General Chat

*sits back with a Pina Colada and watches sun set over a blue lagoon......go for it Ann......lol....

lol

have fun...

xx

No BC haven't managed to 'do' murder yet, not my scene. I have mine sorted but it is a bit of a cop out really, my excuse is I am a bit busy with the holiday and 'the novel'.

BC, you could do a grand Blind Date murder I am sure..lol

Looking forward to yours Ann

Haven't had much feedback or stories/poems this week, where is everyone?? lol

Maggie :)

I am a week behind with everything, *groans*

I have a draft for last weeks.... but it sort of took over, and I needed to do some research first..... and I share a PC with Postman Pat and Dora Explorer at the moment, lolol!!

Love

Daff xxxx

Lol Daff.

Maggie I was only looking at the list and wondering if I was just sending my offerings out into the ether and was it really worth it yesterday.
However I have enjoyed your and Stella's poems.

Ladies, my apologies...it has turned out to be a tough week to get anything done, and looks like it will be more of the same next week...i am enjoying reading what comes my way though :))

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Rose, just a suggestion, if it is a bad week for you and you know you can't respond at all, could you just pop in here and say what you have just said. It would make those of us sending things out feel they are being read. cos I am losing heart here.

It is bound to happen. People get caught up with life and stuff, but I agree, Ann, we all need some motivation and am sure that is why I have also gone off the boil! lol But, not disheartened;)) XX

I haven't really gone off the boil BC as I am still writing the long one and enjoying doing so, it is more the group I am a bit disillusioned with, it was good at first but has tailed off. I guess a lot of people have found they can't participate at the same time, but I wish they would just acknowledge receiving offerings.

i think my only problem is that some of the offerings are too long and i think i will come back later to digest them properly and then i forget...

hope this doesn't upset anyone

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Sorry Stella, must be mine.Maybe the group isn't for me if people want short pieces. Maybe that is why people don't reply.

Well I think it would be a great pity if we disbanded now. Can we not just jog along, long and short, and hope that others will join in more at another time? XX

Ann it isn't 'because' your pieces are long that i don't reply, I don't reply to the short ones either at the moment lol...but it just for me seems that a longer piece deserves a longer response, and my brain is flitting too much at the moment to come up with anything sensible ( either a critique or any work come to that lol) I keep starting and then having to go off to the house, or sort out the council tax bill etc...

another fortnight and i should be a bit more settled ...at least have sorted out that i can stay where i am living for another six months at least (assuming I can rake up 6 months rent in one go lol) , so that's a relief :))

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rose glad you have accommodation sorted. I know you said you would be unavailable for a while and I was actually not meaning you about the longer pieces because I know you will eventually return. But what stella said made me think that maybe longer pieces were not right for the group.

no Ann nothing is WRONG for the group, it's just as Rose said longer pieces need to be read thoroughly and it does take more time to give an honest review.

Some of us don't have as much time as others, i am not saying long pieces are wrong..

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I'm still writing Ann and sending my thanks to all.
I have thought recently that there aren't many replies but then folk say they're too busy.
I'm feeling like BC and can't get motivated,maybe we all need a break for a little while. Lots of us are going away on holiday,I'm going to London next Friday for a week so won't be on GR.
What are others thoughts on this?
Mau xx

Mau, yes I have received your pieces and your comments regularly. I think if we stop for a break we wont get started again, that is just my opinion. I am away for 4 weeks but will continue if we are still going as will have my netbook (notebook) with me.

Maybe those who are going on holiday..(or just not having the inspiration or time to think up fiction at the moment) could write just a 'dear diary' type piece? just to keep our hand in...

I know I would love to read a little 'take' on London Mau ( I love London lol) and also wherever you are going Ann ...doesn't have to be what you do as that's perhaps personal, but just your impressions of the places or people there?

Know what you mean about 'stopping' Ann,it was just an idea really to see what others thought and perhaps get some feedback?
I too wonder if our postings are received and read, as writing group members are often on the threads,so could even send pm.
Hope you have a smashing holiday,four weeks sounds great! :O)