tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143694367787566951.post6825546038686450811..comments2023-09-10T15:57:43.129+01:00Comments on Novel Racers: Update and PlugJenny Beattiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00640209636605410939noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143694367787566951.post-37867434172392735572008-06-04T13:50:00.000+01:002008-06-04T13:50:00.000+01:00Hmmm, I've now ground to a halt. The old fear fact...Hmmm, I've now ground to a halt. The old fear factor again. I'm sposed to be writign right now but am instead surfing the net in ever-more desperate fashion, trying to find something I haven't already read, annything to avoid having to write that bloody book... and I've nearly finished it too. What an idiot I am.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143694367787566951.post-13823677197407337662008-05-31T11:52:00.000+01:002008-05-31T11:52:00.000+01:00Hey no worries, l-plate, good news is good news wh...Hey no worries, l-plate, good news is good news wherever you find it! I'm v glad for you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143694367787566951.post-30431236251589499262008-05-30T17:05:00.000+01:002008-05-30T17:05:00.000+01:00Oops, thanks for all the congrats but I believe ap...Oops, thanks for all the congrats but I believe apologies are in order Clare. I got up early this morning and thought you were the friday coffee break question thingie. Sorry to steal your thunder honey xxMarcie Steelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06921930565391929367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143694367787566951.post-76045040948631659942008-05-30T14:05:00.000+01:002008-05-30T14:05:00.000+01:00clare - well done, nothing like having a deadline ...clare - well done, nothing like having a deadline to especially an exciting one.<BR/><BR/>l-plate - so excited for you. Congratulations.Deborah Carr (Debs)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03223653554549707595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143694367787566951.post-39922259608196235462008-05-30T12:16:00.000+01:002008-05-30T12:16:00.000+01:00P.S. Bump has now been measured by midwife and is ...P.S. Bump has now been measured by midwife and is officially much more enormous than they would expect for this stage of pregnancy, but the dates are definitely right. It may mean it is an enormous baby, so they will be scanning me to check for that. But it may just be fat!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143694367787566951.post-60861159807912782412008-05-30T12:14:00.000+01:002008-05-30T12:14:00.000+01:00Capt Black: "If you don't mind, I'm going to steal...Capt Black: "If you don't mind, I'm going to steal some of your technique."<BR/><BR/>Of course, go for it!<BR/><BR/>dkl: "I'm rather afraid that's my 'technique' if you can call it that "<BR/><BR/>Oh yes, let's call it that, and then we can pat ourselves on the back! ;o) Am v. glad you're enjoying my book, btw. Tis always nice to hear.<BR/><BR/>L-Plate - many congrats on the agent! That's fantastic news. Of course things may still move very slowly - well that's my experience anyway - but it's definitely a massive and important step in the right direction, and worth celebrations and congratulations.<BR/><BR/>Fiona - She wrote two books in the 80s, or maybe 90s too, that I'm aware of: How Not to be a Perfect Parent, which was focused on babies and toddlers, then How Not to Raise the Perfect Child, which was more about older children and was the one I was referring to. I do feel bad about it though, as actually both books rae really good (the first in partic is very funny), but I didn;t agree with what she said about telly, and I did generally get a bit of mummy-angst about all the wonderful things she does, and felt a bit inferior generally...<BR/><BR/>Zinnia, I'm quite happy to get another book from you, particularly if I get to keep it! It's about time I read another one of those, anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143694367787566951.post-45111377254739920962008-05-30T10:31:00.000+01:002008-05-30T10:31:00.000+01:00HI Zinnia, I'm pretty sure it's a book from you on...HI Zinnia, I'm pretty sure it's a book from you on this but will go back and check.......<BR/><BR/>It's Kate K who is down for today's and next week's coffee. I will confess that since she began to manage the rota I didn't give her a reminder. Sorry........<BR/><BR/>WTG Clare on meeting your targets!<BR/><BR/>I'm so thrilled for you L-plate!!!!!!<BR/><BR/>Huge appologies for being so quiet. I had hoped that this week would be a week of catch up on blogging etal but there has been so admin with the boys and the house that I don't know where the time has gone!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02744937536946299450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143694367787566951.post-31337666218289638192008-05-30T10:18:00.000+01:002008-05-30T10:18:00.000+01:00L-Plate - WOW!!! Well done!Clare, I'm not sure ab...L-Plate - WOW!!! Well done!<BR/><BR/>Clare, I'm not sure about the prizes; I've been looking through the archives but can't work it out. There's a possibility that you might get a how-to book of your choice from me, which would be ironic considering the number we've lent each other over the years! But I can't work out which prize is for which category. Liz might know; Liz, if you're reading this, can you clarify?