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Sandra replied to the topic Entering the Citadel in the forum Blogs 7 years, 6 months ago
Phew indeed, Philippa – but so very pleased you survived it all – very well done.
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Squidge replied to the topic Entering the Citadel in the forum Blogs 7 years, 6 months ago
It is such an emotional rollercoaster, isn’t it? So glad you came out of it on a high – well deserved. Really happy it’s all come together for you. x
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John S Alty replied to the topic January 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 7 years, 6 months ago
Well done to the three of you! I’ll give these tales due consideration during the day and post the result by this evening.
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Daedalus replied to the topic January 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 7 years, 6 months ago
Ahead
I cannot look ahead.
There is no ahead. There is only now, and I can’t handle it. He is tearing up the carpet. Chomping the furniture. Treating my arm as a chew toy.
And he’s there. Always. Always having to be watched. Placated. Fed. I am tiptoeing around the edge of my own life. If I slip I will fall off.
Virtually the only place tha…[Read more]
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Athelstone replied to the topic Publishing Deal in the forum Podium 7 years, 6 months ago
Well done, Philippa – just brilliant news.
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Jules replied to the topic Publishing Deal in the forum Podium 7 years, 6 months ago
Congratulations, Phillipa. I’ve loved your short stories so I’ll look forward to your book release 😊
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John S Alty replied to the topic Publishing Deal in the forum Podium 7 years, 6 months ago
Well done Philippa!
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Bella replied to the topic Publishing Deal in the forum Podium 7 years, 6 months ago
I can’t wait to read it. Sounds super.
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Daedalus replied to the topic Publishing Deal in the forum Podium 7 years, 6 months ago
Superb news Philippa, and no more than a writer of your calibre deserves. It’s really heartening to see Denizens getting good deals. Delighted for you, and can’t wait to see the final result
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Squidge replied to the topic Publishing Deal in the forum Podium 7 years, 6 months ago
Just seen it on facebook – well done, Philippa! So pleased for you x
Another success for the self-edit alumnis!
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Bella replied to the topic Getting An Agent Blog in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 7 years, 6 months ago
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!
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Athelstone posted an update 7 years, 6 months ago
I’m trying, guys. PLEASE be careful who you make friends with
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No intention of doing any such thing in this case, Athers.
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Quite right too 🙂
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I wonder if it’d be an idea to insist on a profile for joiners? Can be faked, of course, but is a bit more of a nuisance to compile plus enables a bit more of an informed choice as to whether or not to befriend.
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The problem is not insisting on a profile. The problem is the necessary custom code to make it visible. It’s being looked into at any rate.
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Ah … thanks, Jules.
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Sorry! I was one of the trusting culprits who made friends. It just seemed unkind to refuse. I’ve learned my lesson now.
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Not a culprit at all. The name on the profile gave nothing away and I was the first to accept because I thought it was somebody I’d met recently and told about the site (I only knew her first name). Anyway, Jules has sorted “her” out now.
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Oo er. ‘She’ must be sore!
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Sore bot?
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Daedalus replied to the topic My Publishing Nightmare – the story of a book deal gone bad (Part 1) in the forum Blogs 7 years, 6 months ago
I’d hate to think that, @richardb – the truth is that it’s not that hard to avoid what happened to me. If you pursue the agent route, most of it is irrelevant anyway, although you obviously have to do your research into any agents who offer to represent you. In 99% of cases, just being aware of the possible problems means you can avoid…[Read more]
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Daedalus replied to the topic My Publishing Nightmare – the story of a book deal gone bad (Part 1) in the forum Blogs 7 years, 6 months ago
Thanks both. I think I probably did just about everything wrong that I could have done, but that doesn’t excuse the behaviour, or the performance, of the publisher. Caveat Scriptor…
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Squidge replied to the topic My Publishing Nightmare – the story of a book deal gone bad (Part 1) in the forum Blogs 7 years, 6 months ago
Read and shared over on facebook. x
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Bella replied to the topic My Publishing Nightmare – the story of a book deal gone bad (Part 1) in the forum Blogs 7 years, 6 months ago
I have just been over to refresh my memory. A really useful warning – thank you. Looking forward to the next instalment.
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Daedalus started the topic My Publishing Nightmare – the story of a book deal gone bad (Part 1) in the forum Blogs 7 years, 6 months ago
Those of you who were on the Word Cloud before it evaporated may remember I had a bit of trouble with one of my novels and was taking legal action to recover the rights. I wrote a blog on it when I was still deep in the midst of the process, and now it is all mercifully resolved, I thought it was time to update. This turned into a mammoth essay…[Read more]
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Squidge posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Had to laugh – had a query via the Contact an Author website. The date of the event was 24th January. I received it this afternoon…
Hope they’ve filled it in as today’s date rather than the date they want…
Nice thing is, it’s because of a recommendation from a friend in Birmingham who’s a librarian.
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LOvely to be getting recommendations @squidge, shows how well you run your events. 🙂 But yes, hope they weren’t expecting you to dash over there immediately!
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John S Alty posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Looks like judging the January competition will be an easy task.
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I suspect it’s because many of us are desperately trying to beat our RWAV stories into submission!
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Aye, that’s the likely thing. And my judging late didn’t help. Could always think about extending the comp to the end of Feb?
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It doesn’t bother me at all to have no takers. I know everyone is absorbed with RWAV. Real life intrudes as well. Priorities.
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Have started a submission. Now I’ve admitted it I’d better get on with it 🙂
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Regarding that Raine, how would Denizens feel about making it a two-monthly comp? I suppose Christmas plus Winter Challenge is going to make Nov-Dec-Jan most difficult for most people, so it might not be a problem in the normal run of things to keep it monthly
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Or even a quarterly competition. Maybe we could look at a judging panel, too. It needs new life breathing into it, somehow.
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Possibly. It might just be the time of year – there were ebbs and flows on the Cloud too, and with a smaller pool of people here we’ll always feel it more acutely when people are busy. But I’ll open a thread, and we can put those suggestions to people and get a sense of what might boost participation a bit.
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