Struggling Writers discussion
note: This topic has been closed to new comments.
*Archives *
>
Chat (Up Until 5/4/2013)
We are watching the Olympic Torch Relay live at work, one of the secretaries is running with it today at 1.45pm english time.
Darkangel wrote: "We are watching the Olympic Torch Relay live at work, one of the secretaries is running with it today at 1.45pm english time."how cool!
I admit I'm a little excited about the Olympics but nervous about it at the same time. I really really want the opening ceremony to be amazing, but I have a feeling it'll end up being cringeworthy and embarrassing. Danny Boyle is apparently directing, but I read somewhere that its going to feature cows in a field, morris dancers and London buses. I hope to God it was a wind up. Are people excited back home?
Yes they are, I heard that about Danny Boyle too. I am just not looking forward to the journey into work and attempting to get home. Archery is in Lords Cricket ground, right next to me!
ShazzyLouLou wrote: "Sarah R wrote: "Eva, ShazzyLouLou click on my profile and go to my writing - light the 7th candle read the new chapter 45 I just put up - Errol features in there!"I'll check it out a lunch time. ..."
The one eyed trouser snake can be quite funny, depending on the situation you put it in, has to be comical setting something to ridiculous to laugh at!
ShazzyLouLou wrote: "Darkangel wrote: "We are watching the Olympic Torch Relay live at work, one of the secretaries is running with it today at 1.45pm english time."how cool!
I admit I'm a little excited about the O..."
I'll watch the opening ceremony and that's about all sport bores me! Not very patriotic of me I know but hell France is my home now!
see the bit i wrote, it's still very rough, he has amnesia so you dont get confused
Eva wrote: "see the bit i wrote, it's still very rough, he has amnesia so you dont get confused"http://www.goodreads.com/story/show/3...
Let me guess, Carl Grace tinks he is gods gift to women, right? It looks like a interesting thriller. I was a bit weirded out with the whole masturbating while the other one was dead...but i supose that could hapen in real life...
Eva wrote: "Let me guess, Carl Grace tinks he is gods gift to women, right? It looks like a interesting thriller. I was a bit weirded out with the whole masturbating while the other one was dead...but i supose..."As he died, yep very wierd I'l give you that! Did you get as far as erroll? Poor Carl Grace he always seems to be in the wrong place at the wrong time - He gets his reward at the end sort of!
Sarah R wrote: "Eva wrote: "Let me guess, Carl Grace tinks he is gods gift to women, right? It looks like a interesting thriller. I was a bit weirded out with the whole masturbating while the other one was dead......"I think you have captured how a man thinks...very descritive i have to say. Are going to publish it?
Eva wrote: "Sarah R wrote: "Eva wrote: "Let me guess, Carl Grace tinks he is gods gift to women, right? It looks like a interesting thriller. I was a bit weirded out with the whole masturbating while the other..."Hopefully it is with Publishers in England for appraisal, just waiting to see if they want to read the rest, I started to go through and spot edit before I sent the three chapters and synopsis. I got about 1/5th of the way through! To know how they tick you have to sit and eavesdrop on their conversations with their mates about sex! You and I have a good ruse, we are both bilingual, eavesdropping becomes so much easier when they assume we don't understand!
Sarah R wrote: "Eva wrote: "Sarah R wrote: "Eva wrote: "Let me guess, Carl Grace tinks he is gods gift to women, right? It looks like a interesting thriller. I was a bit weirded out with the whole masturbating whi..."My husband knows I undestand, im more worried that he understands me, lol
I find it hard, the whole show vs tell, I still have loads to work on, but I cant do it until im finished...I dont know why...At the beginning I had a different name for the main character, then I found another book about the same subject with the main character called the same as mine, so I thought I better change the name before I get sued. So...that's another thing to correct when i write the second draft...
Eva wrote: "Sarah R wrote: "Eva wrote: "Sarah R wrote: "Eva wrote: "Let me guess, Carl Grace tinks he is gods gift to women, right? It looks like a interesting thriller. I was a bit weirded out with the whole ..."How many people are there in the world called John Smith millions you won't get sued unless you copied the story (plagerism) Finding characters names is difficult at times and then others plop they fall into your lap! I have never changed a characters name for any reason !
