a post using your handle, then select mentions from the main navigational menu (assuming you’re logged in). You can access the post there. Failing that trh actually going…[Read more]
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Thanks Jules – I’ll accept it is an occasional hiccup and work round it.
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Yeah, I got hit by that glitch on that comment thread too, @sandradavies. It does seem to strike at random. :-/
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Athelstone replied to the topic Plotting workshop notes in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 7 years, 2 months ago
Just brilliant notes.
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Daedalus replied to the topic Plotting workshop notes in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 7 years, 2 months ago
Many, many thanks for this Kaz. Multiple lightbulb moments. As Philippa says, it can make a big difference finding a model that works for you (and indeed, different ones might apply themselves better to different works). Iām trying to structure a novella at the moment, which is obviously somewhat different to a novel, and some of the more s…[Read more]
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Squidge replied to the topic World Book Day 2019 – quite an experience! in the forum Blogs 7 years, 2 months ago
Oh Jane – yes, I can totally imagine that. And Richard – it would be so much easier if they actually had the right info on the signs, wouldn’t it?!
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Squidge replied to the topic World Book Day 2019 – quite an experience! in the forum Blogs 7 years, 2 months ago
I am so glad to hear that I’m not the only driver who goes through this!! Part of me was thinking I was a real idiot for getting so worked up after over 30 years of relatively trouble-free driving…but maybe getting majorly lost somewhere is a rite of passage that I’ve just managed to delay?!
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Philippa East replied to the topic Help/brainstorming needed please – using antagonist narrator in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 7 years, 2 months ago
I’m also curious as to how much scope a house narrator gives you? Would every scene of your book have to be set inside / near the house? So intrigued!
Here’s an article about villain narrators:
https://www.bustle.com/articles/153308-20-books-with-villain-protagonists
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Philippa East replied to the topic Help/brainstorming needed please – using antagonist narrator in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 7 years, 2 months ago
Hi Bella,
What a fascinating question!
Such a great thing to ask yourself: who is telling the story? Having the house narrate would certainly be very unique and original.
You would sort of have an omniscient narrator-type voice (presumably the house would have a pretty good ‘bird’s eye view’ of things?) but how fascinating too to think of the…[Read more]
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Philippa East started the topic You'll find us in the "activity" section….. in the forum
December SloMo 7 years, 2 months agoWe are here, just on the activity threads!
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Philippa East replied to the topic Plotting workshop notes in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 7 years, 2 months ago
WoW, @kazg, what comprehensive notes! These days, I love this story structure stuff. I’ve recently read “Into The Woods” by John Yorke. In one chapter, he compares lots of the different models of story structure, to show how they are all effectively trying to describe the same thing, just in slightly different ways. The trick (I think) is just…[Read more]
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Philippa East replied to the topic World Book Day 2019 – quite an experience! in the forum Blogs 7 years, 2 months ago
Oh my, Squidge, I sooooooo empathise! I am not a hugely confident driver on unfamiliar roads, and many’s the time I’ve driven around lost, being beeped at by angry drivers (because I’m breaching all kinds of road codes), crying and freaking out. It’s the WORST!!!
So pleased you made it in the end, and the school visit itself went well.Being a…[Read more]
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