EmmaD

That’s definitely one of the problems Bella – people, self included, really want these things to go well and can easily blind themselves to the problems. There’s that siren voice of ‘yes, but you’ll be published…’ – as if that means anything by itself

Go for it, Stevie. I bet you can knock out more words in 5 months than you think. And worst case scenario, you’ll still have the makings of a story if you don’t hit the deadline.

Thanks @philippaeast – you’re most welcome. I feel very silly having made all these avoidable errors, but I wouldn’t want anyone else to fall into the same trap. Mostly I don’t want people to get stuck with publishers who act in bad faith.

Would you mind retweeting the link the next time you’re on Twitter? Just to get the highest circulation…[Read more]

And you’re doing brilliantly at it John 😉

I know I’m incredibly talented, Daeds, I’m just pretending to be modest.

Congrats and good luck both – John, don’t do yourself down, you have a talent with the short story

Thanks Philippa, Thea. Not much prospect of me progressing but I’m sure Elle is in with a chance.

I’ve just published Part 2

My Publishing Nightmare – the story of a book deal gone bad (Part 2)

Queer, Asexual, Intergender and Pansexual. These all sort of fall under a Non-binary umbrella but the acronym includes the separate forms.

Er, scuse my ignorance. I know LGBT, but what’s QAIP?

Congrats @johnalty and @elle – that’s great news and I’ll keep fingers crossed for teh next stage – when is the short list announced?

Thanks, @JaneShuff

I made the long list for the Ink Tears Short Story Competition 2018.

Oh, wow, Philippa! What a journey! And you are still standing – and your book is going to be in the world. It’s so brilliant to read all of this – the lows and the highs. Thank you so much for posting. And a great big huge Well done! You did it!

Brilliant – thanks John and well done Jonathan, a tour-de-force of purple prose

The results are in!

Jonathan: A really clever piece of writing, wry observation. Excellent.

Libby: A pleasing little tale, well written and with a message. Good job.

Daedalus: Hugely enjoyable and accomplished description of life with a new puppy and the utter contentment that comes with its unreserved adoration. Liked it a lot.

So, eenie,…[Read more]