Den of Writers | Amanda Berriman (Skylark) | Mentions https://www.denofwriters.com/members/skylark/activity/mentions/ Activity feed mentioning Amanda Berriman (Skylark). Sun, 19 Apr 2026 10:56:52 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 76816d0e10d75473ceb0af7e860305b0 JaneShuff posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/14046/#acomment-14055 Thu, 09 Apr 2020 20:36:32 +0000 Lovely to hear your news @skylark. And so glad your bike ride was a success. Enjoy your family time!

In reply to - Amanda Berriman (Skylark) posted an update in the group CoronaMo Hello *waves* How is everyone doing? So much for my intention to spend more time in the Den – it’s been two months!! Things went a bit hectic in […] ]]> 1da4bfc1301231560a0e77d33542b1ae Janette posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/14046/#acomment-14053 Thu, 09 Apr 2020 15:24:56 +0000 Great to hear from you, @skylark! I’ve been wondering how you were managing with Peter with all appointments cancelled. Hope you have a good cycle out – I can imagine that big smile of his right now.

In reply to - Amanda Berriman (Skylark) posted an update in the group CoronaMo Hello *waves* How is everyone doing? So much for my intention to spend more time in the Den – it’s been two months!! Things went a bit hectic in […] ]]> 71ad6615a7691a5adc051695f8f95a58 John S Alty replied to the topic Dipping my toe back in in the forum Blogs https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/dipping-my-toe-back-in/page/2/#post-7298 Tue, 28 Jan 2020 09:42:24 +0000 Hi @skylark, good to see you’re back.

]]> 0 e2987333a14e0eeaf2055fd49ab9417e KazG replied to the topic Dipping my toe back in in the forum Blogs https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/dipping-my-toe-back-in/page/2/#post-7242 Thu, 23 Jan 2020 23:10:50 +0000 I’m SURE she will @skylark 🙂

I think all second book doubts/worries are very normal and to be expected, especially with a big change eg of voice. But push those doubts aside and let that shittiness have its day. It’s all part of the process (and shitty first drafts are always so entertaining to look back on!).

]]> 0 475543b9862305a611d7ca933f34a3fe KazG replied to the topic Dipping my toe back in in the forum Blogs https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/dipping-my-toe-back-in/#post-7219 Tue, 21 Jan 2020 21:37:33 +0000 Hello @skylark! and everyone else! How nice to see you all here having a chat. Exciting about your second book Mandy, I’m sure it’ll be a cracker. Are you feeling any of those second book pressures after a successful book 1? I loved Jessika so much – in fact there is a wonderful book shop here, my local one luckily, called Brunswick Bound. They…[Read more]

]]> 0 1bd64e32e25b7b3ff54c3b3d5c12d28b Daedalus replied to the topic Brexit dismay in the forum Coffee Shop https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/brexit-dismay/#post-7217 Tue, 21 Jan 2020 13:32:23 +0000 @Raine I like that quote (it reminds me of the fake George Orwell one). Whether it helps or not is a different question, but as Joseph Conrad pointed out, ‘action is consolatory’.

@skylark I’ve been following your family’s journey when you’ve posted on Facebook and I can’t begin to express my admiration. The strength conferred by love is…[Read more]

]]> 0 2b5908df06d4f3cacd02ab1e115df3a0 Raine replied to the topic Dipping my toe back in in the forum Blogs https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/dipping-my-toe-back-in/#post-7215 Tue, 21 Jan 2020 12:59:20 +0000 Hello @skylark my lovely. Great to see you venturing back in. I’m not a big presence here, but I do love being able to come in and know I’ll find friends. Hope the second draft continuity glitch is resolving itself. Who needs continuity anyway? I think most things temporal should be banned from novels. Really, why do days of the week need to…[Read more]

]]> 0 6666918a00794803a89d66c55c29f451 Raine replied to the topic Brexit dismay in the forum Coffee Shop https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/brexit-dismay/#post-7214 Tue, 21 Jan 2020 12:50:48 +0000 The Brexit Blues. Ugh. Yes. And the Climate Change existential fear. And the daughter-entering-teen-sexual-harrassment-age dread. I tell you, grown men eyeing up a twelve year old girl makes me very VERY stabby.
But, yes, Brexit and the fundamental damage to our society that seems to have come about have had (are having) an effect on my general…[Read more]

]]> 0 adc869b2e1ec3763c6228ab8aed0925e JaneShuff replied to the topic Brexit dismay in the forum Coffee Shop https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/brexit-dismay/#post-7212 Tue, 21 Jan 2020 12:49:12 +0000 It must have been an awful time @skylark. We have been through a similar experience with our youngest grandson and it has changed everything particularly for his mum. But how wonderful that both you and @daedalus found writing helped.

]]> 0 b392b2270ba6dc50cdbd1342afeb1f79 Libby replied to the topic Brexit dismay in the forum Coffee Shop https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/brexit-dismay/#post-7205 Tue, 21 Jan 2020 12:09:06 +0000 I’m very sorry you and your son have had to cope with a cancer diagnosis, @skylark.

