Den of Writers | John S Alty | Mentions https://www.denofwriters.com/members/johnalty/activity/mentions/ Activity feed mentioning John S Alty. Tue, 26 May 2026 16:57:20 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 427e82a7f45a0fa9afebeb06ab212261 JaneShuff posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/16044/#acomment-16068 Sat, 19 Dec 2020 08:03:25 +0000 Thank you @johnalty. I’ll be happy if it does what the publishers hope it will do! I might need your help as I’m contracted to write a second in the series and it is looking as though there’ll be a bit of sailing in it.

In reply to - JaneShuff started the topic Indie publishing deal in the forum Podium Exciting news from me. On The Edge my ‘girl on a lighthouse’ thriller has found a home with Verve Books. It’s been a long journey with a lot of […] ]]> 1feb124baef32985f6a95f90c83dd31e Amanda Berriman (Skylark) replied to the topic Dipping my toe back in in the forum Blogs https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/dipping-my-toe-back-in/page/2/#post-8129 Thu, 09 Apr 2020 12:02:46 +0000 Hi @johnalty it’s good to be back, though it would help if I came back and then didn’t disappear again for months! Sigh. I have good intentions and then life happens…

]]> 0 103b9cb5550d285be9b84e056d0add67 Raine replied to the topic Monthly competition - February 2020 in the forum Monthly Competition https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/monthly-competition-february-2020/#post-7830 Mon, 02 Mar 2020 11:52:32 +0000 Well done @johnalty – much deserved. Perhaps writing two stories then being forced to choose is a sound strategy to adopt πŸ˜€ And Thankyou Libby for an intriguing challenge πŸ™‚

]]> 0 0de5399731400df72719b90d55dc9fbc Libby replied to the topic Monthly competition - February 2020 in the forum Monthly Competition https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/monthly-competition-february-2020/#post-7818 Sun, 01 Mar 2020 19:56:00 +0000 I really enjoyed these stories. Each one had a compelling premise, good narrative drive and strong writing. All were serious contenders. In these circumstances picking a winning comes down, in part at least, to personal preferences.

I’ve added a few editorial points in my comments in the hope these are useful if you’re going to be developing the…[Read more]

]]> 2 76b62814d23da9fa1e1e619d8b58ba65 JaneShuff replied to the topic Monthly competition - January 2020 in the forum Monthly Competition https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/monthly-competition-january-2020/#post-7400 Sat, 01 Feb 2020 17:54:51 +0000 Thank you everyone. And sorry for the delay. We’re away for a few days from tomorrow and I had quite a few things that had to be done before we went.

A cracking bunch of entries. I hope you enjoyed writing these as much as I enjoyed reading them. As usual I was struck by the many different ways they all responded to the theme.

1) @johnalty. I…[Read more]

]]> 0 9398b68b69f1183874aefefbabfef52c Raine replied to the topic Monthly competition - January 2020 in the forum Monthly Competition https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/monthly-competition-january-2020/#post-7380 Fri, 31 Jan 2020 13:10:27 +0000 Just reading through these, and much fun it is. πŸ™‚ Thank-you all for brightening up my lunch break.
@johnalty – that sneaky wee twist made me laugh. πŸ˜€
@sandradavies – erk!! Love the ‘not fat – not quite – not yet’ line, instant image of the man!
@seagreen – wow, hard and powerful, and I am totally siding with her!
@libby – impressive world…[Read more]

]]> 0 9647c9eac79d46edd607d7d4037b9a26 JaneShuff replied to the topic Monthly competition - January 2020 in the forum Monthly Competition https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/monthly-competition-january-2020/#post-7093 Tue, 14 Jan 2020 09:35:51 +0000 Oooh! Two entries already! How exciting. I am longing to read them but I guess I should leave it until the end of the month. Thank you @sandradavies and @johnalty

]]> 0 2b7f32736cb4d4bef0a86448d3fe1c6c Kate posted an update: @johnalty Nice comp entry, John. https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/10112/ Tue, 09 Jul 2019 09:23:12 +0000 @johnalty Nice comp entry, John.

