Den of Writers | S.P.Moss | Friends Activity https://www.denofwriters.com/members/s-p-moss/activity/friends/ Activity feed for S.P.Moss's friends. Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:19:15 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 1bb8a6f266d8cfcca224b4e958e8362e John T replied to the topic Not a Disaster Story in the forum Blogs https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/not-a-disaster-story/#post-17241 Thu, 15 Jan 2026 15:22:57 +0000 We must venture that way. We’re at the other side of Bannau Brycheiniog near Abergavenny.

]]> 0 13378f77204f75fa6a8657619d226383 John T posted an update: Happy fairly-new-year, everyone! I've written very little in […] https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/25183/ Tue, 13 Jan 2026 13:17:02 +0000 Happy fairly-new-year, everyone! I’ve written very little in the last three months for health reasons, but I’m slowly winding back up again. I’ve found a (hopefully acceptable) way to take part in September Song, and I’m returning to blow the dust and cobwebs off my WIP.

]]> 1 9f4d2167afb4af0f9e48b34092aeca15 John T posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/24909/#acomment-24910 Tue, 28 Oct 2025 09:34:49 +0000 Oh well… Athelstone has persuaded me…

In reply to - John T posted an update Ooh, I missed the challenge. My fault for not looking in. But honestly, I have a busy time ahead locally, both writing and storytelling events. And there’s THAT first draft that isn’t yet […] ]]> 72100e63f8edb43e0cecc0ad6a38ecc1 John T posted an update: Ooh, I missed the challenge. My fault for not looking in. But […] https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/24909/ Mon, 27 Oct 2025 17:57:47 +0000 Ooh, I missed the challenge. My fault for not looking in. But honestly, I have a busy time ahead locally, both writing and storytelling events. And there’s THAT first draft that isn’t yet complete. So, good luck everybody and I’ll sit this one out.

]]> 1 ce109f762b0580c080a8c9989b642b81 Thea replied to the topic Choices in the forum September Song https://www.denofwriters.com/groups/september-song/forum/topic/choices-7/#post-16940 Sun, 12 Oct 2025 17:36:16 +0000 Rain

The Emperor’s Spy

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The Lies of Locke Lamora

]]> 0 3cd2966deeceb8d97c7c2304efec1da8 Squidge joined the group September Song https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/24807/ Sat, 11 Oct 2025 10:14:37 +0000 0 9237a8afc47b101610a34c8369e35722 John T posted an update: I haven't been around (apart from a flying visit to Janette […] https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/24544/ Mon, 21 Jul 2025 16:38:42 +0000 I haven’t been around (apart from a flying visit to Janette last week) but much is happening. I’m still ploughing through the first draft of book three – almost there. And Apples in the Dark 2: Angels and Blackbirds is now out in the wild, and available to order through any bookshop (please – I make a loss on every copy sold through Amazon). Sum…[Read more]

]]> 1 896a2a61374ea5226eaebd1d9419e2c9 John T posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/24539/#acomment-24543 Mon, 21 Jul 2025 16:34:28 +0000 Will do.

In reply to - Athelstone posted an update It’s that time again. If anybody feels inclined, please take a glance at the Donations Group. If you aren’t a member of the group, you’ll need to join to see the forum, but that doesn’t […] ]]> 885898329dc9e898044f27d194812304 Thea posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/24172/#acomment-24186 Mon, 31 Mar 2025 16:38:42 +0000 Thanks, Libby!

In reply to - Libby posted an update Change.org has a petition regarding the unlicensed use of authors’ work in AI training https://chng.it/5rPXS2C2Hy ]]> 072701ceceec90cfd58039b61da77a60 Thea posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/23448/#acomment-23850 Mon, 27 Jan 2025 19:28:19 +0000 Congratulations on having another story accepted. You say the anthology might be “up in the air”, so I really hope it all goes through alright.
I honestly don’t think there’s anything “dated” or “off-putting” in your stories. I’ve read several in the challenges over the years and they have all been excellent. I’m sure that if you look back at the…[Read more]

In reply to - Daedalus replied to the topic Chit Chat in the forum A Different Time Re absence of choices and surprises. I’m not sure really. Sometimes they’ve helped me push myself to do something dramatically different, or […] ]]> 49268e2f5553f6b8371bf2f3d239f72f John T posted an update: I've finished my story for the yearly challenge, but I'm […] https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/23819/ Tue, 21 Jan 2025 14:22:00 +0000 I’ve finished my story for the yearly challenge, but I’m lingering before I press the button. One more read-through tomorrow, I think. In other news, I’m fulfilling a long-held ambition and having a retreat at Gladstone’s Library in North Wales soon, to finish the first draft of Apples in the Dark book three.

