Hi Everyone,

I have decided to delete my membership from this group as it no longer fits with my original intentions. I don't play games and this is no longer a writer's forum.

I shall miss many of you as we have known each other a very long time since 2012, I think.

If you wish to friend me on Facebook on my author page, please look me up on Facebook. Do remind me who you are via Messsenger.

Bye and hope to catch up via social media. (Bye Gyppo, much success)

Lin x

We are always looking for new members in the Devon area.  If you live in and around Exeter do get in touch with me, we'd love to meet up with you for lunch every second Wednesday in the month throughout the year with a Christmas party in December.

Lin

Sir Isaac Newton wondered why
an apple falls down from the sky.
All the crows on seeing this,
decided they would take the piss.
One by one they grabbed a stalk
and flew up high where men would walk,
and just before it was time for bed,
They dropped the apples on their head.
So next time you are out and about,
you need to watch and not to shout.
Don’t stare into your mobile phone
Because above, you’re not alone.
Don’t press the buttons to send a text
just remember you are next!
Lin Treadgold

I wrote this the other day when someone asked me about birds eating fruit. 

Lin

There was a time on MWC that we discussed prologues and we more or less agreed that people tend to skip them.  I discovered today that this is not the case.  I asked around in my romance writers' group (RNA) and everyone agreed they use them very frequently these days.  Has the trend changed or is this down to the genre?

I've been in conversation this morning with an author who is on her second novel.  She tells me about a film that came out last week worth millions of dollars.  She has been posting some of her work on line last year and several months later this film is released and the story is exactly the same as she wrote on a writing forum several months before.

Now this story is not one that is obvious and in my opinion is fairly unique.  However, the film bears the scenes she has written in her novel.  The places she has written about are in the film and the characters are doing exactly as she had written. From her account of this problem, I cannot see that anyone could have written a parallel story, so close to her book.

As this is a fantasy historical romance,  and this is more than coincidence because her story is not one that anyone could have made up, it does feel like plagiarism. 

I have to say I am reluctant to post my work here or anywhere else.  I shouldn't need to.  Just occasionally I post a snippet for feedback, but long pieces of text, absolutely no. 

I would be interested in your comments.  Is the American market gleaning ideas on the backs of vulnerable authors?

Lin

I hate to say to this but I am becoming a bit disappointed with this forum.  It seems full of games and I thought the idea was to help each other with writing. 

I have lots of good friends here whom I've known a long time and all are lovely people, but when I looked down the topics there are lots of trivial games and I am finding it difficult to take seriously the purpose of this forum.

Mywriterscircle ex-members I felt many were serious authors and writers.  But since the changes it's become more of a playground.  I am still happy to comment in the Review My Work topic, but as for the games they seem to be taking over the purpose of this forum.

I think we need to be encouraging more writing than games.  I am fond of all of you and want to continue helping new writers to succeed. 

Lin

Merry Christmas to all the members.  For those of you needing motivation, I hope you will get writing with gusto in 2019 and produce something extraordinary! 

 
Lin x

I am having an official book launch on 19th October at the Illingchester Arms near Bridport.  If anyone living in that area would like to come along, the event begins at 7.30pm with an open mic event.  You are welcome to join in. It's near Lyme Regis.

Lin