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Offline desertwomble

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To Have One's Cake
« on: October 02, 2015, 07:05:33 AM »
My story To Have One's Cake won September's flash fiction competition in Writers' Forum magazine - and just as importantly put a hundred quid in my sky rocket.

Thanks to Cathy (sorry if it sounds like an Oscars' acceptance speech) for reading the story and giving me some valuable feedback.

DW :cheesy:

P.S. 'sky rocket' = Cockney rhyming slang for 'pocket', if you wondered
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Re: To Have One's Cake
« Reply #1 on: October 02, 2015, 09:46:35 AM »
Very nice!  :afro:
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Re: To Have One's Cake
« Reply #2 on: October 02, 2015, 02:40:00 PM »
Oh, excellent! I shall bask in reflected glory  :cheers:
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Re: To Have One's Cake
« Reply #3 on: October 02, 2015, 03:58:53 PM »
Quote from: delph_ambi on October 02, 2015, 02:40:00 PM
Oh, excellent! I shall bask in reflected glory  :cheers:

Cheers guys

As you may recall, Cathy, it wasn't a straightforward story. I always try to get an opinion on this type of story, and always from someone insightful.

DW :cheesy:
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Re: To Have One's Cake
« Reply #4 on: October 04, 2015, 05:16:59 AM »
Congrats Womble :afro:

How long was the flash?
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Re: To Have One's Cake
« Reply #5 on: October 04, 2015, 05:19:59 AM »
Quote from: Ed on October 04, 2015, 05:16:59 AM
Congrats Womble :afro:

How long was the flash?

Cheers, Ed. It was 500 words exactly.

This month they want a Halloween story, 800 words max, deadline tomorrow.

DW :cheesy:
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Re: To Have One's Cake
« Reply #6 on: October 05, 2015, 01:39:28 AM »
Quote from: desertwomble on October 04, 2015, 05:19:59 AM
Quote from: Ed on October 04, 2015, 05:16:59 AM
Congrats Womble :afro:

How long was the flash?

Cheers, Ed. It was 500 words exactly.

This month they want a Halloween story, 800 words max, deadline tomorrow.

DW :cheesy:

Word lengths around that sub 1000 count feel quite liberating after getting used to just 350 I find. Or should I say 'found' -- haven't written much fiction lately.

Are you entering a story for the Halloween one?
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Re: To Have One's Cake
« Reply #7 on: October 06, 2015, 08:48:35 AM »
Congrats DW and vicariously to Delph.

I've been submitting this year but only 3 acceptances for anthos and mags. Methinks my email outbox is directly linked to a black hole.
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Re: To Have One's Cake
« Reply #8 on: October 07, 2015, 01:50:58 PM »
Alas, Ed, my Halloween story got disqualified. They specifically wanted a 'ghost story' and I wrote about a vampire.

That said, I've sent the story elsewhere.

DW :cheesy:
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Re: To Have One's Cake
« Reply #9 on: October 15, 2015, 01:10:43 AM »
Nice one, Womble! (And Delph!)  :dance:
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