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John S Alty replied to the topic Monthly competition – Nov 2018 in the forum Monthly Competition 7 years, 8 months ago
Well done, Raine.
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Philippa East posted an update in the group
December SloMo 7 years, 8 months agoHello Everyone, and thanks so much @raine for setting this group up.
Like Seagreen, I have editing work to do over the next month or so, so I am hoping I can make slow and gentle progress on that. I’m currently grappling The Fear / Resistance, so joining you all in this supportive place will be helpful, I hope.
My main panic is that these…[Read more]
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I know exactly what you mean about The Fear, both in general and in the specific form you mention. Encouragement: a few days ago I fixed a problem in my old revived MS that I’d been shrinking from for, literally, years, si if I can do it you certainly can.
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Thanks @richardB. “Shrinking from” – that’s exactly it!! I know I just need to take a deep breath, and step in. Quit worrying about the outcome and just engage with the process.
I have four clear hours tomorrow morning to work, so hopefully I will make some progress. Out of interest, Richard, what was the problem and what was your fix? (if you…[Read more]-
The problem was the one I mentioned a couple of days ago: the bloated chapter full of stuff the reader already knew. I was shrinking from it because there were several threads/issues involved and it was going to be hard work keeping track of them and figuring out what I could get away with losing. I solved it by being bloody ruthless – something…[Read more]
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Oh well done on the ruthlessness! And that sounds like such an important thing to have fixed. I wonder if part of our Fear can come from the sense that if we try to change tricky elements in the MS, the whole thing will fall apart….
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Daedalus replied to the topic Monthly competition – Nov 2018 in the forum Monthly Competition 7 years, 8 months ago
Well done Raine, fantastic competition Jonathan, many thanks for the feedback
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Athelstone replied to the topic NaNoWriMo in the forum Coffee Shop 7 years, 8 months ago
Well done indeed! And (seriously) I am in awe looking at your word count.
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Jules replied to the topic NaNoWriMo in the forum Coffee Shop 7 years, 8 months ago
Well done, Ath š
And well done other fellow NaNoers
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Daedalus replied to the topic Monthly competition – Nov 2018 in the forum Monthly Competition 7 years, 8 months ago
(Sorry, 500 words not inc title)
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Daedalus replied to the topic Monthly competition – Nov 2018 in the forum Monthly Competition 7 years, 8 months ago
Stairway
In the church in my village was a staircase that went nowhere. It was not such a very rare thing. Lots of mediaeval churches in my part of the world have a little alcove near the pulpit that used to lead to the rood gallery ā an actual gallery, often beautifully decorated, high above the congregation from where the priest would deliver t…[Read more]
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Athelstone replied to the topic NaNoWriMo in the forum Coffee Shop 7 years, 8 months ago
Well, that’s me done. I really thought I wouldn’t make it this time.
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Philippa East replied to the topic Two newses in the forum Podium 7 years, 8 months ago
Excellent! I am so chuffed for you. Well done.
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Hilary replied to the topic Two newses in the forum Podium 7 years, 8 months ago
That’s great, Raine. I, too, remember that amazing Now and Then story, particularly the sense of setting and history. Good for you.
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Daedalus replied to the topic Two newses in the forum Podium 7 years, 8 months ago
Superb Raine, I love that story. Any idea when the antho will be out?
And thatās a real endorsement about the flash piece. Iām sure they wouldnāt have nominated it if they didnāt think it had a shot at winning.
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Jules replied to the topic Two newses in the forum Podium 7 years, 8 months ago
Brilliant, Raine. And very well deserved 😊
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Sandra posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
@ Admin: Is there some temporary hiccup with viewing recent Group comments? I responded to a comment in my SE group an hour or so ago, and Seagreen has replied twice; I can read what she says in the email notifying me, but all but one of the 7 posts are now unviewable.
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I had that once. Turned out Iād accidentally hit the spam button that hides posts.
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Thanks. I’ve now compounded the error be deleting the thread. Hopefully all will return, but I’ll check the spam button.
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I think there is a bug. When you post an “update” and people reply, replies are hidden after a while so that as much of the conversation as possible appears on screen as a block. There’s supposed to be a “show all comments” button, but this doesn’t always appear. The total next to the comment icon on the original post will show if replies are…[Read more]
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Glad to know it isn’t me š
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John S Alty replied to the topic Monthly competition – Nov 2018 in the forum Monthly Competition 7 years, 8 months ago
Editing
āListen to me, Luigi; weāre always on the lookout for new stage plays and this one sounded interesting. Ingenious plot, bit of sex, incest, prostitution, a potential murder and ending up with a suicide.ā He put down the cigar he had been waving like a conductorās baton and folded his hands on his expansive belly. āWhatās not to like?ā
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Daedalus replied to the topic Twitter thread on literary agents in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 7 years, 8 months ago
Thanks @philippaeast, there’s some good stuff in there isn’t there? Considering printing out a copy for when I start to query (a while away yet)
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