Den of Writers | Jon Walters | Friends Activity https://www.denofwriters.com/members/ringbolt/activity/friends/ Activity feed for Jon Walters's friends. Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:17:20 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 7a982b81ce68d2beb3daa01a8d82c4ab John S Alty replied to the topic Monthly comp - February 2021 in the forum Monthly Competition https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/monthly-comp-february-2021/#post-9861 Thu, 04 Mar 2021 08:39:57 +0000 Well done, Janette!

]]> 0 de92d72e50f108cf2cccba9ccf75f169 John S Alty posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/16688/#acomment-16700 Sun, 14 Feb 2021 13:14:59 +0000 Thank you, Doug

In reply to - Doug replied to the topic Good news on the lyric writing front in the forum Podium Congrats! Belated, but sincere. That is no small accomplishment. ]]> f1090b7617a5b2cee4566b14c3f30ae6 John S Alty posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/16619/#acomment-16623 Wed, 10 Feb 2021 08:08:53 +0000 Thank you, Ath

In reply to - Athelstone replied to the topic Good news on the lyric writing front in the forum Podium That is amazing news. Well done, indeed! ]]> df78993b45710a822f8ede276db19f61 John S Alty posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/16615/#acomment-16616 Tue, 09 Feb 2021 18:10:25 +0000 Thanks, Bella.

In reply to - Bella replied to the topic Good news on the lyric writing front in the forum Podium Fantastic! Well done. ]]> 11b969cda9ef2ee3a01b7d6f151565d2 John S Alty posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/16582/#acomment-16598 Tue, 09 Feb 2021 11:44:26 +0000 Thank you!

In reply to - Seagreen replied to the topic Good news on the lyric writing front in the forum Podium Fabulous news, John! Congratulations 😀 ]]> 64612b6b8313e271387c6f752f572867 John S Alty posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/16593/#acomment-16597 Tue, 09 Feb 2021 11:44:04 +0000 Thanks, Sandra

In reply to - Sandra replied to the topic Good news on the lyric writing front in the forum Podium Excellent lyrics – and a huge achievement given the number of entries. Well done. ]]> 7f64284009a23fb7a000fad18273cade John S Alty posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/16528/#acomment-16573 Mon, 08 Feb 2021 18:36:07 +0000 Thanks, Janette.

In reply to - John S Alty started the topic Good news on the lyric writing front in the forum Podium John Schofield (my real name) has won the Lyrics Only category in the UK Songwriting Contest 2020 with his song “It’s Later Tha […] ]]> e39323a192ed294974f8185b9b885197 John S Alty posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/16528/#acomment-16572 Mon, 08 Feb 2021 18:35:10 +0000 Thanks, Thea

In reply to - John S Alty started the topic Good news on the lyric writing front in the forum Podium John Schofield (my real name) has won the Lyrics Only category in the UK Songwriting Contest 2020 with his song “It’s Later Tha […] ]]> e88c4179d120da0c5ebcea7d6d74359e John S Alty posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/16532/#acomment-16571 Mon, 08 Feb 2021 18:34:43 +0000 Collaboration. Either someone wanting to produce this song, or one of my others, or wants me to write something to a specific melody. We’ll see! Elton John hasn’t called yet – must be busy.

In reply to - JaneShuff replied to the topic Good news on the lyric writing front in the forum Podium Wow! Congratulations! Where can we read it? ]]> f49babef9569a420c9509a4c36466a81 John S Alty posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/16530/#acomment-16570 Mon, 08 Feb 2021 18:33:38 +0000 Thanks, Libby

In reply to - Libby replied to the topic Good news on the lyric writing front in the forum Podium That’s brilliant, John! Huge congratulations. What an achievement – I’m really pleased. ]]> 033abcdb347c24ad77221284bf25d80f John S Alty posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/16535/#acomment-16569 Mon, 08 Feb 2021 18:31:19 +0000 Thanks, Kate

In reply to - Kate replied to the topic Good news on the lyric writing front in the forum Podium Wow, John. That’s amazing. Such a huge competition. You must be on cloud 9. Congratulations! ]]> 64e18dcb13fbcabbf87a300ef48e3f67 John S Alty posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/16532/#acomment-16533 Mon, 08 Feb 2021 11:01:16 +0000 Should be here:
https://www.songwritingcontest.co.uk/later-than-you-think.html

In reply to - JaneShuff replied to the topic Good news on the lyric writing front in the forum Podium Wow! Congratulations! Where can we read it? ]]> cdb3e12196faf36e3948d3d316d0b042 John S Alty started the topic Good news on the lyric writing front in the forum Podium https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/good-news-on-the-lyric-writing-front/ Mon, 08 Feb 2021 08:50:42 +0000 John Schofield (my real name) has won the Lyrics Only category in the UK Songwriting Contest 2020 with his song “It’s Later Than You Think.”
The UK Songwriting Contest directors and judges include top award-winning producers and songwriters who have worked closely with many of the world´s major artists. There were almost 10,000 song entries from 8…[Read more]

]]> 4 53e67826d7e80311572e780f0e6cba13 John S Alty replied to the topic Monthly comp: December 2020 in the forum Monthly Competition https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/monthly-comp-december-2020/#post-9386 Sat, 02 Jan 2021 09:34:13 +0000 Well done Libby. Excellent entries from all.
Happy New Year!

