Den of Writers | Raine | Mentions https://www.denofwriters.com/members/raine/activity/mentions/ Activity feed mentioning Raine. Tue, 05 May 2026 08:43:59 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 e6029a5ea2c62e97b275d9b1866fc48c Knicks replied to the topic The Future of the Den (again) in the forum Blogs https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/the-future-of-the-den-again/#post-12484 Wed, 27 Jul 2022 23:41:50 +0000 I like Discord for all those reasons too @raine.

It may well and best suit the members who will show up there, and couldn’t there be an influx of new writerly blood from the different tags we use on open channels?

]]> 0 bbd762307b4629eb20b548c34b2b43bb Knicks replied to the topic Monthly Comp - February 2022 in the forum Monthly Competition https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/monthly-comp-february-2022/#post-11702 Wed, 02 Mar 2022 16:01:36 +0000 Each of the entries for February was so evocative, provocative and moody; it was a great selection of theme from @Raine, and great flow of words from everyone who participated. Congrats as always, Ath, can’t wait to go peek and see what you have in store for March 😊✨

]]> 0 993837fb8b9c4e4aad17b65961e85a51 Knicks replied to the topic Monthly Competition - January 2022 in the forum Monthly Competition https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/monthly-competition-january-2022/#post-11438 Sun, 30 Jan 2022 20:42:54 +0000 Ohai, just had my read-through. January’s entries were really eclectic, both funny and relatable.

@quellomayo – Gripping and amusing in equal measure; this wasn’t one that I’d read normally but having done, I wanted to read more. Fun stuff.

@sandradavies – Definitely en route to overcoming an adversary we can all relate to being plague by in…[Read more]

]]> 0 166a31cfd24ed22a5b9618216e3f5727 Athelstone replied to the topic The Future of the Den - Part 2 in the forum Blogs https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/the-future-of-the-den-part-2/#post-11231 Thu, 25 Nov 2021 17:20:53 +0000 Delete button. That made me scratch my head. @raine do you have a delete button for forum threads at the moment? I sneaked Teabreak onto the (real) Den for a quick check, as my own userid has slightly different access, and it looks as if there isn’t one. It seems very strange that I hadn’t noticed before. I’ll add it to my investigation list. Yes…[Read more]

]]> 0 61041d1b09e4406649fe836d90619309 Sandra posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/17611/#acomment-17612 Thu, 01 Jul 2021 16:23:52 +0000 I did grin at this, Libby – I’ve had ‘sabulous’ scribbled on a scrap of paper and Blutacked to the edge of a shelf above my head for at least three years, but never had a chance to use it. (Possibly I got it from @raine) On the same piece of paper is ‘perse’. I’ve just looked that up and reminded myself it’s bluish grey colour, or , more…[Read more]

In reply to - Libby started the topic Monthly competition July 2021 in the forum Monthly Competition The other day I discovered that sabulous means sandy or gritty. For this month’s competition please use sand and/or grit as a p […] ]]> 61eea6955e4729e239f8015bb89908fe Libby replied to the topic Cover reveal for This Is Our Undoing in the forum Podium https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/cover-reveal-for-this-is-our-undoing/#post-9998 Wed, 17 Mar 2021 10:11:38 +0000 This is a fabulous cover @raine Classy and enticing.

Apologies, I thought I’d replied when I first saw it but obviously I hadn’t 🙁

]]> 0 b89529b8dbbb08133adf180330e12cdc Athelstone posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/17014/#acomment-17039 Wed, 17 Mar 2021 09:42:42 +0000 I hope this isn’t a sign of things to come. While I was checking your blog’s status, I spotted two other posts for “approval”. One was from @libby and the other from @raine. Libby, apologies. The post has a date indicating that it was created yesterday, but the number suggests it’s much older. It’s your post on bookshops and the impact of covid.…[Read more]

