@raine
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Raine replied to the topic The Future of the Den – Part 2 in the forum Blogs 2 years, 5 months ago
Hi @Athelstone, sorry – no I don’t think there is a delete option currently either, it was just that I could delete it off the main wall, but not in the forum which seemed like it might cause confusion. It would be good to be able to delete your own comments though, particularly for the monthly comps & publication rights issues, but it’s not critical.
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Raine replied to the topic The Future of the Den – Part 2 in the forum Blogs 2 years, 5 months ago
It does look much improved @athelstone. Thank you for all the hard work. I love that copy/pasting from word works better & that reply threads won’t vanish. Also love the chat – I commented in there that I almost didn’t spot it though – is there a way of making it more prominent? Or listed on the ‘Activity’ drop down menu at the top?
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Raine posted a new activity comment 2 years, 5 months ago
Ugh Daeds, as if you needed an extra thing to deal with now. Hope it doesn’t linger & hope you are able to treat yourself gently & get extensions if needed. x
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Raine replied to the topic Monthly Comp – October 2021 in the forum Monthly Competition 2 years, 5 months ago
Hi all! Thank you so much for entering this month – sorry I’m not the actual winner of last month but I’ve had fun being undeserved organiser anyway!
@knickylaurelle, I loved the dark, shadowy atmosphere to this. Lost boys and forests and witches – *chefs kiss* Some utterly beautiful imagery in here, my favourite has got to be ‘a cackle can be…[Read more]
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Thank you Raine for so topically filling the breach, setting and judging (always the hardest part) the monthly comp. I am making good progress after stroke + surgery so hope to be back to full-strength participation soon
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*giant hugs*
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Oh my goodness, Sandra, I had no idea you were going through such a hard time. Pleased to hear you’re making good progress. Take it easy. Best wishes to you and yours. xxx
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Thanks, Newbie. I count myself lucky to have come through it with minimal side effects – and a huge warm glow from the quantity and breadth of caring messages which have come my way from friends and family.
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Raine posted an update 2 years, 6 months ago
One week left to get your spooky flashes in for the October comp. Come unnerve and delight me. π
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Raine replied to the topic Monthly Competition – September 2021 in the forum Monthly Competition 2 years, 6 months ago
Done! and lol! π
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Raine started the topic Monthly Comp – October 2021 in the forum Monthly Competition 2 years, 6 months ago
Okay, so as Sandra is offline, I’ve stepped in to set this month’s challenge. Keeping it simple, it’s Halloween month so I want <400 scary/eerie/weird words featuring one (or more) of the following:
A black cat
A skeleton (of any species)
A ghost
A small child out at night
A bag of sweetsHave at it. Entries close midnight on Halloween.…[Read more]
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Raine replied to the topic Monthly Competition – September 2021 in the forum Monthly Competition 2 years, 6 months ago
@knickylaurelle just to let you know Sandra won’t be able to set a challenge as she’s offline for a wee while. Did you want to set another? Or I can invent something?
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Raine replied to the topic Monthly Competition – September 2021 in the forum Monthly Competition 2 years, 6 months ago
Very deserved win @sandradavies, well done! & thank you for an unusual, fun challenge @knickylaurelle. Everyone’s entries were great (& fascinating insights into your psyche!!).
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Raine posted a new activity comment 2 years, 7 months ago
Actually managed it this month!!! A wee treat to myself in between *stuff*!! π
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Raine replied to the topic Monthly Competition – September 2021 in the forum Monthly Competition 2 years, 7 months ago
449 words. CW – it’s a little bit dark.
The Hounds
Dark water curls around the bases of the towers and somewhere the hounds are baying. From here, on the bared skeleton of the top floors you can see fires burning on other towers, flags red as blood flying like strings of prayers and there is safety there, possibly, but they are as far away as…[Read more]
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Raine posted an update 2 years, 7 months ago
Just sneaking in to say that if anyone is loitering around Birmingham with nothing to do on Saturday 25th Sept, we’re holding a launch for my book at FantasyCon. It’s 11-12am & in the Jury’s Inn hotel. Downside is that you have to buy a day ticket to the Con to attend, which at the moment is Β£41. BUT that means you also get all the other bookish…[Read more]
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Raine replied to the topic Choices in the forum Coming Home 2 years, 8 months ago
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Raine replied to the topic The Future of the Den in the forum Blogs 2 years, 10 months ago
First off, apologies. I am not as active on here as I was, and definitely not as active as I was on the Cloud. Partly, recently that’s been due to being swamped with book release stuff. Partly though it’s because of the format & the way the site kills off chat. Both in hiding replies and in it’s weird notifications limitations. I think that’s a…[Read more]
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Raine posted an update 2 years, 11 months ago
Just wanted to say hi & apologise for my absence. Things are busy with lead up to book release & I’m struggling to find time for other things. Which is a very nice complaint to have, so i’m not complainting. π Anyway, hi Denizens, I do still exist, hope you do too.
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Raine replied to the topic Drink with a dead man in the forum Podium 3 years, 1 month ago
Fab review! Well done – she clearly really enjoyed it & picked up on all the things that I love about your writing! π
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Raine replied to the topic Cover reveal for This Is Our Undoing in the forum Podium 3 years, 1 month ago
@Daedalus, that’s so unutterably awful it’s tipped all the way over into wonderful!
@libby, @athelstone, thank you. I’m delighted with my foxy. π
I think you’re right in that figures are often used as a massive ‘THIS IS WHAT THIS BOOK IS’ flag, like for bodice rippers or YA urban romantic fantasy, or twee historical rags-to-riches stories.…[Read more]
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Thanks, Raine – hope it inspires a good few entries