I’ve never signed up to any social media and so far haven’t felt tempted. Not just the polarised views but the amount of time it can take up!

]]> 0 d9c09059067f6a70899580a2c4f5c7ba Neil Evans posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/3127/#acomment-3261 Wed, 19 Sep 2018 15:42:34 +0000 @skylark. Ooh, there we go, technology!
There was a lady who wrote a novel that was a love story that involved spitfires? Think she was published shortly afterwards?

In reply to - Squidge posted an update Just wondering how many here were in the Sept (I think) 2014 Self edit course? @swoop @tenacityflux … Jody Klaire, who I don’t think has found us yet? Anyone else? ]]> 6b615255bf07819c4ef8370598b356e9 KazG replied to the topic Receiving an email headed 'Offer of Representation'.... in the forum Podium https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/receiving-an-email-headed-offer-of-representation/page/3/#post-1527 Tue, 18 Sep 2018 19:10:03 +0000 @debi, you can get here via Writers Forum/Den of Writers/Podium. There are many winding roads in the Den and I’m still working them out myself! I’m also eagerly awaiting such a link (OMG CAN YOU IMAGINE??) and you will definitely know about it the minute (if/when) it happens…

@skylark I’m already leaning on my agent with questions and it’s SO…[Read more]

]]> 0 ac0e2edf6706460df55c66be673935d8 Raine replied to the topic New Blog from Emma Darwin in the forum Blogs https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/new-blog-from-emma-darwin/#post-1435 Mon, 17 Sep 2018 09:43:28 +0000 Go you @janeshuff! I think @skylark, and others have done the 100 day thing and found it helpful. I think I would falter at the weekends – RL being inconsiderate and getting in the way!

]]> 0 7379ad5e3be22efc8f9d1bc493106489 KazG replied to the topic Receiving an email headed 'Offer of Representation'.... in the forum Podium https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/receiving-an-email-headed-offer-of-representation/page/3/#post-1375 Sat, 15 Sep 2018 02:31:46 +0000 Thanks all 🙂

@vandemal, yes it IS Ava, though she’s changed a bit since you last saw her and is now gallivanting through Burlington Arcade in 1858…but she’s the same Ava at heart. And thank you! 🙂

That’s what I thought, @skylark, so it’s good to hear your experience. There is benefit at the business end, of course, but it’s also having…[Read more]

]]> 0 7152d638a9f36345b02ee19a71813a5c Giselle replied to the topic A Brief History of York Festivals in the forum Blogs http://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/a-brief-history-of-york-festivals/page/2/#post-680 Fri, 07 Sep 2018 12:26:05 +0000 I can’t wait to hear your speech @skylark! And @Philippa, you’re well on your way. 🙂 I have my first 1-to-1 at 14h00, the agent I chose got changed at the last minute, but by an agent I wanted to see, so all’s ok. So sorry that some of you wonderful people won’t be present this year. @Raine, if the wedding’s boring, skip it and come over. 😄

]]> 0 c89c09415cc252f81a3d86c6b3dec392 JaneShuff replied to the topic A Brief History of York Festivals in the forum Blogs http://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/a-brief-history-of-york-festivals/page/2/#post-676 Fri, 07 Sep 2018 11:52:42 +0000 I wish I was going to be there in person @skylark but I will be cheering you on from London. Enjoy it!

]]> 0 ba69d3d3765ba29f824b14460818db33 Tony Lyttle posted a new activity comment https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/1478/#acomment-1499 Fri, 07 Sep 2018 10:32:11 +0000 @skylark Have a great weekend!

In reply to - Tony Lyttle posted an update Spare a thought for a poor wand’ring pen Cast adrift when the Cloud dispersed, when All at once he espied A new place to hide – A writerly friend-filled cosy Den. Hi folks! ]]> 2c2d3fef14743189a7fff12a68ee1569 Mad Iguana replied to the topic A Brief History of York Festivals in the forum Blogs http://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/a-brief-history-of-york-festivals/#post-653 Fri, 07 Sep 2018 09:22:12 +0000 What a great story, @skylark. Wish I was there for your keynote, but I can only justify coming over from Ireland if I’ve got something written that I can talk about. Which I’ve not got. But your success is well-deserved, and I’m sure you’ll inspire a ton of people with your talk on Sunday!

]]> 0 468fc8ac2e0d02b1f37300855dea8742 Philippa East replied to the topic Getting an Agent. in the forum Blogs http://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/getting-an-agent/#post-275 Thu, 30 Aug 2018 14:59:49 +0000 @Skylark – I meant naming specifically! All my cover letters said “the full MS is currently with Sarah Manning”. [face palm]
No agent commented on it (even during my one-to-ones at York), but they probably were a bit like… “I didn’t really want to know that”.

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