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Bella replied to the topic Class 3: Writing Exercise, Bella in the forum
Andrew Wille's DIY MA course 6 years, 7 months agoIt occurred to me two minutes after posting this that I have an actual break up letter in my other WIP. So here it is for good measure. If anyone wants to comment don’t feel obliged to comment on both. I’m just putting it here since it exists.
Dear Lucien,
I don’t know how to soften the blow so I’m just going to tell you what happened on Saturday…[Read more] -
Bella started the topic Class 3: Writing Exercise, Bella in the forum
Andrew Wille's DIY MA course 6 years, 7 months agoMaximilian,
I have told you a thousand times that this affair is wrong. As your teacher as well as your lover I have only your wellbeing at heart. Your whole future depends on your examination results and our continued assignations are putting everything at risk.
People are beginning to notice your less than formal behaviour towards me.…[Read more]
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Squidge posted an update 6 years, 7 months ago
If anyone’s interested – States of Independence, at De Montfort Uni in Leicester on the 21st March. Free event: talks, stalls, publishers etc, and Benjamin Zephaniah is one of the speakers! Hoping to go and have a stall so I can sell some books…
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Squidge replied to the topic Feedback on the Course in the forum
Andrew Wille's DIY MA course 6 years, 7 months agoIs anyone else getting bogged down with some of the examples in Burroway? I read them and just can’t make the connection to what she’s trying to portray. Beginning to think that it’s me at fault – that I haven’t got the ability to understand the more subtle nuances of the techniques. And if I did understand them, would it make me write any…[Read more]
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Squidge posted an update 6 years, 7 months ago
Can someone remind me how to read comments that have been listed but don’t appear, please? Ta very muchly.
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Do you mean missing comments on an update? 1) Click on the name of the initial poster to open their profile. 2) Select Activity from below their avatar/picture. You should be able to find the missing posts – not necessarily in a sensible order, but possible to work out what went where.
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Even if it’s me that was the poster, Ath? I’ve got the notifications, but when I click on them to read, the original post isn’t showing more than one comment…
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Even if it’s you who is the original poster. In other words, instead of logging on to the site and selecting Activity, go to the troublesome thread, select the profile of whoever started it, select Activity from their (or your) profile when it opens. Then scroll through the results below. If this doesn’t work then I’m not sure what to recommend.
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“are” the original poster. How did I formulate such a horrible sentence?
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John S Alty posted an update 6 years, 7 months ago
How’s this for a weird coincidence? You may remember my story, “Lost and Found and Lost again”, involving a yoyo competition, that won a monthly comp late last year? Well, I slightly edited it, renamed it “the Yoyo” and entered it in the Reflex Fiction winter contest. It didn’t make the list, but another story did – it’s called “The Yoyo”. By…[Read more]
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It’s strange how the same themes or subjects can come up from disconnected sources, as if they are in the ether.
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Athelstone replied to the topic A Blast From the Past in the forum Blogs 6 years, 7 months ago
That used to be the way of it, doing all your own basic (and sometimes advanced) car maintenance. Sadly it was all mixed up with “manliness” which meant that if you didn’t know how to refit a complete gearbox you were somehow not quite fit for the gene pool. As I also lacked any interest in football, I was widely viewed as a bit of a no-hoper…[Read more]
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Athelstone replied to the topic A Blast From the Past in the forum Blogs 6 years, 7 months ago
Great blog, Richard. You captured both the disaster of the car journey and the pleasure of the holiday. Perfectly done.
With modern cars, it’s easy to take things for granted and forget that comparatively recently many things about cars were surprisingly simple, if not primitive. Heating is a classic case. Today many vehicles have in-car air…[Read more]
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Kate replied to the topic Craft Seminar Class 3: Character 2 – Inner Lives in the forum
Andrew Wille's DIY MA course 6 years, 7 months agoI haven’t even got around to reading the chapter yet. Can we have two?
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John S Alty replied to the topic Monthly Comp – December 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 7 months ago
A belated “well done”, Jane!
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Squidge posted an update 6 years, 7 months ago
Happy New Year to all the Denizens – sorry I’ve not been around much.
Hope 2020 brings you joy in all your writing xx
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Sandra replied to the topic Monthly Comp – December 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 7 months ago
Well done Jane – very well deserved – and thanks to Janette for the opportunity to try out a scene.
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Athelstone replied to the topic Monthly Comp – December 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 7 months ago
Well done to Janeshuff – well deserved. And thanks for the competition, Janette.
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Athelstone posted an update 6 years, 7 months ago
This year, Santa brought me, Mrs Ath, and the in-laws…..norovirus.
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Noooooo. You poor things. I hope you’re feeling better and ready to enjoy a festive New Year!
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That’s grim, Ath. I do hope you’re all getting better. All the best.
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About 20 hours in. Can now keep water down (which is nice). Bit annoyed that the in-laws didn’t tell us how I’ll they were until the middle of our visit. With D’s mum being an ex ward sister I’d have expected better.
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I’d have been quite a lot annoyed 🙂
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Ugh … in-laws can be outlaws of the very worst sort …
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What rotten luck. Hope all are feeling better x
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Athelstone replied to the topic Monthly Comp – December 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 7 months ago
Slipping through the door at (nearly) the 11th hour. 400 words with title.
The Tent
When I was eight, my parents gave me a tent for Christmas. Of course, I insisted on spending the night in the garden. The coldest night of the year, but I wore them down with my relentless pleading until finally, with three pairs of pyjamas, two sleeping bags, a…[Read more]
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Sandra replied to the topic Monthly Comp – December 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 7 months ago
Has the ring of truth, Jane, and lovely with it.
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Athelstone posted an update 6 years, 8 months ago
Probably be ridiculously busy tomorrow and the day after, so A Very Merry Christmas to all Denizens wherever you may be.
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And from me too. I hope everybody has a lovely day.
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Happy Christmas everyone.
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Merry Christmas Athers, and all other Denizens xxx
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Merry Christmas, all x
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And from me Athers, to you and to all. I’ll be quiet for a bit with a dozen new books to read!
xxx
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Sandra replied to the topic Class 2 Writing Exercise Jane in the forum
Andrew Wille's DIY MA course 6 years, 8 months ago@janeshuff Heavens, what a hugely impressive amount of insight. I’m not sure I know that much about my main characters who have been around for four books (but it would be interesting to see what I DO know, so I’ll spend some time with this – thank you, really enlightening.
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Kate replied to the topic Class 2 Writing Exercise Jane in the forum
Andrew Wille's DIY MA course 6 years, 8 months agoThanks @JaneShuff. It’s really fascinating the amount of detail you’ve gone into, and you’re asking all sorts of questions that would never have occurred to me. I’ll have to ponder this for a while and try and apply it to a character. Many thanks.
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Athelstone posted an update 6 years, 8 months ago
Amazing but true: participants in Songs of Innocence and Experience have just under two months left to complete their short story.
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