@raine
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Raine posted a new activity comment 6 years, 11 months ago
Totally applicable to any family member. They should undergo training for being partnered with a writer. Step one, don’t come home early without prior warning!
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Raine posted an update 6 years, 11 months ago
Child goes away with school til friday.
Me: Yay, long days to write.
Husband: *comes home early wanting to chat*
Me: …-
Husbands…
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I KNOW!
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Er, wives…
(ducks and runs for cover.)
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No, hang on a minute. Why should I? Works both ways, dunnit?
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Totally applicable to any family member. They should undergo training for being partnered with a writer. Step one, don’t come home early without prior warning!
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Back in the days when I had a young family I used to do all my writing at dead of night when everyone else was in bed. I particularly remember one summer night when I got so carried away that dawn was breaking before I stopped.
I can’t do either anymore. Write in the small hours (brain turns to mush), or get carried away like that. Sigh…
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I know, right?
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Same here, I’m afraid: *I can’t concentrate so I’ve come to talk to you*
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It’s an outrage! And then I have to pretend to be interested in what happened at some meeting! 😱
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Mine just stomped out because I didn’t stop typing, which didn’t have anything to do with I want to get in with my WIP while interest is still being shown. No, it was ignorance.
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I have to answer inane questions about what we need from the shops while my MC is hanging off a crumbling cliff waiting for me to find an escape…
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Go on, have a peek; you know you want to.
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Raine posted a new activity comment 6 years, 11 months ago
Awesome!! It’ll be like stringing your favourite beads onto a chain…
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Raine posted a new activity comment 6 years, 11 months ago
A single book, yeah I’d probably have still dived in. Being six zillion books in and still nowhere… I think I’d run a mile, screaming. Maybe I still will!!
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The “How to write a book in an hour” thing is a one hour course in how to write a book.
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In this case, I’ve been told it’s an hour with the author explaining how he wrote his book – hints and tips, kind of thing. Not even a course, more of an author talk.
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THAT IS MISLEADING ADVERTISING, SURELY! So funny that we all interpreted it the same way!!! “Grr, how can anyone claim to write book in an hour, grrr!!!!”
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I’ll come with you…
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Raine started the topic MIR folktale festival short story comp. in the forum Competitions, Open calls and Writing Opportunities 6 years, 11 months ago
Just spotted this on twitter yesterday. Deadline end of May, so I’m not sure I can rustle up something in time, but if you have anything folky and summery, then it’s free to enter and MIR seem to be a lovely bunch.
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Raine posted a new activity comment 6 years, 11 months ago
YEah, that would irritate me too. LIke one of those godawful gimmicky diets/fitness regimes/etc. It’s both deeply unrealistic and misleading, but also demeaning to the effort it takes to create worthwhile writing. If he means an hour to *plan* your novel, then, meh, perhaps, in the roughest of rough outlines. But *write*? At 80k for a book, that’s…[Read more]
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Yup. Irritating in the extreme. You might be able to have the glimpse of an idea in an hour if you were lucky…
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Raine replied to the topic Unediting in the forum Blogs 6 years, 11 months ago
Because brilliant ideas might look like plot disasters in draft 2 but then turn out to be actually brilliant ideas in draft 3??
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Raine posted a new activity comment 6 years, 11 months ago
Morning Leon, hope you can find your way around. Just yell if not. 🙂
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Thank you! I’ve taken a look around and just need to get the courage to post haha
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Raine replied to the topic Unediting in the forum Blogs 6 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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Raine posted a new activity comment 6 years, 11 months ago
YAY for starting book 2! That’s fantastic. And oof to that target, but you can totally do it, go girl!!
That is similar to me, when I start out. I have a pretty solid character arc for my main characters, a moderately clear plot for the first half, and although I do plot the rest, I always have to redo that once I get to that point as so much c…[Read more]-
Thanks Raine! Good to know I’m not alone in my fogginess. Not sure I’m ready to share what it’s about yet. Better get more to grips with it myself first!
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Raine replied to the topic Writers & Artists short story comp in the forum Podium 6 years, 11 months ago
This story has just been accepted into the Mechanics Institute Review. Randomly named journal, but I’m pleased it’s found a good home. 😊
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Raine posted a new activity comment 6 years, 11 months ago
Lovely to see you Gerry. I’ve not joined Jericho, like @athelstone says, I’m leery of investing time in a platform that may or may not remain open to me. This Den has its own clunky foibles, but I think I’ll stick to mooching around in here as and when I am efficient enough to get online with time to spare!
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Raine posted a new activity comment 6 years, 11 months ago
It was, aye. Fascinating day & met some lovely writers. She’s planning more in London etc, so I’d keep an eye out in case you are in the UK for one.
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Raine posted a new activity comment 6 years, 11 months ago
Glad to hear Mallorca has spawned some ideas. 🙂 you were sailing, I think I saw on twitter? Lovely island for that, I’d imagine?
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Hi Raine,
No, stayed on dry land this time, but it is a special place.
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Raine posted an update 6 years, 11 months ago
Went to Stephanie Hutton’s ‘Psychology of Character’ workshop on Saturday. If she does one in your area, I’d recommend it. Really thought provoking and insightful for character development.
I have some work to do…-
Sounds fascinating, Raine. It was in Glasgow wasn’t it?
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It was, aye. Fascinating day & met some lovely writers. She’s planning more in London etc, so I’d keep an eye out in case you are in the UK for one.
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Raine replied to the topic Regular Den competition – where next? in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 12 months ago
Yeah, I’d agree, i think the comp works best as a pressure-free place for people to dip their toes in the water or play around a bit. Nice, encouraging comments are a great way of supporting that, but more critiquey comments, although a wonderful thing would perhaps be more useful in the critiquey Forum, or direct posting/messaging, and of course…[Read more]
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Raine replied to the topic Terminal discouragement? in the forum Coffee Shop 6 years, 12 months ago
THanks for the interesting post @richardb. 🙂 I did laugh at Harry critisising the very services that JW offer! I guess their taught courses are less in depth than an MA, but it’s the same principal. As someone said (@janeshuff?) I love that the SE course attracts a wide range of writing genres/styles so there seemed no gravitation towards some…[Read more]
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Er, wives…
(ducks and runs for cover.)
No, hang on a minute. Why should I? Works both ways, dunnit?
Totally applicable to any family member. They should undergo training for being partnered with a writer. Step one, don’t come home early without prior warning!
Back in the days when I had a young family I used to do all my writing at dead of night when everyone else was in bed. I particularly remember one summer night when I got so carried away that dawn was breaking before I stopped.
I can’t do either anymore. Write in the small hours (brain turns to mush), or get carried away like that. Sigh…