I must have picked up a bug, I don't feel at all well I'm running a fever on one of the hottest days in the year, not good. I'm also tracing a well worn path to the loo! I've just taken a cranberry tablet helps kill stomach bugs, especially e coli and salmonella! Precautionary measure had salmonella lost 25kg in three weeks! Drastic diet!
Sarah R wrote: "Eva wrote: "Sarah R wrote: "Eva wrote: "Sarah R wrote: "Eva wrote: "Let me guess, Carl Grace tinks he is gods gift to women, right? It looks like a interesting thriller. I was a bit weirded out wit..."Drastic but effective, did you eat something suspicious?
Sarah R wrote: " Drastic diet! ."Errr, just a bit!! Hope you feel better. Flat lemonade is what you want for an upset tummy. I have no idea why, but my Mum swears by it!
Chin up love!
Eva wrote: "Sarah R wrote: "Eva wrote: "Sarah R wrote: "Eva wrote: "Sarah R wrote: "Eva wrote: "Let me guess, Carl Grace tinks he is gods gift to women, right? It looks like a interesting thriller. I was a bit..."No Alain and I ate the same, I have a very sensitive constitution it's probably airborne germs, supermarket yesterday and the vets to pick up medicine for mothers dog!
People laugh when you say taking cranberry extract can cure ecoli and salmonella but it's true - I took 1 capsule 30 minutes ago and I don't feel quite as bad.
ShazzyLouLou wrote: "Sarah R wrote: " Drastic diet! ."Errr, just a bit!! Hope you feel better. Flat lemonade is what you want for an upset tummy. I have no idea why, but my Mum swears by it!
Chin up love!" Thanks, drinking coca cola too - orrible stuff but if it stops my stomach from doing somersaults I'd drink anything!
MOrning all,How are you feeling today Sarah?
Darkangel wrote: "MOrning all,How are you feeling today Sarah?"
Better today, thanks though I didn't sleep at all well, too hot, I'd been bitten too mosquitos I think that combined with the heat upstairs left me hot wet and uncomfortable! Sun's out again today, we did have several spots of rain at about 4 this morning! The map of France shows most of France with thunderstorms but not us or Marseille and Cannes! We are going to have temperatures in the high 30's, I left the blinds down in the lounge to help block the heat a bit!
Hows you? looking forward to the opening night of the games? I will switch on but we may be outside, I think we might tempt fate and have a barbecue outside!
I am not too sure. I am already sick of it and it hasn't even started yet. Does that make me sound bad? It is very humid here today, the sun is not out but still no air, think it may try and rain later.
Darkangel wrote: "I am not too sure. I am already sick of it and it hasn't even started yet. Does that make me sound bad? It is very humid here today, the sun is not out but still no air, think it may try and rai..."It is humid here too but they have said the storms and rain will pass us by until late next week and then there will only be the odd shower!
I am being dive bombed by rabid flies, and the buggers bite! I never knew house flies bit until I came to live in France! I have a very effective fly conrol system a fly swatter and I am expert with it!
I got bit to death last saturday, was in the garden with friends, wouldn't mind I had alcohol too, so they must have had a fill day!Just bought a new book - Bared to You - it's the next Fifty Shades only meant to be a million times better. It is also a trilogy!
Darkangel wrote: "I got bit to death last saturday, was in the garden with friends, wouldn't mind I had alcohol too, so they must have had a fill day!Just bought a new book - Bared to You - it's the next Fifty Sha..."
Not sure I have the stamina for another 50 shades fiasco! I started reading one yesterday afternoon, Casablanca my Heart. It is really well written, Hannah Warren is the author, I have found a couple of small errors lol and that's when I wasn't actually looking for them. silly things that the spell check won't pick up on! There was a d missing at the end of diffuse, it didn't read right and me for be!
All at the beginning of the book, such a shame! But all that said the story is captivating, and I have found errors in Stephen Kings novels too I blame the editors, or the printers, I should imagine if you point it out one would blame the other!
But worth buying at about 99 p and Hannah seems like a real nice person who deserves a chance!