In reply to - RichardB posted an update The other day when I tried to submit a new topic in the forums I got ‘This topic is waiting for moderation.’ Either there’s been a change of policy (though I haven’t seen any notice of […] ]]> d49c6da6424acdae8a2e400b50a12c1e Daedalus replied to the topic Cloudie short story challenge publication in the forum Podium https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/cloudie-short-story-challenge-publication/#post-9923 Wed, 10 Mar 2021 15:46:13 +0000 That’s interesting @raine, the story seemed pretty much exactly as I remembered it so I don’t suppose too much can have changed? Really glad to see my writing friends appearing in my favourite sources

]]> 0 93e08739f299efa110305eefe3c80b3b KazG posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/16423/#acomment-16438 Tue, 02 Feb 2021 08:02:49 +0000 It is a thing of BEAUTY and I just love it, @raine! It’s so perfect for your prose – it’s mysterious and evocative and moody with an edge of wildness, and fox. It’s perfect! SO exciting isn’t it? xxx

In reply to - Raine started the topic Cover reveal for This Is Our Undoing in the forum Podium Hey all, Just wanted to show you the cover for my book – I can’t post pictures here, but this link takes you to a wee blogpost. I […] ]]> b4fd2f94b1ef64a126a87173c1cb3a5d Libby posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/16184/#acomment-16200 Tue, 05 Jan 2021 11:56:11 +0000 Thanks, @raine

In reply to - Libby started the topic Copyright question re Den entries in the forum Competitions, Open calls and Writing Opportunities My resolution this year is to enter a couple of short-story competitions beyond the Den. To […] ]]> 0c325b1de2d7ef61459bfb9a1824a526 KazG replied to the topic Traditional or Self-Publishing? in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/traditional-or-self-publishing/#post-9324 Sat, 19 Dec 2020 22:30:18 +0000 Hi Doug, @raine and @janeshuff have both given you great feedback and I agree with them both (though Jane’s reply keeps vanishing! It’s like a hall of mirrors in here sometimes).

Thought I would jump in and give my ha’penny’s worth – I was lucky enough to be signed up by an agent and get a deal with a trad publisher (Penguin Random House) which…[Read more]

]]> 0 3aa773759baadcbc3f0030ed39aeac32 JaneShuff replied to the topic Indie publishing deal in the forum Podium https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/indie-publishing-deal-2/#post-9311 Fri, 18 Dec 2020 08:29:26 +0000 Thank you @athelstone @janette @raine @thea @libby @sandradavies.

Verve are a small imprint of an indie press so there’ll be no books on shelves in Waterstones but they’re lovely people and the fit feels so right. The indie press route has worked very well for me and is well worth a try. They’re often more open to books that don’t quite fit into…[Read more]

]]> 2 6cea07255ff09de3153c1aad393634fb Sandra replied to the topic Monthly competition November 2020 in the forum Monthly Competition https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/monthly-competition-november-2020/#post-9203 Wed, 02 Dec 2020 11:54:16 +0000 @Raine – exactly! When I first read A L Kennedy’s tale, I had to re-read to see how it was done. Then di my best to emulate.

]]> 0 db75df44dff5dcac9aee0f8776dc3406 JaneShuff posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/15323/#acomment-15392 Fri, 18 Sep 2020 09:49:13 +0000 Thanks @raine. You expressed my quandary much better than I could. Still not sure which way to go!!

