tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942294427695379658.post6727736544542720433..comments2024-03-19T09:19:45.353+00:00Comments on Dan's Adventures in Fiction: Getting Noticed by The Guardian - Part OneDan Purduehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01633271913854946500noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942294427695379658.post-8800355449712704652012-01-25T20:38:27.164+00:002012-01-25T20:38:27.164+00:00Sorry, somehow I missed all these comments...
Pat...Sorry, somehow I missed all these comments...<br /><br />Patsy - Quite right. Although it always surprises me how much there is to do on a story when you look at it again after a while of focussing on something else.<br /><br />AJ - Thank you for visiting; I'm glad you enjoyed the interview. I gather you have an short story collection out - I wasn't 100% sure about the story you have in the Willesden Herald anthology, but I found it intriguing, so I will definitely check your book out.<br /><br />Teresa - Thanks again for being interviewed and providing such interesting answers. And, it seems, for babysitting the comments thread while Blogger neglected to inform me people were saying stuff. Much obliged.<br /><br />Rachel - Ouch. Sounds like a Herculean effort, that poem. I'm glad to hear you had something to show for all that hard work. I don't like deadlines, but I can't deny that all my most successful efforts are eleventh-hour jobs. And, as Teresa says, no excuse needed. You're welcome anytime.Dan Purduehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01633271913854946500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942294427695379658.post-38970821930121443342012-01-24T17:08:42.862+00:002012-01-24T17:08:42.862+00:00Hi Rachel - I only just saw your comment here. I f...Hi Rachel - I only just saw your comment here. I feel exhausted just thinking about your 30-pager! Good one though, and it got longlisted, bet it was full of spontaneous energy.<br /><br />I like deadlines as well; if I'm having a writing day most of the words are written in the last hour before I have to resume normal life, like getting the tea on.<br /><br />Thanks for popping over Chez Dan, though you don't need an excuse - it's *generally* okay here, even when I'm not being interviewed.Teresa Stensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17027879292470220383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942294427695379658.post-11573443666056310432012-01-20T09:06:24.749+00:002012-01-20T09:06:24.749+00:00One of my best pieces - albeit an epic poem - came...One of my best pieces - albeit an epic poem - came out of a deadline - I literally sat and wrote a thirty page poem the night before I had to submit - having worked on my intended submission for a year and ditched it in despair. I was very ill for the following week but that one got longlisted. So, deadlines are sort of good for me, though I love the no deadline story where it's a bit of unexpected magic and I get to ponder where to send it....<br /><br />Anyway, I really enjoyed this interview - nice to have an excuse to pop over to Dan's blog, too.Rachel Fentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10046917627054462214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942294427695379658.post-21003969290201576702012-01-09T14:46:29.589+00:002012-01-09T14:46:29.589+00:00Hi Patsy - yeah, you just have to get away from a ...Hi Patsy - yeah, you just have to get away from a bit, don't you? Accept you can't do anymore on it for a while.<br /><br />Thanks, A.J. <br /><br />Part Two of our chat is now up in my blog.Teresa Stensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17027879292470220383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942294427695379658.post-39040938592545508992012-01-07T14:53:33.129+00:002012-01-07T14:53:33.129+00:00Interesting interview, Teresa and Dan.Interesting interview, Teresa and Dan.A. J. Ashworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05171588178487319410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942294427695379658.post-13080730441556657062012-01-07T13:33:33.306+00:002012-01-07T13:33:33.306+00:00Having a story that might not be at it's best ...Having a story that might not be at it's best but that's as I can make it at the time is something that often happens to me. At that stage I either have to send it out, or hide it away for a while.Patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12263765378083045973noreply@blogger.com