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Sandra posted a new activity comment 7 years, 10 months ago
Not sure who you are asking, but mine was development, ‘does this have legs?’ (In hindsight, I think I might’ve been robbed.)
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Sandra posted a new activity comment 7 years, 10 months ago
I paid ~£600 for a 109K ms via the Cloud, but have since learned it is cheaper, by ~30% to approach an editor direct.
You may find that authors in the genre you write in are willing to edit – there’s certainly loads on the crime circuit.
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Sandra posted an update 7 years, 10 months ago
@alanr – sorry, case of the blind trying to help the blind – never a good idea!
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Sandra posted an update 7 years, 10 months ago
@alanr Alan you CAN edit – the pale grey bar with date above your original post has am even paler REPLY on it, RH end.
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Sandra replied to the topic Den monthly competition September 2018 in the forum Competitions, Open calls and Writing Opportunities 7 years, 10 months ago
Summer 1999
I told myself, at my age, I didn’t need to be nervous. But knew what I could do well was conscientious.
‘Bring portfolio’ the letter said, so I went out and bought a huge one. Filled it, with two years of one-day a week class-work plus evening Life Drawing. Plus the watercolours I was especially pleased with.
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Sandra posted an update in the group
A Room with a View 7 years, 10 months agoWe’re writers. aren’t we? HAS to be mean!
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Sandra replied to the topic Den of Writers – Forum Feedback part 2 in the forum Admin and Technical 7 years, 10 months ago
Is there a way to add notifications for new posts in one’s group? I’ve missed ~3 says worth (Of course, it might be simpler for me to better train myself to regularly check, but just wondering)
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Sandra replied to the topic Secure posting area? in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 7 years, 10 months ago
Why not secure groups per wip, invited/accepted folk only? Nested below/within a Critique section? Surely mixing them up would soon become unwieldy.
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Sandra posted an update 7 years, 10 months ago
@xander78 Xander – is that really you? Make sure to join our SE group.
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Sandra replied to the topic Wip beginning… in the forum Critiques 7 years, 10 months ago
Raine, as you know, I’m a lazy, non-analytical reader, so you’re getting facile first impressions from me – and thanks for ‘stochastic’ – but I thought this a really enticing beginning, launching lots of characters, all of whom promised interest, tension and above averagely intelligent entertainment.
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Sandra posted a new activity comment 7 years, 10 months ago
I’m finding it’s not the beautiful but the thought-provoking, recognition of something previously unvoiced that is currently jolting me into appreciation.
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Sandra posted a new activity comment 7 years, 10 months ago
Yeah I found that- then THIS time I see above your last comment a box saying SHOW ALL 10 COMMENTS so perhaps it’s a space-saving gimmick.
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Sandra posted a new activity comment 7 years, 10 months ago
Benefit of being a ‘mature’ (haha) student.
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Sandra posted a new activity comment 7 years, 10 months ago
Yup – that sounds like GMB – he inspired so much of my print work when I was at college.
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I’d also recommend that before submitting to an editor, you have someone proofread it properly – get the punctuation right (if that’s not your strength) and typos sorted.