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Our second group anthology-Submissions to Ignite by end of September, please.
I'm partial to Corny's but.
Patti (Migrating Coconut) wrote: "I'm partial to Corny's but."You big tease.
Andrew Lawston's first line was "While I prepared to poison my girlfriend, I sorted through the previous day's post, tutting at the number of takeaway menus they were still sticking through the letterbox in spite of our polite sign asking them not to."The Troll line was Andy Barrett's. NOT his usual thing!
Well, they say you should 'write what you know'...For tweeting purposes, I'd suggest ending on "takeaway menus", or even "post" if you're putting a link in.
That's why I've not been able to find any of your ex-girlfriends on-line eh? ;)
I'm tweeting them as I hear them if anyone wants to copy or retweet: https://twitter.com/RosenTrevithick
A quote? um..."Give the idiot some dog piss"
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“Hello Melvin, this is God Speaking. Please don’t be alarmed.”From one of Darren Humphries' offerings.
As a freshly spawned demon he’d dreamt about working in processing. - Michael Brookes.
“Scream… please scream; it thrills me so.”Cornelius 'Horrible' Harker!
Ignite wrote: "I could sort some more quotes out later - or alternatively you could givre your favourite quote from your own story?"'Last night I dreamed I went to Margate Pier again'?
Ignite wrote: "Now here I am, sitting in this egg that’s just been taken out of a chicken’s nest, waiting to be fried by some idiot for breakfast: - Will Macmillan Jones."Major spoiler!!!
Whoops - I'll take that out! But you'll have to take yours out - Oooh Missus!
"the terraced folds at the base of his scraggy throat suggested a chicken about to have it wrung"
'She stares at him, standing with a group of people by the five-metre high chocolate fountain.'
Margate is at the bottom of my garden ;)
Well the first line from my contribution is"After seventy-nine years, it all ends here."
Not sure if it tells anyone anything or not.
Not sure if the whole piece is long enough to take a quote from :-(
I'm getting a bit lost - which are real quotes from the book and which are people having a chat? Perhaps we should tweet our own and start a hash tag?I propose #Salmagundi
The hashtag is a great idea, but perhaps we should hold fire on doing this until the book is actually launched? I think our tweets will be more effective when there's a proper call to action in them (i.e. buy the book). And then the #Salmagundi hashtag will look like a wonderfully strange conversation - it will be like walking through the maddest party ever, picking up snippets of other people's lives!
Ignite wrote: "By the way, how are you getting on?"Progressing. It's more about tweaking now than major formatting. I'll be sending you over a file to email to your kindle to see what you think by (or over) the weekend.
I'm also designing the poster and programmes for the local drama society production, so it's all a bit manic at the moment. Oh, and there's the kids as well of course.
I agree, a push once it's launched would be most effective. If we blitz twitter with quotes and hashtags after launch, people might think 'Ooh, I read that somewhere last week, so it must be good.'
I'm getting quite excited now. Actually, that's a lie. I'm very excited!
Rosen wrote: "I agree, a push once it's launched would be most effective. If we blitz twitter with quotes and hashtags after launch, people might think 'Ooh, I read that somewhere last week, so it must be good.'"Yes! If we coordinated every author in the book and we all tweeted loads of times on the same day, all including #Salmagundi, that might draw in quite a lot of curious people.
Team Salmagundi, synchronise your twitter-watches!
You have all just given me the motivation I needed to become a 'Twit'!
I've been a twit for a while now.Watch synchronised!
Coordination sounds almost like a plan - count me in :-)
I'm far too disorganised to be synchronised, but I will certainly be plugging the collection pretty hard across all channels once the book's released, and the hashtag seems like a good plan.
I don't remember how mine started. It all seems so long ago.... I think it was something about a railway station.
Has anyone heard how the bloke who is trying to beat the skydive record is getting on.?
I am so looking forward to Salmagundi will certainly plug it as I know it will be great with all you wonderful writers but I am not going to be a twitter ,my daughter Twits so will make her do it ,do we have a date when it will be out ?
I not on twitter either, but I'll facebook it!!!
The date depends on how much Darren still has to do, Kay. He only has evenings to fit it in - and I'm afraid I'm a bit random in the things I've rationalised or left different when I send it to him. I don't make it easy for him!
Simon (Highwayman) wrote: "I don't remember how mine started. It all seems so long ago.... I think it was something about a railway station.
Has anyone heard how the bloke who is trying to beat the skydive record is gett..."
on weather hold at the moment Simon earliest time scheduled 14.00GMT
This is all rather exciting, isn't it?Seems I've mentioned it to a few people at school, who have mentioned it to others, who are now stopping me in the hall to ask about 'this book you're publishing soon'
Talk about Chinese whispers!
Don't worry, I'm setting them straight! Nowt to do with me!
Oh yes it is! You can be our first customer!
I feel a zillion tweets coming on .. GO BOOK! GO!
Patti (Migrating Coconut) wrote: "This is all rather exciting, isn't it?Seems I've mentioned it to a few people at school, who have mentioned it to others, who are now stopping me in the hall to ask about 'this book you're publis..."
Wow!!!
Now that's a result!!!
Kath wrote: "Simon (Highwayman) wrote: "I don't remember how mine started. It all seems so long ago.... I think it was something about a railway station.
Has anyone heard how the bloke who is trying to beat..."
Yes mad fellow:)
I can stick a link onm my author page- for what good it will do us:)
Hey all, for anyone who hasn't seen this thread, there will be a website for the book which will feature contributor details. Simon needs your info ASAP! http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...
OK, lots of work has been going on in the background.If you would like a sneaky look at the line up for the book here you go :
http://www.splendid.org.uk
any links/twits/facebooks will be gratefully received.
Well, what can I say. You all have created something special, very special. I congratulate everyone involved in this gem! Very Well Done Everyone and Thank You All.Now I have to wait untill it is out. I will be among the first to buy.
Can,t wait to buy ,sounds terrific and what a wonderful line up of great authors,all other books will have to wait until I have devoured Salmagundi
I'm sure the Salmagundi will introduce you to a few people whose work you'll be looking out for in the future, too!
"Words of encouragement shouted from the touchline by me"PFFT.
And what about the rest of the cheerleaders SIMON?
I agree with everything Pat and Kay said and join them on the sidelines eagerly awaiting the book's release!I could do some cheerleading if required Elle!
*sneaks off to find baton and short skirt*
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A quote???
I'm no good at that kind of thing!!!