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				<title>Janette posted a new activity comment</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:11:54 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It was a pleasure, Libby &#8211; and I truly loved your story too.<br />
I have just messaged Ath.</p>
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				<a href="https://www.denofwriters.com/members/libby/" rel="nofollow ugc">Libby</a> replied to the topic <a href="https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/monthly-ompetition-march-2026/" rel="nofollow ugc">Monthly ompetition March 2026</a> in the forum <a href="https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/forum/den-of-writers/monthly-competition/" rel="nofollow ugc">Monthly Competition</a> Congratulations, Terrie! What a wonderful story. Loved it.

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				<title>Janette replied to the topic Monthly ompetition March 2026 in the forum Monthly Competition</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:15:15 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Simple, I thought &#8211; judge a few stories for the March competition while Ath is out of action (Ath, if you&#8217;re reading this, sending BIG healing vibes and willing a speedy recovery). But &#8211; what a dilemma to be handed. These are all excellent and worthy to be winners in their own right.</p>
<p>But judge I must, as promised, so here are my thoughts:</p>
<p>Jill -&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-25664"><a href="https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/monthly-ompetition-march-2026/#post-17635" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Janette posted a new activity comment</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 10:07:07 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks, Bella. Gwynn GB warned it was a lot of work done properly, but to treat it as a business. It seems though, that you don&#8217;t escape any of the marketing work if taken on via trad publishing. Yes, let&#8217;s hope the work pays off &#8211; fingers crossed.</p>
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				<a href="https://www.denofwriters.com/members/janette/" rel="nofollow ugc">Janette</a> started the topic <a href="https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/a-step-into-indie-publishing/" rel="nofollow ugc">A Step Into Indie Publishing</a> in the forum <a href="https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/forum/den-of-writers/blogs/" rel="nofollow ugc">Blogs</a> Several weeks ago, I posted that I had stopped seeking representation for my book, Grace (full title to be revealed with the book cover), [&hellip;]			]]></content:encoded>
				
				
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				<title>Janette started the topic A Step Into Indie Publishing in the forum Blogs</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 17:04:17 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Several weeks ago, I posted that I had stopped seeking representation for my book, Grace (full title to be revealed with the book cover), and go down the Indi path. As a complete publishing novice, my first reaction was ‘where the hell do I begin?’ And, for those others wondering the same thing, promised I would report back on anything I had don&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-25618"><a href="https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/a-step-into-indie-publishing/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Athelstone started the topic Monthly ompetition March 2026 in the forum Monthly Competition</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 12:20:13 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In March it seems that hares go mad. They chase each other, jump and frolic, even have boxing matches. For March, somebody has done/is doing/will do something mad. It might be you, or not &#8211; whatever you wish. 500 words maximum please before midnight on 31 March.</p>
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				<title>Athelstone replied to the topic February 2026 Monthly Competition in the forum Monthly Competition</title>
				<link>https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/february-2026-monthly-competition/#post-17529</link>
				<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 12:08:48 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thank you for such a satisfactory February topic, Libby, and for your generous appraisal! I loved the other two entries; they could easily have won.</p>
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				<title>Janette posted a new activity comment</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 16:48:19 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So sorry, Libby, that I simply haven&#8217;t found the time to fit in the comp yet. There is a crazy amount of things going on for me atm, some of which will become apparent soon. </p>
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				<title>Athelstone replied to the topic February 2026 Monthly Competition in the forum Monthly Competition</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 11:15:44 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Teabreak in love</strong></p>
<p>Maureen Chapman. No, tell a lie, it was Chaplain, like a vicar. Her name, I mean—she wasn’t like a vicar. Anyway, Maureen Chaplain was perfect from my ten-year-old point of view. But I’m getting all jumbled up about how to start, so I’ll take a breath. See, it really began when the Brazells moved out from next door and the Cha&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-25519"><a href="https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/february-2026-monthly-competition/#post-17525" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Athelstone posted an update: Some very sad news for old Cloudies, which I suppose is most [&#133;]</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2026 17:04:57 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Some very sad news for old Cloudies, which I suppose is most of us. I&#8217;ve just heard that Barb (Barbara Dawn Ettridge) died in Australia just over a week ago. Barb was funny, sharp, a great writer, and a good friend. Details are here:&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-25421"><a href="https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/25421/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Janette posted a new activity comment</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 21:37:46 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Hel! So glad to hear from you again! How are you? Are you still writing?<br />
