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RichardB replied to the topic For Those in Peril… in the forum Blogs 7 years, 8 months ago
The BBC documentary gives the false impression (without actually saying so) that the moment that transmission broke off was the end of the Solomon Browne. That makes for an emotional moment in the programme, but was not the case, since it was seen afterwards. For what it’s worth, I believe that it suffered another violent impact with the Union…[Read more]
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Squidge replied to the topic The disclaimer jar – advice on attitude to one's writing in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 7 years, 8 months ago
Interesting. I think sometimes, ‘It’s not quite there yet’ can sound like an apology, when it’s actually the admittance of a mature (by which I mean you know yourself and your writing) author, who realises that something created in such a short space of time needs more work. I’ve done it myself!
But of course it takes time to build that…[Read more]
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John S Alty replied to the topic For Those in Peril… in the forum Blogs 7 years, 8 months ago
Excellent, Richard.
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RichardB started the topic For Those in Peril… in the forum Blogs 7 years, 8 months ago
The older I get the more disenchanted I become with my fellow humans. I look at the dishonesty, greed, hate and stupidity that seem to fill the news and I despair. One reason I live in a small village halfway up a South Welsh mountain is to get away from all the shit. But in the increasing misanthropy of my old age there is still one group of…[Read more]
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John S Alty replied to the topic The disclaimer jar – advice on attitude to one's writing in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 7 years, 8 months ago
You have to blow your own trumpet, no-one is going to blow it for you.
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John S Alty posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
Back from a few days in Mallorca, wonderful, now ready to get down to this month’s competition. Something about a bloke in a greatcoat playing a banjo, lamenting the loss of his spell book, if I remember right.
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Got it in one!
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RichardB replied to the topic Violence in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 7 years, 8 months ago
Jane, you are welcome to read it. I’m in the throes of revising it after laying it aside for three years, so a fresh perspective will be useful.
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RichardB replied to the topic Violence in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 7 years, 8 months ago
Oops. Sorry!
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RichardB replied to the topic Violence in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 7 years, 8 months ago
By the way, you might like to know that Rosalind doesn’t lose the baby. She’s only a month or two into her pregnancy.
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Amanda Berriman (Skylark) posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
Bit quiet because I’m 55 days into a writing chain. Wouldn’t exactly say it’s going well, but it’s going, a few hundred words at a time. Some of them not too shabby.
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RichardB replied to the topic Violence in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 7 years, 8 months ago
Okay, Jane, here is my violent passage. I’ve left in a bit on the front to put it in context. Two words in your ear:
1) Just to explain any weirdness, this is a ghost story.
2) In addition to the violence, contains sex and a little naughty language.Okay, here we go.
Smiling down into his face, she began to pump her hips. Joey came to meet…[Read more]
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Amanda Berriman (Skylark) replied to the topic Festival Dreams in the forum Blogs 7 years, 8 months ago
It was so lovely to catch up with you @giselle 😊😊 Thank you for cheering me on. Hope the edits are going well xx
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RichardB replied to the topic Violence in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 7 years, 8 months ago
I had a problem like this in my last effort, and it cost me more sweat than anything else in that story. It was all the harder because it was a husband beating up his wife. I really didn’t want to go there and tried everything to skate round it, but the plot demanded that I meet it head-on. In the end I did almost exactly what Jonathan suggests: I…[Read more]
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John S Alty posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
I’m going to Mallorca for a few days, but I’ll be watching you.
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Off to Bulgaria on Friday… Will likewise be occasionally eavesdropping…
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Squidge replied to the topic Help with setting in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 7 years, 8 months ago
I’m in Loughborough – I wouldn’t call it quaint or pretty…like any town, there are bits like that, but not in the town centre. I suppose it depends on where most of the action happens…
Not sure where you’re based, Philippa, but happy to show you round if you want to see it!
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Squidge replied to the topic Monthly comp – October 2018 in the forum Monthly Competition 7 years, 8 months ago
Nice prompt… Looking forward to getting my teeth stuck into this one.
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