Kate

  • Athelstone replied to the topic DIY soapbox in the forum Podium 7 years ago

    Oh well, it won’t be the same at York without you 🙁

  • Sandra replied to the topic DIY soapbox in the forum Podium 7 years ago

    I’ve not booked for York but depending on dates could certainly deliver to anyone interested – good idea, in fact, but we’re in Orkney 5-14th …

  • Athelstone replied to the topic DIY soapbox in the forum Podium 7 years ago

    Will you have copies at York? I definitely want it signed!

  • Sandra started the topic DIY soapbox in the forum Podium 7 years ago

    Eight years ago I signed up for NaNoWriMo 2011 with plans to write a murder mystery (a genre I then knew little of).

    I had a title. An idea: a cruise ship on which brides were bumped off to order. I had back stories for a dozen honeymooning couples; for ship’s crew and owners (some good, some bad). Best of all I had DI Luke Darbyshere and c…[Read more]

  • John S Alty replied to the topic Making sense? in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 7 years ago

    Thanks, everyone. Bit of a relief, back on track now. It’s the context that makes all the difference. The song is about seeking adventure now, because it’s later than you think. Eg:
    Hitchhike down to Mexico,
    Drive to Kathmandu,
    Better do it now, my friend,
    Time catches up with you.

    Thanks again, everyone.

  • John S Alty replied to the topic Making sense? in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 7 years ago

    Thanks Jane. The previous line, which I’m still working on, is something like:
    Go now, go now, don’t hesitate, your only master’s you,
    Don’t ever let yourself regret the things you didn’t do.

    I think in that context it’s clearer. No?

  • John S Alty replied to the topic Making sense? in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 7 years ago

    Hmm. It was intended to mean if you seek adventure now it will not be necessary to later regret not having done so, but it does seem to imply the opposite.
    Good line but in the wrong song!
    Jonathan, I sing like a cat with its tail in a mangle, but maybe someone else might want to sing it. My interest is in the music and words.
    Thanks, both of you.

  • Does this line: “Don’t ever let yourself regret the things you didn’t do” immediately mean to you: Don’t regret being adventurous? When I analyse it, it seems to mean different things. Maybe context is important to the perceived meaning. It’s a song and so it needs to pan but I’m beginning to wonder if it means what I meant it to mean!

  • Bringing a gun into a house changes it.

    It doesn’t matter that it’s locked away, out of sight. There’s something tangible – a weight, a tension – that comes with the knowledge of its presence, which terrifies me more than him.

    He explained the gun’s for protection.

    What extra protection could he need? He has his expression, his speech…his…[Read more]

  • Barny replied to the topic Publishing deal!! in the forum Podium 7 years ago

    Tremendous news and tremendous writing, you Author, you!

  • Philippa East replied to the topic Publishing deal!! in the forum Podium 7 years ago

    Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes YES YES YES!!!!!

  • Sensible lass, your daughter …

  • Jules replied to the topic Publishing deal!! in the forum Podium 7 years ago

    Massive congratulations, Kaz 😁 really well deserved and so glad Ava id finally taking wing in front of a larger audience. Can’t wait to get my signed copy. Champagne and cake all round 🎂🥂

  • Sandra replied to the topic Publishing deal!! in the forum Podium 7 years ago

    Saw this on FB, but deserves double congratulations. Well done.

  • Baz Baron replied to the topic Publishing deal!! in the forum Podium 7 years ago

    Fantastic news @KazG so, so pleased for you.

  • Squidge replied to the topic Publishing deal!! in the forum Podium 7 years ago

    Bloody fantastic news, Kaz! Well done xxx

  • Athelstone replied to the topic Publishing deal!! in the forum Podium 7 years ago

    Wow, Kaz. Brilliant news and really deserved!

  • John S Alty replied to the topic Publishing deal!! in the forum Podium 7 years ago

    Well done, congratulations!

  • Bringing a gun into a house changes it. You can’t help it, of course. The trick is not letting on to everyone else that you’ve changed it. Keeping everything looking exactly the same, so all the neighbours, passersby, any visitors have no idea what you’ve done.

    It’s a specific kind of visitor we have in mind. The kind that bulldozes in mob-han…[Read more]

  • Bringing a gun into a house changes it. I move from hallway to sitting room. Little Kev is trying to hide behind a chair. Bang! I shoot him through it. This isn’t the house where Kev lives anymore. His mum stands on the stairs, screaming. Screams of shock and denial I suppose. Bang! Screamy house one minute, quiet house the next. I step over her b…[Read more]

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