I am starting the self-publishing route for my Grace book after reading up on the Trad V Indie comparisons. Currently awaiting cover design proposals, when I&#8217;ll send them my WIP for typesetting. It&#8217;s all feeling terrifyingly close, but exciting.</p>
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				<a href="https://www.denofwriters.com/members/helen/" rel="nofollow ugc">HELEN KAMPFNER</a> posted an update Hi Janette, hi everyone. So lovely to reconnect. How are you all doing?			]]></content:encoded>
				
				
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				<title>Athelstone replied to the topic January 2026 Monthly Competition in the forum Monthly Competition</title>
				<link>https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/january-2026-monthly-competition/#post-17339</link>
				<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 20:47:56 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Terrie, I had a tricky January but that&#8217;s no excuse. Sorry for missing a super monthly comp. Well done Libby, a really great entry. Well done all.</p>
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				<title>Janette posted a new activity comment</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 19:58:58 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So sorry, Terrie, I simply haven&#8217;t found the time on this occasion.</p>
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				<a href="https://www.denofwriters.com/members/purplewitch/" rel="nofollow ugc">Terrie</a> replied to the topic <a href="https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/january-2026-monthly-competition/" rel="nofollow ugc">January 2026 Monthly Competition</a> in the forum <a href="https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/forum/den-of-writers/monthly-competition/" rel="nofollow ugc">Monthly Competition</a> Just a  reminder that  there is less that  a week   until the  the  January  comp ends  and there are only  a couple  o [&hellip;]			]]></content:encoded>
				
				
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				<title>Athelstone replied to the topic The Sweat of the Workers in the forum Blogs</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:04:54 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I know that feeling. I was also a government employee who found himself parcelled up and sold to the highest bidder, or at least the one that made the most empty promises and said the things that our betters at the high table wanted to hear. I recall now how our managers queued up to tell us what a good thing it was and, yes, they used that exact&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-25200"><a href="https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/the-sweat-of-the-workers/#post-17247" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Janette posted a new activity comment</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 13:47:56 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Good to hear you&#8217;re feeling stronger, John. Still battling with my September Song entry &#8211; good to hear you&#8217;re onto it too.</p>
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				<title>Janette posted an update: Gosh, I almost forgot about the monthly comp, and a worthy [&#133;]</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2026 18:32:56 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Gosh, I almost forgot about the monthly comp, and a worthy winner you chose, Ath. Well done, Terrie, and thank you, Ath, for the prompt. I can&#8217;t promise anything in the coming weeks but will try my best in among the prep work for publishing.</p>
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				<title>Athelstone replied to the topic Monthly Competition - December 2025 in the forum Monthly Competition</title>
				<link>https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/monthly-competition-december-2025/#post-17214</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2026 10:33:50 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Right, here we go.</p>
<p>Is there anybody who hasn&#8217;t had at least a small part in the production of a nativity play? Jill, that&#8217;s just how they go. A perfect evocation. And your story has a Christmas miracle as well &#8211; or was it a mischievous young actor?</p>
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				<title>Athelstone replied to the topic Monthly Competition - December 2025 in the forum Monthly Competition</title>
				<link>https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/monthly-competition-december-2025/#post-17213</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:10:50 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>OK, it&#8217;s a fraction after midnight so 2026. I&#8217;ve read them all. They&#8217;re annoyingly good. So sorry, you can all wait until tomorrow is well and truly underway. Happy New Year!</p>
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				<title>Athelstone replied to the topic Monthly Competition - December 2025 in the forum Monthly Competition</title>
				<link>https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/monthly-competition-december-2025/#post-17202</link>
				<pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2025 19:28:28 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wouldn&#8217;t be Christmas without the occasional disaster.</p>
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				<title>Athelstone posted a new activity comment</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2025 07:53:00 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>And to you, Kate! A chilly start to Christmas morning here in West Sussex. Off to see our daughter start the festivities with a 5K Park Run soon. Then home for breakfast and dividing up the spoils 🙂 </p>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 11:31:46 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well done, Libby. A really fine story and definitely worth another read.</p>