]]> 0 b9d7d5d7a1d8e99558c5bb25bfb488ca Thea posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/23448/#acomment-23786 Fri, 10 Jan 2025 18:18:19 +0000 Gosh, I had to read that last sentence twice! I’m astounded that only one of your excellent challenge stories has been accepted. Really sorry to hear that.

In reply to - Daedalus replied to the topic Chit Chat in the forum A Different Time Re absence of choices and surprises. I’m not sure really. Sometimes they’ve helped me push myself to do something dramatically different, or […] ]]> 4016c1ffce8eeabdd655f28720d26301 John T posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/23561/#acomment-23586 Sat, 16 Nov 2024 21:29:23 +0000 I’ve been struggling to come up with anything, because my initial idea seems beyond my ability. I’m going to try something simpler.

In reply to - Janette posted an update Good to see so many taking part in the Winter comp. I’ve been wrestling with two ideas though one appears to have risen above the other. I was ready to post it … but late corrections […] ]]> b7c243081a04412bada0d9c45acf633f John T posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/23579/#acomment-23585 Sat, 16 Nov 2024 21:27:46 +0000 I saw your letter, Philippa, and I’m really pleased you voiced what so many of us are feeling.

In reply to - Janette started the topic Is a social media Christmas appeal worthwhile? in the forum Blogs Recently, @Philippa East posted a copy of her letter to the Society of Authors on facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/photo […] ]]> 04b98df4b6f6b9a534bbe335e2848f5c John T posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/23579/#acomment-23584 Sat, 16 Nov 2024 21:26:16 +0000 I’m happy to join any communal effort. I’m an associate member of SoA, because I haven’t sold enough books to classify as a full member. Our Monmouth branch of SoA is very active, and as you can imagine, the subject of celebrity authors comes up a lot, particularly in relation to children’s books. A good friend, Claire Fayers, has just scored a…[Read more]

In reply to - Janette started the topic Is a social media Christmas appeal worthwhile? in the forum Blogs Recently, @Philippa East posted a copy of her letter to the Society of Authors on facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/photo […] ]]> 7f5c8dbcdd1a5889c0fc164020d01352 Thea joined the group A Different Time https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/23454/ Sun, 13 Oct 2024 16:51:34 +0000 0 30aad9cb8c90b2439fb593640fd5c13a John T replied to the topic Chit Chat in the forum A Different Time https://www.denofwriters.com/groups/a-different-time/forum/topic/chit-chat-6/#post-15669 Thu, 26 Sep 2024 20:32:46 +0000 You might get a riff on my current series of novels out of this. There is one character who is hardly affected by the passage of time, and it would be fun to explore her POV. Although how to write it, I haven’t a clue… yet.

]]> 0 c71ff86059b0908a72b7d9d184c05c6c John T joined the group A Different Time https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/23382/ Thu, 26 Sep 2024 20:22:05 +0000 0 85deb1a1184beb2b9eb8b550d07b71e9 John T posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/23346/#acomment-23350 Fri, 20 Sep 2024 14:38:46 +0000 Brilliant!

In reply to - Athelstone posted an update Well, it’s September. Something is usually afoot by now, but I’ve been tied up with finishing a draft and editing, amongst other things. Is the formula too tired? Anybody up for another […] ]]> f7ba1ce04e4e0c70f6d8d018b9b80187 John T posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/23346/#acomment-23348 Fri, 20 Sep 2024 12:48:36 +0000 I’m up for winter writing, Ath. I haven’t been around here much because I’ve been busy with both book two (currently being typeset by Leigh Forbes) and three (less than halfway through first draft) as well as trying to promote and sell book one. Several book fairs and talks about using my own epilepsy in fiction lined up in the near future. But I…[Read more]

In reply to - Athelstone posted an update Well, it’s September. Something is usually afoot by now, but I’ve been tied up with finishing a draft and editing, amongst other things. Is the formula too tired? Anybody up for another […] ]]> be77f20d9f85ff0fe00ddb0809907200 John T posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/22723/#acomment-22752 Thu, 21 Mar 2024 20:40:24 +0000 Mandy’s son Sam has done backstage work, but I think that was more technical – lighting etc.

In reply to - Janette posted an update Apologies for the big absences. I have had a lot to get my head around and the battle is not yet over, but I am starting to ease myself back into addressing an unfinished WIP. I have found […] ]]> ea8c7696c3be14ac1353db5d9d6de98f John T posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/22723/#acomment-22742 Thu, 21 Mar 2024 12:31:57 +0000 I was born in Manchester, but no help, as I left in 1965, aged 10! The Mechanics Institute Library sounds amazing. Dad was a member of one in Hull when he was teenager before the war, and made a point of joining one in Cardiff when we moved there in 1965. All part of the workers’ education movement – he was a big supporter.

