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Squidge posted an update 6 years, 9 months ago
OK – sorry to ask again, but…
You know the captcha thing at login, where we say we’re not robots? I’ve logged in on 3 separate occasions today and when that page comes up, it’s counting down the number of attempts I can have, even though I’ve logged on successfully. Does this mean that we either have to stay logged in permanently to avoid the…[Read more] -
Squidge replied to the topic Craft Seminar Class 1: Getting Started: Memory, Obs in the forum
Andrew Wille's DIY MA course 6 years, 9 months agoGood idea to beautify something already written…it might be easier than trying to do it from scratch if it’s not the way you naturally write.
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John S Alty replied to the topic Monthly comp – October 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 9 months ago
Lost and Found and Lost
Arthur was rooting through a drawer in the garage, the one reserved for plumbing parts, searching for a tap washer. His gnarled hands scrabbled through off-cuts of plastic water pipe, white nylon fittings, a flushing mechanism still in its packaging, old tobacco tins holding copper olives, bolts, nuts and split pins. No…[Read more]
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Squidge replied to the topic Craft Seminar Class 1: Getting Started: Memory, Obs in the forum
Andrew Wille's DIY MA course 6 years, 9 months agoStarted on an impromptu dialogue capture while Billy-no-mates in the pub prior to NIBS on Weds. Worst bit is trying to capture the dialogue (background noise, speed of dialogue) and not getting annoyed at people who like the sound of their own voice. 😉 But I now know a lot about CBD oil… and eating peas.
Oh, and does anyone understand what…[Read more]
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Seagreen replied to the topic Writing Practice: Year 1 in the forum
Andrew Wille's DIY MA course 6 years, 9 months agoOh, the Hadron Collider! Now there’s something else I know nothing about!
For me, the fun is in the not knowing and the annoyance is trying to list the things that wouldn’t automatically come to mind because I know nothing about them anyway. If that makes sense? -
Sandra replied to the topic Monthly comp – October 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 9 months ago
This only 269 words but says what I intended
Time to play
Clearing a 25 year-old to-be-replaced kitchen, and the resultant sense of temporary displacement, gave time and focus to a wider realisation of things no longer needed. Delays gave more time than anticipated to jettison stuff, then the lovely announcement of a visit from good friends from…[Read more]
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Seagreen replied to the topic Writing Practice: Year 1 in the forum
Andrew Wille's DIY MA course 6 years, 9 months agoFavourite thing on the list of ‘Things I know nothing about’ (and there are six so far) – the Mariana Trench.
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Squidge replied to the topic Writing Practice: Year 1 in the forum
Andrew Wille's DIY MA course 6 years, 9 months agoFeel like I’m going to fall at the first hurdle, as my diary over the next few weeks is chokka, and I’ve never been a very disciplined writer.
But – am going to try to get one definite session of at least a couple of hours under my belt every week, day to be flexible.
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Jules replied to the topic Craft Seminar Class 1: Getting Started: Memory, Obs in the forum
Andrew Wille's DIY MA course 6 years, 9 months ago@janeshuff try going on Youtube and looking for News items. Pick somewhere English speakinh and aim for a local news report. I’ve found there’s lots of excerpts of dialogue in local interest stories that way.
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Woolleybeans started the topic Professional Development Masterclass in the forum
Andrew Wille's DIY MA course 6 years, 9 months agoWelcome to the Professional Development Masterclass. The aim of this segment is to gain a deeper understanding of where your writing is located within the wider worlds of publishing and readers.
Choose up to 6 tasks from the suggestions and note your choices in a reply to this topic.
In 3 months, you will be reminded to share your key…[Read more]
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Woolleybeans started the topic Writing Practice: Year 1 in the forum
Andrew Wille's DIY MA course 6 years, 9 months agoWelcome to Writing Practice for Year 1 of the DIY MA.
This is where we will share targets, discuss routines and generally chew over the process of establishing and maintaining a writing routine.
We have a task for the start of this segment:
Create a weekly/ fortnightly writing schedule using exercises and prompts.
You may also incorporate…[Read more]
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Woolleybeans started the topic Craft Seminar Class 1: Getting Started: Memory, Obs in the forum
Andrew Wille's DIY MA course 6 years, 9 months agoWelcome to Class 1 of the DIY MA. Find a seat (not all at the back) and let’s get started.
We have allocated 3 weeks for this class (yes, you can have a toilet break when you need one, and plenty of tea or other beverage of choice is encouraged), and we are starting with the class reading.
In your copy of Janet Burroway’s Writing Fiction (te…[Read more]
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Woolleybeans replied to the topic Syllabus and course materials. in the forum
Andrew Wille's DIY MA course 6 years, 9 months agoClassroom construction will begin as soon as I have more tea.
Agreed on the group becoming private now and on posting to announce new units.
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Woolleybeans replied to the topic Syllabus and course materials. in the forum
Andrew Wille's DIY MA course 6 years, 9 months agoMine will arrive on the island when the people who bring them over on the ferry get around to it…
If everyone is okay with me doing so, I’ll set up threads on the relevant components once I have had a sleep, so they will be ready to go.
We have said 3 weeks for this class/segment, so hopefully we will all have our books in plenty of time to…[Read more]
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Seagreen replied to the topic September 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 9 months ago
Good job, Ath 🙂
And thanks, Squidge. I’ll never look at a paint colour quite the same way again! -
Hilary replied to the topic Syllabus and course materials. in the forum
Andrew Wille's DIY MA course 6 years, 9 months agoMy books will be arriving shortly. Excited!
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Hilary replied to the topic September 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 9 months ago
Well done, Athelstone. And thank you, Squidge.
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Athelstone replied to the topic September 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 9 months ago
Thanks Libby and Sandra – and once again, thanks to Squidge!
October beckons.
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Sandra replied to the topic September 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 9 months ago
Congratulations on the win Ath, and for what it’s worth I found it uncomfortably horrific in its pervasive cult brainwashing manipulation – the sort of thing I usually avoid reading and very definitely cannot write, so am as admiring as I am uncomfortble with it.
And thanks Squidge for the competition which I took as opportunity to try out a…[Read more]
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Athelstone replied to the topic September 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 9 months ago
I might be a bit over sensitive, but it’s the kind of trope that surfaces when feelings are being tested: stories about minorities and their secret evil ways. The classic cases would be all the tales of alien mind-control and body take over that were so popular during the anti-communist frenzy in the US during the late 40s and 50s, or the ‘Yellow…[Read more]
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I don’t know the answer, Squidge, but I had the same thing yesterday.
Glad it’s not just me – thought I must be doing something wrong!
I’ve had this, Squidge, including being locked out for 20 minutes. Chrome and other Google-based browsers will try to keep you logged in and synced across sessions and devices, but it doesn’t always work well – or in some cases at all.
The Captcha plugin isn’t playing nicely with our setup and Jules is looking at it. Unfortunately, the alternative…[Read more]