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Bella replied to the topic Writers & Artists short story comp in the forum Podium 7 years, 1 month ago
Lovely news Raine.
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Raine replied to the topic Writers & Artists short story comp in the forum Podium 7 years, 1 month ago
For the sake of balance/context/perspective, this story has been rejected by three magazines. Just shows how totally subjective this game is!
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Bella started the topic Opening of new WIP- 1289 words in the forum Critiques 7 years, 1 month ago
I appreciate that this opening might be a tad slow but I hope there is enough to keep up the interest. An encounter with a long lost relative on the coach trip sets in train a vicious act of revenge against Bethany’s mother. Any and all thoughts welcome.
The phone vibrated, travelling across the table faster than she expected and threatening to…[Read more]
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Janette replied to the topic Writers & Artists short story comp in the forum Podium 7 years, 1 month ago
This is fab, Raine. Not surprised though. About time you won some recognition. Well done.
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Daedalus replied to the topic Writers & Artists short story comp in the forum Podium 7 years, 1 month ago
There’s little I like more than seeing fabulous writers recognised. Great stuff Raine, enjoy it
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KazG replied to the topic Writers & Artists short story comp in the forum Podium 7 years, 1 month ago
That’s BRILLIANT, @raine! So glad others are seeing your amazing talent 🙂
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Philippa East replied to the topic Writers & Artists short story comp in the forum Podium 7 years, 1 month ago
CONGRATULATIONS,!!
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Athelstone replied to the topic Writers & Artists short story comp in the forum Podium 7 years, 1 month ago
Oh, Raine, that’s just fantastic. You deserve recognition.
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Athelstone posted an update 7 years, 1 month ago
Goodbye, Ranking Roger. You made me feel cool, which took some doing, when I listened to you.
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Seagreen replied to the topic Writers & Artists short story comp in the forum Podium 7 years, 1 month ago
Absolutely brilliant!! 😁😁
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Sandra replied to the topic Writers & Artists short story comp in the forum Podium 7 years, 1 month ago
Brilliant success Raine – one out of a thousand! – Wow indeed.
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Raine started the topic Writers & Artists short story comp in the forum Podium 7 years, 1 month ago
Ello. Found out yesterday that I am one of two runner-ups in this comp, for a short story called ‘Gold’. Lovely bit of news and they give a nice comment on it. The winning story is impressive though. Very bleak, and original.
Link, if you’re interested
…https://www.writersandartists.co.uk/2019/03/short-story-competition-2019-winner-revealed
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Daedalus replied to the topic Regular Den competition – where next? in the forum Monthly Competition 7 years, 1 month ago
Sorry, final thought – I personally like the competitive aspect, and I think the peer judging takes the subjectivity out of it somewhat, but how does everyone feel about Squidge’s suggestion of just making it a prompt/challenge? Could/should we make it non-competitive every so often?
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Daedalus replied to the topic Regular Den competition – where next? in the forum Monthly Competition 7 years, 1 month ago
The peer judging might be nice, so it’s only a case of totting up the votes. They do it this way on the Fantasy Faction monthly competitions and that seems to work OK. And then I suppose people can offer whatever feedback they like on any of the entries. A PM to the setter should do it.
OK then, the balance of opinion seems to be to go for two…[Read more]
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KazG posted an update in the group
December SloMo 7 years, 1 month agoOK I’m doing it! IT being Camp NaNo for April. I have to rewrite the book I did for NaNo anyway, as I’m now condensing what I thought were two more books into one – so this will be the only sequel to the book currently out on submission. I can re-use some of my November words but lots have to be written from scratch, and the structure had changed…[Read more]
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If I manage to get enough planning done (not looking good at the moment but am pants at planning) I will join you @kazg. In fact I’ll go and join anyway…
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Done it – how can I join you? Have you set up a private cabin?
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Good luck both of you! April = school hols so it’s a no go for me, sadly, as a kick up the arse would be useful. But I’ll be here with the pompoms. And I’m keeping any spare fingers crossed for you @kazg the waiting must be hell, but I have high hopes if not for this editor then definitely for the wider sub.
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Hooray for you @janeshuff! But I’m not sure about the cabin thing – i’ll go and have a look…
Thanks @raine!
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@janeshuff what are you calling yourself over there? I’ve set up a private cabin called Mini Den and want to invite you 🙂
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Should be called Janeshuff. Sorry @kazg I will reply in more detail later. Right up against it with a client who wants something translated into beautiful French in two hours before she gets onto a plane… Beautiful French is not my thing, so need to get it done fast enough to find someone to check it.
