@johnt3
Active 5 months ago-
John T posted a new activity comment 2 years, 8 months ago
No, I’ve just started. It’s a promising and very varied bunch of writers. Good luck, Athelstone, you’ll enjoy it. PS I’d forgotten how hard the first exercise is!
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John T posted a new activity comment 2 years, 8 months ago
Thank you both! I can’t reply directly to Seagreen for some computerish reason xxx
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John T posted an update 2 years, 8 months ago
Heading to York knowing that I’m performing in Friday Night Live and I have a sore throat. This could be the first ever FNL in sign language!
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Bestest of best luck. 🙂
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Will be sending healing vibes all the way, John. And keeping fingers and toes crossed for you x
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Thank you!
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Thank you both! I can’t reply directly to Seagreen for some computerish reason xxx
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Whisky and lemon and honey. Then you’ll do brilliant. Good luck.
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My favourite remedy x
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Good luck @johnt3! Yes, whisky for that smokey, throaty burr. That and your wurdz together will knock ’em dead 🙂 Enjoy!
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Good luck. I hope the throat sorts itself out in time.
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We’ll try to get a Cloudie table together to cheer you on to your inevitable victory, John!
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Good luck, John. Rooting for you. And hope you feel better soon x
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Didn’t see this – good luck, John. I’ll be cheering you on remotely. BUt also, doing a reading in sign would be so utterly amazing and inclusive and beautiful!
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John T posted a new activity comment 2 years, 9 months ago
I know all about changing tense, having changed a whole novel from first person present to third person past (and still not getting it published). One possibility at york is to go for an editor. I had a brilliant session with a commissioning editor: I didn’t expect or get a deal, but she helped me pick out underlying themes in the book. One of the…[Read more]
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John T posted a new activity comment 2 years, 9 months ago
The same thing happened to me, Ath. The replacement agent I’ve found I don’t know at all, but she looks quite interesting.
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John T replied to the topic Bath Novel Award Successes in the forum Podium 2 years, 11 months ago
Thank you, Jane!
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John T replied to the topic TSS Cambridge Short Story in the forum Competitions, Open calls and Writing Opportunities 3 years, 4 months ago
Yes, I saw the TSS tweets. They are good people. I’m in, for one. It’s a great opportunity.
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John T replied to the topic Writing Advice in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 3 years, 8 months ago
One I picked up from Brian Keaney at York for intense, magical or transformational scenes (to be used sparingly). Write it as prose, rewrite it as poetry (however crappy) then rewrite it again as prose. The idea is to knock away your own familiar turns of phrase and find a different language. I’ve already tried it in the last couple of days, and…[Read more]
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John T posted a new activity comment 3 years, 8 months ago
That’s the same reasoning that makes me walk 15 minutes to the chip shop, Daedalus.
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The logic is incontestable
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Raine!! You’ve Toblerone? I think that is a word that should be banned from this site for setting up an atmosphere of deep envy and greed. And nasty thoughts towards those that have when I have not. .
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All calories fall out of food once you break them up. So toblerone only has calories until you snap a piece off, then poof. All gone.
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From this robust survey, it sounds incontrovertibly like toblerone is indeed healthy. Sandra I will save you a triangle for next time we meet up. Maybe.
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Good luck @johnt3! Yes, whisky for that smokey, throaty burr. That and your wurdz together will knock ’em dead 🙂 Enjoy!