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JaneShuff replied to the topic Opening of new WIP- 1289 words in the forum Critiques 7 years, 1 month ago
PS I particularly enjoyed the telephone conversation betwenn the two of them.
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JaneShuff replied to the topic Opening of new WIP- 1289 words in the forum Critiques 7 years, 1 month ago
It didn’t seem slow to me at all @bellam. Lots of great stuff. An unhappy heroine with a tricky relationship with her annoying mother who clearly has secrets in her past. And now she’s going to have to go on some ghastly coach trip with her. I’d read on. Particularly as she’s got an old and much loved cat. Only one comment – maybe the back story…[Read more]
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Kate replied to the topic Writers & Artists short story comp in the forum Podium 7 years, 1 month ago
Wonderful news. Congratulations. And very interesting about the previous rejections. Subjective, as you say.
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Bella replied to the topic Writers & Artists short story comp in the forum Podium 7 years, 1 month ago
Lovely news Raine.
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Raine replied to the topic Writers & Artists short story comp in the forum Podium 7 years, 1 month ago
For the sake of balance/context/perspective, this story has been rejected by three magazines. Just shows how totally subjective this game is!
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Bella started the topic Opening of new WIP- 1289 words in the forum Critiques 7 years, 1 month ago
I appreciate that this opening might be a tad slow but I hope there is enough to keep up the interest. An encounter with a long lost relative on the coach trip sets in train a vicious act of revenge against Bethany’s mother. Any and all thoughts welcome.
The phone vibrated, travelling across the table faster than she expected and threatening to…[Read more]
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Janette replied to the topic Writers & Artists short story comp in the forum Podium 7 years, 1 month ago
This is fab, Raine. Not surprised though. About time you won some recognition. Well done.
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Daedalus replied to the topic Writers & Artists short story comp in the forum Podium 7 years, 1 month ago
There’s little I like more than seeing fabulous writers recognised. Great stuff Raine, enjoy it
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KazG replied to the topic Writers & Artists short story comp in the forum Podium 7 years, 1 month ago
That’s BRILLIANT, @raine! So glad others are seeing your amazing talent 🙂
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Philippa East replied to the topic Writers & Artists short story comp in the forum Podium 7 years, 1 month ago
CONGRATULATIONS,!!
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Athelstone replied to the topic Writers & Artists short story comp in the forum Podium 7 years, 1 month ago
Oh, Raine, that’s just fantastic. You deserve recognition.
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Athelstone posted an update 7 years, 1 month ago
Goodbye, Ranking Roger. You made me feel cool, which took some doing, when I listened to you.
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Seagreen replied to the topic Writers & Artists short story comp in the forum Podium 7 years, 1 month ago
Absolutely brilliant!! 😁😁
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Sandra replied to the topic Writers & Artists short story comp in the forum Podium 7 years, 1 month ago
Brilliant success Raine – one out of a thousand! – Wow indeed.
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Raine started the topic Writers & Artists short story comp in the forum Podium 7 years, 1 month ago
Ello. Found out yesterday that I am one of two runner-ups in this comp, for a short story called ‘Gold’. Lovely bit of news and they give a nice comment on it. The winning story is impressive though. Very bleak, and original.
Link, if you’re interested
…https://www.writersandartists.co.uk/2019/03/short-story-competition-2019-winner-revealed
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Daedalus replied to the topic Regular Den competition – where next? in the forum Monthly Competition 7 years, 1 month ago
Sorry, final thought – I personally like the competitive aspect, and I think the peer judging takes the subjectivity out of it somewhat, but how does everyone feel about Squidge’s suggestion of just making it a prompt/challenge? Could/should we make it non-competitive every so often?
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Daedalus replied to the topic Regular Den competition – where next? in the forum Monthly Competition 7 years, 1 month ago
The peer judging might be nice, so it’s only a case of totting up the votes. They do it this way on the Fantasy Faction monthly competitions and that seems to work OK. And then I suppose people can offer whatever feedback they like on any of the entries. A PM to the setter should do it.
