Den of Writers | JaneShuff | Activity https://www.denofwriters.com/members/janeshuff/activity/ Activity feed for JaneShuff. Sat, 25 Apr 2026 12:53:00 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 4e5855a0e2c0552b6d9a4145b1853a0f JaneShuff posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/18297/#acomment-18314 Tue, 05 Oct 2021 12:16:43 +0000 26th October. Feeling pretty stressed about it although determined to enjoy the day itself!

In reply to - JaneShuff posted an update Hallo everybody. Sorry to have been so absent lately. I’ve disappeared into the black hole that is marketing for On The Edge – along with writing book 2 in the series (currently missed […] ]]> 9547e5840a7e097095a3ec965326732f JaneShuff posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/18297/#acomment-18313 Tue, 05 Oct 2021 12:15:53 +0000 I am definitely not a natural marketer although I’ve discovered I enjoy writing articles – yet to find out if readers enjoy reading them!

In reply to - JaneShuff posted an update Hallo everybody. Sorry to have been so absent lately. I’ve disappeared into the black hole that is marketing for On The Edge – along with writing book 2 in the series (currently missed […] ]]> ad65ebdfb42c38d26f286dbb159bac89 JaneShuff posted an update: Hallo everybody. Sorry to have been so absent lately. I've […] https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/18297/ Tue, 05 Oct 2021 10:00:04 +0000 Hallo everybody. Sorry to have been so absent lately. I’ve disappeared into the black hole that is marketing for On The Edge – along with writing book 2 in the series (currently missed two publisher deadlines for this). Hopefully things will calm down a bit after 26th October. I’m looking forward to the annual challenge!

]]> 4 73e28bc477e088090fa1055993210985 JaneShuff replied to the topic Choices in the forum Coming Home https://www.denofwriters.com/groups/coming-home/forum/topic/choices-4/#post-10753 Thu, 19 Aug 2021 14:25:24 +0000 Bicycle
Fruit
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]]> 0 45f808a469fbd93639fecc5910ba6a85 JaneShuff joined the group Coming Home https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/17941/ Thu, 19 Aug 2021 14:23:06 +0000 0 cd21a892819b16563a7afad3da48515d JaneShuff posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/17728/#acomment-17735 Sun, 18 Jul 2021 13:43:59 +0000 Yay! Congratulations!! Let us know when it’s published, Kate

In reply to - Kate started the topic Short story acceptance in the forum Podium I woke up this morning to an acceptance email for a witchy short story from All Worlds Wayfarer. 😃 Thanks to the Songs of Innocence writing […] ]]> fc839516725c40d06ae7709b805ab6c3 JaneShuff replied to the topic Beta Reading Discussion in the forum Blogs https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/beta-reading-discussion/#post-10549 Thu, 15 Jul 2021 09:51:28 +0000 Wow. So so much interesting and useful stuff, @Libby ! It would make a brilliant checklist for anyone. It will take me a bit of time to assimilate it all. I will say though, with my ‘Being betaread’ hat on, that I wouldn’t expect a beta reader of a whole novel to cover all that for me in one go if anyone is feeling a bit daunted.

@athelstone Why…[Read more]

]]> 0 a702701d4fdd88c17ca87833a8701f55 JaneShuff started the topic Beta Reading Discussion in the forum Blogs https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/beta-reading-discussion/ Wed, 14 Jul 2021 13:25:26 +0000 Here’s a separate topic for a discussion about Beta Reading. Please feel free to contribute to the discussion both on your experiences of having your work beta read and on beta reading other people’s book.

I’ll kick it off by repeating that Beta Reading has taught me a lot. I approach it from my experience of the book as a reader. Noting down my…[Read more]

]]> 0 7ae73e1b27066aa5b30a52ccfb7b0e48 JaneShuff replied to the topic "I write like" in the forum Coffee Shop https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/i-write-like/#post-10543 Wed, 14 Jul 2021 13:02:29 +0000 James Joyce!

]]> 0 0fc9ced4c0fca69a07b2b208b3ea7861 JaneShuff replied to the topic "I write like" in the forum Coffee Shop https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/i-write-like/#post-10542 Wed, 14 Jul 2021 13:01:07 +0000 I’ll try with a more lyrical section… watch this space.

