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Athelstone replied to the topic Publishing deal!! in the forum Podium 6 years, 10 months ago

Wow, Kaz. Brilliant news and really deserved!
John S Alty replied to the topic Publishing deal!! in the forum Podium 6 years, 10 months ago

Well done, congratulations!
Seagreen replied to the topic Publishing deal!! in the forum Podium 6 years, 10 months ago

Woohoo! Go you!!
KazG started the topic Publishing deal!! in the forum Podium 6 years, 10 months ago

And it’s OFFICIAL! I’ve been bursting to tell you all 🙂

After SO LONG waiting and biting nails etc, I have signed a 2-book deal with Penguin Random House Australia! When Days Tilt will publish in Feb 2021 (I know!) and When Souls Tear 6 months later in August. Since I’m still on the first draft of WST that timing is probably a Good Thing.

I…[Read more]
Daedalus replied to the topic Monthly comp – July 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 10 months ago

Bringing a gun into a house changes it. You can’t help it, of course. The trick is not letting on to everyone else that you’ve changed it. Keeping everything looking exactly the same, so all the neighbours, passersby, any visitors have no idea what you’ve done.

It’s a specific kind of visitor we have in mind. The kind that bulldozes in mob-han…[Read more]
Athelstone replied to the topic Monthly comp – July 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 10 months ago

Bringing a gun into a house changes it. I move from hallway to sitting room. Little Kev is trying to hide behind a chair. Bang! I shoot him through it. This isn’t the house where Kev lives anymore. His mum stands on the stairs, screaming. Screams of shock and denial I suppose. Bang! Screamy house one minute, quiet house the next. I step over her b…[Read more]
Sandra replied to the topic Monthly comp – July 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 10 months ago

Hey, Baz – REALLY good to see you – and yes, it has been too long!
John S Alty replied to the topic Monthly comp – July 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 10 months ago

Bringing a gun into the house changes it; that’s the truth. It’s not as if it was much of a gun, just an old Spanish automatic called a Ruby. Piece of junk, but cheap on the street. I never knew my dad to be scared of anything but he was scared now. Really scared.

Before, when he hit my mother, we cowered in a corner of the kitchen, my sis…[Read more]
Sandra posted an update 6 years, 10 months ago

July’s competition – I’ve given you the first eight words; you only need add 200 more. @libby has set the standard, but I’ve no doubt there’s more than 200 variations to be had. Deadline 31st.
- Kate replied 6 years, 10 months ago
  
  Superb line prompt, Sandra. I hope to have a go.
Daedalus posted an update 6 years, 10 months ago

My WW2 novella ‘Harpoon’ is 99p on Kindle for a few days if anyone fancies giving it a go https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07SLM49R4
- JaneShuff replied 6 years, 10 months ago
  
  Thanks for the heads up, Daeds. It’s now waiting for me on my Kindle!
- Libby replied 6 years, 10 months ago
  
  I’m looking forward to reading this, Daeds!
- Raine replied 6 years, 10 months ago
  
  OOh … off to find it now…
- Daedalus replied 6 years, 10 months ago
  
  Thanks all! Hope you enjoy it
JaneShuff replied to the topic Help with a Title, please. in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 6 years, 10 months ago

ZAnd it’s a vote for ‘improbable’ from me too.
Squidge replied to the topic Monthly comp – July 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 10 months ago

Nice. Might have a go as I’m in between edits…
KazG replied to the topic Help with a Title, please. in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 6 years, 10 months ago

My vote goes to:

“A Lyttle Goes a Long Way”
The Improbable Life of an Ulster Storyteller

I’m intrigued by the idea of an improbable life! Improbable tales abound, but an improbable life really piques my interest.

That’s my tuppence worth, anyway 🙂
Seagreen replied to the topic Monthly comp – July 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 10 months ago

Ooh! Interesting!
Sandra started the topic Monthly comp – July 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 10 months ago

‘Bringing a gun into a house
changes it.’

The opening words lines of a poem entitled ‘The Gun’, written in 2001 by Vicki Feaver, whose work I discovered last year.

I’d like you to enlarge upon this by adding no more than 200 words.

And because I’m not convinced that two months makes participation any more likely, I’m setting a deadline of…[Read more]
RichardB replied to the topic Bi-Monthly Comp – May/June 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 10 months ago

Great idea for the competition – specially as I had an entry all ready to go and didn’t need to do any actual work…

Congrats, Sandra. I’m only glad I didn’t have to do the judging.
KazG replied to the topic Bi-Monthly Comp – May/June 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 10 months ago

Congratulations @sandra! And well done @raine, I’m sorry I didn’t join in as I somehow missed this new version of a comp (great idea btw)…but my fault entirely. I will read all these with relish 🙂 x
Seagreen replied to the topic Bi-Monthly Comp – May/June 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 10 months ago

Thanks, Raine, and well done, Sandra 🙂
Squidge replied to the topic Help with a Title, please. in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 6 years, 10 months ago

Works for me! And with the subtitle, too…
Squidge replied to the topic Bi-Monthly Comp – May/June 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 10 months ago

Agree with you Raine, 100%! Loved Sandra’s start (among others!!) Well done, Sandra x
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