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Phots MollPhots Moll
edited May 2015 in Writing
Tonight's topic is 'writing rituals'.

Please do join in from 8-9 by using the hashtag on twitter.
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  • Baggy BooksBaggy Books
    Rituals? Hmm.
  • CarolCarol
    Shame I'll have to miss tonight's session. :(
  • Phots MollPhots Moll
    You'll be missed, Carol.
  • Baggy BooksBaggy Books
    Photo selected.
  • CarolCarol
    As long at it's not a pentagram, Baggy. :D
  • Baggy BooksBaggy Books
    Shhh!
  • Phots MollPhots Moll
    Just about to start!
  • Tiny NellTiny Nell
    I'm sorry, PM. I'm not there. The big computer's off and I can't keep up on the phone. I'm cold and wrapped up in a blanket. Have fun!
  • Baggy BooksBaggy Books
    I had things to do so scheduled some tweets. I don't think anyone missed me.

    I'll catch up in a mo.
  • Phots MollPhots Moll
    Fortunately it was totally mad so we didn't miss you too much.
  • Baggy BooksBaggy Books
    :(

    That's not what we wanted to hear.
  • Phots MollPhots Moll
    Well, obviously we were totally devastated, but I don't want you to feel bad and somehow the thought you would be with us next week gave us hope for the future.
  • Baggy BooksBaggy Books
    :)
  • CarolCarol
    edited May 2015
    :))

    I'm looking forward to being back for next week.

    Just popped over to Twitter and caught up with tonight's session.
  • St ForceSt Force
    It was a very interesting session. :-)
  • Phots MollPhots Moll
    Tomorrow's subject is 'finding markets'.
  • Baggy BooksBaggy Books
    Excellent. I have loads of photos for markets.
  • Phots MollPhots Moll
    Me too!
  • CarolCarol
    I'll be in for tomorrow night's session.
  • Phots MollPhots Moll
    :D
  • Phots MollPhots Moll
    It starts in a few minutes - please do join in!
  • Tiny NellTiny Nell
    70 notifications - and counting!!!
  • Baggy BooksBaggy Books
    Did I miss much?

    :(
  • CarolCarol
    Always. :)

  • Baggy BooksBaggy Books
    Can you give me a hint?
  • CarolCarol
    Chocolate, wine, cider, oh and markets. :)
  • Baggy BooksBaggy Books
    I have chocolate. I've been to a (former) market. Had cider last night. Could have wine tomorrow.

    =P~
  • Phots MollPhots Moll
    Tonight the subject is 'planning ot not?'

    Writerly planning that is, not family planning. Thought I'd better make that clear before Baggy started looking for pictures.
  • Baggy BooksBaggy Books
    Oh.

    :(

    I'm on it!
  • Tiny NellTiny Nell
    *limbers up*
  • CarolCarol
    Shame I'll miss tonight's session, but can't be helped.

    Should be a good subject to talk about.
  • Phots MollPhots Moll
    I expect we'll come back to some topics, or that topics will overlap a bit.

    If anyone has suggestions for things they'd like to discuss let me know and I'll add them to the list. I can try to avoid difficult dates.
  • Tiny NellTiny Nell
    I think I'd like to know a bit more about choosing topics to blog about. Mine has come to a standstill as it was about my books - and there's only so much you can say about those!
  • CarolCarol
    That's a good idea, TN.
  • Baggy BooksBaggy Books
    'Engagement' - how to engage a reader on a blog and turn them into a customer.

    Blog readers are great, but if your blog's about your books you need to convert them.
  • Tiny NellTiny Nell
    I just think mine was all about 'Me, me, me'. Not good.
  • Phots MollPhots Moll
    I've put blogging in general on the list.
  • Baggy BooksBaggy Books
    TN, your mantra should be:

    Entertain - get them to the blog
    Engage - give them a reason to return
    Exploit - make a sale!
  • Phots MollPhots Moll
    I think/hope I do the first two.
  • Baggy BooksBaggy Books
    Of course you do!
  • CarolCarol
    So, was it another successful evening?
  • Baggy BooksBaggy Books
    I didn't make it.

    :(
  • Phots MollPhots Moll
    It was manic! Tweetdeck couldn't handle all the messages.

    As you'd expect, some people plan a lot more than others. I was interested that one writer I've known virtually for years, carefully maps out everything before writing. He writes a lot of very short fiction (under 1,000 words) and he plans those!

    Some people don't plan anything, not novels, their career or life. I'm somewhere beyween those extremes.
  • CarolCarol
    edited May 2015
    It's surprising what you find out if you ask the right question. :-)
  • Phots MollPhots Moll
    It does show there's rarely one right way to do things.
  • CarolCarol
    You have to find the system that works for you- whatever they may be.
  • Phots MollPhots Moll
    This week's topic is S.P.A.G.

    If I have to type as fast as I did last time, I'll be giving plenty of examples of what not to do.
  • Baggy BooksBaggy Books
    I'm sure I have some photos of pasta. I'll be there.
  • Phots MollPhots Moll
    Sounds like a red wine night, doesn't it?
  • CarolCarol
    I'm sure by tomorrow night I will have found out what S.P.A.G means...
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