@philippaeast
Active 1 year, 5 months ago-
Philippa East replied to the topic Short Story Publication/Competition in the forum Podium 7 years, 2 months ago
Amazing news, John and Elle! Fingers crossed for the shortlist…
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Philippa East replied to the topic Entering the Citadel in the forum Blogs 7 years, 3 months ago
Thanks so much, guys. Good advice @bren on the pacing! SO important.
I’ll let you know how the next phase goes…..
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Philippa East replied to the topic Entering the Citadel in the forum Blogs 7 years, 3 months ago
Thanks guys!
I think I am like the “doom-monger” blogger. I read so many articles that are like “the whole thing was amazing and I felt thrilled the whole time” and I’m like… “really??”
Alright, so I am a born worrier and totally neurotic, but I do want to share an honest account of the challenges that come, even when on paper what’s…[Read more]
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Philippa East started the topic Entering the Citadel in the forum Blogs 7 years, 3 months ago
In February 2018, I wrote and posted a blog charting my writing journey to the point of signing with an agent (you can find that blog here: https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/getting-an-agent-blog/#post-4152).
This second blog tells what happened next.
February-May 2018
I had signed with agent Sarah Manning, on the basis that I would…[Read more] -
Philippa East replied to the topic Getting An Agent Blog in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 7 years, 3 months ago
Update coming now!!
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Philippa East replied to the topic My Publishing Nightmare ā the story of a book deal gone bad (Part 1) in the forum Blogs 7 years, 3 months ago
Wow, thanks for sharing, @daedalus. I’m pleased it’s resolved now, but after reading part one, I’ve a feeling things are going to get pretty sticky before we get to that point.
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Philippa East replied to the topic Publishing Deal in the forum Podium 7 years, 3 months ago
Thanks so much, guys! I’m just about to put up a blog post on the journey, in case any of you want to pore over the gruesome details…. š
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Philippa East replied to the topic Publishing Deal in the forum Podium 7 years, 3 months ago
Oh, though note: it’s not being published next month (phew!!!) but in February 2020.
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Philippa East started the topic Publishing Deal in the forum Podium 7 years, 3 months ago
Hi guys,
I have been burning to share this news with you!!
https://www.thebookseller.com/news/hq-buys-psychologists-gripping-debut-942071
Blog to follow….
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Philippa East posted a new activity comment 7 years, 3 months ago
Love it! Some big, brave cuts, and then all those little trims of fat round out prose too. And I LOVE a good bit of motivational number crunching!! Well done again. What are the next steps for you, once you are happy with your edited draft?
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Philippa East posted a new activity comment 7 years, 3 months ago
Gah! WoW @janette, that is fantastic news!!!! Well done! I’m keeping fingers crossed that she loves it….
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Philippa East posted a new activity comment 7 years, 3 months ago
Well done, @raine! I’m so proud of you, as i know what a daunting task it felt. AND getting that word count down. RESULT! (How do you think you did it, BTW? There might be a useful lesson for all us us about cutting / reducing)
I know what you mean about how impossible it can seem. I honestly couldn’t see how I was supposed to achieve these edits.…[Read more]-
Thank-you @philippaeast. It was a good feeling writing that new word count into my cover letter! I did it partly by stripping out a character, which meant a bit of structural shenanigans but did streamline bits of the plot. I also cut out a minor PoV. But a lot came from just line edits, which is quite scary re how much there was that I could cut.…[Read more]
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Love it! Some big, brave cuts, and then all those little trims of fat round out prose too. And I LOVE a good bit of motivational number crunching!! Well done again. What are the next steps for you, once you are happy with your edited draft?
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Philippa East posted a new activity comment 7 years, 3 months ago
Poop though, I don’t think I’m going to make the RWaV deadline. I will gracefully bow out, but GOOD LUCK to everyone xx
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Oh, such a shame you aren’t going to make it @philippaeast, I always look forward to reading your stories. But understandable, given the Monster Edit of Doom. š
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Philippa East posted a new activity comment 7 years, 3 months ago
Ooo! A sting! That sounds great, especially since you were worried your plot was a little linear before. Fab!!
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Poop though, I don’t think I’m going to make the RWaV deadline. I will gracefully bow out, but GOOD LUCK to everyone xx
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Oh, such a shame you aren’t going to make it @philippaeast, I always look forward to reading your stories. But understandable, given the Monster Edit of Doom. š
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Philippa East posted a new activity comment 7 years, 3 months ago
Well done Kaz!! Is this for book 1? Sounds like we will be reaching our editing finish lines around the same time!
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Philippa East posted a new activity comment 7 years, 3 months ago
Oh, @janeshuff, I am sorry to hear that. It’s so hard to get back up from dashed hopes. I SO enjoyed reading the extract from your novel, and am keeping everything crossed for a nice slew of successes in 2019
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successes for you
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Philippa East posted a new activity comment 7 years, 3 months ago
Oh WOW @daedalus!!! This is amazing!! Can you tell us more? Who is the publisher?? What are your time scales?? And – of course – what will the books be about? This is such amazing news. Should go on the podium really š
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