]]> 0 2d1ea8238f774dfa8a4f733b7ea30474 John S Alty posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/16044/#acomment-16084 Sun, 20 Dec 2020 15:18:33 +0000 Happy to help

In reply to - JaneShuff started the topic Indie publishing deal in the forum Podium Exciting news from me. On The Edge my ‘girl on a lighthouse’ thriller has found a home with Verve Books. It’s been a long journey with a lot of […] ]]> 0035da5036d2a46aa337fbfdd951ee59 John S Alty posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/16044/#acomment-16065 Fri, 18 Dec 2020 15:35:28 +0000 Well done, Jane, I hope it does stupendously well!

In reply to - JaneShuff started the topic Indie publishing deal in the forum Podium Exciting news from me. On The Edge my ‘girl on a lighthouse’ thriller has found a home with Verve Books. It’s been a long journey with a lot of […] ]]> 5af701a61fa7bf60d40e8e755756c6de John S Alty replied to the topic Monthy Comp - September 2020 in the forum Monthly Competition https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/monthy-comp-september-2020/#post-8929 Thu, 01 Oct 2020 16:34:10 +0000 Well done, @seagreen, excellent story.

]]> 0 11ac3ba048f05deb035c9e8e3159efe9 John S Alty replied to the topic Monthy Comp - September 2020 in the forum Monthly Competition https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/monthy-comp-september-2020/#post-8797 Fri, 04 Sep 2020 07:27:30 +0000 Excuse the bizarre formatting, this had indents when I wrote it.

]]> 0 336fcaddafbfc11cfca6cfb423931367 John S Alty replied to the topic Monthy Comp - September 2020 in the forum Monthly Competition https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/monthy-comp-september-2020/#post-8796 Fri, 04 Sep 2020 07:26:30 +0000 Sunset
The sun melted into the horizon like a knob of butter in a frying pan and behind it the sky was on fire, it’s flames dancing on the restless sea. Soon, for this was the tropics where sunset and darkness are never far apart, a million stars would come out to play. Frank and his sister, Sarah, sat shoulder to shoulder, their feet half b…[Read more]

]]> 0 b4c14d68d03ff621c5d7fd59b480799c John S Alty posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/15241/#acomment-15261 Wed, 02 Sep 2020 10:45:45 +0000 Well done Raine!

In reply to - Raine started the topic Indie publishing deal in the forum Podium For anyone who hasn’t seen this on FB or Twitter… Some news… https://www.lunapresspublishing.com/post/welcome-to-the-family-lorraine-wilson Its a […] ]]> 7481bda7d734ef68b5242cc3ebe89363 John S Alty posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/14576/#acomment-14593 Tue, 09 Jun 2020 17:55:49 +0000 Well done, Kate!

In reply to - Kate started the topic Fantasy Anthology in the forum Podium For anyone who likes a bit of fantasy, here’s a link to a soon to be available anthology. It also happens to contains my Steampunk story The Sky’s the […] ]]> b4dcfe007ff20d2e499a5b00ae9feeda John S Alty posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/14509/#acomment-14510 Mon, 01 Jun 2020 17:26:50 +0000 Well done, Jill!

In reply to - Jill replied to the topic Monthly comp – May 2020 in the forum Monthly Competition Thank you, Libby – what a lovely surprise to find I am the winner for the interesting topic you set us. Loved the other entries […] ]]> 7e0544b2806e454bda7a8b1a21d5a3c7 John S Alty replied to the topic Monthly comp - April 2020 in the forum Monthly Competition https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/monthly-comp-april-2020/#post-8216 Fri, 01 May 2020 11:56:09 +0000 Well done, Libby, thoroughly deserved.

]]> 0 f89c0faffc17bf6ebc44a373e9332da4 John S Alty replied to the topic March competition in the forum Monthly Competition https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/march-competition/#post-8080 Wed, 01 Apr 2020 07:56:33 +0000 So, four very different entries this month. Eenie, meanie, minie, mo.

Seagreen made me laugh, Jill made me smile, Raine worried the hell out of me and Athelstone made me melancholy.Can’t separate you, all excellent.

But I’m going to give this months prize to Raine for all that energy and power.

Well done all of you!

