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Barry Walsh posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
Nice to be back among old friends and, hopefully, some new ones. About a hundred years ago, I wrote a novel. I’ve finally got to the end of another but it’s far from finished. Looking forward to reading some short stories.
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Good to know, Barry, we’ve been waiting for it! (For those Denizens who don’t know Barry, he wrote a fantastic, bittersweet coming of age novel set in the 1960s called The Pimlico Kid, which is well worth a read)
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Thank you Daeds. it’s certainly been a long time, something I might blog about one day. On second thoughts, it might not be such good read! I hope all goes well for you and I’m pleased to see your productivity in recent times.
Barry
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Daedalus replied to the topic Titles in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 7 years, 9 months ago
Interesting one. Titles can be hard. Sometimes a really perfect one will just present itself. Other times…
I was looking, as I’m sure you have, at a thesaurus to see if it was possible to simply replace ‘abduction’. The best I could do was ‘Here Ends the Absence’, or possibly ‘Here Ends the Departure’ which I’m not sure really does it.
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Barry Walsh posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
@madiguana Can’t find you on Twitter. Is your Twitter name different? Best wishes, Barry
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Hi Barry. Personally, I’m mad_iguana on twitter. The Den account is denofwriters.
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Thanks. I’ve found you.
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Daedalus replied to the topic For Those in Peril… in the forum Blogs 7 years, 9 months ago
Another possibility is that the waves were so big that in a trough the Solomon Brown literally hit the seabed. If I’m ever up Whitby way I’ll definitely see about a ride on their Watson lifeboat.
There’s a decent collection of historic lifeboats at the dockyard at Chatham. I’ve a feeling they have a couple of Watson-type boats there but it seems…[Read more]
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Daedalus replied to the topic For Those in Peril… in the forum Blogs 7 years, 9 months ago
Superb blog tinged with tragedy, and, as always told with clarity and sympathy. For all the improvements in hardware and technology, RNLI operations can still be phenomenally dangerous. Operating in those conditions, that close to shore… Reading the account reminded me of The Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger (great book, but don’t bother with…[Read more]
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John S Alty replied to the topic For Those in Peril… in the forum Blogs 7 years, 9 months ago
Excellent, Richard.
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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, 9 months ago
You have to blow your own trumpet, no-one is going to blow it for you.
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Giselle replied to the topic Violence in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 7 years, 9 months ago
I love this thread!
Richard, wow, brilliant writing. That disjointedness works so well.
Whenever I have to write violence I think of Silence of the Lambs, when you really don’t see/read that much, but the tension is huge. Lots of small suggestions can build on our inner fears.
Janeshuff, so happy that you’ve found the solution! Now, all you…[Read more]
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Athelstone replied to the topic Monthly comp – October 2018 in the forum Monthly Competition 7 years, 9 months ago
Never Judge a Book
No, sir, we don’t hold property any more. Not since 1 October. Yes, you did just miss out. Yes, if it was a gold bar we probably would look after it and if you ever find one of those on a park bench then don’t hesitate to come straight here. But this is a book. Well, look after it but leave us the details and we’ll conta…[Read more]
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John S Alty posted an update 7 years, 9 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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GippsGirl replied to the topic Monthly comp – October 2018 in the forum Monthly Competition 7 years, 9 months ago
That’s a cracking idea, Sea!
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Daedalus replied to the topic Violence in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 7 years, 9 months ago
Aargh, spoiler!
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Amanda Berriman (Skylark) posted an update 7 years, 9 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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Amanda Berriman (Skylark) replied to the topic Festival Dreams in the forum Blogs 7 years, 9 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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Giselle replied to the topic I've gone and done it again! in the forum Podium 7 years, 9 months ago
Congratulations! I’m so excited for you, that’s such great news. *lifts glass of wine*
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