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Hilary replied to the topic replying to agent rejections in the forum Coffee Shop 6 years, 7 months ago

Thanks, all. I think from now on I won’t reply to form rejections. Certainly I shouldn’t have done it so long after I received them. It was just that tweet making me think I’d been rude! Perhaps she wasn’t talking about form rejections.
RichardB replied to the topic replying to agent rejections in the forum Coffee Shop 6 years, 7 months ago

It’s never even occurred to me to reply to form rejections. What’s the point? Who’d bother to read it? I can’t speak for any other circumstances, because I’ve never been there (sob).
Jonathan replied to the topic replying to agent rejections in the forum Coffee Shop 6 years, 7 months ago

I’ve always sent quick responses, even for rejects (“Thank you for yor time”, etc) – I think it’s out of habit, I guess, though nobody’s complained – yet 🙂
Raine replied to the topic replying to agent rejections in the forum Coffee Shop 6 years, 7 months ago

Hurrah for the fulls, Hil. A great sign, even if they don’t lead anywhere (yet). I’ve heard the ‘don’t reply to a form rejection’ from a lot of agents, so I’ve never done that. If the rejection is noticeably personalised, then I’ve sent a quick thankyou, and I always thank them after a full MS rejection. After moping for a bit!
I’d also guess that…[Read more]
JaneShuff replied to the topic Syllabus and course materials. in the forum Andrew Wille's DIY MA course 6 years, 7 months ago

I’ve bought the books and I’m looking forward to starting. Thank you WB!
JaneShuff replied to the topic replying to agent rejections in the forum Coffee Shop 6 years, 7 months ago

I’ve generally replied in the past to agents who have read the full and the type of reply has depended on the type of mail they’ve sent. if it’s been a fairly short ‘not for us’, I’ve just thanked them but if they’ve gone to the bother of giving me some feedback, I’ve normally thanked them for it specifically and told them how much I valued it,…[Read more]
Athelstone replied to the topic replying to agent rejections in the forum Coffee Shop 6 years, 7 months ago

Do you mean that you sent a ‘thank you’ to the agents after they declined? I haven’t done that in the past. Not that I’ve made many submissions lately.
Hilary started the topic replying to agent rejections in the forum Coffee Shop 6 years, 7 months ago

What’s your experience? What are your thoughts?
I’ve been submitting to agents this summer and had a few full requests (all subsequently declined) and several other declines. Initially I replied (just thank you) to the ones who’d requested the full, and one or two others I’d met, and not to the others since I’d read somewhere that agents don’t…[Read more]
Hilary replied to the topic Syllabus and course materials. in the forum Andrew Wille's DIY MA course 6 years, 7 months ago

Fantastic @woolleybeans. Thank you so much for this.
Kate replied to the topic Syllabus and course materials. in the forum Andrew Wille's DIY MA course 6 years, 7 months ago

Great analysis @woolleybeans. Thanks for the work. I’d better go get those books.
Bella replied to the topic Syllabus and course materials. in the forum Andrew Wille's DIY MA course 6 years, 7 months ago

@woolleybeans – wow.Well done. I’ve just shelled out for the required texts, so am ready to go (all on Kindle save for Ursula le Guin which is only available in hard copy as far as I could see)
Raine replied to the topic Syllabus and course materials. in the forum Andrew Wille's DIY MA course 6 years, 7 months ago

Spot the person with lots of actual experience structuring study programmes! Thank you so much @woolleybeans this is just what we needed, and sounds like it should accommodate everyone’s needs.
I say we go with this & if we need to review how it’s working after the first few 3 week blocks, then by that point we should have a much clearer idea of…[Read more]
Seagreen posted an update in the group Andrew Wille’s DIY MA course 6 years, 7 months ago

I am both looking forward to this (the thought of it excites me) and dreading it (worried that I’ll fall behind) but in the face of WB’s wonderfully thought out plan, I’m sharpening the pencils and saying ‘Bring it on!’
- JaneShuff replied 6 years, 7 months ago
  
  Me too!
Woolleybeans replied to the topic Syllabus and course materials. in the forum Andrew Wille's DIY MA course 6 years, 7 months ago

Ok, so. We wouldn’t need to be massively set in stone on a lot of it. I figure the following:

1) Making each ‘class’ in the craft seminars span 3 weeks actually means that with the odd week taken off as a break, the craft seminars would fit nicely into 2 years without being massively heavy time-wise. A couple of hours a week, it reckons, doing it…[Read more]
Athelstone replied to the topic September 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 7 months ago

Oh yes, 373(ish)
Athelstone replied to the topic September 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 7 months ago

Tortoiseshell Specs

I wear tortoiseshell specs. My dear old mum did too. And Dad. A family tradition that I hadn’t really thought about. I mean, we had so many things that I hardly even noticed. Family traditions, that is. There were words we used that I thought were just normal. Mum called me dinny if I did something daft and lairy when I was n…[Read more]
Elle replied to the topic Short Story Publication/Competition in the forum Podium 6 years, 7 months ago

Thanks @janeshuff & @katemachon !
Woolleybeans replied to the topic Syllabus and course materials. in the forum Andrew Wille's DIY MA course 6 years, 7 months ago

It looks to me as though a timetable including discussion and feedback would be good on all three aspects, if we are going the route of having a timetable in the first place.

For one thing, the writing practice can include the exercises for the craft seminars, or could be some of the ones Andrew suggests but which are not chosen for the craft…[Read more]
JaneShuff replied to the topic Syllabus and course materials. in the forum Andrew Wille's DIY MA course 6 years, 7 months ago

I’m in the camp that would prefer a bit of a timetable but can I just clarify something and sorry if this has been dealt with elsewhere.

Year 1 consists of the Craft Seminars,the first year of writing workshop and the first year of the professional development masterclas.

The Craft Seminars of which there are fifteen IMO lend themsleves to a…[Read more]
Raine replied to the topic Syllabus and course materials. in the forum Andrew Wille's DIY MA course 6 years, 7 months ago

Ok, I can understand that. I guess it’s a balance, isn’t it? Between providing a timetable for those of us who like structure (I prob count myself there), and not excluding people whose other commitments make that timetable unfeasable. … And getting caught in an infinite loop of trying to decide a timetable that fits everyone! … AND not…[Read more]
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