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Libby replied to the topic Monthly comp – July 2023 in the forum Monthly Competition 8 months, 4 weeks ago
What terrific stories. So much horror too. I began to wonder if the topic of building work had raised deeply traumatic memories!
@clebs ‘Behind Closed Curtains’ is very atmospheric, rich in detail and perfectly titled. I felt a few words could be cut, such as the second mention of Jimmy’s bowl, and I wasn’t sure if I got the story’s message.…[Read more]
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Janette posted an update 10 months ago
Apologies for the absence. I have been writing and reading disturbingly little while I’ve wrestled with other things, mainly concerning health and other shit that saps far too much energy, not to mention confidence. Anyway, I had a gentle nudge (thanks, @sandradavies) to perhaps ease myself in with an entry into the Den comp. It’s been ages, so…[Read more]
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And great to see you here. Janette. Hope you are on the mend.
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It’s a long, varied road, but I feel I’m going the right way along it, thanks Ath. I’m learning that I need to keep in touch with the outside world.
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Lovely to read your story @janette . Good luck with your recovery <3
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Thank you, Libby. I loved your story too.
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Knicks replied to the topic Monthly Comp – June 2022 in the forum Monthly Competition 1 year, 9 months ago
Ath, it’s okay! And you can still have a go, lols. The thread not going nowhere 😊
Alright. Down to the stuff and business. With only two entries, both of which are incredibly well-penned and definitely get to the heart of their most singular matters, this was not an easy choice.
However, I’m going to give this win to @sandradavies, for leaving…[Read more]
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Knicks replied to the topic Monthly Competition- May 2022 in the forum Monthly Competition 1 year, 10 months ago
Awww, thanks @seagreen! I enjoyed writing this piece very much, and it is a very personal one to me. Just an anticipatory imagining of a band festival I attended quite recently, and how I wanted it to go. It went even better than what I wrote 🙂 haha
I too went on a Google search over @alex‘s piece, for the exact same reason 😄😄 It’s too funny you…[Read more]
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Raine replied to the topic Monthly Comp – February 2022 in the forum Monthly Competition 2 years, 1 month ago
Thank you guys for entering! And for writing such fun pieces – they all have something special to them, I think.
@athelstone I love the details and voice of yours, the small touches that make each character so recognisable.
@sandradavies well, naked men wrestling, what more can anyone ask for really?? Love the balance of violence and tenderness…[Read more] -
Knicks replied to the topic Monthly Competition – January 2022 in the forum Monthly Competition 2 years, 2 months ago
Ohai, just had my read-through. January’s entries were really eclectic, both funny and relatable.
@quellomayo – Gripping and amusing in equal measure; this wasn’t one that I’d read normally but having done, I wanted to read more. Fun stuff.
@sandradavies – Definitely en route to overcoming an adversary we can all relate to being plague by in…[Read more]
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Raine replied to the topic Monthly Competition – September 2021 in the forum Monthly Competition 2 years, 6 months ago
Very deserved win @sandradavies, well done! & thank you for an unusual, fun challenge @knickylaurelle. Everyone’s entries were great (& fascinating insights into your psyche!!).
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Knicks replied to the topic Monthly Competition – September 2021 in the forum Monthly Competition 2 years, 6 months ago
Okay guys, I’ve completed my reading and I really must say these are all so good and left my expectations very well-met.
@squidge – I enjoyed this far-away, fantastical dream sequence, with its lightly pressing sense of isolation, elusive understanding, and finally, lucidity.
@athelstone – Gorgeously streaming subconsciousness with this one,…[Read more]
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Seagreen replied to the topic Monthly Competition – August 2021 in the forum Monthly Competition 2 years, 7 months ago
Five glorious entries and oh, so difficult to choose! Many thanks for participating 😊
Anyway, down to business. You know what I’m like with feedback so I’ll keep it brief.
@sandradavies – Loved the voice, the descriptive language (gingerbread brown and the notion of a magical, travelling kaleidoscope – how perfect!) Then, just the hint of threa…[Read more]
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Knicky L. Abbott replied to the topic Chit Chat in the forum Coming Home 2 years, 7 months ago
@sandradavies @seagreen Big fan of literary hook-ups and fiesty MCs 😁😁
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Seagreen replied to the topic Chit Chat in the forum Coming Home 2 years, 7 months ago
@sandradavies Ooh, me too! 😉
@knicky and @libby – Piety came out of nowhere and beat down any contender who dared to raise their head above the parapet. She might be a feisty one ☺️
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Libby posted a new activity comment 2 years, 10 months ago
Thank you @sandradavies . I very much enjoyed your story too. A pleasure to read.
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Libby posted a new activity comment 2 years, 10 months ago
I really enjoyed both these entries. Congratulations @athelstone and @sandradavies.
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Seagreen replied to the topic Monthly Competition – May 2021 in the forum Monthly Competition 2 years, 10 months ago
@sandradavies You’re being too hard on yourself. I was quite impressed with your Urban McGonagall and your courage in trying something different 🙂
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Seagreen replied to the topic Monthly competition April 2021 in the forum Monthly Competition 2 years, 12 months ago
@sandradavies Didn’t work out the way I wanted, and too late to be of any use, but I thought I’d post it anyway… 🙂
EROSION
And it’s just enough to harm
It’s just enough to make its markIs it just me, or has that guy got a voice like a Brillo pad?
Actually…
…could you turn it down?
It’s making me maudlin.
No, seriously. Turn it down.
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Libby replied to the topic Monthly competition – January 2021 in the forum Monthly Competition 3 years, 2 months ago
What a tantalising range of stories and good use of the prompts. The standard is so high, and having a small number of entries paradoxically doesn’t make it any easier! In all of them I particularly enjoyed the voices both in the dialogue and the narration. I know Sandra’s piece is an excerpt from a longer work and Ath’s and Kate’s could be comp…[Read more]
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JaneShuff replied to the topic Indie publishing deal in the forum Podium 3 years, 4 months ago
Thank you @athelstone @janette @raine @thea @libby @sandradavies.
Verve are a small imprint of an indie press so there’ll be no books on shelves in Waterstones but they’re lovely people and the fit feels so right. The indie press route has worked very well for me and is well worth a try. They’re often more open to books that don’t quite fit into…[Read more]
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Daedalus replied to the topic Monthly competition November 2020 in the forum Monthly Competition 3 years, 4 months ago
@sandradavies thanks, I will look that up. I’m a fan of keeping speech tags/descriptions to a minimum and I often write scenes with dialogue first and then build the other stuff around it, so this is very much up my street
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Raine replied to the topic Monthly competition November 2020 in the forum Monthly Competition 3 years, 4 months ago
Oh YAY – congrats @athelstone. Very well deserved. And thank-you @sandradavies for such an ace prompt. It was a valuable lesson to me that i really can strip out a lot of my speech tags, actions etc and the world may not crumble!
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JaneShuff posted a new activity comment 3 years, 9 months ago
Thanks @kazg. And thank @bellam and @sandradavies. I’ve had a another go just concentrating on telling what happens and ignoring the POV and it is falling into place.
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Wow, Libby, and thank you, a big surprise, especially as I’d already identified winners 1,2 and 3 and, my laptop having died and been taken away, and only having my ancient, over-full and steaming one, I wasn’t checking as often as I have been. I’ll try and come up with something as interestingly challenging as the last few have been.
Congratulations, Sandra. And thanks, Libby, for the challenge. Didn’t expect the critique too.