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I might join you too, if that’s alright? Would be a good chance to get these other historical novellas done.
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@kazg I haven’t seen an invite from you. Fabulous @jillybean
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@janeshuff I can’t find you! There doesn’t seem to be a Janeshuff coming up. Other Janes, but not you 🙁 Might you come up under another name? Ditto for @daedalus and @jillybean…
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Try under my e mail address. I will send it again if you gaven’t got it. Or what is your name?
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Nope to the email address. Have you signed up for the Camp? I think you have to sign up specifically for it first – it won’t find you from the old Nano site (which I think is why I can’t find @daedalus and @jillybean at the moment). It’s a private cabin so you won’t see it @janeshuff – if you make it public they fill it for you and I don’t…[Read more]
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Ok I have just seen this on the Camp NaNo website:
‘Once in your cabin, you can invite your friends by typing their usernames into the invitation field. You can invite up to 19 Campers. A Camper must have created a profile, a novel, and deselected “I don’t want cabin invitations this session” to be eligible.’
So there you are – you need to be si…[Read more]
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(Also you have to select, “I don’t want to be included in a cabin” so you are not sorted into a random cabin)
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No invite thus far, Kaz. My NaNo handle is ThrowingCopper. (You did invite me right? Because someone else had already nabbed the name Jillybean 😉)
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Aha! Got you 🙂 and yes I did invite Jillybean so I’d better go and uninvite them, if I can…
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please do! That would be fab 🙂 (and also your output will keep us on our toes..!)
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(This for @jillybean of course 🙂 )
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I thought I had. I will be home in an hour and will check and look for you
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I think I’ll jump in too
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Hooray @daedalus! The more the merrier
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Faberoo
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I wasn’t signed up to Camp before but I am now – my username is just Matthew Willis
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Found you and invited you, Daeds 🙂
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@kazg Just found you and sent you a message. Can you invite me now? What am I called?
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Found you @janeshuff! You ARE called Janeshuff, but for some reason you don’t come up in the dropdown menu – but I think I still managed to send you a message and an invitation. I’ve think I’ve also invited @jillybean and @daedalus to join Camp – did that come through, you two?
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Oh my goodness, @kazg, I am keeping everything crossed for you. But whatever happens with PRH, I’m sure you’re well set up for wider subs, and WELL DONE for already having made progress on Book 2. I will have a look at Camp April. But we can always set up a support forum on the Den (extend December slo. O?). I need to make some inroads (ANY…[Read more]
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Thanks @philippaeast. There will be poms poms aplenty, wherever you’re writing!
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The Camp NaNo search doesn’t seem to be working at the moment so I can’t find you, unfortunately
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Hi @daedalusI just invited you to the cabin – can you see the invitation?
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Squidge replied to the topic Regular Den competition – where next? in the forum Monthly Competition 7 years, 1 month ago
Every couple of months sounds good. I think it’s good not to have critique on the comps – if you post and you’re not looking for crit, then getting someone’s comments (however well intentioned) can be bruising if you’re not used to it.
Failing that, do we want/need it to always be a comp? There are other writing sites that post a topic/prompt and…[Read more]
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Sandra replied to the topic Regular Den competition – where next? in the forum Monthly Competition 7 years, 1 month ago
I’m still hosting https://predictionfiction.blogspot.com/ every
week, which is 2 x 100 words of two serials plus a standalone if inspiration/prompts permit. Also it’s me who judges the winner. So I don’t have much spare time with competitions as well, unless they strike an immediate chord.
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Raine replied to the topic Regular Den competition – where next? in the forum Monthly Competition 7 years, 1 month ago
Every two months seems like a good thing to try. As long as we remind ourselves from time to time on the main wall, I think there’s more chance of us remembering to enter. I must admit, while the comp entries are definitely fewer here than on the cloud, it does make judging less onerous!!
I do like the random prompts things as they make me write…[Read more]
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Janette replied to the topic Regular Den competition – where next? in the forum Monthly Competition 7 years, 1 month ago
Liking your thinking, Daeds, as I’d like to partake, but commitments have stopped me of late. Bi-monthly and an occasional easy challenge sounds good. Perhaps an ‘over to you’ now and then (when the winner is struggling to set the theme) or indeed, an excerpt from a WIP. I also like the sound of not having to do all the judging if you win, which…[Read more]
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