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RK Wallis reacted to Paul Whybrow's post in the thread Thought for the Day Common sense is like deodorant ... with
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“Common sense is like deodorant. The people who need it most never use it.” Unknown -
RK Wallis reacted to Paul Whybrow's post in the thread Thought for the Day If you ever want your soul to dance in the clouds ... with
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If you ever want your soul to dance in the clouds, you will at some point have to juggle lightning and taste the thunder. Christopher Poindexter -
I won this a few years ago and was granted 15 minutes with a very charming agent. He asked for 10 k words from me but ended up leaving Creative Veritas the agency he was with and starting his own a week after. I fell through the cracks. Still I...
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RK Wallis reacted to Jonny's post in the thread The Huddle **Changes Made to Huddle Signup Procedure** with Like.
Hi All You may have noticed we've now introduced a new feature on the Colony called Events. This is to publicise our various special features both inside and outside the Colony. And it's under Events you will find this week's and all future...
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RK Wallis reacted to Lakeland Waffler's post in the thread Craft Chat Submitting to agents with
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Hi @RK Wallis Thanks for your comments. Super helpful, as always. I’ve given this a lot of thought over the last day or two and I’m thinking that probably the questions posed at the start of book 1 are- what happened to Sam’s brother and her... -
RK Wallis reacted to Sedayne's post in the thread Help Please! Questions for writers - short stories. with Like.
I'm happy for you to have this info - there's nothing sensitive to it - but as a matter of principle, it's important to know what the information is being used for and where it will end up. Let us know more when you can; you'll likely get more...
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RK Wallis replied to the thread Help Please! Questions for writers - short stories..I've only ever dabbled in shorts as exercises. Trad publishing a novel is the goal. Has been for 30 years.
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RK Wallis reacted to Paul Whybrow's post in the thread Thought for the Day Talent is God given. Be humble ... with Like.
Talent is God-given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful. John Wooden
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RK Wallis reacted to E G Logan's post in the thread What are you reading at the moment? Recommendations welcome with Like.
Just finished A Little Trickerie by Rosanna Pike. I am puzzled by this book: specifically, I do not understand why so many people found it so funny. Or so good. Funny enough, and good enough, to throw prizes at it. According to its publishers...
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What Hannah said. :) I'll try not to repeat but support. So my question is - with regards to agents and cliffhangers - am I better off A) explaining this in my covering letter? (although I fear it will make it quite lengthy) Just hook em in...
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RK Wallis replied to the thread Craft Chat Submitting to agents.@Hannah Faoileán is totally right, never tell. Here's a writing mantra for you: resist the urge to explain. Never explain. I planned a trilogy a few times, and my last one I planned six books. No bites. If agents, who are readers, aren't...