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RichardB started the topic 'The Five': A Dissenting Voice in the forum Blogs 7 years, 2 months ago
Hallie Rubenhold’s The Five, her account of the lives of Jack the Ripper’s canonical five victims, has created quite a stir. It made headlines before it was even published, and it has climbed the Sunday Times best-seller list. It has received fulsome praise from critics, who have called it ‘an angry and important work of historical detection,…[Read more]
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Raine posted an update 7 years, 2 months ago
Hullo. Back from easter (we don’t do easter monday in Scotland, no idea why. Something to do with the English stealing it off us, probably). I have done NO writing and NO editing over the hol, which means I have LOTS to do now. Gah. Tea.
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Welcome back Raine. Hope you had a great hols!
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Sincere apologies for not welcoming you back sooner, Raine. I’m afraid I was engrossed in the ironing. Welcome back! Those English, eh? Thank goodness I’m Italian.
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Good luck! We’re rooting for you! And ignore that cat…
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Athelstone posted an update 7 years, 2 months ago
Installed a CPU fan in a mini-PC, cooked a chowder and a loaf of bread, watched a film, cleaned the kitchen and washed the floor (put the vacuum cleaner round the house while I was at it), measured up for a new side gate and some fencing, lounged about quite a bit. Actually supposed to be writing. Managed < 500 words š
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You need to give up cleaning, Ath. It’s an addiction. Once started people find themselves having to do some or all of it every day and it ruins their health, their lives and their relatonships with their loved ones. I got help a few years ago and have managed to kick the habit. But it was hard, very hard.
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Let’s see if I can do 1000 words today. Although, having said that, there’s a pile of laundry to sort out…
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Step away from the dirty clothes. You know you can…
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Step away, Ath, step away. Acknowledge the temptation, then remind yourself you do not *need* housework. Deep breaths. I believe in you (and your soon-to-be-dusty house).
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stepped away long enough to do a few hundred words. Who would have thought laundry would have such a fascination.
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Dirty clothes are great. People will stop visiting or inviting you around because you smell so bad, which means there will be no distraction from writing. You can always wear a gas mask if your own smell becomes too much for you! Leave that laundry and housework alone. š
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Only time I got the cleaning habit was when no.2 child started school, 3 months before no.3 child arrived. Never tried it since (& no.3 child now 41)
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Yes, but apart from the fact that I’m a bit fussy about keeping the kitchen clean, the only time I’m struck by the impulse to do housework is when I’m sat in front of the keyboard trying to write.
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That’s alright then. Just Say No.
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Yes, Sandra! I think many of us have had a narrow escape from the clutches of cleaning and can look back and think ‘There, but for the Grace of God …’
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It’s a dangerous road, indeed – I have never been seriously tempted down The Cleaning Way, except perhaps like @athelstone as a procrastinatory device. Much better to maintain low standards. It’s hard work, but worth it (all that TIME!). Also, kids. Train them up. They get quite useful as they get older.
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@janeshuff is that actually a true story, or tongue in cheek? I am intrigued…
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Sadly not @kazg. Not even sitting in front of the computer preparing to write makes me want to go and clean.
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š you and me both, @janeshuff
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Philippa East replied to the topic Short Story Publication/Competition in the forum Podium 7 years, 2 months ago
Thanks guys!
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Philippa East replied to the topic Short Story Publication/Competition in the forum Podium 7 years, 2 months ago
The wall or one’s head, @katemachon?!
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Elle replied to the topic Short Story Publication/Competition in the forum Podium 7 years, 2 months ago
Great story @philippaeast with a very strong voice. Love it!
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JaneShuff posted an update 7 years, 2 months ago
Very sad this morning. First Glasgow School of Art and now Notre Dame. There seems to be a curse on my favourite buildings.
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KazG posted an update in the group
December SloMo 7 years, 2 months agoHi SloMoers, how’s it going? One bit of exciting news from my own endless submission process – Danielle told me that Lisa (the Penguin editor) has confirmed she’s taking When Days Tilt to an acquisitions meeting after Easter!! Hooray! I thought she’d reject it so my gut feel was WRONG. Thank goodness. Still no guarantees of course, but one step in…[Read more]
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That’s fantastic news Kaz and I am keeping everything crossed for you.
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Whoop whoop yay whoo hoo!!!! This is fantastic news, @kazg, so so pleased for you! I will keep it all crossed, but whatever happens, it bodes VERY well for the book overall. And I LOVE the title! Crossing everything, and please keep us posted.
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thanks @janeshuff and @philippaeast! All crossing much appreciated š
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That’s great news! Fingers, toes and everything crossed for you!
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thanks @elle! The Great Silence continues…
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KazG replied to the topic Short Story Publication/Competition in the forum Podium 7 years, 2 months ago
Oh wow, what a story @philippaeast. Suspense and pacing tight as a drum, cool and utterly unnerving. Brilliant!
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JaneShuff replied to the topic Short Story Publication/Competition in the forum Podium 7 years, 2 months ago
Congratulations @philippaeast
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Philippa East replied to the topic Short Story Publication/Competition in the forum Podium 7 years, 3 months ago
This story (in its various drafts) got rejected eleven (11!!!) times before it finally found a home last month with Barren Magazine.
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Philippa East replied to the topic Short Story Publication/Competition in the forum Podium 7 years, 3 months ago
Fab work, @Elle!
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John S Alty replied to the topic Monthly comp: Feb 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 7 years, 3 months ago
Nice one, Libby.
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Elle replied to the topic Short Story Publication/Competition in the forum Podium 7 years, 3 months ago
Thank you all! x
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Daedalus replied to the topic Regular Den competition – where next? in the forum Monthly Competition 7 years, 3 months ago
Thanks for that @clebs, great to see your enthusiasm. Some good thoughts there. Iām bogged down in various commissions with time running out fast at the moment, but will gather this all together asap
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JaneShuff replied to the topic A Bad Job: Thirsk, 1892 in the forum Blogs 7 years, 3 months ago
Fascinating as usual, Richard. A wonderful piece of story-telling.
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Athelstone replied to the topic Help/brainstorming needed please – using antagonist narrator in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 7 years, 3 months ago
Thanks Bella š
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Philippa East replied to the topic Help/brainstorming needed please – using antagonist narrator in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 7 years, 3 months ago
You have to be a member to access though.
Oh, I didn’t think it was for younger people. Read it as adult for sure. Hope it finds its form in the end, and that your other projects are going okay meantime. X
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