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Jill replied to the topic Positive thoughts in the forum
CoronaMo 6 years, 3 months agoThank you Jane and Raine. My immediate intention is to revisit/re edit a book for younger children and my Lucy Rainbow ‘opus’ with a view to submitting them again. Also to continue working on something which combines new prose and my past poetry. May never be a market for that but it will give me great satisfaction and may be of interest to fam…[Read more]
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Jill started the topic Positive thoughts in the forum
CoronaMo 6 years, 3 months agoCyprus for holiday and inspiration did not happen and we stay relieved at home. Determined that Inhave enough inspiration to carry on regardless. Stay safe and writing everyone.
Jill
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And you Jill. Sorry about Cyprus!
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Ditto. What are you working on at the moment? If you need a prompt, check out the monthly competition…
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Jill replied to the topic Very Serious Consequences: Harrow and Wealdstone, 1952 in the forum Blogs 6 years, 3 months ago
Love your railway blogs, Richard. Not only excellent writing and interesting to me subjects, but because my father and grandfather were railwaymen – rising all through the ranks. Your stories offer me nostalgia and many mixed emotions which, to me, is a mark of rich writing. Thank you. 😊. Write on as our friend Tony would council. Jill.
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Jill posted a new activity comment 6 years, 3 months ago
Only just spotted your good wishes, KazG. Thank you. We are not on holiday yet, but it is within a whisper! (Whisper is on my mind at the moment, it seems. Probably because it is part of the title of a poem about a time just before the 1974 Cyprus Troubles when we lived there and that is our holiday destination.). Anyway, that aside, I will…[Read more]
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Jill posted a new activity comment 6 years, 3 months ago
Hello, Richard. How gratifying that my little ‘blog’ has encouraged you. Yes, I had noticed that you were a bit down concerning writing. I guess we all go through this at some point in our writing life. Thank you for the tip about blogging. Stay well and stay upbeat. It is a lovely sunny day here and the winds of change are blowing! Bes…[Read more]
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It’s a lovely sunny day here too and I’m about to leap outside and attack the weeds. Good blog though! Enjoying writing is the key. It makes me feel alive. I’m learning a craft bit by bit and exchanging ideas with other writers. What could be better!
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Jill posted an update 6 years, 3 months ago
(This should be a blog, but could not work out how to create one so apologies.)
The Inner Critic, Encouragement and Perseverance
I have loved writing since childhood and now, early in my eighth decade, I have amassed a great amount of fiction and poetry. I have also enjoyed the challenges of academic writing. The path has been cyclical…[Read more]
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Thank you for this Jill. I have been very downbeat about my writing lately, and void of inspiration (as you will have gathered if you read my comments in Hilary’s blog), but you remind me that where there’s life there’s hope, and that being published isn’t the be-all and end-all of existence.
To create a blog, go to Writers’ Forum > Den of…[Read more]
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Hello, Richard. How gratifying that my little ‘blog’ has encouraged you. Yes, I had noticed that you were a bit down concerning writing. I guess we all go through this at some point in our writing life. Thank you for the tip about blogging. Stay well and stay upbeat. It is a lovely sunny day here and the winds of change are blowing! Bes…[Read more]
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It’s a lovely sunny day here too and I’m about to leap outside and attack the weeds. Good blog though! Enjoying writing is the key. It makes me feel alive. I’m learning a craft bit by bit and exchanging ideas with other writers. What could be better!
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Jill posted an update 6 years, 4 months ago
After joining four weeks ago Life stuff got in the way (plus an attempt to log on failed and I could not work out what I had done wrong!). So, apologies and belated thanks to those who welcomed me into Den. I have just replied to Hilary on her Agent thread and hope that will have been done correctly… agreed with all the replies.
As for my…[Read more]
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Good luck, Jill! Hope you’re having a great holiday and keep us posted on your submissions 🙂
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Only just spotted your good wishes, KazG. Thank you. We are not on holiday yet, but it is within a whisper! (Whisper is on my mind at the moment, it seems. Probably because it is part of the title of a poem about a time just before the 1974 Cyprus Troubles when we lived there and that is our holiday destination.). Anyway, that aside, I will…[Read more]
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Jill replied to the topic Recent agent experience in the forum Blogs 6 years, 4 months ago
Very late to this, Hilary and sorry to hear of your disappointment. I have always loved your writing and it does sound as though you are within a whisper of novel publishing success with all those requests for a full manuscript. Others have already said much that I agree with. Best wishes. Jill
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Jill posted an update 6 years, 4 months ago
Thank you, Jules for all your help in beating the system and allowing me into the Den. Much appreciated, as it feels like exactly the right time for me and the stage of my writing life, as explained in my enquiry email. I am very happy to be here and, perhaps, catch up with some ex-Cloudy friends. As I also explained, I may not be able to take…[Read more]
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Hello Jill. Lovely to see you.
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Hello Jill
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Hello there, Jill! Lovely to see you.
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Hi Jill. Welcome to the Den. Lovely to have you join us. And I was very glad I could help 😊
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Hi Jill, and welcome!
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Hello Jill. Welcome to the Den!
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Sounds like a nice range of projects for you to move between when the mood takes you! I struggle with the multi-projecting, which is all I’ve been doing for aaaages, but I’m hoping to actually pick one project and stick for it for a while!
Oh! How I emphasise . Lovely to have so many ideas, but must focus on one of a time if possible. On the other hand, I suspect we are both skilled multitaskers in many areas!
I envy you both. I find it very difficult to work on more than one thing at a time.