In reply to - JaneShuff posted an update Just wondering how you are all dealing with the Covid pandemic within your writing. I’m in the planning stages of a new novel and can’t decide. Do I set my novel pre-pandemic? Which feels […] ]]> 375b7c673104db7ea1cbbfb36c5f0f16 KazG posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/15302/#acomment-15319 Thu, 10 Sep 2020 22:12:38 +0000 I remember that piece of brilliance very clearly – so well deserved @raine! I can’t tell you how delighted I am that your work is finally getting the plaudits it deserves!! Whoop whoop from down here xxx

In reply to - Raine started the topic Cloudie short story challenge publication in the forum Podium Hi all, thought you’d be interested to know that ‘Bathymetry’, a short story which came out of a previous winter short story […] ]]> 7454f78cff9c146bbdf7b153bb2fbec4 KazG replied to the topic A gasp escaped me! in the forum Blogs https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/a-gasp-escaped-me/#post-8704 Fri, 21 Aug 2020 09:02:30 +0000 Yes, I agree with @raine and @jillybean. Boyne is clearly lazy and arrogant with it. I recall some online stoush he had with the Auschwitz Memorial Museum (!!) when they criticised the historical accuracy of his book, and his snooty and dismissive response. I have despised him since I must say. I tend to research more than I need but I have a…[Read more]

]]> 0 16173447b0e2afb2013eb172f2df3452 Daedalus posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/15081/#acomment-15090 Fri, 14 Aug 2020 18:37:02 +0000 Joshua Slocum’s ‘Sailing Alone Around The World’ is great. Then there’s Francis Chichester’s book about his own circumnavigation, which I think was just called Gypsy Moth, or possibly Around The World In Gypsy Moth? Thanks for recommending Daedalus @raine – very kind. It’s OOP now but I’ll see if I have any spare copies left

In reply to - JaneShuff posted an update Some advice please. I have just started reading aloud everyday via Facetime to my father who has Alzheimers and we are close to getting to the end of the book he had picked up. So I am […] ]]> e0cd5d2a4a5c3a894ca943ce8cdc53ce Giselle replied to the topic Monthly comp - April 2020 in the forum Monthly Competition https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/monthly-comp-april-2020/#post-8219 Fri, 01 May 2020 12:49:03 +0000 Thank you @Raine for the lovely feedback and for a comp idea that allowed us to think beyond our times, much needed at this point!
Congratulations to @Libby, yours is beautifully written and a well-deserved win.
Hapy May Day everyone!

]]> 0 659ecde36d2dcee04b494b4c43bffab0 Libby replied to the topic Monthly comp - April 2020 in the forum Monthly Competition https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/monthly-comp-april-2020/#post-8217 Fri, 01 May 2020 12:00:00 +0000 Thank you @Raine and everyone, this is a lovely surprise! I enjoyed the challenge of writing some non-fiction. I loved everyone else’s entries too. A captivating variety as always, and such good writing.

I’ll go away now and think of a theme for the May competition.

]]> 0 6ebb225f1be8ccb4d8b428c7526847f5 KazG posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/14174/#acomment-14193 Thu, 23 Apr 2020 02:00:28 +0000 Ghosts in machines! Is there anything more terrifying? Sitting in there, watching us all through Google whatsits…glad it didn’t get you, @raine…

In reply to - Raine posted an update in the group CoronaMo 1900 words today despite my computer (actually) screaming at me when I first turned it on this morning! Seems to have exorcised whatever ghost that was – phew. But then […] ]]> 9038a11b8eed412936df8654c2a410d1 JaneShuff posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/14174/#acomment-14177 Tue, 21 Apr 2020 08:42:02 +0000 Sounds very dangerous in your house @Raine.

In reply to - Raine posted an update in the group CoronaMo 1900 words today despite my computer (actually) screaming at me when I first turned it on this morning! Seems to have exorcised whatever ghost that was – phew. But then […] ]]> 0243bbc451e3b4e8690f10a16dd13bbc KazG posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/13995/#acomment-14080 Tue, 14 Apr 2020 03:03:20 +0000 Thanks @janeshuff, @sandradavies and @raine! Sorry I didn’t see this Raine, I’ve been a bit erratic on all fronts lately. Book 2 is crawling along, it needs much more attention than I seem able to give it, unfortunately! I had so much great beta feedback and I know what needs to change to make the book stronger – but getting my head in a fit state…[Read more]

