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Oh goodness, @daedalus. How awful. Please put Part 3 up soon! I can’t bear seeing you in this awful pickle!!

Thanks again for sharing. I really hope your own experience will serve successfully to protect other authors who may otherwise have gone down the same line.

And you’re doing brilliantly at it John 😉

I know I’m incredibly talented, Daeds, I’m just pretending to be modest.

Thanks, Bella, will take a look 🙂 x

Congrats and good luck both – John, don’t do yourself down, you have a talent with the short story

Thanks Philippa, Thea. Not much prospect of me progressing but I’m sure Elle is in with a chance.

Amazing news, John and Elle! Fingers crossed for the shortlist…

I’ve just published Part 2

My Publishing Nightmare – the story of a book deal gone bad (Part 2)

Er, scuse my ignorance. I know LGBT, but what’s QAIP?

Thanks @katemachon and @raine.

I have no idea when the shortlist will be announced. I didn’t even know the longlist was out until I saw someone twitting about it! There are so many great and experienced writers on that list I’m really chuffed I made it that far.

Congrats @johnalty

Turns out I’m on the Longlist too.

I do too. I’m really annoyed with myself for not entering the last one. I had an idea and half the words down but I ran out of time…

Thanks, @JaneShuff

Congratulations @Johnalty. Lovely news!

I made the long list for the Ink Tears Short Story Competition 2018.

Nice… my kind of prompt.

Oh, wow, Philippa! What a journey! And you are still standing – and your book is going to be in the world. It’s so brilliant to read all of this – the lows and the highs. Thank you so much for posting. And a great big huge Well done! You did it!

Thanks so much, guys. Good advice @bren on the pacing! SO important.

I’ll let you know how the next phase goes…..