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Squidge posted an update 3 years, 7 months ago
Dipping in to say hi… ridiculously busy at the mo with Life, so barely time to breathe, let alone write! How is everyone doing at the moment, following the Queen’s death? Whether you’re for the monarchy or not, it seems to have impacted nearly everyone I’ve spoken to in some way, shape, or form. Sending hugs if you need them x
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Daedalus replied to the topic Choices in the forum
All You Need 3 years, 7 months agoConiston
Yes there is
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Daedalus replied to the topic Chit Chat in the forum
All You Need 3 years, 7 months agoFor me the town is the sticking point, as whatever I go with will necessarily narrow down what kind of story I can write a fair bit. That’s what comes of writing across a range of genres I suppose!
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Daedalus replied to the topic Monthly Competition – August 2022 in the forum Monthly Competition 3 years, 7 months ago
Burn
The day the power went off for the last time, Dad started on about the country again.
“When did this country change?” he growled. “Things never used to be like this. This is Britain, how did it get so the electric doesn’t work?”
Gemma didn’t understood when he talked like this. It was like he felt the whole island was somehow the same. G…[Read more]
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Knicks replied to the topic How to reach out to a speculative fiction editor? in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 3 years, 7 months ago
Thank you both, @richardb and @katemachon; Kate, the info on your process, experience and end results was especially illuminating. Thanks so much! ✨
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Daedalus replied to the topic The Price of Coal: Senghenydd, 1913 in the forum Blogs 3 years, 7 months ago
I was just reading up on Gresford following this and noticed one striking coincidence. The name of an MP who castigated the mine’s management during a debate in parliament following the inquiry’s mealy-mouthed conclusions:
David Grenfell…
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Jules replied to the topic Choices in the forum
All You Need 3 years, 7 months agoTown – Droop
Choice – yes there is
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Squidge replied to the topic Choices in the forum
All You Need 3 years, 8 months agoJewltown
Yes there is
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Daedalus replied to the topic CAS longlist in the forum Podium 3 years, 8 months ago
2014-15 – Here and There
2015-16 – Not in Kansas Any More
2016-17 – Now and Then
2017-18 – Whispers and Glances
2018-19 – A Room with a View
Those were the ones I took part in. I think there may have been one or two before I joined the Cloud, one of them called Intercity.
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Daedalus replied to the topic CAS longlist in the forum Podium 3 years, 8 months ago
And quite right it is too!
Am I right in supposing that at least three of the four listed stories from Denizens were from Den or Cloud winter challenges? (Mine was from the 2016-17 challenge, which iirc was the penultimate one to be wholly staged on the Cloud)
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Daedalus replied to the topic CAS longlist in the forum Podium 3 years, 8 months ago
Brilliant news Richard – a fantastic story that absolutely deserves the recognition, and that goes for the writer too
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Knicks replied to the topic How to reach out to a speculative fiction editor? in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 3 years, 8 months ago
Thank you for the link, Richard! 😊✨
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Knicks started the topic How to reach out to a speculative fiction editor? in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 3 years, 8 months ago
Hey, I hope this finds you well. I recently finished edits on the manuscript of my current novella, and would like to move forward to the next step, that of soliciting the services of an editor – preferably one who specializes in editing speculative fiction – to help me tighten and polish the story.
My one hesitation comes from not knowing all…[Read more]
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Daedalus replied to the topic CAS longlist in the forum Podium 3 years, 8 months ago
Not bad at all!
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Daedalus replied to the topic CAS longlist in the forum Podium 3 years, 8 months ago
Congrats to the long and shortlistees! I’ve only just noticed that my story was on the longlist – as I’d already resigned myself to not being listed, missing out on the shortlist does not come as a blow, but I’m delighted for Richard and Kate, best of luck to both of you!
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Daedalus replied to the topic Film, storytelling – psychic distance again – and looking under the bonnet in the forum Blogs 3 years, 8 months ago
Sorry for delay in replying to your very interesting thoughts @libby, but I’ve been neck deep in work lately.
Re modernists etc using the techniques and ideas of psychic distance before Gardner codified it. Yes, absolutely, a large measure of what he was doing was identifying techniques that were already out there. I would suggest that his…[Read more]
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Knicks replied to the topic Monthly competition July 2022 in the forum Monthly Competition 3 years, 8 months ago
<p>Congratulations @Alex!! 🥳🥳</p><p>I too am a fan of the penny-brown eyes. Well done, you 😃</p><p>Also another stunner from Ath; Top-shelf characterization in a small pinch of words. #howdoeshedoit </p><p>Sandra, this was a marvellous prompt and I fully enjoyed it! Can’t wait to see what Alex comes up with, for August :)…[Read more]
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Doing well (I think). Similarly busy, especially yesterday when I was included in a tale of lost keys which necessitated a drive from Worthing to London and back.
Even for a republican like me it does feel like the end of an era. Thinking about how as a Scout we had to make promises to do our duty to the Queen etc, and every time you see a post box or a coin, or hear The King, it feels strange. Very few people have known anything different – @athelstone that sounds like an incredibly trying day, was it all…[Read more]
Yes, no harm done, thanks.
Oh blimey, Ath…can imagine that being rather stressful.
Busy here too, but yes, life seems to feel ‘on hold’ as we witness the end of an era. While not being an ardent Royalist, I did have a lot of respect for a queen who was the unwavering anchor for her family, showing how publicity could be done properly without scandalous revelations. I think I shall miss her.
I had a very strong (and somewhat unexpected) emotional reaction to the death. She has always loomed large in my life as my father is an ardent royalist. I’d expected to feel a bit sad, as I did when Prince Philip died, but I burst into tears when I heard the news. We were in Scotland and very nearly passed the cortege from Balmoral to Edinburgh…[Read more]