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Barny replied to the topic Monthly Comp – November 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 11 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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Barny replied to the topic Monthly comp – October 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 11 months ago
Well done, John. And thanks Ath!
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Barny replied to the topic Monthly comp – October 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 7 years ago
Memories, memories
Through a mane of blonde hair, through streaks of bleached and of darker dyed strands, her eyes flickered upwards. “Can I help you, sir?”
Behind me the door hissed shut expensively, hinges well greased by wills and probates. “Do yer know where Bryant Street is?”
“I umm… don’t know.” She bent her head back down to the screen…[Read more]
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Barny replied to the topic Publishing deal!! in the forum Podium 7 years, 3 months ago
Tremendous news and tremendous writing, you Author, you!
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Debi Alper posted an update 8 years ago
Someone on the current self-edit course has just posted this link about creating suspense and I thought I’d share it here: http://www.writersdigest.com/online-editor/6-secrets-to-creating-and-sustaining-suspense
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Amanda Berriman (Skylark) posted an update 8 years ago
Bit quiet because I’m 55 days into a writing chain. Wouldn’t exactly say it’s going well, but it’s going, a few hundred words at a time. Some of them not too shabby.
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Amanda Berriman (Skylark) replied to the topic Festival Dreams in the forum Blogs 8 years ago
It was so lovely to catch up with you @giselle 😊😊 Thank you for cheering me on. Hope the edits are going well xx
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Debi Alper replied to the topic I've gone and done it again! in the forum Podium 8 years ago
I AM SO BLOODY EXCITED!
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Debi Alper replied to the topic Getting an Agent. in the forum Blogs 8 years, 1 month ago
You called, ma’am? Yes, no ‘c’ required for the reasons already given on this thread. It sends out a signal that you don’t really know how this stuff works, which is less-than professional.
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Not something I imagined would happen when we were chewing over it a few months back
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I thought we agreed we wouldn’t allow hitting
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Oh Gosh, you’re 100% right. I remember now. Also, no biting, gouging or spoon scooping action. That last one almost got through if I recall, but was thrown out on a recount after somebody was shown to have voted for it 17 times. Can’t remember who that was now.
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Spoons!
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