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Tony Lyttle replied to the topic Help with a Title, please. in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 7 years, 2 months ago
Thanks again for all the advice, guys.
It’s clear I should stick with “A Lyttle Goes a Long Way”.But the subtitle:
The Improbable Tale of an Ulster Storyteller
The Improbable Life of an Ulster StorytellerThe Remarkable Tale… or Life…
The Extraordinary Tale… or Life…or some other type of Tale… or Life…?
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Seagreen replied to the topic Monthly comp – July 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 7 years, 2 months ago
Ooh! Interesting!
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Sandra started the topic Monthly comp – July 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 7 years, 2 months ago
‘Bringing a gun into a house
changes it.’The opening words lines of a poem entitled ‘The Gun’, written in 2001 by Vicki Feaver, whose work I discovered last year.
I’d like you to enlarge upon this by adding no more than 200 words.
And because I’m not convinced that two months makes participation any more likely, I’m setting a deadline of…[Read more]
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RichardB replied to the topic Bi-Monthly Comp – May/June 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 7 years, 2 months ago
Great idea for the competition – specially as I had an entry all ready to go and didn’t need to do any actual work…
Congrats, Sandra. I’m only glad I didn’t have to do the judging.
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GippsGirl replied to the topic Help with a Title, please. in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 7 years, 2 months ago
I, too, think a subtitle (strapline?) works, though I’m rather partial to Kaz’s suggestion of ‘improbable’ which suggests an especially rollicking good story from an Ulster Storyteller.
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Kate replied to the topic Help with a Title, please. in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 7 years, 2 months ago
Definitely keep the subtitle in, IMO.
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Jonathan replied to the topic Bi-Monthly Comp – May/June 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 7 years, 2 months ago
Nice work Sandra – congratulations 🙂 Stunning entries all round – might have to rewrite my WIP opening again!
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KazG replied to the topic Bi-Monthly Comp – May/June 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 7 years, 2 months ago
Congratulations @sandra! And well done @raine, I’m sorry I didn’t join in as I somehow missed this new version of a comp (great idea btw)…but my fault entirely. I will read all these with relish 🙂 x
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Seagreen replied to the topic Bi-Monthly Comp – May/June 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 7 years, 2 months ago
Thanks, Raine, and well done, Sandra 🙂
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Squidge replied to the topic Help with a Title, please. in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 7 years, 2 months ago
Works for me! And with the subtitle, too…
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Squidge replied to the topic Bi-Monthly Comp – May/June 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 7 years, 2 months ago
Agree with you Raine, 100%! Loved Sandra’s start (among others!!) Well done, Sandra x
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Athelstone replied to the topic Bi-Monthly Comp – May/June 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 7 years, 2 months ago
Great idea for the competition, Raine.
Sandra – well deserved. Absolutely intriguing start. -
JaneShuff replied to the topic Help with a Title, please. in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 7 years, 2 months ago
I like the sub title. It complements the title – which I also think is the right one!
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Tony Lyttle replied to the topic Help with a Title, please. in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 7 years, 2 months ago
Further thanks to Kate, Kaz and John. It seems I really ought to stick with my working title. So how about:
A LYTTLE GOES A LONG WAY
The extraordinary life of an Ulster StorytellerOr is it better without a subtitle?
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John S Alty replied to the topic Bi-Monthly Comp – May/June 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 7 years, 2 months ago
Thanks for a good competition idea, Raine, and well done Sandra.
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JaneShuff replied to the topic Bi-Monthly Comp – May/June 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 7 years, 2 months ago
Yes, brilliant competition. And totally agree with Raine. I would have carried on reading all of them. Congratulation to Sandra and can I add my name to the list of people who would like to read the rest of it.
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Daedalus replied to the topic Bi-Monthly Comp – May/June 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 7 years, 2 months ago
Great idea for the competition Raine, and a lovely selection of entries. Well done Sandra – worthy winner.
I apologise for not joining in btw. I fully intended to, but as I’m between WIPs I was going to have to start something new. I had some ideas but every little spare moment was taken up with other things and at twenty to midnight when I was…[Read more]
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Sandra replied to the topic Bi-Monthly Comp – May/June 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 7 years, 2 months ago
Good heavens, Raine – what a compliment, especially in view of the strength of the rest; I certainly was torn between at least three to name as my favourite. Thank you, indeed. And you can most certainly read the rest, as soon as it’s done. (Currently ‘resting’ after finishing a first draft last week, and already knowing things need…[Read more]
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Raine replied to the topic Bi-Monthly Comp – May/June 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 7 years, 2 months ago
Well, thank-you everyone for entering. I’m so glad I set this particular challenge as it’s been so much fun getting little insights into all your works in progress and I can genuinely say I’d have carried on reading every one of them. They all pulled me right in and left me wanting more, so seriously well dones on lots of good stuff.
Because…[Read more]
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John S Alty replied to the topic Help with a Title, please. in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 7 years, 2 months ago
Has to be “A Lyttle goes a long way.” Excellent title.
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