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Janette replied to the topic Good news this time – finally! in the forum Podium 6 years, 1 month ago

Thank you, Ath.

Athelstone replied to the topic Good news this time – finally! in the forum Podium 6 years, 1 month ago

Aaaaggghhhhhh!! Brilliant. And it’s everything to do with your own talent and efforts and what you deserve.

Janette started the topic Good news this time – finally! in the forum Podium 6 years, 1 month ago

In the spirit of bringing cheer in these dark times, I can now tell you that after a very rapid response to my initial enquiry, a very nice agent from the Andrew Nurnberg agency has offered representation!

This is for the novel some know as Doris, now called Saving Grace, originating from Ath’s Winter comp 2017 – I reckon I owe you a drink,…[Read more]

Elle started the topic My ride so far on the rollercoaster that is publishing in the forum Blogs 6 years, 1 month ago

I thought I would share my ride so far as many others have done before, in the hope it will be helpful the same way sharing their experience has been to me in the past.

Back in 2016, my first ride was a short one. I had completed a novel which I decided to submit. I got a few very nice rejections praising the writing, but it never got further…[Read more]

JaneShuff replied 6 years, 1 month ago

Wonderful Elle! Huge congratulations.
- Elle replied 6 years, 1 month ago
  
  Thanks Jane! x
Kate replied 6 years, 1 month ago

Brilliant news Elle. I know how hard you’ve worked with all your short stories. Lovely to see that has paid off.
- Elle replied 6 years, 1 month ago
  
  Thanks Kate!
Janette replied 6 years, 1 month ago

Wow, this his fantastic news, Elle! May the rest of the ride be smooth x
- Elle replied 6 years, 1 month ago
  
  Thanks Janette & congrats to you too x

Barny replied to the topic Short story in Barren magazine in the forum Podium 6 years, 1 month ago

Really good, Daeds – and IMO we could all go out and respond publicly to your and Kaz’s FB posts with words to recognise how good this story is. Fantastic.

John S Alty replied to the topic The $2,000,000 Guitar in the forum Blogs 6 years, 1 month ago

Great story.

RichardB replied to the topic The $2,000,000 Guitar in the forum Blogs 6 years, 1 month ago

God, the nostalgia. It’s all coming back to me…

A couple of little snippets from that Croydon club:

I was still at school and couldn’t afford to go there every week, so on weeks when lesser-known bands were billed I didn’t bother. Apparently I wasn’t the only one. One night the promoter got up on his hind legs at the beginning of the evening…[Read more]

Mad Iguana replied to the topic The $2,000,000 Guitar in the forum Blogs 6 years, 1 month ago

That’s a brilliant story, Richard. Absolutely love it!!

Mad Iguana replied to the topic Short story in Barren magazine in the forum Podium 6 years, 1 month ago

Great stuff Daeds! Well done!!

Squidge replied to the topic The $2,000,000 Guitar in the forum Blogs 6 years, 1 month ago

Blimey – and I think my son’s nuts for setting his sights on a bass that’s selling for £5K!

Mind you, he’s got one custom built bass, courtesy of Mr Squidge, and apparently he plans to build another custom ‘normal’ guitar this summer, so who knows what they’ll be worth in years to come…?

Daedalus replied to the topic The $2,000,000 Guitar in the forum Blogs 6 years, 1 month ago

Wow. Magical stuff!

RichardB started the topic The $2,000,000 Guitar in the forum Blogs 6 years, 1 month ago

$2,000,000? Who’d be crazy enough to pay that for a guitar? Kirk Hammett of Metallica, apparently. He did just that in 2016, so the story goes, for a fifty-seven-year-old Gibson Les Paul.

What possessed him, you may be thinking, to do such a thing?

Let’s start from the beginning.

In 1952, following the trend set by Fender, the Gibson Guitar…[Read more]

John S Alty replied to the topic Short story in Barren magazine in the forum Podium 6 years, 1 month ago

Great story telling, Daeds, congratulations.

KazG replied to the topic Short story in Barren magazine in the forum Podium 6 years, 1 month ago

Congratulations Daeds! So well deserved, that story was something special 🙂 xx

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