In reply to - Janette posted an update Apologies for the big absences. I have had a lot to get my head around and the battle is not yet over, but I am starting to ease myself back into addressing an unfinished WIP. I have found […] ]]> bcb4a4cafda00829cb48a88eaf736ee2 John T posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/22524/#acomment-22591 Tue, 13 Feb 2024 21:42:11 +0000 Thank you so much, Kate. I still hardly believe that anyone might want to buy my book!

In reply to - John T posted an update For those of you who are interested, Apples in the Dark is now available as an Ebook (paperback coming at the end of June). Almost ten years in the writing, tearing up, rewriting, rewriting […] ]]> 2ccda4e1a09a9cbd4b288dc43bf1de7b Squidge posted an update: I always seem to come on here to apologize for not being […] https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/22539/ Fri, 09 Feb 2024 09:05:58 +0000 I always seem to come on here to apologize for not being here… Suffice to say that Life is a bit complicated and sad at the mo, and I’m not at my best. When I have the head space, I’ll be back.

Power to all of your pens in the meantime though 😉

]]> 0 1b04097b7c2f1b02ac866031fd3bcddf John T posted an update: For those of you who are interested, Apples in the Dark is […] https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/22524/ Wed, 07 Feb 2024 21:46:21 +0000 For those of you who are interested, Apples in the Dark is now available as an Ebook (paperback coming at the end of June). Almost ten years in the writing, tearing up, rewriting, rewriting again, etc – but it has finally got there. Links to books and to website in my Linktree. https://linktr.ee/wordswithjohn

]]> 2 6560f5571476f061f1dbbf3d8176c253 John T joined the group DONATIONS https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/22518/ Wed, 07 Feb 2024 09:44:03 +0000 0 6960523c7eb733c961eb50b324402206 John T posted an update: Thanks to advice from Daedalus, Richard and Athelstone, my […] https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/22419/ Mon, 29 Jan 2024 13:04:04 +0000 Thanks to advice from Daedalus, Richard and Athelstone, my entry to Whodunnit with all the weird code is now fixed!

]]> 0 406e8256f280471ceaa9f92c2779f2c6 John T posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/22410/#acomment-22413 Sun, 28 Jan 2024 20:37:26 +0000 Thank you – I’ll try.

In reply to - John T posted an update Anyone on here. Help. Something went wrong in the copying of my story to Whodunnit. It’s full of visible computer code. Anyone know how to cure that? ]]> d185a84dab8d23f07631ca30cad841be John T posted an update: Anyone on here. Help. Something went wrong in the copying of […] https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/22410/ Sun, 28 Jan 2024 15:59:42 +0000 Anyone on here. Help. Something went wrong in the copying of my story to Whodunnit. It’s full of visible computer code. Anyone know how to cure that?

]]> 2 8a6b002669f03c2068f91c8346e54da1 John T replied to the topic Influences in the forum Blogs https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/influences/#post-14471 Tue, 17 Oct 2023 16:33:42 +0000 Salter is an author I’ve never read. 90% of my favourite                                                                                                                                                   contemporary authors are women, but that may be as much about genre as gender. I read very few thrillers or crime novels, and only occasional l…[Read more]

]]> 0 30ce3185f745658add19a556d4d44dd8 Squidge posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/21903/#acomment-21916 Wed, 04 Oct 2023 13:52:19 +0000 interesting…

In reply to - Seagreen started the topic Monthly competition – October 2023 in the forum Monthly Competition I’ve just started listening to Ken Follett on BBC Maestro, and this is (sort of) taken from a task he sets at the end o […] ]]> b7ab39cab6293f7c71823ae06576dc0e Squidge replied to the topic Monthly competition - September 2023 in the forum Monthly Competition https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/monthly-competition-september-2023/#post-14352 Mon, 02 Oct 2023 10:58:11 +0000 Wowser…spoilt for choice! Thank you all for taking my three little words and turning them into lots of great stories. As always, the three objects were used in very different and clever ways. So…

Sandra – there’s something about a pipe-smoking detective, isn’t there? Lovely piece, with the rat almost in the trap until the detective took his…[Read more]

]]> 1 6685c783efdfde5dfe843c1827a9c6bc Squidge posted an update: aaargh! Apologies, such a busy day at church yesterday, […] https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/21891/ Mon, 02 Oct 2023 10:40:15 +0000 aaargh! Apologies, such a busy day at church yesterday, totally forgot I needed to judge the comp! Am on it now…

]]> 0 f5d848aa95cd2fb670fa28c5b87932e3 John T posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/21845/#acomment-21875 Thu, 28 Sep 2023 08:52:20 +0000 My usual remedy for reading problems is to read children’s books. I read a lot – they’re my therapy.