In reply to - KazG posted an update in the group CoronaMo Popping in to say hello – I’ve been in a most peculiar head space and sure it’s do to with It That Shall Not Be Named, but slowly getting some focus and clarity back. […] ]]> 986b5654ff213b6ba68516c252cb8102 Amanda Berriman (Skylark) posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/14046/#acomment-14068 Fri, 10 Apr 2020 10:30:58 +0000 @raine It is! It’s been a bit of a worry the last month that his only exercise has been doing Wii sports in his standing frame and our unqualified attempts to mimick his physio sessions. I feel better knowing we can go out biking two or three times a week – a good cardio workout for him with the hills we have around here!

In reply to - Amanda Berriman (Skylark) posted an update in the group CoronaMo Hello *waves* How is everyone doing? So much for my intention to spend more time in the Den – it’s been two months!! Things went a bit hectic in […] ]]> b04886be5e132b4f197b8dc5be82223f JaneShuff posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/14037/#acomment-14060 Fri, 10 Apr 2020 07:54:21 +0000 Yes @raine, What is a sea brick?

In reply to - Raine posted an update in the group CoronaMo Anyone got swallows back yet? Was looking for them today but no luck yet. Walk along the beach did turn up a white sea brick though (now called Beatrice, mini lugged it […] ]]> 88d1cdb657701dca8f73a66c01ce0cb9 KazG posted an update in the group CoronaMo: Popping in to say hello - I've been in a most peculiar head […] https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/13995/ Fri, 03 Apr 2020 00:51:22 +0000 Popping in to say hello – I’ve been in a most peculiar head space and sure it’s do to with It That Shall Not Be Named, but slowly getting some focus and clarity back. I’ve felt like a cabbage moth, flitting from here to there and never really settling, when I need to channel the caterpillar, with her steady devouring progress.

Also, I had some…[Read more]

]]> 6 1cfb6695c22c82772cf65439265d9c76 Sandra posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/13826/#acomment-13840 Sat, 21 Mar 2020 06:41:00 +0000 @Raine – sounds liberating. Long may it continue.

In reply to - Raine posted an update in the group CoronaMo I did the decluttering exercise the other day, @janeshuff. But yes @janette, I might try the monthly prompt as a mini-challenge next week. I’ve actually just […] ]]> 7b61cd3b5b60062e74883a8a1eb9621c Janette posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/13826/#acomment-13835 Fri, 20 Mar 2020 22:57:33 +0000 @Raine, I feel very guilty about this, but my meeting with the agent today has left me with quite a list of ‘to do’s’ she wants done quickly, and I’m not sure I’ll be able to make the comp.
Re the new wip, best of luck, though I feel it is in very capable hands and sometimes no planning comes up with surprising results!

In reply to - Raine posted an update in the group CoronaMo I did the decluttering exercise the other day, @janeshuff. But yes @janette, I might try the monthly prompt as a mini-challenge next week. I’ve actually just […] ]]> 8df0ab8f51161501294368b7ae062bf2 Elle replied to the topic My ride so far on the rollercoaster that is publishing in the forum Blogs https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/my-ride-so-far-on-the-rollercoaster-that-is-publishing/#post-8017 Fri, 20 Mar 2020 20:43:11 +0000 Thanks @kazg and @raine! It’s really a dream come true to have got that far.

]]> 0 e8f1f4ef6c8d76b417e49b354efededf JaneShuff posted an update in the group CoronaMo: I saw you’d done it @raine but I can’t look until I have had […] https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/13832/ Fri, 20 Mar 2020 15:21:10 +0000 I saw you’d done it @raine but I can’t look until I have had a go myself. Well done on the new pantser WIP. Enjoy. You can always be like me and spend months trying to get it into some sort of shape afterwards.

