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Kate replied to the topic Class 3: Writing Exercise, Bella in the forum
Andrew Wille's DIY MA course 6 years, 4 months agoVery clever in the first one how the letter gives one impression of this inappropriate relationship, and then the following comment throws a whole new light on the situation.
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John S Alty replied to the topic Monthly competition – January 2020 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 5 months ago
Oh, go on Jane, have a peek.You know you want to.
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John S Alty replied to the topic Monthly competition – January 2020 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 5 months ago
The Future
“The future is the time we haven’t had yet,” he said, “simple as that.”
“That may be what the future is but not what it holds,” she responded, “not what’s in store, where it might take us.” Then she got up from the picnic table outside The Black Bull and walked off.He thought about that last exchange…[Read more]
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Squidge posted an update 6 years, 5 months ago
If anyone’s interested – States of Independence, at De Montfort Uni in Leicester on the 21st March. Free event: talks, stalls, publishers etc, and Benjamin Zephaniah is one of the speakers! Hoping to go and have a stall so I can sell some books…
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Squidge replied to the topic Feedback on the Course in the forum
Andrew Wille's DIY MA course 6 years, 5 months agoIs anyone else getting bogged down with some of the examples in Burroway? I read them and just can’t make the connection to what she’s trying to portray. Beginning to think that it’s me at fault – that I haven’t got the ability to understand the more subtle nuances of the techniques. And if I did understand them, would it make me write any…[Read more]
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Squidge posted an update 6 years, 5 months ago
Can someone remind me how to read comments that have been listed but don’t appear, please? Ta very muchly.
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Do you mean missing comments on an update? 1) Click on the name of the initial poster to open their profile. 2) Select Activity from below their avatar/picture. You should be able to find the missing posts – not necessarily in a sensible order, but possible to work out what went where.
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Even if it’s me that was the poster, Ath? I’ve got the notifications, but when I click on them to read, the original post isn’t showing more than one comment…
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Even if it’s you who is the original poster. In other words, instead of logging on to the site and selecting Activity, go to the troublesome thread, select the profile of whoever started it, select Activity from their (or your) profile when it opens. Then scroll through the results below. If this doesn’t work then I’m not sure what to recommend.
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“are” the original poster. How did I formulate such a horrible sentence?
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John S Alty posted an update 6 years, 5 months ago
How’s this for a weird coincidence? You may remember my story, “Lost and Found and Lost again”, involving a yoyo competition, that won a monthly comp late last year? Well, I slightly edited it, renamed it “the Yoyo” and entered it in the Reflex Fiction winter contest. It didn’t make the list, but another story did – it’s called “The Yoyo”. By…[Read more]
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It’s strange how the same themes or subjects can come up from disconnected sources, as if they are in the ether.
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Kate replied to the topic Craft Seminar Class 3: Character 2 – Inner Lives in the forum
Andrew Wille's DIY MA course 6 years, 5 months agoI haven’t even got around to reading the chapter yet. Can we have two?
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John S Alty replied to the topic Monthly Comp – December 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 5 months ago
A belated “well done”, Jane!
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Squidge posted an update 6 years, 5 months ago
Happy New Year to all the Denizens – sorry I’ve not been around much.
Hope 2020 brings you joy in all your writing xx
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Libby replied to the topic Monthly Comp – December 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 5 months ago
Congratulations @janeshuff, I too loved your story, and Ath’s, and Sandra’s which completely hooked me. I hope we hear more about Lucy.
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Libby replied to the topic Monthly Comp – December 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 5 months ago
Untitled, 300 words
Tilty Weston opened a tin of smoked mackerel and put half on his plate. Good for your heart, was mackerel, though his trouble was a limp and a few creaky joints. A tomato was next on the plate, and the frilled leaves of a Webb’s lettuce. A fine thing, a Webb’s. A sight of summer here in the half dark, though no surprise the…[Read more]
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Kate replied to the topic Class 2 Writing Exercise Jane in the forum
Andrew Wille's DIY MA course 6 years, 6 months agoThanks @JaneShuff. It’s really fascinating the amount of detail you’ve gone into, and you’re asking all sorts of questions that would never have occurred to me. I’ll have to ponder this for a while and try and apply it to a character. Many thanks.
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Kate replied to the topic Class 2 Writing Exercise Jane in the forum
Andrew Wille's DIY MA course 6 years, 6 months agoHi @JaneShuff – two brilliant characters here. One bursting off the page, and the other grinding their teeth in the background.
I’ve concentrated on the distinguishing features, and these are the impressions I got as I read:
The initial description of Dipsy’s (great name) clothes – ‘capacious’ and big pleated skirts’, made me think of someone on…[Read more]
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Kate replied to the topic Craft Seminar Class 3: Character 2 – Inner Lives in the forum
Andrew Wille's DIY MA course 6 years, 6 months agoThanks WB. those writing exercises look like great fun.
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Barny replied to the topic Monthly Comp – November 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 6 months ago
“… confounded me with his disturbing narrative…”
To explain a little in case this wasn’t clear: Four Ling leaves 🙂
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Barny replied to the topic Monthly Comp – November 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 6 months ago
Congratulations, Janette – nice work! And thanks John for the prompt.
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John S Alty replied to the topic Monthly Comp – November 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 6 months ago
Well, I’ve read your entries with great enjoyment. Jeanette gave a beautiful allegorical rendition of the passing seasons, Athers made me laugh with his tale of Norman, the folium-phobiac hoist by his own petard, Sandra found a silver lining and Barney completely confounded me with this disturbing narrative – I’m still asking myself, what the h…[Read more]
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Kate replied to the topic Feedback on the Course in the forum
Andrew Wille's DIY MA course 6 years, 6 months agoSounds good @woolleybeans.
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Barny replied to the topic Monthly Comp – November 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 6 months ago
Captive No More
Immovable behind a wide table, the five children sat strangely motionless. From tallest on the right to smallest on the left, they patiently faced an audience seated on ten rows of scarlet-topped hotel ballroom chairs.
The tallest child spoke first. “My name is One,” he said quietly, but loud enough. “I am the oldest. I am…[Read more]
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