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Raine replied to the topic Syllabus and course materials. in the forum
Andrew Wille's DIY MA course 6 years, 9 months agoOk, 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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Raine replied to the topic Syllabus and course materials. in the forum
Andrew Wille's DIY MA course 6 years, 9 months agoYeah, the time commitment/coordination is the challenge with something like this. I’ve been thinking about how it might work, having jumped in enthusiastically without doing any thinking first! I guess for me, the best way seems to be to look at it as a series of group exercises, rather than a whole MA.
Maybe the way to do it would be if someone…[Read more]
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Sandra replied to the topic Syllabus and course materials. in the forum
Andrew Wille's DIY MA course 6 years, 9 months agoA daunting expenditure on books, too … time to hie me to the library methinks.
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Raine started the topic Syllabus and course materials. in the forum
Andrew Wille's DIY MA course 6 years, 9 months agoHere’s the link to the syllabus. When we set up each unit/module, I can post the relevant excerpt there, but this is the whole thing, for reference.
https://wille.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/WilleSyllabusDIYMA2019v1.1.pdf
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OK, I’ve set a group up, as my main wall post will disappear off the page shortly. But I’ve not thought any further than that about how to do things. Jump in with ideas/requirements/etc. 🙂
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I guess we should have a thread starting with the link to his course. Perhaps said thread to be used only to post relevant links to course material.
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Raine posted an update 6 years, 9 months ago
Anyone seen this? I wonder whether it would be possible to ‘run’ this informally here somehow…
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I’m in!
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Well, the Den has private groups so I’m sure it’s possible. We’re hardly over-using the site’s facilities at the moment.
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Also, it looks good doesn’t it. What a star Andrew is. Andrew, missed you at York this year!
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That’s @andrew 🙂
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Thanks! And thanks for sharing this – do put it into circulation with people who might be interested. And too there are plenty of ways to mix up and adapt what’s there.
And yes – I think the Den could be a great place to set up a critique space. What I’d like is to be able to recommend more places where writers can connect with like-minded…[Read more]
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Sorry @andrew, I forgot to tag you in. THanks for pointing people in our direction & hopefully we are/can be one of those safe critique spaces for writers. I think your syllabus + a supportive online group will make a brilliant combination. 🙂
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Me too.
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Certainly the first, writing part for me.
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Oh gosh. That looks really involved… I don’t know whether I’d be able to do all of that.
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what a good idea! I’d be keen.
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@squidge and @sandradavies I’m sure we can set it up so that people are free to participate in the units that interest them, and not the ones that dont. I think there are probably advantages to having a core group that go through the process together, building on what’s been covered. But I also don’t see the point in making it too ‘strict’, or…[Read more]
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Besides, it’s structured as a full MA (two years of work) so I think most of us would rather take it slow and be free to dip out when RL/other commitments get in the way.
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Completely agree with everything you say, @raine. Slow and gentle. Let’s have a go and discuss as we go along….
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Sandra replied to the topic DIY soapbox in the forum Podium 6 years, 9 months ago
‘Commission & omission’, book three in the series Love triangles with murder, is now available for sale on Blurb.
DIY promotion (which I am strenuously uncomfortable with) takes up a helluva lot of writing time. Book 4 – ‘Drink with a dead man’, whose opening 400 words was declared winner of Raine’s monthly competition, isn’t likely to see…[Read more]
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Raine posted an update 6 years, 10 months ago
Agent did email me. Was very nice, gave me a couple of ideas. FYI the 1-1 was arranged through I Am In Print, who are lovely and gave me a sponsored session so if you are under-repped that’s worth asking for. They’ve a few more agents lined up over the next couple of months so might be worth checking out.
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Thanks, Raine, this looks interesting. And I’m so glad you got some ideas from the agent.
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Glad the ending was a happy one.
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Great that the experience ended up as a positive one, Raine.
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Sandra replied to the topic DIY soapbox in the forum Podium 6 years, 10 months ago
Longest shadows reach, book 2 in the Love triangles with murder series now available
‘Step so grave’ indicated a wealth of history between Luke Darbyshere and Baz Rose. They’d been born within a week of each other; lived half mile apart, in a Hertfordshire village small enough to allow no escape. Each had successfully come through adole…[Read more]
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Janette replied to the topic National Creative Writing Industry Day in the forum Competitions, Open calls and Writing Opportunities 6 years, 10 months ago
I daren’t book anything until I’m given a clean bill of health, which may be too late for this one. Hope you both get the recognition you deserve there x
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Raine posted an update 6 years, 10 months ago
Was supposed to have a webchat 1-1 with an agent today and my camera didn’t work (new updates I think) so I missed the whole bloody session and am SO frustrated as I was waiting for this to help me decide the way forward with the wip. Gah. Excuse me while I rant/sob.
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Oh, that’s awful. Have you managed to contact the agent to explain?
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Yes, and the people who were organising the meeting have also talked to her. She’s going to send me some feedback apparently, but that might take a while and urgh it’s just so frustrating. Plus me messing them around hardly leaves a good impression, does it?
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Oh Raine. I would be tearing my hair out and breaking things. What a b****r. I bet you were all psyched up for it as well…
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I don’t know. I wouldn’t hold it against somebody in your position and I’m sure the agent won’t either. I imagine that doesn’t help much though.
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Oh no! Blasted technology. Great when it works but a pain in the proverbial when it doesn’t! Hope the agent is sympathetic and you get something worthwhile in the feedback. Sending a hug x
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Having had a couple of technological cock-ups myself today, you have my sympathy, Raine. Hope a replacement session can be organised.
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Oh, ffs, what a time for technology to have a hissy fit! That’s awful, Raine, and I feel your frustration … but hopefully (surely) the agent will too. Here’s to the feedback being of the positive kind x
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Ug! So so frustrating. 🙁
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Raine replied to the topic National Creative Writing Industry Day in the forum Competitions, Open calls and Writing Opportunities 6 years, 10 months ago
WOO HOOOOOOO!! Will be SO LOVELY to see you @seagreen! 🙂
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Seagreen replied to the topic National Creative Writing Industry Day in the forum Competitions, Open calls and Writing Opportunities 6 years, 10 months ago
Booked!
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Raine replied to the topic 12 UK Literary Agents Seeking New Clients NOW in the forum Competitions, Open calls and Writing Opportunities 6 years, 10 months ago
Thanks @gippsgirl, some of these look like good possibilities. 🙂 Good luck if you are subbing to any of them.
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Raine replied to the topic National Creative Writing Industry Day in the forum Competitions, Open calls and Writing Opportunities 6 years, 10 months ago
Anyone thinking of going to this? I’ve booked and would be lovely to see a familiar face or two.
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Sandra replied to the topic DIY soapbox in the forum Podium 6 years, 10 months ago
Phew – and thanks. The Orkney Distillery is gin, not whisky, and given the amount of free gin, good value as well as entertaining.
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Raine replied to the topic DIY soapbox in the forum Podium 6 years, 10 months ago
@katemachon 😀
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Sandra replied to the topic DIY soapbox in the forum Podium 6 years, 10 months ago
Damn! Sorry @Raine (AND I posted that before the distillery tour!)
Hopefully my name &/or ‘Step do grave’ ought to find me – links I see might not be different.
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