]]> 0 526f5ace74fef219ee4ca014951a9154 Janette posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/13804/#acomment-13812 Thu, 19 Mar 2020 12:07:16 +0000 That sounds fab, @raine! Wish I lived closer, but I’m sure it’ll be a great success. This could be a start of a new opportunity …

In reply to - Raine posted an update in the group CoronaMo So today I wrote lesson plans for a four week writing course I will hopefully be running at Falkland Palace at some point (thanks to @seagreen). Having only taught […] ]]> 6915a75632b1a33f73050acbe2f97fa8 Libby posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/13510/#acomment-13511 Sun, 01 Mar 2020 20:05:05 +0000 @raine – you are in there! Apologies for misspelling your name.

In reply to - Libby replied to the topic Monthly competition – February 2020 in the forum Monthly Competition I really enjoyed these stories. Each one had a compelling premise, good narrative drive and strong writing. All were […] ]]> 76b62814d23da9fa1e1e619d8b58ba65 JaneShuff replied to the topic Monthly competition - January 2020 in the forum Monthly Competition https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/monthly-competition-january-2020/#post-7400 Sat, 01 Feb 2020 17:54:51 +0000 Thank you everyone. And sorry for the delay. We’re away for a few days from tomorrow and I had quite a few things that had to be done before we went.

A cracking bunch of entries. I hope you enjoyed writing these as much as I enjoyed reading them. As usual I was struck by the many different ways they all responded to the theme.

1) @johnalty. I…[Read more]

]]> 0 7100bb29a00d29ae14eb74f6c3221643 KazG replied to the topic Class 3: Writing Exercise, Raine. in the forum Andrew Wille's DIY MA course https://www.denofwriters.com/groups/andrew-willes-diy-ma-course/forum/topic/class-3-writing-exercise-raine/#post-7396 Sat, 01 Feb 2020 02:42:25 +0000 Oh my lord @raine this is magnificent. Heartfelt and raw but with real beauty too (I don’t think you can help your writing being beautiful, frankly). That images of the monsters under the sea and the line about undoing her smile as if it had never been, the line about her joys being taken away – joy in his kindness, moments of softness. So vivid,…[Read more]

]]> 0 e14676114156908f1f78994c02624b08 Bella replied to the topic Class 3: Writing Exercise, Bella in the forum Andrew Wille's DIY MA course https://www.denofwriters.com/groups/andrew-willes-diy-ma-course/forum/topic/class-3-writing-exercise-bella/#post-7362 Thu, 30 Jan 2020 16:12:23 +0000 @janeshuff – yes, Waltraut was trying to escape him. He wasn’t pulling the strings, she had simply tired of him.

@raine – glad you picked up on the unreliability. Waltraut ultimately got him out of her life by framing him for cheating in his exams, resulting in him getting thrown out of school and all manner of other ills. As for the second…[Read more]

]]> 0 53d5f811d07a7797b1b4485cddfb130c Amanda Berriman (Skylark) replied to the topic Dipping my toe back in in the forum Blogs https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/dipping-my-toe-back-in/page/2/#post-7224 Wed, 22 Jan 2020 20:04:00 +0000 @raine Hello! Yes, I think I’ve solved it, though it would help if everyone could just accept that in the first few chapters of my novel, Thursday becomes Friday without anyone sleeping 😀

@kazg Hello to you too! I’m feeling a bit of second book pressure, mainly because Home had the USP of a child’s voice and this one doesn’t have that so I’m…[Read more]

]]> 0 22b9a86362de30c093774fd9f1ee69a7 Amanda Berriman (Skylark) replied to the topic Brexit dismay in the forum Coffee Shop https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/brexit-dismay/#post-7223 Wed, 22 Jan 2020 19:58:58 +0000 @libby I didn’t for a long time (esp with Twitter) and now I have, it’s hard to switch off from it as it is addictive. But I think I’m learning to manage it better to get the best bits out of it without the worst bits dragging me down.