]]> 1 b59c94c84520aee2a13c14ba489722b0 Raine replied to the topic Bi-Monthly Comp - May/June 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/bi-monthly-comp-may-june-2019/#post-5520 Mon, 01 Jul 2019 09:21:05 +0000 Well, thank-you everyone for entering. I’m so glad I set this particular challenge as it’s been so much fun getting little insights into all your works in progress and I can genuinely say I’d have carried on reading every one of them. They all pulled me right in and left me wanting more, so seriously well dones on lots of good stuff.

Because…[Read more]

]]> 0 5d7cd767226535fad887160caa8639cb KazG posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/9497/#acomment-9585 Sun, 02 Jun 2019 12:05:05 +0000 Ha @johnalty πŸ™‚ My solution is for husband to go away for a month at a time. Space in marriage is much underestimated πŸ™‚

In reply to - Raine posted an update Child goes away with school til friday. Me: Yay, long days to write. Husband: *comes home early wanting to chat* Me: … ]]> 7691dc7dfb68d88a8de1d1d9494c30dc Raine posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/9497/#acomment-9542 Fri, 31 May 2019 11:50:01 +0000 @johnalty THat made me laugh!!

In reply to - Raine posted an update Child goes away with school til friday. Me: Yay, long days to write. Husband: *comes home early wanting to chat* Me: … ]]> 18366836cfaf1a4f107293b34ed47f3d Raine replied to the topic Short Story Publication/Competition in the forum Podium https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/short-story-publication-competition/page/6/#post-4238 Mon, 04 Feb 2019 11:28:33 +0000 Congrats @johnalty and @elle – that’s great news and I’ll keep fingers crossed for teh next stage – when is the short list announced?

]]> 0 860d8f71cd62c16e86f1eb212fc47ed9 Elle replied to the topic Short Story Publication/Competition in the forum Podium https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/short-story-publication-competition/page/6/#post-4235 Mon, 04 Feb 2019 10:28:19 +0000 Congrats @johnalty

Turns out I’m on the Longlist too.

]]> 0 9800e348c38bdc39c96d8b7fbefb7846 JaneShuff replied to the topic Short Story Publication/Competition in the forum Podium https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/short-story-publication-competition/page/6/#post-4225 Mon, 04 Feb 2019 09:02:30 +0000 Congratulations @Johnalty. Lovely news!

]]> 0 ff813c7f4a5159baad09631241ef7dc2 Libby replied to the topic January 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/january-2019/#post-4193 Fri, 01 Feb 2019 17:10:58 +0000 Thank you @johnalty and well deserved Jonathan @jd73. As Daeds said, a tour de force. I really enjoyed both your piece and his.

]]> 0 78eb7aadc182fbb312dc1ac7c73c5a75 Janette posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/7110/#acomment-7164 Thu, 24 Jan 2019 18:50:02 +0000 @johnalty, I do like to write flash fiction, however at the moment I’ve had to put my blinkers on and concentrate on my current WIP as an agent has asked for the full once I do some requested adjustments. Sorry it rules me out of current comps at least, but I’m hoping it will all be worth it.

In reply to - Raine posted an update I need a snow census. Who has snow? I am suffering my annual I LIVE IN SCOTLAND AND DONT HAVE SNOW temper tantrum. I live on the coast, sticking out into the north sea, low level. So its a) […] ]]> b91ab0af2276c80a678f1680ca14a48c Libby replied to the topic Monthly comp - December 2018 in the forum Monthly Competition https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/monthly-comp-december-2018/#post-3737 Tue, 08 Jan 2019 13:05:20 +0000 Congratulations @johnalty – well deserved. It was a gripping story.

Thank you @Raine for your kind comments on my entry. I’m sorry you’ve had a difficult Christmas. Hope things will get back on track for you soon.

