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Daedalus replied to the topic Short Story Publication/Competition in the forum Podium 7 years, 8 months ago
Exciting about the antho launch Hil, have fun!
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Daedalus posted an update in the group
December SloMo 7 years, 8 months agoAll I did today was trim 500 words from a short story so I could submit it to Barren magazine, which has an upper limit of 4000 words. It was worth doing as it tightened the prose a bit, and I spotted a few mistakes as well, which was unsettling as I’d submitted that version a couple of times. I’m pleased I did that much tbh, as it’s been a diffi…[Read more]
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Well done Daeds and I hope you have a less disturbed day today.
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Thanks Jane. The main problem is that they get here early so I have to be up early, so my usual sleep patterns are ruined and I’m permanently exhausted
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I hate the getting up early and having to talk to strangers in my house!
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Me too.
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Me three
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Me a billion. I feel your pain. Great work on the short story though, and good luck for the submission
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Squidge posted an update in the group
December SloMo 7 years, 8 months agoVery late to this – two days gone already! – but I blame it on an overnight visit to Germany to see friends and celebrate Advent.
SloMo… I jotted a few ideas down for Room with a View, then decided I didn’t like them and another idea popped into my head this morning. Not sure it’ll work, but might play around with it this afternoon. I shan’t…[Read more]
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Good work on the popping. Good luck for the playing too 🙂
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Daedalus posted an update in the group
December SloMo 7 years, 8 months agoTrue to form I am late to the party with this. I had a very good start to NaNo and a terrible end – but the good start enabled me to finish the first draft of a novel I’d been working on since 2013. It’s currently a 178,000 word monster, but I will use SloMo to start the long editing process, and also to write a couple of shorts.
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Oh wow, @daedalus, that’s a HUGE achievement. Congratulations on getting that whole draft done. SlowMo editing. I like it. And the shorts too.
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Thanks @philippaeast – I don’t think I will set a target for the amount to edit, as I’ve no idea what’s realistic. I’ll just try to do some every day. Like yours, my editing will be pretty structural, looking at character arcs, in their own right and in relation to others. As well as seeing if it’s possible to lose about 50,000 words.
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John S Alty replied to the topic Monthly competition – Nov 2018 in the forum Monthly Competition 7 years, 8 months ago
Well done, Raine.
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Daedalus replied to the topic Monthly competition – Nov 2018 in the forum Monthly Competition 7 years, 8 months ago
Well done Raine, fantastic competition Jonathan, many thanks for the feedback
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Athelstone replied to the topic NaNoWriMo in the forum Coffee Shop 7 years, 8 months ago
Well done indeed! And (seriously) I am in awe looking at your word count.
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Jules replied to the topic NaNoWriMo in the forum Coffee Shop 7 years, 8 months ago
Well done, Ath 🙂
And well done other fellow NaNoers
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Daedalus replied to the topic Monthly competition – Nov 2018 in the forum Monthly Competition 7 years, 8 months ago
(Sorry, 500 words not inc title)
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Daedalus replied to the topic Monthly competition – Nov 2018 in the forum Monthly Competition 7 years, 8 months ago
Stairway
In the church in my village was a staircase that went nowhere. It was not such a very rare thing. Lots of mediaeval churches in my part of the world have a little alcove near the pulpit that used to lead to the rood gallery – an actual gallery, often beautifully decorated, high above the congregation from where the priest would deliver t…[Read more]
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Athelstone replied to the topic NaNoWriMo in the forum Coffee Shop 7 years, 8 months ago
Well, that’s me done. I really thought I wouldn’t make it this time.
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Bella replied to the topic Two newses in the forum Podium 7 years, 9 months ago
Lovely news, Raine. Good for you.
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Daedalus replied to the topic Two newses in the forum Podium 7 years, 9 months ago
Superb Raine, I love that story. Any idea when the antho will be out?
And that’s a real endorsement about the flash piece. I’m sure they wouldn’t have nominated it if they didn’t think it had a shot at winning.
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Jules replied to the topic Two newses in the forum Podium 7 years, 9 months ago
Brilliant, Raine. And very well deserved 😊
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Sandra posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
@ Admin: Is there some temporary hiccup with viewing recent Group comments? I responded to a comment in my SE group an hour or so ago, and Seagreen has replied twice; I can read what she says in the email notifying me, but all but one of the 7 posts are now unviewable.
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I had that once. Turned out I’d accidentally hit the spam button that hides posts.
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Thanks. I’ve now compounded the error be deleting the thread. Hopefully all will return, but I’ll check the spam button.
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I think there is a bug. When you post an “update” and people reply, replies are hidden after a while so that as much of the conversation as possible appears on screen as a block. There’s supposed to be a “show all comments” button, but this doesn’t always appear. The total next to the comment icon on the original post will show if replies are…[Read more]
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Glad to know it isn’t me 🙂
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John S Alty replied to the topic Monthly competition – Nov 2018 in the forum Monthly Competition 7 years, 9 months ago
Editing
“Listen to me, Luigi; we’re always on the lookout for new stage plays and this one sounded interesting. Ingenious plot, bit of sex, incest, prostitution, a potential murder and ending up with a suicide.” He put down the cigar he had been waving like a conductor’s baton and folded his hands on his expansive belly. “What’s not to like?”
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