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				<title>Janette posted a new activity comment</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 14:34:08 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thank you, Sandra and Libby. All taken on board, but the novel has had three beta readers so far, plus an agent&#8217;s when she almost took it on. Better luck this time, eh?</p>
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				<title>Janette posted an update: Would you know? A cancellation gave me space to knock out a [&#133;]</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 14:28:11 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Would you know? A cancellation gave me space to knock out a story for December. That&#8217;s it though until next year.</p>
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				<title>Janette replied to the topic Monthly Competition - December 2025 in the forum Monthly Competition</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 14:22:58 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Running the Christmas Gauntlet</strong></p>
<p>Brace yourself, girl. Everywhere is going to be madness today. Most of the throng will be feeling much the same way … which means shouting and kids screaming; means shoving and pushing … but take a deep breath. Concentrate on the list. You’ve successfully run the Christmas shopping gauntlet before.</p>
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				<title>Athelstone posted an update: Christmas is coming, The Goose is getting fat, please to put [&#133;]</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 10:01:52 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Christmas is coming, The Goose is getting fat, please to put a penny in the old man&#8217;s hat, If you haven&#8217;t got a penny, a ha&#8217;penny will do, If you haven&#8217;t got a ha&#8217;penny then enter the December monthly comp. Ten days to go.</p>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 13 Dec 2025 15:18:38 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Bella. So far I&#8217;m deep into reading the Writers and Artists Guide to Self Publishing, which is very &#8216;involved&#8217; though gives lots of advice. I have also signed up to David Gaughran&#8217;s free self-publishing course (on his website). I also found this: <a href="https://justpublishingadvice.com/publishing-companies-to-avoid-and-nasty-new-author-scams/" rel="nofollow ugc">https://justpublishingadvice.com/publishing-companies-to-avoid-and-nasty-new-author-scams/</a><br />
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									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So sorry for my absences. I have made the decision to self-publish my books after careful consideration, reading how some trad friends have fared, and revisiting notes from my last (self-publishing) workshop in York. I&#8217;m very wet behind the ears regarding publishing, especially self-publishing, so I am deep into swatting about it before I make any&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-25089"><a href="https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/25089/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 19:39:48 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>That&#8217;s wonderful news, Jill. Here&#8217;s to upwards and onwards!</p>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 11:32:30 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Fantastic news, Jill.</p>
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				<title>Athelstone started the topic Monthly Competition - December 2025 in the forum Monthly Competition</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 11:37:09 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Christmas is coming, The goose is getting fat! For the December competition, I would love a Christmas story. The theme is Christmas in any way, shape, or form. Make it sad, make it happy, naughty or nice. Make it ghostly if that tickles your  fancy. Make it commercial or spiritual. Feel free.</p>
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				<title>Athelstone replied to the topic November 2025 monthly competition in the forum Monthly Competition</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 11:29:02 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ah, thank you Terrie. After reading the others I feel very lucky! I&#8217;m a bit late arriving &#8211; so apologies. I&#8217;ll get right to the December comp.</p>
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				<title>Athelstone replied to the topic November 2025 monthly competition in the forum Monthly Competition</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2025 11:49:00 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Percy.</strong></p>
<p>Percy was old. I knew that because everybody knew that. I went to see him because I was invited, and young, ambitious journalists don’t refuse invitations from Percy Fullbig’s people. The man who had seen it all, and predicted much of it. Predicted the Second World War, Vietnam, various troubles in the Middle East, the Financial Cra&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-25025"><a href="https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/november-2025-monthly-competition/#post-17102" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 11:25:16 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I sometimes feel a bit like the man who asked for directions and was told, &#8216;Well, I wouldn&#8217;t start from here.&#8217;</p>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 09:10:05 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Exactly that. I&#8217;m not even certain whether the activity page is a WordPress thing or one of the plugins that makes it a community site. </p>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 14:16:02 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oh, or did you mean that my post about the changes has slipped down because of subsequent posts? That can be a nuisance sometimes. There&#8217;s a banner headline facility that I also avoid.</p>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 14:12:25 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I didn&#8217;t know, Libby. Have you done an update recently? There&#8217;s a full change log in the admin menu, but I didn&#8217;t see anything. I haven&#8217;t looked at how the Activity Page is built; I know it&#8217;s complex and occasionally flakey, so I&#8217;ve tried to steer clear.</p>