@janeshuff I’m sorry you and your family have been through a similar thing. It does change everything. I hope…[Read more]

]]> 0 1bd64e32e25b7b3ff54c3b3d5c12d28b Daedalus replied to the topic Brexit dismay in the forum Coffee Shop https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/brexit-dismay/#post-7217 Tue, 21 Jan 2020 13:32:23 +0000 @Raine I like that quote (it reminds me of the fake George Orwell one). Whether it helps or not is a different question, but as Joseph Conrad pointed out, ‘action is consolatory’.

@skylark I’ve been following your family’s journey when you’ve posted on Facebook and I can’t begin to express my admiration. The strength conferred by love is…[Read more]

]]> 0 88d4d36c0a9aed5b74248ae6089ed379 JaneShuff replied to the topic Craft Seminar Class 2: Character 1 - Outer Worlds in the forum Andrew Wille's DIY MA course https://www.denofwriters.com/groups/andrew-willes-diy-ma-course/forum/topic/craft-seminar-class-2-character-1-outer-worlds/page/2/#post-6842 Tue, 03 Dec 2019 08:13:30 +0000 Thank you @raine. I”ll look forward to reading it!

]]> 0 f507b06ba1db1a79552802ee13f6884f KazG replied to the topic Craft Seminar Class 2: Character 1 - Outer Worlds in the forum Andrew Wille's DIY MA course https://www.denofwriters.com/groups/andrew-willes-diy-ma-course/forum/topic/craft-seminar-class-2-character-1-outer-worlds/#post-6823 Sun, 01 Dec 2019 11:01:50 +0000 Ooh yes that would be fab, thank you @raine. And yes, Julie C is the fabbest 🙂

]]> 0 fc3d8b59c7d94cbdc25caab0df89634b JaneShuff replied to the topic Craft Seminar Class 2: Character 1 - Outer Worlds in the forum Andrew Wille's DIY MA course https://www.denofwriters.com/groups/andrew-willes-diy-ma-course/forum/topic/craft-seminar-class-2-character-1-outer-worlds/#post-6806 Fri, 29 Nov 2019 10:01:39 +0000 It would be great if you could try and post some notes from the Stephanie Hutton workshop @raine. I’m at the stage where I find all the exercises very useful – end of first draft and starting the second which is when I try to do serious planning – but I agree timing is everything!

]]> 0 100e4cc48c7858b23876cc69d135bd5c KazG replied to the topic Class 1 - Writing exercise, Kaz in the forum Andrew Wille's DIY MA course https://www.denofwriters.com/groups/andrew-willes-diy-ma-course/forum/topic/class-1-writing-exercise-kaz/#post-6600 Thu, 31 Oct 2019 07:42:22 +0000 Haha @raine, I’m delighted to be in any writing club you’re in 🙂

and thank you so much @raine, @Hilary and @janeshuff x

]]> 0 ff62d41ad3f29c061f989ef21605a289 Squidge replied to the topic Class 1: Writing exercise, Squidge in the forum Andrew Wille's DIY MA course https://www.denofwriters.com/groups/andrew-willes-diy-ma-course/forum/topic/class-1-writing-exercise-squidge/#post-6585 Tue, 29 Oct 2019 18:44:18 +0000 Ta all! The substance in question was, I believe, CBD oil; two gents were having a very animated discussion about setting up in business to supply it.

@Raine – I am a death-dreamer, too! I’ve been shot, drowned, stabbed – really weird to feel my life ebbing away in the dream.

I think the forced thing is definitely due to the fact that I try to…[Read more]

]]> 0 d2bc8e465218b8e280c9100cccb08223 Athelstone posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/11787/#acomment-11791 Tue, 29 Oct 2019 14:33:13 +0000 @raine you could try making the group hidden. Members will still be able to read and post etc. No idea whether the issue is in Wordpress, BBPress, or BuddyPress – the relationships are a bit of a nightmare.

