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KazG replied to the topic Help/brainstorming needed please – using antagonist narrator in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 7 years, 3 months ago
What an interesting idea, @bellam. I think this could defintely work.
Maybe one way to play it would be writing Molly in a slightly unreliable narrator way, so the reader is never quite sure whether it really is the house narrating, or Molly’s mental state projecting her own anxieties. I like the Stockholm Syndrome possibilities here too – the…[Read more]
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KazG replied to the topic Interview with Fiona Erskine, author of The Chemical Detective in the forum Blogs 7 years, 3 months ago
Fantastic interview, @daedalus and @bric! I read an earlier version of this book and I LOVED it back then – can’t wait to read the new shiny published version š
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Daedalus replied to the topic Interview with Fiona Erskine, author of The Chemical Detective in the forum Blogs 7 years, 3 months ago
I should have tagged @bric of course… Sorry
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Raine replied to the topic Plotting workshop notes in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 7 years, 3 months ago
I’ve just printed out Annie Neugerbauer’s worksheet to see if it helps me tackle the next round of wip edits. š
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Raine replied to the topic Interview with Fiona Erskine, author of The Chemical Detective in the forum Blogs 7 years, 3 months ago
Great interview, well done both @daedalus and @fiona. š Can’t wait to see the book in all its glory.
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Squidge posted an update 7 years, 3 months ago
@athelstone – can’t find the donations thingy in forum. Thought it might be under admin, but no joy and it doesn’t seem to be listed anywhere else in there?
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Hi Squidge, from login select Groups, then scroll down and select Donations, then select Forum š There are two topics. the first is a summary of where we are and how to donate. The second is for chat.
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I’ve checked there too Squidge, and it’s showing as not having a forum. No topics Ath.
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That’s odd. There aren’t any settings I can see to make the forum more visible, or even to hide it or anything really. It’s a public group, can you see the forum if you join it?
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Yes, you have to join.
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Ah, well that’s my inexperience with the site then. I should have added ‘join’ as a step.
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Squidge replied to the topic Interview with Fiona Erskine, author of The Chemical Detective in the forum Blogs 7 years, 3 months ago
It’s a really fab interview – I so want to read this!!
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Athelstone posted an update 7 years, 3 months ago
Den of Writers is a FREE forum. That means that nobody pays for membership and if you join you are absolutely entitled to use and enjoy the place as much as anybody – in fact, you are encouraged to.
However, people have enquired about contributing to the cost of hosting the site, so the Donations group will show you how to if you want to.…[Read more]
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Daedalus started the topic Interview with Fiona Erskine, author of The Chemical Detective in the forum Blogs 7 years, 3 months ago
I thought Denizens might enjoy this interview with the author of The Chemical Detective, a thriller due out soon from Point Blank, an imprint of OneWorld. Those of you who were around in the Word Cloud days will of course know that author as Bric. It’s a fantastic novel – go and buy…[Read more]
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Athelstone replied to the topic Plotting workshop notes in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 7 years, 3 months ago
Just brilliant notes.
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Daedalus replied to the topic Plotting workshop notes in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 7 years, 3 months ago
Many, many thanks for this Kaz. Multiple lightbulb moments. As Philippa says, it can make a big difference finding a model that works for you (and indeed, different ones might apply themselves better to different works). Iām trying to structure a novella at the moment, which is obviously somewhat different to a novel, and some of the more s…[Read more]
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Squidge replied to the topic World Book Day 2019 – quite an experience! in the forum Blogs 7 years, 3 months ago
Oh Jane – yes, I can totally imagine that. And Richard – it would be so much easier if they actually had the right info on the signs, wouldn’t it?!
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JaneShuff replied to the topic World Book Day 2019 – quite an experience! in the forum Blogs 7 years, 3 months ago
I parked the car in the middle of Rennes once and after I’d wiped away the tears, got out and walked until I found the road I needed…
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Squidge replied to the topic World Book Day 2019 – quite an experience! in the forum Blogs 7 years, 3 months ago
I am so glad to hear that I’m not the only driver who goes through this!! Part of me was thinking I was a real idiot for getting so worked up after over 30 years of relatively trouble-free driving…but maybe getting majorly lost somewhere is a rite of passage that I’ve just managed to delay?!
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JaneShuff replied to the topic Help/brainstorming needed please – using antagonist narrator in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 7 years, 3 months ago
Oh I think you could make it work @bellam. On one level the house could be a sort of manifestation of the forces inside Molly’s head keeping her imprisoned and I like the duality of it being a safe place and a prison at the same time.
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KazG replied to the topic Plotting workshop notes in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 7 years, 3 months ago
you’re all very welcome and I’m glad if they’re useful š But I forgot to put index cards in! I’ve just added that now, point 2 after Donald Maas.
Yes, that’s right @philippaeast – it’s very liberating to put all these approaches on the table and see that they all ‘work’ even though they’re different. It’s all there for the taking and what works…[Read more]
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