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Sandra started the topic DIY soapbox in the forum Podium 6 years, 10 months ago
Eight years ago I signed up for NaNoWriMo 2011 with plans to write a murder mystery (a genre I then knew little of).
I had a title. An idea: a cruise ship on which brides were bumped off to order. I had back stories for a dozen honeymooning couples; for shipās crew and owners (some good, some bad). Best of all I had DI Luke Darbyshere and c…[Read more]
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Sandra replied to the topic Monthly comp – July 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 11 months ago
Sensible lass, your daughter …
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Sandra replied to the topic Publishing deal!! in the forum Podium 6 years, 11 months ago
Saw this on FB, but deserves double congratulations. Well done.
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Sandra replied to the topic Monthly comp – July 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 11 months ago
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Sandra posted an update 6 years, 11 months ago
July’s competition – I’ve given you the first eight words; you only need add 200 more. @libby has set the standard, but I’ve no doubt there’s more than 200 variations to be had. Deadline 31st.
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Superb line prompt, Sandra. I hope to have a go.
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Sandra posted a new activity comment 6 years, 11 months ago
Yup, I second Bella as that does have a sort of deadline. And ought to afford time for copious chocolate consumption.
(But you’ve omitted the monthly competition!!)-
I’d agree, if something is time sensitive, do that first. Otherwise choose whichever is most likely to be finished or substantially completed in the time you have available so you can cross it off your list/see an end in sight for it.
And eat and drink whatever helps the process along!
Good luck.
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Sandra started the topic Monthly comp – July 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 11 months ago
āBringing a gun into a house
changes it.āThe opening words lines of a poem entitled āThe Gun’, written in 2001 by Vicki Feaver, whose work I discovered last year.
Iād like you to enlarge upon this by adding no more than 200 words.
And because Iām not convinced that two months makes participation any more likely, Iām setting a deadline of…[Read more]
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Sandra replied to the topic Bi-Monthly Comp – May/June 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 11 months ago
Good heavens, Raine – what a compliment, especially in view of the strength of the rest; I certainly was torn between at least three to name as my favourite. Thank you, indeed. And you can most certainly read the rest, as soon as it’s done. (Currently ‘resting’ after finishing a first draft last week, and already knowing things need…[Read more]
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Sandra replied to the topic Bath Novel Award Successes in the forum Podium 6 years, 11 months ago
Saw John’s news, but congratulations to Mad Iguana too – what an achievement for you both.
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Sandra posted a new activity comment 6 years, 11 months ago
Just re-read them all – what a wonderfully promising selection of future novels.
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Sandra replied to the topic New Book Release: Revolt (The King's Knight) in the forum Podium 6 years, 12 months ago
Well done, Jules and thanks for the horse breed check list, correcting my belief that a destrier was a sort of fast carthorse. I’m a big fan of Dorothy Dunnett so this will be added to my list.
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Sandra posted a new activity comment 7 years ago
In this case, it’s a writing exercise, each of us posting for others to comment on. One seen and disappeared, the other never seen at all.
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I’m afraid I have no immediately explanation but I’ll attempt to access it from the back end and see what can be done.
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Sandra posted a new activity comment 7 years ago
Fingers crossed the will reappear – same lack on phone & laptop, of both links and double speech boxes.
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The other thing to consider is that if you repky to a comment, and the author of the comment deletes it, all the replies to that comment will be deleted to.
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In this case, it’s a writing exercise, each of us posting for others to comment on. One seen and disappeared, the other never seen at all.
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I’m afraid I have no immediately explanation but I’ll attempt to access it from the back end and see what can be done.
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Sandra posted a new activity comment 7 years ago
Me too – an astonishingly varied and well-worked collection.
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Am just about to spend a week travelling round the UK visiting family (hello internet@sea) and am looking forward to reading them all!
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I’ve not looked, but I can’t wait!
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Go on, have a peek; you know you want to.
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Sandra posted a new activity comment 7 years ago
What happened was that the rigmarole of unrecognised password/user name has to be faced again … thanks but no thanks.
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Sandra posted a new activity comment 7 years ago
Damn! I’ll have another go at offing her tomorrow. Thanks Gerry.
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Hey, don’t go – now I know it’s you. Stick around – something might happen. Y’never know…
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What happened was that the rigmarole of unrecognised password/user name has to be faced again … thanks but no thanks.
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Sandra posted an update 7 years ago
For those that befriended Sally Hopgood on Jericho’s Townhouse – she is no more. Tried and found wanting.
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Just as she was growing on me.
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Oh, heavens! This means I have no friends š
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Just looked for you (on t’house) to remedy this – but no Seagreens were available…
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I’m there as Jean Hunter, Gerry š
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Aha, found yer!
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makes her sound like mould … š
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Have just sought out Sally Hopgood (on t’house) and found she is not good at hopping-it. Still there it appears…
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Damn! I’ll have another go at offing her tomorrow. Thanks Gerry.
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Hey, don’t go – now I know it’s you. Stick around – something might happen. Y’never know…
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What happened was that the rigmarole of unrecognised password/user name has to be faced again … thanks but no thanks.
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Sandra replied to the topic Unediting in the forum Blogs 7 years ago
In general,Squidge, although I know exactly what you mean, I don’t. Partly because a lot of the time I am writing ‘badly’ to start with, so much needs to be improved (and the correct word substituted for the one I couldn’t remember – I’m grateful for Emma D’s suggestion of putting then in [ ] so as to later find.
At the moment, writing a…[Read more]
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Sandra replied to the topic Writers & Artists short story comp in the forum Podium 7 years ago
Excellent … your fame is spreading, and rightfully so.
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