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Squidge replied to the topic Interview with Fiona Erskine, author of The Chemical Detective in the forum Blogs 7 years, 7 months ago
It’s a really fab interview – I so want to read this!!
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Squidge replied to the topic World Book Day 2019 – quite an experience! in the forum Blogs 7 years, 7 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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Squidge replied to the topic World Book Day 2019 – quite an experience! in the forum Blogs 7 years, 7 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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Squidge replied to the topic World Book Day 2019 – quite an experience! in the forum Blogs 7 years, 7 months ago
Thanks both – I can honestly say I have never experienced the stress/panic I did yesterday. Once I knew I was safe – ie at the school – I was OK. Quite cathartic to write it all out though and wonder why I responded like I did when I don’t usually react in this way.
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Thea replied to the topic My Publishing Nightmare – the story of a book deal gone bad (Part 1) in the forum Blogs 7 years, 7 months ago
@daedalus Thank you for posting these. And all credit to you for your resilience.
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Thea replied to the topic Plotting workshop notes in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 7 years, 7 months ago
This looks really interesting. Thanks for sharing, Kaz.
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John S Alty replied to the topic Plotting workshop notes in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 7 years, 7 months ago
How incredibly generous of you to share your notes in this way, KazG. Thank you.
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Squidge started the topic World Book Day 2019 – quite an experience! in the forum Blogs 7 years, 7 months ago
If you’re a parent, you’ll probably have had to rustle up a costume for today – there will have been lots of Wallys, Gangsta Grannies, cats in hats and other favourites going to school to today.
I went to Coventry, for an all day author visit. Although the visit itself went well, it was a bit of a nightmare morning.
I set off at 7.30am, allowing…[Read more]
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Squidge posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Writing this now cos I won’t be logging on at 6am tomorrow…
Happy World Book Day for Thursday! I’m spending the day doing authory things in an all-girls’ school in Coventry…
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John S Alty replied to the topic Hull Paragon: The Million-to-One Chance in the forum Blogs 7 years, 8 months ago
Richard,
My late father would tell of a train crash in Diggle, then in Yorkshire, in 1923 or 1924. He was four and witnessed the accident whilst out walking with his granddad. He was interviewed by the local newspaper and is reported to have said “It were a grand smash” or similar. I see from google that four people died, so it probably wasn’t so…[Read more] -
John S Alty replied to the topic Hull Paragon: The Million-to-One Chance in the forum Blogs 7 years, 8 months ago
Really enjoy these tales of the rails, thank you.
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John S Alty replied to the topic Short Story Publication/Competition in the forum Podium 7 years, 8 months ago
I know I’m incredibly talented, Daeds, I’m just pretending to be modest.
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Newbie replied to the topic Monster Anthology opportunity in the forum Competitions, Open calls and Writing Opportunities 7 years, 8 months ago
Thanks, Bella, will take a look 🙂 x
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John S Alty replied to the topic Short Story Publication/Competition in the forum Podium 7 years, 8 months ago
Thanks Philippa, Thea. Not much prospect of me progressing but I’m sure Elle is in with a chance.
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And I thought things couldn’t get more apposite after the year of the cock
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Happy New Year! I’m a fan of pigs. Having met wild boars, I have much respect (mild terror) for them, and much love for the stripyness of their babes.
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I like peccaries, with their tiny dainty feet
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Okay, a bit of porcine trivia. The meat of the wild boar is prized in some quarters in France, but the animal is a protected species (though that doesn’t stop it being sold under the counter occasionally). to get round this, pig breeders have crossed the wild boar (sanglier) with the farmyard pig (cochon). The resultant hybrid is known as a…[Read more]
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French is great. En anglais that would just be a Big
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😀 @daedalus that made me cackle!
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@raine I adore the baby humbugs. Utterly cute. They have escape ladders and platforms attached to trees in the Austrian woods to get away from angry Dad pigs, though.
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I wonder where the other replies went?
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It’s a bug that means the ‘show all replies’ button sometimes fails to appear, unfortunately. Has been annoyingly persistent
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@bellam those platforms are a genius idea! Could have done with them in Poland – although it was the very protective mummies who made me more nervous tbh, especially when gorgeous humbugs decided to check out my boots!!
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Thea replied to the topic Short Story Publication/Competition in the forum Podium 7 years, 8 months ago
That’s excellent! Congratulations, John and Elle.
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John S Alty replied to the topic Short Story Publication/Competition in the forum Podium 7 years, 8 months ago
Thanks, @JaneShuff
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John S Alty replied to the topic Short Story Publication/Competition in the forum Podium 7 years, 8 months ago
I made the long list for the Ink Tears Short Story Competition 2018.
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Squidge replied to the topic Monthly comp: Feb 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 7 years, 8 months ago
Nice… my kind of prompt.
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