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Philippa East replied to the topic Getting an Agent. in the forum Blogs 7 years, 10 months ago
Hey Twitter, I would love, love, love to find both a fantastic historical fiction novel and a ghost story. So get sending / spreading the word please and make my summer great!
— Sarah Manning (@SarahManning123) July 4, 2018
Sarah Manning requested subs of ghost stories in July
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Philippa East replied to the topic Getting an Agent. in the forum Blogs 7 years, 10 months ago
BTW Kate, I love magical realism, and given that the latest trend in publishing is towards ghost stories (Silent Companions etc.), maybe it won’t be long before that’s the hot genre?
I know what you mean, Daeds, about the ‘oh crap’ moment where you see where you’ve been going wrong. But it feels so good once you grasp it!
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Sandra posted an update 7 years, 10 months ago
Editing – a seesaw between ‘bloody hell, I’m a genius!’ and ‘how the hell did I miss THAT!’
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Hmm – my experience is similar although heavy on the ‘how the hell did I miss THAT!’
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Well, apportioning that comes down to … thirty smacked heads for every fist-raised circuit of the room in triumph? Or thereabouts. On a good day. (And this the eleventh edit)
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Barny replied to the topic Test in the forum Critiques 7 years, 10 months ago
Hi, Hel. Glad you joined!
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Philippa East posted an update 7 years, 10 months ago
@gippsgirl Hi Gippsgirl! Lovely to see you here xxx
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Philippa East replied to the topic Getting an Agent. in the forum Blogs 7 years, 10 months ago
I totally agree, Daeds, about the persistence thing. My personality is to be like a dog with a bone, and I think that accounts for a lot!
I do believe that the other thing is about continually learning CRAFT. I have been listening to a series of podcasts (https://storygrid.simplecast.fm) over the last 6 months or so and boy, have I learnt a lot.…[Read more]
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