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Kate started the topic Flash fiction success in the forum Podium 6 years, 10 months ago
I’ve just received an e-mail saying I was awarded first place in the Jersey Festival of Words flash fiction competition! I’m bouncing off the walls!
I get to go to a ceremony and everything! I’ll just add a few more of these !!!!!! to show how excited I am. It’s lovely to have a little success in the sea of rejections!!
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Squidge posted an update 6 years, 10 months ago
Anyone from York dropping in to the Den over this weekend? How did Friday Night Live go? How’s Janette’s wheels? And have you all spent a fortune at the bar yet?
Say hi to all the Denizens and cloudies from me.
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Good fun. John’s was easily the best but he didn’t win 🙁 Drank my way through a week’s pocket money on Friday. Bit green on Saturday morning. Enjoyable so far. Series of new 2 hour workshops called ‘labs’ this year. Went to Jail Duncan’s “World Building” and he still overran by 25 minutes. He used the f-adjective so many times that after the…[Read more]
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A blog will be nice. I’ve missed catching up.
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Looking forward to the blog. Missed the real thing. (Would never like to go to another of H Duncan’s workshops, if that’s who you mean, though I know some think they’re great.)
Specially sorry to miss John’s reading, which I can quite believe was the best, and seeing ‘Cloudies’/Denizens. Maybe next year. There’s been lots of ‘family stuff’ this…[Read more]
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Oh, what a shame for John. Hope he got some interest though from the agents? I don’t remember Hal Duncan using the f-bomb when I sat in his workshops a few years ago.
Fingers crossed that next year, I might be able to go again; currently in the throes of getting T ready for uni a week on Monday (a week earlier than we thought, thanks to Freshers…[Read more] -
A blog will be very interesting. Thanks, Ath.
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Blog, please, Ath.
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Yes, HAL not Jail – never was great at typing onto a phone. Blog when my mind’s all connected back up and the M1 is out of my bloodstream.
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Hal is the weegie, right? He cracks me up slightly & yeah, I remember some pretty fluent swearing going on.
Hurray for @johnt3 doing so well. I’m not surprised his reading was fantastic. 🙂-
The scooter went very well, thanks, @squidge. I couldn’t have done York without it (and the help of our friend group, who were awesome). Debi created a messenger group to help us communicate (and so that I could call out for help when needed), which was a brilliant idea and worked so well, I think it should be repeated, injuries or not, next year.…[Read more]
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Squidge posted an update 6 years, 10 months ago
Looking forward to hearing about York from everyone who’s going… Have a fab time and may you have plenty of ink in your pens! x
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Squidge started the topic Tilda of Merjan Book Launch in the forum Podium 6 years, 10 months ago
Folks did ask when I was going to do a launch – details here: https://squidgesscribbles.blogspot.com/2019/09/book-launch-tilda-of-merjan.html
It’s a full daytime event in half term, although half term seems to run over two weeks and this is the first of the two.
But I have been wondering whether any Denizens would be up for an evening…[Read more]
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Squidge replied to the topic September 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 10 months ago
Sandra, they are fun, aren’t they? Valspar (Other paint companies also available!) are the absolute best ones – much more imaginative than others I could mention!
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Kate replied to the topic September 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 10 months ago
What a fun idea. Who’d have thought there were so many weird and wonderful names for beige. I shall get my thinking cap on.
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Squidge posted an update 6 years, 10 months ago
September comp’s up – realise it might be a bit quiet this month because of York, but looking forward to reading those who decide to give it a go.
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Squidge posted an update 6 years, 10 months ago
I believe certain peeps have heard about comp placings for York this weekend…
Anyone else we don’t know about yet?!
Good luck to everyone who has been, commiserations to those who haven’t, and have a bloody good time the rest of you. x
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Squidge started the topic September 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 10 months ago
Right, many of you know I use paint samples as one of my writing prompts in creative writing sessions; now you get to have a go.
The samples are all beige/brown in colour. Your challenge is to pick one of the following names given to the shades of brown and give me a max of 400 words, using the name as a title. Your choices are;
Je M’Appelle…[Read more]
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Squidge replied to the topic Monthly comp – August in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 10 months ago
Flip! Thank you! Only popped in here cos I had a spare two minutes!
Give me til tonight, and I’ll think of something for you all to dig your teeth into…
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John S Alty replied to the topic Monthly comp – August in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 11 months ago
Thanks Kate, good comp.
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Libby replied to the topic Monthly comp – August in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 11 months ago
Congratulations, Squidge. What a powerful story. And congratulations also to Baz and John.
Many thanks, Kate, for setting the competition. It pushed me hard, and I think from some of the comments I wasn’t the only one racking my brain in an enjoyable way!
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Kate replied to the topic Monthly comp – August in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 11 months ago
Thanks everyone for taking part. These were all such great pieces its been incredibly hard to decide on a winner, so a few brief thoughts on them:
Baz – This one gave me a real prickle. Loved the feel those open ended questions gave it, and the ending is as if you’re slamming a door.
John – Bravo. Love the message in the last line of the first…[Read more]
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Kate replied to the topic Monthly comp – August in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 11 months ago
I’ve read them all and am completely stumped as to which to choose. Will have to sleep on it. Being as I’m having so much trouble, I am open to bribes… 😬
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Kate replied to the topic Monthly comp – August in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 11 months ago
A last reminder to anyone who wants to take part.
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Kate joined the group
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I was a member, then suddenly realised I wasn’t. Not sure what happened?
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Yep, according to the group activity you joined 5 days ago – and 3 hours ago. Don’t know what happened there except that I admire your enthusiasm.
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So good you joined it twice?
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Libby replied to the topic Monthly comp – August in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 11 months ago
398 words including title
Fate and Soul
The house in South Kensington wore fresh white stucco and stood in a terrace of frontages all the same. On a colour chart the paint could have been named Anonymity.
Melissa climbed the front steps. Beneath the pillared porch she tapped a code into the key pad and sensed passers-by lingering. She knew…[Read more]
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Kate replied to the topic Monthly comp – August in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 11 months ago
One week left to get your comp entry in!
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