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									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve added a few pieces to the Profile settings. The new entries are all entirely optional, but I do encourage you to take a look at what&#8217;s there. It&#8217;s nice to know a bit about your Denizen friends, and it can be useful sometimes. So, if you have the world&#8217;s largest collection of rare Tupperware, or are secretary of the East Kent Hare Coursing&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-24961"><a href="https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/24961/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2025 10:00:30 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Incidentally, when I say &#8220;it&#8217;s possible&#8221; I should probably add, &#8220;but not easy.&#8221;<br />
The ONLY method that would work consistently for a forum post would be to construct some fairly complex HTML using the code tab of your text box. You would need to do this for every post.<br />
The situation has existed ever since the creation of Wordpress and I was very&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-24959"><a href="https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/24946/#acomment-24959" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 22:56:08 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Answering on the activity stream to keep the comp thread clear.  In general, Wordpress (that this site uses) doesn&#8217;t really play with, or understand, or use paragraph indentation. It&#8217;s possible, but I haven&#8217;t looked into it yet. The issue is that Wordpress was originally built for blogging (by one person) and we use almost none of that&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-24957"><a href="https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/24946/#acomment-24957" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Athelstone posted an update: I&#039;m going to update some of the software used on the Den. It [&#133;]</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 22:37:02 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m going to update some of the software used on the Den. It should be invisible, and I&#8217;ve already done it on our test site, but if you spot anything odd happening please let me know.</p>
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				<title>Janette posted an update: Well done, Terrie - a great choice! I have a busy November [&#133;]</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 02 Nov 2025 10:24:23 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well done, Terrie &#8211; a great choice! I have a busy November coming up but will try and fit in some time to take part in the monthly comp.</p>
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				<title>Athelstone replied to the topic Monthly competition October 2025 in the forum Monthly Competition</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2025 23:33:55 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well done Terrie. A truly ghastly tale.</p>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 14:01:13 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>The Estate Agent&#8217;s Appointment</strong></p>
<p>I arrived at the house in pouring rain. The light was fading on a day that was already dark with cloud. I didn’t want to go in. I wanted to get in my car, drive home, shower, and settle down with a Scotch and whatever delicious microwave meal was next in the fridge. I had no choice. This old house wasn’t going to&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-24930"><a href="https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/monthly-competition-october-2025/#post-17018" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Athelstone posted an update: HURRY, HURRY, HURRY! The September Song short story challenge [&#133;]</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2025 06:58:25 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>HURRY, HURRY, HURRY! The September Song short story challenge goes private at 10:00. If you&#8217;ve joined you must make your choices by then. If you haven&#8217;t joined, today is your last chance.</p>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2025 10:26:27 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Barter Books in Alnwick is a terrible place for an impoverished reader to be&#8230;</p>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2025 11:10:42 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Merle Oberon wasn&#8217;t the finest Catherine either. But Larry, dear Larry, was hopelessly miscast.</p>
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				<title>Athelstone replied to the topic A scheme to show books written without AI in the forum Coffee Shop</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2025 09:37:14 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Incidentally, Sandra&#8217;s comment is still there but she replied to the update on the activity page rather than directly to the thread</p>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2025 09:33:50 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think you&#8217;re right.</p>
<p>Of course, AI writing is effectively a sampling of other authors&#8217; work, albeit with some sophisticated algorithms that hide the truth away. An author may say that they are using AI to produce something original, but AI simply won&#8217;t work with just small samples such as from one author. It needs a &#8220;large language model&#8221; as&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-24878"><a href="https://www.denofwriters.com/forums/topic/a-scheme-to-show-books-written-without-ai/#post-16976" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2025 19:04:52 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I read Middlemarch very quickly when I was 19 and still had the habit of reading 2 or 3 books every week. MM took me a whole week. I have no recollection of how I felt about it afterwards, because, in my usual way I was onto the next book. Parts of it have sort of emerged into my mind, and, if I&#8217;m honest my writing over the years. The book that&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-24877"><a href="https://www.denofwriters.com/activity/p/24870/#acomment-24877" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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