In reply to - Raine posted an update Anyone (esp. @jillybean or @athelstone) able to tell me why the MA course posts are visible on the main wall to non-members even though the group is set to private? When I’m logged out I can […] ]]> f9c2ca43c3facb672ec8253f367ba0d2 KazG replied to the topic Class 1: Writing Exercise, Raine. in the forum Andrew Wille's DIY MA course https://www.denofwriters.com/groups/andrew-willes-diy-ma-course/forum/topic/class-1-writing-exercise-raine/#post-6451 Sun, 20 Oct 2019 06:44:06 +0000 I do love your mini, @raine 🙂

]]> 0 b2cb7a512446d01f52e7aa0fca515098 KazG replied to the topic Craft Seminar Class 1: Getting Started: Memory, Obs in the forum Andrew Wille's DIY MA course https://www.denofwriters.com/groups/andrew-willes-diy-ma-course/forum/topic/craft-seminar-class-1-getting-started-memory-obs/#post-6445 Sat, 19 Oct 2019 04:32:48 +0000 Thanks so much @raine! I happily and humbly stand in line behind reptiles and felines, in your absolutely correct pecking order 🙂

]]> 0 092f24906b943fa138db6ea5278b5081 KazG replied to the topic Craft Seminar Class 1: Getting Started: Memory, Obs in the forum Andrew Wille's DIY MA course https://www.denofwriters.com/groups/andrew-willes-diy-ma-course/forum/topic/craft-seminar-class-1-getting-started-memory-obs/#post-6423 Thu, 17 Oct 2019 20:40:26 +0000 I’m very happy to be on this journey with all you amazing writers, as well. What a privilege! I understand your reaction perfectly @hilary.

I’ve read the Le Guin chapter (again – luckily I already had that book but haven’t properly done the exercises, so hooray for this course) but I’m still waiting for my Burroway book to arrive. Can I get…[Read more]

]]> 0 2c1c0e8e4610609d8a44dd9510365e0a Kate replied to the topic Craft Seminar Class 1: Getting Started: Memory, Obs in the forum Andrew Wille's DIY MA course https://www.denofwriters.com/groups/andrew-willes-diy-ma-course/forum/topic/craft-seminar-class-1-getting-started-memory-obs/#post-6387 Wed, 16 Oct 2019 11:05:36 +0000 I’m with you on all that @Raine.

]]> 0 700849ea4a285d41dff9593233fffbcb KazG replied to the topic Syllabus and course materials. in the forum Andrew Wille's DIY MA course https://www.denofwriters.com/groups/andrew-willes-diy-ma-course/forum/topic/syllabus-and-course-materials/page/2/#post-6346 Sun, 13 Oct 2019 21:56:35 +0000 WOW. I’ve been out of the Den for these v busy last few weeks rushing around UK and Bulgaria and have just popped in.

THANK YOU @woolleybeans and @raine! I’m so appreciative that you’ve both gone ahead and applied scientific clarity and teacherly experience to this huge project and marshalled it into a manageable form. I am SO KEEN and very…[Read more]

]]> 0 b2c70da544066e5c14731dfae0c368fe JaneShuff posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/11124/#acomment-11169 Thu, 19 Sep 2019 12:18:30 +0000 Completely agree with everything you say, @raine. Slow and gentle. Let’s have a go and discuss as we go along….

In reply to - Raine posted an update Anyone seen this? I wonder whether it would be possible to ‘run’ this informally here somehow… https://wille.org/blog/2019/09/17/syllabus-for-a-diy-ma-in-creative-writing-2019/ ]]> 831ed03d63b32c5c344b2db983438087 JaneShuff replied to the topic National Creative Writing Industry Day in the forum Competitions, Open calls and Writing Opportunities https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/national-creative-writing-industry-day/#post-6034 Wed, 11 Sep 2019 16:37:47 +0000 I can’t @Raine. I’d love to though… But do tell us what it’s like.

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