GippsGirl

Yay! Such a beautiful and chilling story…. well done!!

Congratulations, Elle! A really poignant story!

Well done, Daeds. Really impressive! I hope it leads to more programmes.

That sounds an interesting workshop, Elle.

I think that treating ‘place’ as a character in its own right can add an extra dimension to a piece of writing, so that’s a handy checklist to follow. Thanks for sharing.

Good to know! Coffman starters are great. Basically using a shotgun cartridge to start an engine, minus the lead shot of course. I don’t just do naval aviation btw, my last nonfic was a biography of a RAF bomber pilot, flying instructor and test pilot before and during WW2. Any technical queries, feel free to ask

Just seen this post…

I too am floundering about in the “half-idea” realms…. I think I usually need two sort of “touch points”: an inciting incident of some kind, but then another event of some kind to head towards in the narrative. At the moment, I sort of just have my inciting incident and not another “way point”. Grrr.

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Thanks Libby, that’s really nice of you. Glad you found it interesting and informative. I thought they struck the balance pretty well, and as you and Jane felt, did not overdo it with reconstructions. The little bits they did have (a snippet at the start of the Eugene Ely segment and some sailors running through corridors on a warship in the…[Read more]

Thanks Jane, am blushing now! You’re very kind

Yes, that’s good. Intriguing, suggestive and evocative. Well done, that’s a relief! 🙂

Glad you guys like it! Thanks again for all your helpful input on this. Titles clearly aren’t my forte….

Yes, great title, Philippa. It’s both concise and intriguing.

That’s great, and very exciting. Looking forward to hearing more about book 2.

Very impressive, Daeds 🙂

Don’t change anything! Mr Sea is in Doha this weekend with instructions to visit the Museum of Islamic Art to take photos of their amazing collection of astrolabes. I don’t have any ideas yet, but I know an astrolabe will be involved.