]]> 0 c4d5816474aadafedb667d8211e93f0e JaneShuff replied to the topic "I write like" in the forum Coffee Shop https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/i-write-like/#post-10541 Wed, 14 Jul 2021 13:00:26 +0000 Ha ha! I write like Stephen King! I think Libby is right though and the program looks at content mostly as this was a particularly horror full section!

]]> 0 dedab22fbc55d329bca6375c86c2e96f JaneShuff replied to the topic The Future of the Den in the forum Blogs https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/the-future-of-the-den/#post-10517 Mon, 12 Jul 2021 08:58:44 +0000 Random comments:

Yes to Beta Reading, but, time permitting, I’ve always been a keen beta reader. I honestly think the beta reader learns as much from the process as the writer, but I’m not keen on the financial aspect. I know Thea posted a request for beta readers recently. Did anyone respond @thea ?
And on that subject, I’d welcome a discussion…[Read more]

]]> 1 a3e3ccdce46d363bde2ad3682fc4cf74 JaneShuff posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/17639/#acomment-17644 Tue, 06 Jul 2021 09:05:40 +0000 Rubbish news, Janette. I hope you recover as soon as possible. Sending more hugs – gentle ones.

In reply to - Janette replied to the topic The Future of the Den in the forum Blogs Sorry I’m so late to this. As many of you know, I’ve had rather a bad accident (tripped on a pothole) and suffered several injuries, including […] ]]> e98001a23ca54395c83ef570d1730201 JaneShuff posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/17559/#acomment-17634 Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:00:46 +0000 All fine! But only nasal swab for PCR test in France!!

In reply to - JaneShuff replied to the topic The Future of the Den in the forum Blogs Deeply pleased to hear other people want idle chat. ]]> 804ae780cb186edff9d37e56ae5edbe4 JaneShuff posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/17559/#acomment-17625 Sat, 03 Jul 2021 06:02:13 +0000 Watch this space…

In reply to - JaneShuff replied to the topic The Future of the Den in the forum Blogs Deeply pleased to hear other people want idle chat. ]]> e09c5f8359761ad31919542723831fe7 JaneShuff posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/17559/#acomment-17614 Thu, 01 Jul 2021 18:37:29 +0000 Well, I’ll let you know Barny but it sounds disgusting!

In reply to - JaneShuff replied to the topic The Future of the Den in the forum Blogs Deeply pleased to hear other people want idle chat. ]]> 1e533955fad775cd09f0f83278daf01a JaneShuff posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/17611/#acomment-17613 Thu, 01 Jul 2021 18:35:51 +0000 It’s a great word!

In reply to - Libby started the topic Monthly competition July 2021 in the forum Monthly Competition The other day I discovered that sabulous means sandy or gritty. For this month’s competition please use sand and/or grit as a p […] ]]> 2572b2a5a669ebb70b72183779fdcbfe JaneShuff posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/17582/#acomment-17586 Wed, 30 Jun 2021 16:35:38 +0000 I thought you were an experienced garlic grower but I see you’re a novice like us! At least yours has grown. Ours never showed its face!

In reply to - Athelstone replied to the topic The Future of the Den in the forum Blogs The garlic will be ready for harvesting in a few weeks. ]]> be0efd14c4e88486043207013f148f5c JaneShuff posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/17582/#acomment-17584 Wed, 30 Jun 2021 07:47:21 +0000 How long does it keep for?

In reply to - Athelstone replied to the topic The Future of the Den in the forum Blogs The garlic will be ready for harvesting in a few weeks. ]]> 45a725973a983de03326522b7afa249a JaneShuff posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/17559/#acomment-17561 Mon, 28 Jun 2021 06:58:26 +0000 Been lucky enough to escape Covid testing but got to have two next week before travelling. Are they really as awful as people claim?

In reply to - JaneShuff replied to the topic The Future of the Den in the forum Blogs Deeply pleased to hear other people want idle chat. ]]> f5646958053dbf38eab7ffacc63afc84 JaneShuff replied to the topic The Future of the Den in the forum Blogs https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/the-future-of-the-den/#post-10414 Sat, 26 Jun 2021 17:05:44 +0000 Deeply pleased to hear other people want idle chat.