<BR/><BR/>And are we having a coffee morning today, or shall we hijack Clare's post's comments box for that?Zinnia Cyclamenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04841314997513292477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143694367787566951.post-33504220469894627112008-05-30T09:43:00.000+01:002008-05-30T09:43:00.000+01:00That's great news, Clare. I think that it sounds l...That's great news, Clare. I think that it sounds like an emminently sensible approach and the key thing is that it works for you. I'm still plodding on with my never-ending re-write but may well pinch some of your ideas when I approach my next wip. <BR/><BR/>L-Plate - fab news! V exciting :)CC Devinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05643697869694982791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143694367787566951.post-58698006686107263392008-05-30T09:05:00.000+01:002008-05-30T09:05:00.000+01:00Well done Clare! I've got another 10,000 words to ...Well done Clare! I've got another 10,000 words to go which wouldnt normally take long but journalism is getting in the way - of to interview a surgeon in a minute!Flowerpothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14102679179201725732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143694367787566951.post-85682716479107349992008-05-30T09:01:00.000+01:002008-05-30T09:01:00.000+01:00Glad things are going well Clare.And l-plate - OMG...Glad things are going well Clare.<BR/><BR/>And l-plate - OMG OMG OMG! That is so exciting! Well done :)Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12523875341438470968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143694367787566951.post-34068287042473397572008-05-30T08:08:00.000+01:002008-05-30T08:08:00.000+01:00Enjoyed and agreed with your piece on Vulpes Libri...Enjoyed and agreed with your piece on Vulpes Libris. And why can't you love both? East Enders and Enid Blyton are just as good for the mind as the high brow stuff.<BR/>Libby Purves's book - is that the same child rearing book she wrote in the eighties? If so I read it but couldn't afford the nanny!Fiona Mackenzie. Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669889070557241716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143694367787566951.post-44326155174208629892008-05-30T07:37:00.000+01:002008-05-30T07:37:00.000+01:00Hey everyone, happy Friday.Hi Clare, I do hope you...Hey everyone, happy Friday.<BR/><BR/>Hi Clare, I do hope your bump isn't getting too much bigger, honey! <BR/><BR/>Have to say your technique works for me too. I have to keep on plodding or else the tendency to meddle takes over and I'd never get to the end. And yes, it's diabolical going through it all again but you'll be so excited about all the light bulbs flashing up new ideas that you won't be bothered by the little things ;)<BR/><BR/>My progress report? I thought I'd better get this in before you possibly win the race next Friday?! Sorry I have been quiet on the blogging front. Sorry that I haven’t been round to visit you all lately. But I have news. <BR/><BR/>Can you keep a secret? I’m not sure that if I tell you the bubble will burst. I’m not sure that everything will take as long as before with no outcome. For my sanity, I can’t mention names because I am so scared that everything will go pear shaped, as usual, and it will be months before anything happens, if anything again, but…<BR/><BR/>I have a new agent. <BR/><BR/>Maybe my persistence has paid off. xMarcie Steelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06921930565391929367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143694367787566951.post-78940861711815863022008-05-30T03:45:00.000+01:002008-05-30T03:45:00.000+01:00I'm rather afraid that's my 'technique' if you can...I'm rather afraid that's my 'technique' if you can call it that - just write the blasted thing and worry about editing later! :-) x<BR/><BR/>btw, I'm just back to reading TDOD and loving it again! (I do way too much in life)DKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01883507404298948190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143694367787566951.post-65683192113078529592008-05-29T19:25:00.000+01:002008-05-29T19:25:00.000+01:00Well done Clare.If you don't mind, I'm going to st...Well done Clare.<BR/>If you don't mind, I'm going to steal some of your technique. As Stephen King says on first drafts: "Just tell the bloody story" (paraphrased).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143694367787566951.post-75696629325014345822008-05-29T17:50:00.000+01:002008-05-29T17:50:00.000+01:00lduk, there's something about impending motherhood...lduk, there's something about impending motherhood that focuses the mind wonderfully. I wonder if I'll ever write a book this quickly again...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143694367787566951.post-32641103297621931472008-05-29T17:49:00.000+01:002008-05-29T17:49:00.000+01:00um, I don't really have anything to say. I'm just ...um, I don't really have anything to say. I'm just trying to use that "email follow-up comments" functionality, which seems to demand that I post a comment myself...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143694367787566951.post-6810828424882549902008-05-29T17:48:00.000+01:002008-05-29T17:48:00.000+01:00Well done Clare! I'm very impressed. I'm still plo...Well done Clare! I'm very impressed. I'm still plodding along with a first draft only 48% written.Rachel Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13048590167153841615noreply@blogger.com