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Active 7 years, 9 months ago-
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Giselle replied to the topic Violence in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 7 years, 9 months ago
I love this thread!
Richard, wow, brilliant writing. That disjointedness works so well.
Whenever I have to write violence I think of Silence of the Lambs, when you really don’t see/read that much, but the tension is huge. Lots of small suggestions can build on our inner fears.
Janeshuff, so happy that you’ve found the solution! Now, all you…[Read more]
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Raine posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
Bulgaria holiday day 6 of 12. Pages edited: 0
Hours with running water: 5
Dates fed to beech martens: 500-
That sounds like a typical holiday, all right. Apart from the beech martens thing, but that sounds like a typical Raine holiday
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Save some dates for me
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Re dates, it’d be one for them and one for me.
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We have lots of running water here; we call it rain.
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Same here. And air-conditioning; we call it wind.
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Sounds like a typical holiday, apart from feeding the martens, which sounds cool. Enjoy racking up some memories – writing can always come later.
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Athelstone replied to the topic Monthly comp – October 2018 in the forum Monthly Competition 7 years, 9 months ago
Never Judge a Book
No, sir, we don’t hold property any more. Not since 1 October. Yes, you did just miss out. Yes, if it was a gold bar we probably would look after it and if you ever find one of those on a park bench then don’t hesitate to come straight here. But this is a book. Well, look after it but leave us the details and we’ll conta…[Read more]
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John S Alty posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
Back from a few days in Mallorca, wonderful, now ready to get down to this month’s competition. Something about a bloke in a greatcoat playing a banjo, lamenting the loss of his spell book, if I remember right.
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Got it in one!
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KazG replied to the topic Violence in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 7 years, 9 months ago
Pow to you, too @philippaeast!
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KazG replied to the topic Violence in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 7 years, 9 months ago
@janeshuff – ah, the sweet sound of a scene being NAILED! That gives me shivers of satisfaction. Everything pulling together and resonating all over the place…can’t wait to read the rewrite 🙂
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Seagreen replied to the topic Monthly comp – October 2018 in the forum Monthly Competition 7 years, 9 months ago
Should I look forward to seeing an entry? 😉
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KazG replied to the topic Violence in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 7 years, 9 months ago
Richard, that is truly a shocking piece of writing – awful to read but really well done. Very powerful. It doesn’t feel gratuitous to me, awful as it is.
Jane, I think I know the scene you’re referring to 😉 Reading through this thread and going back to my own comments to you, the issue I had with it was that it felt as if you were avoiding the…[Read more]
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Daedalus replied to the topic Violence in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 7 years, 9 months ago
Aargh, spoiler!
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Amanda Berriman (Skylark) posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
Bit quiet because I’m 55 days into a writing chain. Wouldn’t exactly say it’s going well, but it’s going, a few hundred words at a time. Some of them not too shabby.
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Amanda Berriman (Skylark) replied to the topic Festival Dreams in the forum Blogs 7 years, 9 months ago
It was so lovely to catch up with you @giselle 😊😊 Thank you for cheering me on. Hope the edits are going well xx
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Giselle replied to the topic I've gone and done it again! in the forum Podium 7 years, 9 months ago
Congratulations! I’m so excited for you, that’s such great news. *lifts glass of wine*
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Giselle replied to the topic Festival Dreams in the forum Blogs 7 years, 9 months ago
Coming in late as I’ve been plunged in post-York wip modifications.
Mandy, you were brilliant, funny, natural, endearing, strong and gracious. Like many, I’ve followed your journey, but to hear it all, from the beginning to now, was just wonderful.
Seeing so many of you at York really charged my batteries. There were definitely less cloudies this…[Read more] -
Raine posted an update 7 years, 10 months ago
So, off on holiday tmrw. Printed off first 50pp of wip. What are the odds on my actually editing any of them?
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Pretty much zero if you’re anything like me but it’s hard to leave it behind completely. Enjoy your holiday. The down time is good for refreshing ideas!
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However many (or few) you manage, hope you have a nice, restful catch-up with your mum x
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Depends on the weather … and the opportunities for writing time. Have a great time, anyways.
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Seagreen replied to the topic Den monthly competition September 2018 in the forum Competitions, Open calls and Writing Opportunities 7 years, 10 months ago
Thanks, all. And I hope some of you will try your hand at October’s.
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