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2nd November 2006, 10:37am
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#16 | | Experimental stooge
Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Muffled 'bang'
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| Re: The writers thread
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Originally Posted by poprock  You go the submissions process right first time. That piece is now sitting in a private queue for the editorial team to review. Once we’ve looked over it, it’ll either get approved and published or you’ll get a PM with some suggested alterations or something. We rarely do much actual editing to fiction pieces, just tidying up of spelling, punctuation, typographic styling, etc. | I think I may have submitted two... The first one was a bit pish and I probably would be grateful if it didn't see the light of day... But the "looking for batman" one meh... why the hell not.
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2nd November 2006, 10:39am
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#17 | | Frankly my dear.....  Editor
Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Paradise City
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| Re: The writers thread
I think I would be more encouraged by talking to other writers about what I produce. I live too far away to meet in pubs (shame) but I am sure we could get something going on here if there is interest?
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2nd November 2006, 10:47am
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#18 | | Bring the heid o' charlie Editor
Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Staley Road
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| Re: The writers thread
Why not? We've got the means to publish things too. Quote:
Originally Posted by endless psych I think I may have submitted two... The first one was a bit pish and I probably would be grateful if it didn't see the light of day... But the "looking for batman" one meh... why the hell not. | I've editted it and it's up, liked it.
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2nd November 2006, 12:31pm
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#19 | | Mr WYSIWYG
Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Greenock
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| Re: The writers thread
Oh, a writers group on here. What a cool idea.
I'm always in the process of writing something, whether it be a short story, a novel (got a nice 139,000-word piece sitting doing nothing), a spoof article or (as has been the case more often recently) a comic script. My discipline for writing has dropped off in the last few years, I used to be able to sit at the computer and churn out up to a thousand words a night. Now I find that I'm only writing a day or so a week. This is something I'm in the middle of remedying.
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2nd November 2006, 1:51pm
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#20 | | ...playground tactics...
Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Islington
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I wrote alot when i was at uni, epecially the last year due to one of my units being 'expresssive writing', and was told that, with more focus, i could concievably produce some not shite stuff.
I tend to fail in the planning area of writing. Im a terrible planner, always have been - I tend to lose interest before ive even begun. I sit and write and have no idea which direction it might take.
I like the idea of a writers group - it would be useful to get some perspective on how others initially approach their ideas; if they have a clear cut point by point plan or if they work from just an idea and fill in the rest as they go along.
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6th November 2006, 4:18pm
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#21 | | I hate your band SuperMod
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| Re: The writers thread
Never let it be said that AltNation does not listen to the requests of it’s users.
You now have a place to help each other out with unfinished fiction. Not a place to slag off what’s not polished yet … Writer Support forum | |
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6th November 2006, 4:28pm
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#22 | | Dirk Gently
Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Upon the shore
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| Re: The writers thread
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Originally Posted by Rowsbette I pretty much stopped writing short stories so I could focus on the novel I was working on, it's supposed to be submitted for a competition that ends in January but I'm not even 5000 words in. I had excellent "knock out 1000 words a day and it'll get written in no time" plans but they all went to shit. It just seems such a massive project. | I was really quite worried about that - I admire your short stories...
Curious...what's the novel loosely about?
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7th November 2006, 6:04pm
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#23 | | Alky writer
Join Date: May 2005 Location: Glasgow
Posts: 753
| Re: The writers thread
I write a lot, mostly short horror of a M.R. James/A.M. Burrage variant.
Though I also seem to write quite a bit in the Gaiman/Adams style.
They shouldn't really mesh, I think.
Am a member of GSFWC, and am trying to get things published more regularly and stay in the editorial eye at the moment (harder than it looks) | |
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7th November 2006, 6:06pm
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#24 | | Mr WYSIWYG
Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Greenock
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| Re: The writers thread
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Originally Posted by MichaelSCollins Am a member of GSFWC, and am trying to get things published more regularly and stay in the editorial eye at the moment (harder than it looks) | I haven't been to one of those meetings in ages.
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7th November 2006, 6:12pm
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#25 | | Alky writer
Join Date: May 2005 Location: Glasgow
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My girlfriend is a good friend of several of the team, and introduced me to them. | |
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7th November 2006, 6:23pm
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#26 | | Mr WYSIWYG
Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Greenock
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| Re: The writers thread
I really need to get my ass back to going.
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7th November 2006, 6:27pm
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#27 | | Alky writer
Join Date: May 2005 Location: Glasgow
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They're a friendly enough bunch, they welcomed me and I'm hardly the worlds finest critic/writer/person. | |
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7th November 2006, 6:31pm
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#28 | | Mr WYSIWYG
Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Greenock
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I used to go quite regularly when they met up in Borders.
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7th November 2006, 6:40pm
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#29 | | Alky writer
Join Date: May 2005 Location: Glasgow
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Theres a meeting tonight at the GFT from 8. | |
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7th November 2006, 6:43pm
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#30 | | Mr WYSIWYG
Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Greenock
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| Re: The writers thread
Can't make it tonight, don't have the cash. I'm on the mailing list though.
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