@philippaeast
Active 3 years, 10 months ago-
Athelstone posted an update 3 years, 10 months ago
Brilliant “webinar” by @philippaeast tonight. Really interesting insight into the her road to publication. Certainly had me thinking about what I’m doing right and what I’m doing wrong.
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Elle replied to the topic My ride so far on the rollercoaster that is publishing in the forum Blogs 4 years ago
@philippaeast – thanks for being my rock and keeping me sane so many times during this ride and for all your advice and challenging me in the best of way!
@jillsted – Thank you!
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Amanda Berriman (Skylark) replied to the topic Dipping my toe back in in the forum Blogs 4 years, 2 months ago
@philippaeast Hello Philippa!! Good to see you too. I’m not sure I’m at the elbow-grease point yet. Mostly shovelling all the words into various sorting piles while scratching my head and wondering when the novel will apppear. But it’s all good. Ideas firing off all over the place. How’s it all going at your end? So excited for you. Are you not…[Read more]
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KazG posted a new activity comment 4 years, 3 months ago
So very exciting @philippaeast! I would love to be there but won’t be, obviously 🙂 Have a fantastic time and enjoy every minute of this very significant first! xx
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KazG replied to the topic Mobile phones in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 4 years, 8 months ago
That’s exactly the sort of detail-conundrum that gets my knickers in a twist, too! I agree with @philippaeast on this. I’m hearing a mobile that rings and rings, cuts out and then almost immediately rings and rings, cuts out, etc etc. Without knowing exactly what that signifies in your story I think it has the same level of hopeful/hopeless effort…[Read more]
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Raine replied to the topic Unediting in the forum Blogs 4 years, 11 months ago
I’m with @philippaeast on this one. Often if I find myself fiddling back and forward with one thing, it’s because the issue with that bit is actually because of a different bit being wrong. If that makes sense.
But also, yes to @jd73, it can just be about mood & what aspects of the book are at the forefront of my mind during that edit on tha…[Read more]
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KazG posted a new activity comment 5 years ago
thanks @janeshuff and @philippaeast! All crossing much appreciated 🙂
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Elle replied to the topic Short Story Publication/Competition in the forum Podium 5 years ago
Great story @philippaeast with a very strong voice. Love it!
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KazG replied to the topic Short Story Publication/Competition in the forum Podium 5 years ago
Oh wow, what a story @philippaeast. Suspense and pacing tight as a drum, cool and utterly unnerving. Brilliant!
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JaneShuff replied to the topic Short Story Publication/Competition in the forum Podium 5 years ago
Congratulations @philippaeast
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Athelstone replied to the topic Help/brainstorming needed please – using antagonist narrator in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 5 years ago
Is that video on JW, @philippaeast? I just can’t spot it.
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Bella replied to the topic Help/brainstorming needed please – using antagonist narrator in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 5 years ago
Wow. Thanks @philippaeast. So glad you liked it. I found that slush pile rather depressing, especially when they asked what age group I was writing for. I’m struggling with it still, so it’s on the back burner for a while while I do something else. I will come back to it but I need some distance first.
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KazG posted a new activity comment 5 years ago
Thanks @philippaeast. There will be poms poms aplenty, wherever you’re writing!
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KazG posted a new activity comment 5 years, 1 month ago
Henceforth, this is the official Den motto:
‘It’s never about publishing / publishers. You are a writer. You are an artist. Fuck everyone else. You know you’re calling. Do it because it’s play, it’s creating, because it brings you joy.
Just do it.’
Thanks to @philippaeast 🙂
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KazG posted a new activity comment 5 years, 1 month ago
Thank you @philippaeast and @elle. Still nothing…:-(
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Libby posted a new activity comment 5 years, 1 month ago
So sorry you’re feeling down @philippaeast . I know you know it will be worth it in the end but the road there is hard. Am sending moral support.
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Thanks guys, I really appreciate it. The scones and tea are delicious.
“Exhausting” “painfully high sheen”. I think you’ve got it, @kazg!
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KazG posted a new activity comment 5 years, 1 month ago
oh @philippaeast how bloody EXHAUSTING. I’m sending a lovely batch of re-fuelling scones, some good Ceylon tea (do you like Orange Pekoe?), chocolate and some gin. you can combine as you see fit. But you have definitely got this and this book is going to be polished to a painfully high sheen at the end of all this. It. Will. Be. Worth. It! xxx
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Elle posted an update in the group December SloMo 5 years, 1 month ago
Thanks @philippaeast about the activity thread post! @kazg – sounds like you are on a real rollercoaster, just hang on and fingers crossed about that new editor.
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KazG replied to the topic Plotting workshop notes in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 5 years, 1 month ago
you’re all very welcome and I’m glad if they’re useful 🙂 But I forgot to put index cards in! I’ve just added that now, point 2 after Donald Maas.
Yes, that’s right @philippaeast – it’s very liberating to put all these approaches on the table and see that they all ‘work’ even though they’re different. It’s all there for the taking and what works…[Read more]
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KazG posted a new activity comment 5 years, 1 month ago
Thanks @philippaeast. Yes, we’ve only submitted to PRH so far. The silence is killing me!
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