]]> 8 d1e9dd6bf01c3bb332a84ce2bd13abb5 JaneShuff replied to the topic The Future of the Den in the forum Blogs https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/the-future-of-the-den/#post-10404 Fri, 25 Jun 2021 12:49:32 +0000 My thoughts… I agree that the format doesn’t help and I’d love to see it changed. Maybe to something that would encourage more idle chat. Something about the format makes me feel I need to have something particularly worthwhile to say in order to post. I think idle chat is important for keeping relationships going but I may be in a minority…[Read more]

]]> 0 65e940f4bfe659913429f4ae6f1259bb JaneShuff posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/17473/#acomment-17522 Sat, 19 Jun 2021 16:14:22 +0000 I’m this month too. Another June rose!!

In reply to - Athelstone posted an update An early BUMP! for the monthly comp 🙂 ]]> bc01834512e1a5e1a53a88dcb0a28f15 JaneShuff posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/17463/#acomment-17464 Thu, 03 Jun 2021 15:42:18 +0000 Sorry. The link appears to have gone missing! Trying again…
https://squidgesscribbles.blogspot.com/2021/06/cirque-de-la-vie.html?fbclid=IwAR05rrB6IiQC_k91keo20cp7lAhzNexBG4zNNk68TLUO9OsaLPJaUeiW7Ts

In reply to - JaneShuff posted an update Congratulations to Squidge!! ]]> 3a4405651bec666fbaef38e51808c910 JaneShuff posted an update: Congratulations to Squidge!! https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/17463/ Thu, 03 Jun 2021 11:50:21 +0000 Congratulations to Squidge!!

]]> 3 b80326f41f7475ec73b04192d83fd37a JaneShuff posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/17362/#acomment-17366 Fri, 07 May 2021 12:24:02 +0000 Brilliant news.

In reply to - Squidge posted an update Just had a flash piece longlisted in Retreat West’s Quarterly Comp! (It’s judged anonymously, so thank you to those of you who read it and encouraged me to submit, but please don’t ID […] ]]> 557cfe0fa206dece93ae7f75fc5d5f93 JaneShuff replied to the topic Drink with a dead man in the forum Podium https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/drink-with-a-dead-man/#post-10078 Mon, 29 Mar 2021 08:47:25 +0000 Fantastic review and blog, Sandra. She really understood your book and your writing! Bravo and well-deserved.

]]> 0 da7df3af4c086f3fd69351c71eb8d549 JaneShuff replied to the topic Richard's Musical Byways: Fairport Convention, Sandy Denny, and Percy's Song in the forum Blogs https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/richards-musical-byways-fairport-convention-sandy-denny-and-percys-song/#post-10036 Fri, 19 Mar 2021 10:53:02 +0000 You brought back so many memories Richard. Begging for my own radio so I could listen to Radio Luxembourg at night. Was the Power Play a RL thing? Anyway thanks for the chance to remember my youth!

]]> 0 90acc1392e3540d9bc3b1ed89a18ef7f JaneShuff posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/16938/#acomment-16968 Fri, 12 Mar 2021 17:40:10 +0000 No. I am in France just down the coast in Brittany but keep on planning to visit with a friend who lives in Normandy

In reply to - Kate started the topic Short story in the forum Podium If anyone would like to read my HWA longlisted short story, it is now available in Sundial magazine at the below link. A Viking romp that I hope you will […] ]]> 5e7394f6840b3a25afdc754a05b0196a JaneShuff posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/16938/#acomment-16957 Fri, 12 Mar 2021 11:52:12 +0000 Great storytelling Kate, and I didn’t know you lived in Jersey!

In reply to - Kate started the topic Short story in the forum Podium If anyone would like to read my HWA longlisted short story, it is now available in Sundial magazine at the below link. A Viking romp that I hope you will […] ]]> acf5d3f29a66b131aee9bbae679bda7c JaneShuff replied to the topic Comments from an Editor in the forum Blogs https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/comments-from-an-editor/#post-9728 Sat, 13 Feb 2021 21:09:33 +0000 Interesting. I would have said it is perfectly acceptable to use contractions such as I’m, He’d, don’t etc in narrative writing. In fact I think it’s fine to use anything you want provided it doesn’t obscure the meaning. It’s all down to what the voice and style require.

]]> 0 c992345490238909c07c658ae8b59133 JaneShuff posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/16532/#acomment-16543 Mon, 08 Feb 2021 12:59:35 +0000 Beautiful, John. I can hear it. Where do you go from here with it?

