Alanboy
61 years old
April 06, 1951
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Hey, I've just done my 400th forum post. How have I found time to do that? I don't know, but it's a great forum.Information
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Are you a ...?Unpublished writer (so far)What genre do you primarily write in?General fictionIf you write in more than one area, what is your next most favoured genre?ComedyAre your reading habits ...?EarthyWho is your favourite author(s)?none in particularAnd your all time favourite books? (You can change these at any time, by the way ...)The French Lieutenant's woman, AtonementWhat are your working habits when you write?Perfectly balancedAre you the edit-every-sentence-ten-times type, or do you prefer to let rip?Ten times? Why so little?Your ultimate writing ambition?Simple - to have a novel published.Your worst habit?Not doing enough research before writingYour opinion on the books industry?It is a tough game, but everyone does their bestWhere do you write?I write most effectively in a quiet hideawayWhat else do you want Word Clouders to know? eg: do you have 9 cats / like paragliding / eat nothing but tinned fish / work in the bath / live in Kettering?Taking a break - maybe a long one.
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"Alanboy" commented on The WordCloud's Blog "Harry's Hard Day at the Office!".Has no one ever used that title before? Seems amazing. Good luck.
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"Alanboy" commented on Eddytip's Blog "Social media: trying to whip up a following".
Eddy, you say "How their writers find the time to dump so much rubbish is beyond me." But, I think that's the crucial point about these social sites; to the writers, they are engaging in small talk, and that gives them pleasure. To more ...
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"Alanboy" commented on Eddytip's Blog "Social media: trying to whip up a following".
Ha, you beat me to it. What I want to know is if you spend time being hip and cool on awesome places like Twitter-my-face, how can you spend enough time on serious writing? My only diversion is WW, and it's enough. Maybe I need a brain transplant, ...
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"Alanboy" commented on DLicorish's Blog "Why is "The Avengers" so good?".
Aren't most Hollywood movies these days aimed at US teenagers? Okay, I'm getting old, but from Dlicorish's description, I won't be watching. The Man City match gave me enough gut-wrenching drama to last a lifetime. Well, at least until their next ...
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"Alanboy" commented on Ele's Blog "Critique of a Short Story".
Ele. I'm not sure you should. Nettie is your creation. If her name is right for you, then stick with it. Making changes based on professional advice is one thing, but character names are purely personal. Anyway, in a straight choice, I would choose ...
11 days ago -
"Alanboy" commented on Ele's Blog "Critique of a Short Story".
I have an Aussie character who uses 'dunny' (the fact he uses it for his hotel bathroom is neither here nor there). I got it from a website of Aussie slang, but wasn't aware of its roots. I have to say 'Nettie' conjures up an image of an older ...
12 days ago -
"Alanboy" commented on Old Fat Prop's Blog "Friday's laugh . vote for one of four,..,.,.,.,".
No 3 for me.
13 days ago -
"Alanboy" commented on Ele's Blog "Critique of a Short Story".
I can only speak for myself, but when I had a critique - very professionally done by WW - it annoyed me (to the point of self-flagellation) that I had submitted a work that ought to have been much better. Some of the points raised were ...
13 days ago -
"Alanboy" commented on Ele's Blog "Critique of a Short Story".
Whole-work critiques are vital if you're going to progress. Anyone who is scared is simply hiding their head in the sand - unless that person is writing purely for fun, of course.
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"Alanboy" commented on Bunny Brown's Blog "To begin".
It doesn't matter where or when you begin, or what you bring with you. Relax and enjoy. There is everything you need here to succeed.
14 days ago -
"Alanboy" commented on CJ's Blog "Early Observation on the Nature of Ebooks".
I don't think your comments are controversial at all. How long does it take to write a novel? I think few writers who aim for quality, would measure the time in less than 1 year. (I stand to be corrected) I read about a self-pubber who thought he ...
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"Alanboy" commented on mike's Blog "should I buy this?".
Ha, Ele, you should have bid on the old clock I put up on Ebay. I made a point of highlighting that it needed attention, and probably specialist work. The eventual buyer moaned and moaned, and even though I told him to return it, he never did. I ...
22 days ago
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by Caducean Whisks 1 month agoIs it your birthday today? If so (and even if not), hope it's a goodie! -
by CJ 3 months agoAlanboy - I am so very, very close to doing so. Fortunately, there are enough good people to outweigh those who think themselves better than others. I just hate to see other people belittled in such a way - that is someone's hard work, and it should be critiqued with tact and understanding, not only out of respect for the writer, but also for the genre they write in. All genres have different conventions, and to apply a blanket approach to critique - 'my way or the highway, in this case' - is not only supremely unhelpful, but also wrong. Not everything out there adheres strictly to the 'contemporary' genre rulebook, and there is such a thing as personal style! -
by AlanP 1 year agoDude, I really think you'll have to get over this laptop lid thing. It's dominating the cloud. And before you ask, just to damp down the fires. Black. And my new one. Black, I expect. -
by curlykats 1 year agoLove the picture-good to see what you look like! Thanks for kickstarting my blog, my inbox is full to bursting! -
by curlykats 1 year agoThanks for your comments-I took 2 years to develop an unhurried pace of writing and now some people here don't like it! Love your writing style too. Have a great Easter!
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by Tenacityflux 1 year agoYou've no idea, it makes me seethe with rage, it constantly makes me feel stupid and frustrated, I have great sympathy for people with speech impediments, as I write I feel constantly that everything I am trying to say tripped up by tiny errors I am just unable to see. Spell checker can see wrong words, but not the right words in the wrong place, my classic being in trouble for writing in an essay years ago 'Mary Tudours reign is remembered as violent but ineffectual, had she been able to see through her plans and been given the chance to rewrite history more fully,she might have been remembered as a revolutionary but she was thwarted because her reign was so shit.'
I meant short, in case you wonder.