]]> 0 bb55bb5b5454c2fcff0cf5e8fc7d19c3 Raine replied to the topic Monthly comp - December 2018 in the forum Monthly Competition https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/monthly-comp-december-2018/#post-3736 Tue, 08 Jan 2019 12:46:01 +0000 Guys, I can’t apologise enough for being NINE days late coming back to this. THe holidays were … not conducive to remembering things, so I am sorry for keeping you in suspense (and making January a very brief comp!)

So… thankyou for managing to fit in writing your entries during the xmas busyness.

@Seagreen – I loved the tiny details that…[Read more]

]]> 0 f525df71020f65f9e7eed02e41f60df8 Libby posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/6581/#acomment-6587 Mon, 31 Dec 2018 17:51:56 +0000 Happy new year, @johnalty and all Denizens.

In reply to - John S Alty posted an update Happy New Year, everyone! ]]> aa2dc82dc7e6628665a03801444d5d72 KazG replied to the topic New title needed for 'Snatched' - help! in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/new-title-needed-for-snatched-help/#post-2393 Wed, 17 Oct 2018 22:07:58 +0000 You lot are fantastic! Thank you all so much for brainstorming for me πŸ™‚

@seagreen and @janeshuff – I think you’re really onto something there with The Time Stealer/Snatcher’s… and using that to bundle the series together. Going to ponder that.

@jd73 that made me snort – Iron Maiden’s back catalogue πŸ™‚ But I love them. And I’m leaning…[Read more]

]]> 0 ea64a4af94550883e63c5be56e7a9ca3 Daedalus replied to the topic Den monthly competition September 2018 in the forum Competitions, Open calls and Writing Opportunities https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/den-monthly-competition-september-2018/page/2/#post-1980 Mon, 01 Oct 2018 15:31:47 +0000 Thank you so much to everyone who entered the first Den of Writers monthly competition. We now have a whole new section of the forum just for the monthly comp, so all future versions will be held there. Here’s the link: https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/forum/den-of-writers/monthly-competition/

For those not familiar with the monthly c…[Read more]

]]> 0 c2367f453c1862006d070bc100cc6e38 Philippa East replied to the topic Getting an Agent. in the forum Blogs https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/getting-an-agent/page/7/#post-1844 Wed, 26 Sep 2018 18:18:43 +0000 Thanks for the clarity @debi and @johnalty

]]> 0 3db913555f1680c36ea0c106ec184897 Alan Rain replied to the topic Getting an Agent. in the forum Blogs https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/getting-an-agent/page/7/#post-1777 Tue, 25 Sep 2018 10:22:57 +0000 @Johnalty That’s what I thought.
@Raine My first reaction, too. Said author has since rubbished the idea. But otoh, every activity known to mankind has its share of cheats.

]]> 0 aee380d1a5671dca0f0e75ffa6bee1de Raine replied to the topic Short Story Publication/Competition in the forum Podium https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/short-story-publication-competition/page/3/#post-1768 Tue, 25 Sep 2018 08:31:40 +0000 Well done, @johnalty!! That’s fab – will pop over and have a read.

]]> 0 134c2ff7d1ffaec96d7fc15bf5314541 Alan Rain replied to the topic Getting an Agent. in the forum Blogs https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/getting-an-agent/page/6/#post-1733 Mon, 24 Sep 2018 09:35:47 +0000 @Jonathan Thanks for the site link, but http://www.manuscriptwishlist.com is only for US agents. I wish we had one just for UK agents.
I agree that the Twitter writing community is basically friendly, but I have to say there is a strong feminist element embedded there who take every opportunity to bash male authors. Yes, I get the impression that the…[Read more]

]]> 0 7c28a7e5beddd8d54067ec801c4751b1 Daedalus replied to the topic Short Story Publication/Competition in the forum Podium http://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/short-story-publication-competition/page/2/#post-1067 Wed, 12 Sep 2018 00:08:55 +0000 Read some of those stories, @johnalty – superb stuff, all with a strong, distinct voice. Even a couple of twists. Looking forward to finding @elle‘s stuff too

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