In reply to - Janette posted an update Joined @johnt3 in giving BlueSky a go. Looking forward to finding more familiar faces there, but I haven’t much to report on yet. My book 2 (way off finishing its rewrite) needs to be […] ]]> 1c9e364c9133744a6e93dd365a797715 Squidge posted an update: Only a few days left to get something into the monthly […] https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/21871/ Wed, 27 Sep 2023 18:20:55 +0000 Only a few days left to get something into the monthly comp… Looking forward to reading the entries!

]]> 0 01d650e67bc1d19e3bf9253fccf75083 John T posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/21845/#acomment-21852 Sat, 23 Sep 2023 13:38:26 +0000 🙂

In reply to - Janette posted an update Joined @johnt3 in giving BlueSky a go. Looking forward to finding more familiar faces there, but I haven’t much to report on yet. My book 2 (way off finishing its rewrite) needs to be […] ]]> e84cf7e33e51732a0b60b022eacad64f John T posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/21845/#acomment-21850 Sat, 23 Sep 2023 12:22:53 +0000 I know that black dog. It’s hard to shove it out of the way, sometimes. Big cwtches from Wales x

In reply to - Janette posted an update Joined @johnt3 in giving BlueSky a go. Looking forward to finding more familiar faces there, but I haven’t much to report on yet. My book 2 (way off finishing its rewrite) needs to be […] ]]> f278b15ba62b994d9f886c5b253b731f John T posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/21845/#acomment-21847 Fri, 22 Sep 2023 17:51:14 +0000 There are an increasing number of us there, including a fair few from the Den.

In reply to - Janette posted an update Joined @johnt3 in giving BlueSky a go. Looking forward to finding more familiar faces there, but I haven’t much to report on yet. My book 2 (way off finishing its rewrite) needs to be […] ]]> cc5c4713da521a5fba71edcbb80e6e17 John T posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/21808/#acomment-21846 Fri, 22 Sep 2023 17:50:09 +0000 Being the the most amazing beta-reader, your copy will appear before I publish it. Pre-publication copies are currently at the printers.

In reply to - John T posted an update The proof copy of my novel has arrived. This is getting scarily real! ]]> da96882441be0e2e4ead4a77609e606b John T posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/21808/#acomment-21825 Wed, 20 Sep 2023 09:56:29 +0000 I’ll be cheering you on!

In reply to - John T posted an update The proof copy of my novel has arrived. This is getting scarily real! ]]> 6c4d06d8cd2d347a48e3068200822224 John T posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/21808/#acomment-21823 Wed, 20 Sep 2023 09:17:21 +0000 Not exactly surprising, given the similarities between our writing, but interesting.

In reply to - John T posted an update The proof copy of my novel has arrived. This is getting scarily real! ]]> c7fcb2827466231864c19abcea9f7c56 John T posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/21808/#acomment-21821 Wed, 20 Sep 2023 08:52:26 +0000 It certainly has. I began writing seriously in 2004, at the age of 50.

In reply to - John T posted an update The proof copy of my novel has arrived. This is getting scarily real! ]]> 187e55ebf29934dbb029fec02e2aa817 John T posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/21808/#acomment-21815 Tue, 19 Sep 2023 11:19:36 +0000 Yep.

In reply to - John T posted an update The proof copy of my novel has arrived. This is getting scarily real! ]]> a3bd803c8ad081de1e4a0f7ce6b844c5 John T posted an update: The proof copy of my novel has arrived. This is getting scarily real! https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/21808/ Mon, 18 Sep 2023 20:39:21 +0000 The proof copy of my novel has arrived. This is getting scarily real!

]]> 10 4e507fe5cc5addd6ee65b7426345ff6f John T posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/21785/#acomment-21787 Mon, 11 Sep 2023 15:52:16 +0000 I have no invites to pass on yet, but I gather you get them after a while. It’s a fairly empty space at the moment, but I think it will fill up. People like Joanne Harris, Neil Gaiman and Chuck Wendig are on board.

In reply to - John T posted an update Any of you guys on BlueSky? I’ve found Raine and Athelstone. I’m @johnunworded.bsky.social ]]> 29b86b18a0b1051c8a12d61eb9179a2e John T posted an update: Any of you guys on BlueSky? I've found Raine and Athelstone. […] https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/21785/ Mon, 11 Sep 2023 10:10:23 +0000 Any of you guys on BlueSky? I’ve found Raine and Athelstone. I’m @johnunworded.bsky.social

]]> 2 db7c92e04b5e27e48cef346d9080ffb0 Thea replied to the topic Choices in the forum Whodunnit? https://www.denofwriters.com/groups/whodunnit/forum/topic/choices-6/#post-14259 Thu, 07 Sep 2023 13:51:08 +0000 Reading

Knife

Serious

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