In reply to - JaneShuff replied to the topic Good news on the lyric writing front in the forum Podium Wow! Congratulations! Where can we read it? ]]> 1ac1f9f5b7e5ae6330c37d986fd496a9 JaneShuff replied to the topic Good news on the lyric writing front in the forum Podium https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/good-news-on-the-lyric-writing-front/#post-9594 Mon, 08 Feb 2021 10:35:09 +0000 Wow! Congratulations! Where can we read it?

]]> 3 099f15084c975946e1b753902b7e979f JaneShuff posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/16472/#acomment-16477 Fri, 05 Feb 2021 21:41:41 +0000 59 for me.

In reply to - Daedalus posted an update Cutting a story down from 3800 to 2800… Got to 3200 and now every word removed feels like a fingernail ]]> 101773cba746fb9a1859aa4ccb04e0c1 JaneShuff posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/16318/#acomment-16323 Fri, 22 Jan 2021 07:06:53 +0000 Definitely true. The garlic in the box I get from the organic farmer in the next village is ten times tastier than supermarket stuff.

In reply to - Athelstone posted an update Is it just me, or is the commercially produced garlic from supermarkets and greengrocers feeble old shite compared to the stuff I cooked with a few years back? I’ll swear it used to have […] ]]> 814670bdda5af9465a8079c82dc48133 JaneShuff posted an update: Posting this on the off chance someone can help. I'm […] https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/16242/ Mon, 11 Jan 2021 11:17:23 +0000 Posting this on the off chance someone can help. I’m planning my next book, part of which will be set in a camp for refugees and immigrants – very similar to the camp on Lesbos in Greece. I need to do some research into the conditions in the Greek camps and how they operates and also get some sense of the refugees’ different stories. I’ve found an…[Read more]

]]> 1 0c02f284d898b38ec976c64f5c5e0405 JaneShuff posted an update: Congratulations to all for the great bunch of entries! And A […] https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/16171/ Fri, 01 Jan 2021 17:20:22 +0000 Congratulations to all for the great bunch of entries! And A Happy New Year!!

]]> 0 de83528fc24584335d585a1e2ada46ff JaneShuff posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/16118/#acomment-16125 Tue, 22 Dec 2020 18:23:18 +0000 Thank you. Despite the pun! Actually I am in the market for phrases using the word “edge” for the title of the next one!!

In reply to - Mad Iguana replied to the topic Indie publishing deal in the forum Podium I’ve said it elsewhere, but I think it’s OK to congratulate a person more than once, isn’t it? Congratulations Jane! Over the (edge) (of […] ]]> bb689cd72b2497125813f328494b5378 JaneShuff replied to the topic Traditional or Self-Publishing? in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/traditional-or-self-publishing/#post-9329 Sun, 20 Dec 2020 17:56:51 +0000 Good article @dougk.

For anyone looking to submit to Indie Presses in the UK and Ireland, the Indie Press Guide produced by Mslexia is a good place to start. Also, if you don’t have an agent to check a contract for you, the Society of Authors in the UK will check it at no charge. I’ve found them VERY thorough!

]]> 0 427e82a7f45a0fa9afebeb06ab212261 JaneShuff posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/16044/#acomment-16068 Sat, 19 Dec 2020 08:03:25 +0000 Thank you @johnalty. I’ll be happy if it does what the publishers hope it will do! I might need your help as I’m contracted to write a second in the series and it is looking as though there’ll be a bit of sailing in it.

In reply to - JaneShuff started the topic Indie publishing deal in the forum Podium Exciting news from me. On The Edge my ‘girl on a lighthouse’ thriller has found a home with Verve Books. It’s been a long journey with a lot of […] ]]> 2cfb428cd79f6b03e9667e1e4ab73ab8 JaneShuff posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/16056/#acomment-16064 Fri, 18 Dec 2020 13:39:30 +0000 We moved away when I was three so I remember nothing!

In reply to - JaneShuff replied to the topic Indie publishing deal in the forum Podium Thank you @athelstone @janette @raine @thea @libby @sandradavies. Verve are a small imprint of an indie press so there’ll be no books on […] ]]> 3aa773759baadcbc3f0030ed39aeac32 JaneShuff replied to the topic Indie publishing deal in the forum Podium https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/indie-publishing-deal-2/#post-9311 Fri, 18 Dec 2020 08:29:26 +0000 Thank you @athelstone @janette @raine @thea @libby @sandradavies.

