tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968546507603375440.post2270409329039572810..comments2023-10-17T08:55:54.647+01:00Comments on this writer's life: Teresa Stensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17027879292470220383noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968546507603375440.post-89919698755505107752013-04-25T16:42:57.888+01:002013-04-25T16:42:57.888+01:00*deletes**deletes*Karen Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17855965073232507189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968546507603375440.post-47992813000912308652013-04-23T10:08:49.088+01:002013-04-23T10:08:49.088+01:00... or your writing group. Ra ha ha ha.
... or your writing group. Ra ha ha ha. <br /><br /><br /><br />Teresa Stensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17027879292470220383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968546507603375440.post-52464085218531054352013-04-22T17:42:43.573+01:002013-04-22T17:42:43.573+01:00And, of course, there's the worst novel ever w...And, of course, there's the worst novel ever written, which I refuse to delete because it amuses me. Then I panic that I'll die and my family will find it and publish it for me as some sort of memorial ...Karen Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17855965073232507189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968546507603375440.post-3987562677397722452013-04-22T17:32:52.795+01:002013-04-22T17:32:52.795+01:00I have one about a shopkeeper who gets so fed up w...I have one about a shopkeeper who gets so fed up with shoplifters (or thieves, as I prefer to call them), he climbs onto the roof of his shop to take them out with his sniper's rifle, which all shopkeepers have, obviously.Karen Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17855965073232507189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968546507603375440.post-9097283301537868622013-04-19T15:55:03.649+01:002013-04-19T15:55:03.649+01:00This post made me laugh! And I love the way it beg...This post made me laugh! And I love the way it begins with an honest declaration that it doesn't know where it's going, but then ends up somewhere rather wonderful. Picture hook?! Didn't see that coming. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968546507603375440.post-64403559926208715872013-04-12T11:16:45.378+01:002013-04-12T11:16:45.378+01:00I actually really like the sound of that story! Ma...I actually really like the sound of that story! Maybe it's just not the right time to write it?<br /><br />Thank you for sharing, and for the good luck wishes. Hope your stuff is going well.Teresa Stensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17027879292470220383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968546507603375440.post-14787965169916987022013-04-09T20:09:11.834+01:002013-04-09T20:09:11.834+01:00I know exactly what you mean. I have one in my dr...I know exactly what you mean. I have one in my drafts folder about a man reacting to his dog becoming ill... he learns canine first aid and acupuncture (?! I know) then when it dies he learns taxidermy and also... hosts a dog seance. And it's all a terrible idea, which I should know is a terrible idea, then it keeps looking at me. ANYWAY.<br /><br />Good luck with all your submissions!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968546507603375440.post-58646183183991705562013-04-08T16:33:44.614+01:002013-04-08T16:33:44.614+01:00As ever I admire your dedication, Rachel - and I b...As ever I admire your dedication, Rachel - and I bet those 40 minute stories (I sense a radio show coming on...) were an excellent apprenticeship. <br /><br />That woman sounds lovely. I think we need to merge out stories. SO FAR:<br /><br />An old woman who is being haunted by picture hooks is in her garden grinding up wood lice to feed the birds (and/or cats). Teresa Stensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17027879292470220383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968546507603375440.post-11010691707221337172013-04-08T02:32:49.866+01:002013-04-08T02:32:49.866+01:00Back when my son was a wee bub and I'd get for...Back when my son was a wee bub and I'd get forty mins of free time each morning while he napped, I'd scribble down what became known (in my head) as - wait for it, you'll never guess - the forty minute story. I didn't get a single one of them published, but the one that got rejected the fastest was about a woman who fed the birds every day then put out a saucer of cat food: "Feed the Birds". Clearly I was off my head from sleep deprivation and should have had a kip along with my son, but hey, I learnt a lot about what I can write in forty minutes and now I make sure I have at least two hours before I'll even start a new story. Rachel Fentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10046917627054462214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968546507603375440.post-83432135302212661382013-04-07T22:18:33.196+01:002013-04-07T22:18:33.196+01:00Yes you can.
Anyone else want to join us?Yes you can.<br /><br />Anyone else want to join us?Teresa Stensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17027879292470220383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968546507603375440.post-52923458883477530352013-04-07T15:07:28.701+01:002013-04-07T15:07:28.701+01:00Please can I be on a shortlist with you both '...Please can I be on a shortlist with you both 'n' all? Thank you. That's kind of you.Miss McFishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01411146378505200757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968546507603375440.post-26148523259582236632013-04-06T09:23:31.603+01:002013-04-06T09:23:31.603+01:00Ha, I like the disclaimer, Tracey! I also like the...Ha, I like the disclaimer, Tracey! I also like the sound of the story, I'm already wondering 'why, old lady, why?!'. <br /><br />Thank you for telling us about your (I've already said this on Twitter but heck I'll say it again) LOUSY idea (ba-boom).<br /><br />And yeah - let's get on a shortlist together! That'd be lovely. Teresa Stensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17027879292470220383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968546507603375440.post-48995541769528210072013-04-05T22:20:59.864+01:002013-04-05T22:20:59.864+01:00p.s. I love woodlice.p.s. I love woodlice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968546507603375440.post-14277612134951068972013-04-05T22:19:34.962+01:002013-04-05T22:19:34.962+01:00Ha ha, oh don't. I have a story that starts wi...Ha ha, oh don't. I have a story that starts with an old lady grinding up woodlice. And as for Hooked -- I have something on submission that I don't want to jinx but will try to remember to come back and tell you about once I've been rejected (!) There are days when I imagine I am THAT WRITER that the judges complain about in their judges' reports. <br />On that note, we've entered some of the same comps, so hope to meet up with you on a shortlist some time soon, eh? Good luck with your subs! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968546507603375440.post-7860064026478845392013-04-05T21:15:56.169+01:002013-04-05T21:15:56.169+01:00... go on, tell us one!... go on, tell us one!Teresa Stensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17027879292470220383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968546507603375440.post-53670489087189672882013-04-05T20:38:30.466+01:002013-04-05T20:38:30.466+01:00I have folders full of bad ideas...I have folders full of bad ideas...Helen Baggott https://www.blogger.com/profile/03672002857462638219noreply@blogger.com