tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055731.post2550206840761530519..comments2024-01-06T11:19:53.852+00:00Comments on Kate Walker: New Voices revisitedKate Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17277223651288830541noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055731.post-22339137006320672242010-09-28T23:03:22.319+01:002010-09-28T23:03:22.319+01:00Hi Kate, thanks for such an encouraging post.
I&#...Hi Kate, thanks for such an encouraging post.<br /><br />I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a tiny bit disappointed on Monday morning not to have been one of the top ten. But that feeling didn't last many minutes. I learnt so much from entering the competition, and found such great new friends, that I consider myself a winner!<br /><br />J xJudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011412959203240991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055731.post-79864699759951690042010-09-28T17:23:57.405+01:002010-09-28T17:23:57.405+01:00Hi Kate - wise words as ALWAYS. Thanks for sharin...Hi Kate - wise words as ALWAYS. Thanks for sharing. I got over my disappointment yesterday by writing a short story - a case of getting back on the horse after falling off - lol! I got some lovely positive comments about my NV story and some great advice about dialogue/narration etc. So I'm going to polish it up, edit the next 2 chaps (which are written) and send it off to M&B HQ. Well that's the plan anyway...Caroline xCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00005714506570642538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055731.post-91673733845770537812010-09-28T15:34:13.315+01:002010-09-28T15:34:13.315+01:00Thanks Kate for the great advice. I am one of the ...Thanks Kate for the great advice. I am one of the 812 and I REALLY want to be one of those who makes it one day.<br />In the meantime I'm learning so much, traveling to new places, meeting new friends and having a ball doing so!Rachael Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12848406521940836271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055731.post-53754429804954299882010-09-28T12:45:33.280+01:002010-09-28T12:45:33.280+01:00CarolC said...
Brilliant post Kate. Full of great...CarolC said...<br /><br />Brilliant post Kate. Full of great advice and infectious enthusiasm as always.<br /><br />I didn't enter the NV comp, but was really impressed with the number of people who did and the standard of several of the entries I read.<br /><br />Good luck to the winners and to everyone else.<br /><br />CarolCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055731.post-91182481371831527782010-09-28T12:44:19.289+01:002010-09-28T12:44:19.289+01:00Fabulous post Kate! Thanks for the encouragement t...Fabulous post Kate! Thanks for the encouragement to keep at it if it's what we love to do! And it is, so I will! I didn't make the Top Ten but am planning on subbing my partial of that chapter very, very soon!<br />x<br />Rach!Rachael Johnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12162767571439344710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055731.post-85307778659065805822010-09-28T11:57:04.284+01:002010-09-28T11:57:04.284+01:00Excellent post Kate! I was one of the 812 and w...Excellent post Kate! I was one of the 812 and would so have loved to get the chance to have had my own personal mentoring team. On the bright side one of my Harlequin writing pals got through.Mavis Smythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00691642097261762149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055731.post-7721381888700865272010-09-28T10:34:50.224+01:002010-09-28T10:34:50.224+01:00Lovely post Kate! Everyone loves a good Maisey re...Lovely post Kate! Everyone loves a good Maisey reference in times like these. Thanks so much :)Lacey Devlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05716109142743069204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055731.post-21038232375943309372010-09-28T09:50:33.578+01:002010-09-28T09:50:33.578+01:00Hi Kate,
I guess at the moment I'll be known ...Hi Kate,<br /><br />I guess at the moment I'll be known as one of the 812 as well, lol. And I would like to thank you for your encouraging words; it can be very disheartening not to get through.<br /><br />The hard work and stress is only just beginning for those lucky enough to make it through to the top 10 though and I wish them all the very best of luck!Xandra Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17983280013921201750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055731.post-33323412712152157982010-09-28T09:33:42.280+01:002010-09-28T09:33:42.280+01:00Hi Kate, from another one of the 812! Thank you fo...Hi Kate, from another one of the 812! Thank you for your encouraging words! <br /><br />Looking through the winners and working out why they were chosen has been a revelation, although it shouldn't have been - we did actually know what the editors wanted from the outset! I guess that actually having a go is all part of the learning process, which helps you to really understand what's meant by those all important words like character, dialogue, pace etc. <br /><br />Some of the winning entries were really stretching the boundaries though - I am very surprised by the one written in the first person, although it is very definitely beautiful writing, and great story telling.Sophia Harrophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16088931733851729692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055731.post-36760928406477705862010-09-28T09:19:00.898+01:002010-09-28T09:19:00.898+01:00Thanks Kate, that was an interesting and encouragi...Thanks Kate, that was an interesting and encouraging read at just the right time.<br />Am going back to the drawing board this week to see what I can do to strengthen my chapter and hopefully move forward with it.Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17241471777598194240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055731.post-43128065602054911102010-09-28T09:12:37.189+01:002010-09-28T09:12:37.189+01:00Very good advice, Kate. I am one of those 812 lol!...Very good advice, Kate. I am one of those 812 lol! I was possibly going to 'sit' on my story for a bit, as I have loads of other stuff going on, wasn't really sure I was at a phase in my life where I could concentrate on a novel. (I have two young kids, but next year both will be in full time education so thinking then would be better). I'm also studying through The Writer's Bureau and really want to finish that and not let it sit on a shelf collecting dust... but I've been convinced to keep at it... Even if it's just a chunk a week, I'm going to keep going and write my novel!Teresa F Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04368928238008888457noreply@blogger.com