I will give it a go. I have read a few reviews on this book, and it has a lot of praise. Think it is actually written right.
http://jodierennerediting.blogspot.fr...Interesting article on how to start your novel, that's why I have the publishers interest! I had no idea, but TBL starts with Cally and her positive test! LTSC starts with finding the professors week old corpse, the blondes starts with Arabella choosing an outfit for a meeting with her parents that they instigated and HOD starts with Charlene interested in buying a house!
Darkangel wrote: "I will give it a go. I have read a few reviews on this book, and it has a lot of praise. Think it is actually written right."She's got my attention, I'll even volunteer to proof read for her if she wants help!
Not too bad today thanks Eva, how are you? We just had to go and put the Euro Millions on. You never know.
Eva wrote: "Afternoon!!! Hows everybody?"Hi Eva
The wierdesthing just happened all my inbox on yahoo was just wiped out, apparently I had a trojan alert and my security systemcontained and destroyed it luckily. The only thing I went in to open was on Twitter! I am now going to log on and send the message to spoof@twitter.com beware of a Russian asking if this picture is of you!
Darkangel wrote: "Not too bad today thanks Eva, how are you? We just had to go and put the Euro Millions on. You never know."I did a full system check and everything is okay!
Darkangel wrote: "Phew that was close then."Darkangel wrote: "Phew that was close then."
Yep though my yahoo is still acting wierd! here is twitter address to watch out for @svetikMoscow! I blocked it from my twitter account!
Good for you. I will keep an eye out for it.
i dont have twitter yet, is it any good?, hi maribel
Maribel wrote: "Hi!"Hi, nice to have new peeps drop in and chat!
Maribel wrote: "Sarah R wrote: "Maribel wrote: "Hi!"Hi, nice to have new peeps drop in and chat!"
Thanks :D"
So tell us what books you got?
I just bought the Nikki heat trilogy, I know im sad but I love the series...
Eva wrote: "i dont have twitter yet, is it any good?, hi maribel"yes it's a way of connecting with other authors takes a bit of getting into but once you master it great! LOL even little old blond me managed to set it up without the help of my son!
Sarah R wrote: "Eva wrote: "i dont have twitter yet, is it any good?, hi maribel"yes it's a way of connecting with other authors takes a bit of getting into but once you master it great! LOL even little old blo..."
Is it like facebook?
Eva wrote: "I just bought the Nikki heat trilogy, I know im sad but I love the series..."I don't know that one take a look at Casablanca, my heart Hannah Warren I started reading it yesterday.
I cant find it, is it on goodreads?Naked Heat
It's one of thriller books, the series are on tv, completly hooked
Eva wrote: "I cant find it, is it on goodreads?Naked Heat
It's one of thriller books, the series are on tv, completly hooked"
go to amazon.com and download it direct to kindle
Eva wrote: "I cant find it, is it on goodreads?Naked Heat
It's one of thriller books, the series are on tv, completly hooked"
Not on French tv it aint - I am reduced to Lie to me repeats and that's about it in English save the odd film - I set my language on my television and sometimes I get to watch a film in English! Providing Alain isn't there or he whinges and complains until I put it into French!
That is s cheap! Another one to my endless list of books to read...
Eva wrote: "That is s cheap! Another one to my endless list of books to read..."Read it next, tell your friends its good, I started reading it yesterday to try and take my mind off my tummy problems. Which is fine today, thanks for your concerns!
Hmmm, no notifications for me again!
Darkangel wrote: "Hmmm, no notifications for me again!"That happened to me the other day, it's really annoying!
This topic has been frozen by the moderator. No new comments can be posted.
Struggling Writers
Books mentioned in this topic
Faking Grace (other topics)Faking Grace (other topics)
Naked Heat (other topics)
In The Devil's Own Words, Catedral Cronicles (other topics)
I'll check it out a lunch time. I get irritated by stupid descriptions of "lady gardens," and "trouser snakes," but am worried about sounding like a medical dictionary too! Funny, I really don't have a problem reading it, just writing it seems more difficult than I expected. The scene has to be hot, yet credible. Not an easy balance. Also, I keep reading about "wombs clenching," REALLY? Since when is that sexy? LOL.