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Active 7 years, 5 months ago-
John S Alty posted an update 7 years, 5 months ago
Market day in town so I’m off to see what treasures I can find at the book stall.
I’ve rediscovered the joy of real books now I’ve ditched my annoying Kindle. -
Daedalus started the topic Monthly competition guidelines – PLEASE READ FIRST in the forum Monthly Competition 7 years, 6 months ago
On the former Word Cloud forum, there was a monthly competition. This was not a prestigious affair, but it was a way of helping members improve their writing or just have a bit of fun. It was a genuine community affair as, initiated by a member with the delightful name ‘Wrathnar the Unreasonable’, the competition was set and judged by members. The…[Read more]
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Athelstone posted an update 7 years, 6 months ago
Just a quick note to all Denizens: if you’ve missed the “Room with a View” challenge, take a quick trip to the group “A Room with a View” and read up on this short story extravaganza. You have until 22:00 tomorrow (Sunday 30th September) to join the group and make choices as explained in the Welcome Topic. It’s great fun and lasts until FEBRUARY…[Read more]
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Jules replied to the topic Den of Writers – Forum Feedback part 2 in the forum Admin and Technical 7 years, 6 months ago
I removed that sidebar because a glitch in the WP software meant that it was displaying posts from private groups publically, Richard. Apparently this has been an ongoing issue since 2013 and no one has yet found a workable repair to the code. Will have a proper look at it or at an alternative when I’ve got time next week. But that’s why it’s gone…[Read more]
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Daedalus posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Well done Denizens – @bric‘s The Chemical Detective will be the next book read by the Waterstones reader Fiona Sharp 🙂
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This is brilliant news!
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Excellent! Can’t wait to read that one myself.
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That’s marvellous. I remember reading a bit of this. Well done!
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I have a proof copy and could hardly bear to put it down over the weekend. Twice, I was nearly late for my workshops.
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Nothing beats a good rummage through bookshops/book stalls, does it? But I confess I do love my kindle very, very muchly. 🙂
Nothing can beat the smell of books.
Magical, I agree, but then again Pebby’s pie shop in the village has a certain attraction, too.
OOOOOh! Pieeees! I am rather partial to a pork pie!
My problem is more with amazon than the kindle per se. I’m happy to read on an ipad, I just don’t want the intrusive presence of amazon.