]]> 0 516280bbf2a87cbdb49d308053ae04f0 John S Alty replied to the topic March competition in the forum Monthly Competition https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/march-competition/#post-8075 Tue, 31 Mar 2020 07:11:40 +0000 Last day to get your entries in!

]]> 0 65e53356b66eee03db2fdb6a82ca1e2b John S Alty posted an update: Don't anyone worry about the monthly competition. Janette […] https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/13822/ Thu, 19 Mar 2020 18:27:39 +0000 Don’t anyone worry about the monthly competition. Janette and Jane or anyone else, please don’t feel any pressure to participate. I understand.

]]> 1 b7ace68ed7af9ec00d7ae7f3bc24a3de John S Alty replied to the topic Good news this time - finally! in the forum Podium https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/good-news-this-time-finally/#post-8005 Thu, 19 Mar 2020 08:47:21 +0000 Well done, Janette, good luck with the book!

]]> 0 63f93973f7f50c6c19b20fc23e694a67 John S Alty replied to the topic The $2,000,000 Guitar in the forum Blogs https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/the-2000000-guitar/#post-7940 Thu, 12 Mar 2020 15:38:59 +0000 Great story.

]]> 0 fc79a8b18667beebdf8e1298eda1b5a5 John S Alty replied to the topic Short story in Barren magazine in the forum Podium https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/short-story-in-barren-magazine/#post-7925 Wed, 11 Mar 2020 08:36:13 +0000 Great story telling, Daeds, congratulations.

]]> 0 13c82638ff21de46e599028ae50b4882 John S Alty replied to the topic Very Serious Consequences: Harrow and Wealdstone, 1952 in the forum Blogs https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/very-serious-consequences-harrow-and-wealdstone-1952/#post-7874 Mon, 09 Mar 2020 11:44:59 +0000 Another interesting blog, Richard, thank you.

]]> 0 dc2ff0de899de906b4f6a34267dbb4fd John S Alty replied to the topic Monthly competition - February 2020 in the forum Monthly Competition https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/monthly-competition-february-2020/#post-7831 Mon, 02 Mar 2020 12:33:29 +0000 Thank you Raine. Yes it turned out to be a pretty cunning ploy.

]]> 0 39b594a3c927ea6ace2665484680e7c7 John S Alty started the topic March competition in the forum Monthly Competition https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/march-competition/ Mon, 02 Mar 2020 09:01:37 +0000 Well, I think the subject is obvious this month – Spring. Interpret it any way you want in under 400 words. I know you’ll all be brilliant. Good luck!

]]> 0 194c31da8f3305ce9a3986d2a657a748 John S Alty replied to the topic Monthly competition - February 2020 in the forum Monthly Competition https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/monthly-competition-february-2020/#post-7823 Sun, 01 Mar 2020 22:01:55 +0000 Wow, thanks Libby! Well done to the other participants. I’ll think up some devilishly difficult competition for March and post later tomorrow.

]]> 0 6457193e2010653898f649f90957c2b3 John S Alty replied to the topic Monthly competition - February 2020 in the forum Monthly Competition https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/monthly-competition-february-2020/#post-7645 Fri, 14 Feb 2020 11:39:41 +0000 New Day

The smoke from cooking fires lay like a grey blanket over Alexandra township and a tangerine sun rose behind it, then burst clear and threw its warming mantle over the land. The windows of the high-rise buildings on the distant Johannesburg skyline glinted like slabs of molten gold. A typical autumn dawn on the highveld but this was not a…[Read more]

]]> 0 3b82ee89cff8f37b99a6257d8c6be2c0 John S Alty replied to the topic What if I'm a bad human being? in the forum Blogs https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/what-if-im-a-bad-human-being/#post-7559 Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:31:59 +0000 There are also examples in art – Paul Gauguin, Picasso and Freud, for example, were not particularly nice folk, it seems.
If a writer’s work doesn’t reflect his obnoxious views, does that make it OK? Or if his views are expressed in a work of fiction and not an educational piece?
Some very good people write fiction that contains extreme views, but…[Read more]

]]> 0 1fb82b63d1b1cfba424a5711cb8fc825 John S Alty replied to the topic Monthly competition - February 2020 in the forum Monthly Competition https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/monthly-competition-february-2020/#post-7533 Mon, 10 Feb 2020 08:19:23 +0000 No problem @Libby, it was a flippant remark on my part, not intended to be taken seriously.

]]> 0 82f0161fdb8e2ca1ea0ba78c711f0613 John S Alty replied to the topic Monthly competition - February 2020 in the forum Monthly Competition https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/monthly-competition-february-2020/#post-7521 Sat, 08 Feb 2020 16:58:58 +0000 I have two pieces nearly done but I don’t now which of them to enter. Maybe I’ll enter both, one under a pseudonym. Would that be cheating?

