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JaneShuff replied to the topic Regular Den competition – where next? in the forum Monthly Competition 7 years, 1 month ago
Love the idea of having something a bit easier thrown in from time to time such as excerpt from something already written…
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John S Alty replied to the topic Regular Den competition – where next? in the forum Monthly Competition 7 years, 1 month ago
Thoughts:
A quarterly competition? Winner sets the subject for the next comp, but doesn’t judge it. Prize is a virtual Gold Quill.
The judging is either by a panel or a vote of the participants, or an open vote.
Critique of the entries? By who? Needs some ideas. Maybe submit the winning entry to a magazine or competition?Have a good weekend, everybody.
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Daedalus started the topic Regular Den competition – where next? in the forum Monthly Competition 7 years, 1 month ago
Hi all, as we’ve discussed on the current competition thread (here, btw – please have a look at the prompts and consider entering https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/monthly-comp-feb-2019/ ), many of us have found it a bit difficult to maintain an entry on top of everything else we have going on. And yet I think most people would agree that…[Read more]
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Jules replied to the topic Monthly comp: Feb 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 7 years, 1 month ago
Something ate Feb and most of March when I wasn’t looking, so I’m all for @raine ‘s suggested course of action.
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Philippa East posted an update 7 years, 1 month ago
Currently displacing my editing angst and self-medicating by watching the counter on the Revoke Article 50 petition.
It’s not a great look. *sigh*-
I’ve been exhibiting the exact same displacement activity!!
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I know, it fools me into thinking im achieving something / something is being achieved. Such fallacy, but there we go!
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Daedalus replied to the topic Monthly comp: Feb 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 7 years, 1 month ago
Good idea
I think we probably need to have a wider conversation about how we run the competition, as the monthly flash thing doesn’t seem to be working as well as it did on the Cloud (and even there, there were some thin months). I know it’s difficult. I have been struggling for inspiration lately, and life has got in the way more than usual (new…[Read more]
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John S Alty replied to the topic Monthly comp: Feb 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 7 years, 1 month ago
Works for me, good idea.
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Jonathan replied to the topic Monthly comp: Feb 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 7 years, 1 month ago
Yep happy to judge April’s if people are ok with the prompts (or I can add more, or change, etc). Sorry, I’ve been rubbish here recently 🙂
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JaneShuff replied to the topic Monthly comp: Feb 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 7 years, 1 month ago
Yes!
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Raine replied to the topic Monthly comp: Feb 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 7 years, 1 month ago
Okay folks, I think Feb and March have kind of got the better of most of us. Sorry @jd73 for the floundering of this comp. Your prompts are great & if you are happy to still judge, how about we make this the April comp, and get everyone going again?
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John S Alty replied to the topic Interesting article about developing your voice in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 7 years, 1 month ago
Good one, Daeds, thank you.
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JaneShuff replied to the topic Interesting article about developing your voice in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 7 years, 1 month ago
Thanks @daedalus. It is very interesting!
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Daedalus started the topic Interesting article about developing your voice in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 7 years, 1 month ago
We talk about voice a lot as writers but I rarely see resources specifically about developing it. This is interesting from Kirsty Logan
https://www.bridportprize.org.uk/news/six-ways-develop-your-writers-voice-kirsty-logan
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WOW! Well done. Who, where, what?
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Brilliant, well done Raine!! I’ve still had rejections quicker, but this is good anyway
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Cracking news! Where?
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Anti-hero Anti-Heroin Chic. It was a flash from the monthly comps – the flower and the bee. Not paying, but I don’t mind that for flash. Nice wee surprise. 😊
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Stupid phone tiny typing window. Ignore the ‘Anti-hero’ bit…
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Talking of the monthly competition. We all, I think, failed to enter in February so it’s in abeyence/abeyance/halted. Could we do something? Extend the deadline to the end of March?
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@janeshuff Yes, I’d been thinking that. I’ve just posted a comment along those lines, although I suggested to end of April, as March is running away with us.
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JaneShuff posted an update 7 years, 1 month ago
Does anyone know how to type with a cat on their lap?
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Long arms??
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fur-iously
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igmc
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‘fur-iously’ – Ath!! IGMC??? I Groan Mightily Cwik? If God Made Cats?
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I’ll Get My Coat, I think. 😂 I have a cat desk box, which has solved much trauma.
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Oh yes. Not sure my cat would think it was an adequate substitute for my knees.
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I guess you have to paws a lot 😉
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@barny 🙄 🧥
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Not for me. I would love to see everyone but that price tag is not a great inducement.
It’s my biggest disincentive. Last year it ruled things out plain and simple. I’ll be honest, I’m thinking about it this year because I may have a viable book to take. That hasn’t been a reason for any of my previous visits,
Also, I’m going stir crazy as I haven’t been out more than ten times since mid January
The jury’s out for me as yet, Athers. It depends on whether I get a reply from DHH re Doris. If he doesn’t want it, I might be tempted to take it to York. I’m also mulling over going only Saturday and meeting old friends, though it depends on how many are going.
I would love to see everybody and if enough people were going and I could combine it with seeing family in the UK, I might think about it…
I’ll be deciding before the ‘early bird’ offer expires because the cost of the full weekend without the Friday mini-course is actually £40 LESS than I paid 5 years ago.
Not for me, this year @Athelstone. I’ve actually applied for a bursary for Mslexicon, which is Mslexia’s new writing conference. It’s just as expensive as YOrk but there seems to be a bit more on offer, and the bursaries are open for people like me (chronic illness). We’ll see, would be fun to try a new event, but not at full price.
@raine Mslexicon looks absolutely brilliant and I wish you luck with the bursary!
In other news, I spotted an agent I’d really like to snag and I have now (impulsively) booked a place at York. Later in September my nephew is getting married in Edinburgh and I have to book flights for family. I WILL BE BROKE BIG TIME.
Oooh, but if you have time whilst in edinburgh, we might be able to have a wee writer meet-up!! I’m sure @seagreen will come in (if she is in the UK, obv).
Probably a really packed schedule but it would be sad not to fit in a tea/coffee and a doughnut perhaps!
Include me too in any Edinburgh meet, please! Bursary sounds fantastic, Raine, best of luck with that, and, Ath, that you’ve a novel ready to go is brilliant. Seems ages since I had contact with writers in person 🙁
No York for me, but Edinburgh is definitely do-able.
Do let me know if you do plan that. I am a flight away
Not this year, I’m afraid.