OK then, the balance of opinion seems to be to go for two…[Read more]
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KazG posted an update in the group
December SloMo 7 years, 1 month agoOK I’m doing it! IT being Camp NaNo for April. I have to rewrite the book I did for NaNo anyway, as I’m now condensing what I thought were two more books into one – so this will be the only sequel to the book currently out on submission. I can re-use some of my November words but lots have to be written from scratch, and the structure had changed…[Read more]
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If I manage to get enough planning done (not looking good at the moment but am pants at planning) I will join you @kazg. In fact I’ll go and join anyway…
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Done it – how can I join you? Have you set up a private cabin?
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Good luck both of you! April = school hols so it’s a no go for me, sadly, as a kick up the arse would be useful. But I’ll be here with the pompoms. And I’m keeping any spare fingers crossed for you @kazg the waiting must be hell, but I have high hopes if not for this editor then definitely for the wider sub.
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Hooray for you @janeshuff! But I’m not sure about the cabin thing – i’ll go and have a look…
Thanks @raine!
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@janeshuff what are you calling yourself over there? I’ve set up a private cabin called Mini Den and want to invite you 🙂
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Should be called Janeshuff. Sorry @kazg I will reply in more detail later. Right up against it with a client who wants something translated into beautiful French in two hours before she gets onto a plane… Beautiful French is not my thing, so need to get it done fast enough to find someone to check it.
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I might join you too, if that’s alright? Would be a good chance to get these other historical novellas done.
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@kazg I haven’t seen an invite from you. Fabulous @jillybean
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@janeshuff I can’t find you! There doesn’t seem to be a Janeshuff coming up. Other Janes, but not you 🙁 Might you come up under another name? Ditto for @daedalus and @jillybean…
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Try under my e mail address. I will send it again if you gaven’t got it. Or what is your name?
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Nope to the email address. Have you signed up for the Camp? I think you have to sign up specifically for it first – it won’t find you from the old Nano site (which I think is why I can’t find @daedalus and @jillybean at the moment). It’s a private cabin so you won’t see it @janeshuff – if you make it public they fill it for you and I don’t…[Read more]
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Ok I have just seen this on the Camp NaNo website:
‘Once in your cabin, you can invite your friends by typing their usernames into the invitation field. You can invite up to 19 Campers. A Camper must have created a profile, a novel, and deselected “I don’t want cabin invitations this session” to be eligible.’
So there you are – you need to be si…[Read more]
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(Also you have to select, “I don’t want to be included in a cabin” so you are not sorted into a random cabin)
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No invite thus far, Kaz. My NaNo handle is ThrowingCopper. (You did invite me right? Because someone else had already nabbed the name Jillybean 😉)
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Aha! Got you 🙂 and yes I did invite Jillybean so I’d better go and uninvite them, if I can…
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please do! That would be fab 🙂 (and also your output will keep us on our toes..!)
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(This for @jillybean of course 🙂 )
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I thought I had. I will be home in an hour and will check and look for you
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I think I’ll jump in too
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Hooray @daedalus! The more the merrier
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Faberoo
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I wasn’t signed up to Camp before but I am now – my username is just Matthew Willis
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Found you and invited you, Daeds 🙂
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@kazg Just found you and sent you a message. Can you invite me now? What am I called?
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Found you @janeshuff! You ARE called Janeshuff, but for some reason you don’t come up in the dropdown menu – but I think I still managed to send you a message and an invitation. I’ve think I’ve also invited @jillybean and @daedalus to join Camp – did that come through, you two?
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Oh my goodness, @kazg, I am keeping everything crossed for you. But whatever happens with PRH, I’m sure you’re well set up for wider subs, and WELL DONE for already having made progress on Book 2. I will have a look at Camp April. But we can always set up a support forum on the Den (extend December slo. O?). I need to make some inroads (ANY…[Read more]
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Thanks @philippaeast. There will be poms poms aplenty, wherever you’re writing!
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The Camp NaNo search doesn’t seem to be working at the moment so I can’t find you, unfortunately
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Hi @daedalusI just invited you to the cabin – can you see the invitation?
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Sandra replied to the topic Regular Den competition – where next? in the forum Monthly Competition 7 years, 1 month ago
I’m still hosting https://predictionfiction.blogspot.com/ every
week, which is 2 x 100 words of two serials plus a standalone if inspiration/prompts permit. Also it’s me who judges the winner. So I don’t have much spare time with competitions as well, unless they strike an immediate chord.
I do think Raine’s idea of only commenting the winner…[Read more] - Load More