Verve are a small imprint of an indie press so there’ll be no books on shelves in Waterstones but they’re lovely people and the fit feels so right. The indie press route has worked very well for me and is well worth a try. They’re often more open to books that don’t quite fit into…[Read more]

]]> 2 d76be28547243f6319edbfe90b686218 JaneShuff started the topic Indie publishing deal in the forum Podium https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/indie-publishing-deal-2/ Thu, 17 Dec 2020 07:38:49 +0000 Exciting news from me. On The Edge my ‘girl on a lighthouse’ thriller has found a home with Verve Books. It’s been a long journey with a lot of setbacks on the way and I am thrilled.There’s nothing like the moment when the e mail saying how much someone loved your book (with no caveats, no buts,) arrives in your inbox. It will be published in…[Read more]

]]> 6 cce468e9f48e72862059a4db36708c78 JaneShuff posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/15987/#acomment-15993 Mon, 14 Dec 2020 08:40:19 +0000 This is such a HUGE subject Doug. And the quick answer is you should do whatever works best for you and your book. There are, I think, essentially three options!

Trying to interest an agent who will then approach publishers on your behalf (a must if you want to be pub’d by a big press) which can take a long time unless you’re one of the lucky few…[Read more]

In reply to - Doug started the topic Traditional or Self-Publishing? in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat Hi all, Hope everyone’s holiday season is going well. Right now I have two novels. I put one up on Amazon a few years […] ]]> 81171121dd42120ef584e58ddb876039 JaneShuff replied to the topic Richard's Literary Byways: Pete Who? in the forum Blogs https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/richards-literary-byways-pete-who/#post-9247 Tue, 08 Dec 2020 13:30:39 +0000 You’re quite right Richard. Although the lack of hoovering and the pile of christmas cards still waiting to be written might point to a different conclusion!

]]> 0 35cf6fe20341c9d3827088d4af954a08 JaneShuff posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/15931/#acomment-15947 Tue, 08 Dec 2020 11:26:38 +0000 I never know where’s the best place to reply – so thanks!

In reply to - RichardB started the topic Richard's Literary Byways: Pete Who? in the forum Blogs No, not that Townshend fellow. Read on… Back in 1967, when I was in the midst of studying for English A Level, a book came out […] ]]> 09a419b59096f33cd83c0039dafe575c JaneShuff replied to the topic Richard's Literary Byways: Pete Who? in the forum Blogs https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/richards-literary-byways-pete-who/#post-9232 Tue, 08 Dec 2020 11:07:37 +0000 I’ve just wasted an hour, thanks to you Richard, trawling through the internet searching for Brian Patten who was my particular favourite and ordered a copy of Little Johnny’s Confession which I am sure is the book of his I used to have. Fingers crossed.

]]> 0 b0650c727339e9ae8fb16e814bd68211 JaneShuff posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/15931/#acomment-15932 Tue, 08 Dec 2020 08:10:14 +0000 Thank you for this, Richard. I spent my childhood and teenage years in Liverpool and The Liverpool Poets were a big part of it. I thought I hadn’t heard of Pete Roche but, amazingly, I found myself able to recite Somewhere On The Way as I read it so the poem must be buried somewhere inside the dusty old antique shop of my mind. Thank you!

In reply to - RichardB started the topic Richard's Literary Byways: Pete Who? in the forum Blogs No, not that Townshend fellow. Read on… Back in 1967, when I was in the midst of studying for English A Level, a book came out […] ]]> bb36d981a66677c776480188e12d8dd9 JaneShuff replied to the topic How do you deal with the ever-distracting Internet??? in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/how-do-you-deal-with-the-ever-distracting-internet/#post-9220 Mon, 07 Dec 2020 11:23:01 +0000 Weirdly enough it helps my way of working which is to do intensive bursts of writing and then let myself be distracted for a brief while before I attack again!

]]> 0 a993e85caae05bfd345e475757b9ce19 JaneShuff posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/15323/#acomment-15397 Fri, 18 Sep 2020 16:02:48 +0000 I think I agree and, in any case, I’m finding hard to impossible to plan without the realities of Covid19 informing the action. It is the current reality.

In reply to - JaneShuff posted an update Just wondering how you are all dealing with the Covid pandemic within your writing. I’m in the planning stages of a new novel and can’t decide. Do I set my novel pre-pandemic? Which feels […] ]]>