]]> 0 0e393e55fe9149845dcb046f33b81b66 John S Alty replied to the topic Monthly competition - January 2020 in the forum Monthly Competition https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/monthly-competition-january-2020/#post-7409 Sat, 01 Feb 2020 22:09:35 +0000 Well done Libby, excellent. Good job, Jane.

]]> 0 7ddcc2bc8a42fc94cee2baff53cf247e John S Alty posted an update: The activity thread is rather strange since the DIY MA […] https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/12921/ Fri, 31 Jan 2020 08:33:41 +0000 The activity thread is rather strange since the DIY MA programme got underway – it’s like overhearing half a conversation. Intriguing.

]]> 3 71ad6615a7691a5adc051695f8f95a58 John S Alty 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-7298 Tue, 28 Jan 2020 09:42:24 +0000 Hi @skylark, good to see you’re back.

]]> 0 8f78d73129870d22f3c38ed8455a640e John S Alty replied to the topic Monthly competition - January 2020 in the forum Monthly Competition https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/monthly-competition-january-2020/#post-7113 Tue, 14 Jan 2020 13:50:27 +0000 Oh, go on Jane, have a peek.You know you want to.

]]> 0 4a93d0ed40644bc8ba02a664f0e88e71 John S Alty replied to the topic Monthly competition - January 2020 in the forum Monthly Competition https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/monthly-competition-january-2020/#post-7091 Mon, 13 Jan 2020 16:14:12 +0000 The Future

“The future is the time we haven’t had yet,” he said, “simple as that.”
“That may be what the future is but not what it holds,” she responded, “not what’s in store, where it might take us.” Then she got up from the picnic table outside The Black Bull and walked off.

He thought about that last exchange…[Read more]

]]> 0 7af6cc0fe266e3155c73447e29c7449f John S Alty posted an update: How's this for a weird coincidence? You may remember my […] https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/12534/ Thu, 09 Jan 2020 11:22:10 +0000 How’s this for a weird coincidence? You may remember my story, “Lost and Found and Lost again”, involving a yoyo competition, that won a monthly comp late last year? Well, I slightly edited it, renamed it “the Yoyo” and entered it in the Reflex Fiction winter contest. It didn’t make the list, but another story did – it’s called “The Yoyo”. By…[Read more]

]]> 2 0fa261d0cd3869129dda840e1c870dc0 John S Alty replied to the topic Monthly Comp - December 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/monthly-comp-december-2019/#post-7026 Thu, 02 Jan 2020 17:01:33 +0000 A belated “well done”, Jane!

]]> 0 0fee5ae5ba9e135333cab09e42cc1486 John S Alty posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/12279/#acomment-12293 Sat, 14 Dec 2019 08:42:55 +0000 “There are three things I have learned never to discuss with people…religion, politics, and the Great Pumpkin” – Linus, Peanuts cartoon, 1966.

In reply to - RichardB posted an update Oh. My. God. Emigration, anyone? ]]> 207f1b0b9402e3a09cc5ef7e27ec5f1d John S Alty replied to the topic Monthly Comp - November 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/monthly-comp-november-2019/#post-6819 Sun, 01 Dec 2019 09:51:58 +0000 Well, I’ve read your entries with great enjoyment. Jeanette gave a beautiful allegorical rendition of the passing seasons, Athers made me laugh with his tale of Norman, the folium-phobiac hoist by his own petard, Sandra found a silver lining and Barney completely confounded me with this disturbing narrative – I’m still asking myself, what the h…[Read more]

]]> 0 4099f8d351e16effa9da730f858a6c37 John S Alty started the topic Monthly Comp - November 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/monthly-comp-november-2019/ Sun, 03 Nov 2019 12:02:47 +0000 OK, I realise there is other stuff going on to occupy you, so let’s keep this simple, and seasonal:
About 400 words on “Falling Leaves”
Have fun!

]]> 0 03ecdba0dc38667aba0c6fd1ae274c9f John S Alty replied to the topic Monthly comp - October 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/monthly-comp-october-2019/#post-6618 Sun, 03 Nov 2019 07:47:08 +0000 Well, there’s a pleasant surprise for a Sunday morning! Thanks, Ath, and thank you fellow Denizens.
I’ll ponder a new prompt and put it up later today.

]]> 0 728533c65726ad7f58a60050d2a82ca0 John S Alty replied to the topic Bumbling Round the Citadel in the forum Blogs https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/bumbling-round-the-citadel/#post-6531 Fri, 25 Oct 2019 16:04:59 +0000 Fascinating tale, Philippa, well done for sticking it out to a triumphant end. Looking forward to reading the book.

]]> 0 a5215d72c454702b647da6c102693cbd John S Alty replied to the topic Story idea in the forum Coffee Shop https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/story-idea/#post-6530 Fri, 25 Oct 2019 16:01:32 +0000 I couldn’t do this idea justice. The right person could really build the tension and explore the changing relationships of the three characters as the story builds. Interesting project for someone, but not me.

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