"Hi Lou,How funny, I have a good friend called Lou also moved to Oz. But four days!! I wouldn't be over the jet lag yet!It would be great if you could tell me a little about where you are with your writing, what you'd like to get out of the…"
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"Have any writers aged 25 & under seen this comp? http://hotkeyblog.wordpress.com/young-writers-prize/"
Steve Hartley left a comment for Lou Minns
"Hi Lou, thanks for the brilliant message! My wife sends her heart-felt sympathies - she had to make me a huge tub of sticky earwax for my school visits. Hope the bogey goes well, and be careful - as my book goes to show, bogies can kill.
Steve"
Steve Hartley left a comment for Lou Minns
"Hi Lou, glad you enjoyed the Author Panel, and thanks for getting a Danny Baker book! Let's hope you (and Danny!) can ruffle a few more curriculum feathers! Lovely to speak to you today, and hope to see you at the next meeting.
Steve
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"I have a friend (illustrator) who lives in Nottingham, does anyone know which SCWBI group covers that area?"
Becky Bertram left a comment for Lou Minns
"Hi Lou - I haven't been on here in ages - I'm based in Chester. I've just taken a little break from writing to get my business off the ground to earn some money, so that I can continue to write without feeling pressured…"
Tish Farrell left a comment for Lou Minns
"How very strange that you're in Alsager now. I grew up on Audley Road on one side of the level crossing and went to Excalibur school on the other side. It was in an old forces installation with strange looking tanks full of dark liquid outside…"
J A Brunning left a comment for Lou Minns
"Hi Lou, and of course I remember you! you and Sarah were fab! I started off intending to join the crit groups meeting in Manchester but just have so much trouble finding time to do anything! "When" a kind publisher decides to sign me up…"
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"Hi Lou! How are you? I'm afraid I rarely get on to the SCBWI site so thanks for the Friend prod!! Jane"
Tish Farrell left a comment for Lou Minns
"Nice to know you visit Wenlock and of course this coming year the town will be having lots of visitors with the Olympic connection. I live near the original Olympian field. Also I grew up in Cheshire - first near Smallwood and then…"
Tish Farrell left a comment for Lou Minns
"Hi Lou, good to meet you at SCBWI. Good luck with the MA."
Bryony Pearce left a comment for Lou Minns
"I'm in Bollington, near Macclesfield. Great place for writing. Maybe see you in Feb. Bx"
Bryony Pearce left a comment for Lou Minns
"Hi Lou. Lovely to 'meet' you. Where in Cheshire are you? Hopefully we'll see each other at an event or something. Congrats on the MA. Bx"
Sally-Jayne Poyton left a comment for Lou Minns
"HI Lou,
Your welcome! Hope you writing is going well. A MA WOW! i'd love to do a Creative writing MA.
Merry Christmas
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George Kirk left a comment for Lou Minns
"I'll be there Feb :)
The Manchester Crit group meets in Waterstones Deansgate every 2 months, altough I think there may be plans to make it more often. There is also another one that runs in Chester. You need to talk to Gill James about that…"
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- About Me
- Studying for my MA in Creative Writing in Manchester. Freelance writer, writes for adults and children.
- What are you working on at the moment?
- Trying to find a route to get my children's novel 'out there'. Working on my adult's novel through my MA.
- If you had to recommend just one children's book you've read in the last year, what would it be?
- How to Train your Dragon - How to Steal a Dragon's Sword.
- What is the most important thing you learned about writing or illustrating this year?
- Re-draft, re-draft, edit. Find a critiquing group. I do for adult writing through my MA, not found one yet for my chldren's work.
Comment Wall (20 comments)
- At 13:37 on September 14, 2012,
Larisa Villar Hauser said… Hi Lou,
How funny, I have a good friend called Lou also moved to Oz. But four days!! I wouldn't be over the jet lag yet!
It would be great if you could tell me a little about where you are with your writing, what you'd like to get out of the group and what your level of commitment is.
Our new group will be made up of the straggling wreckage of two other groups falling apart, as well as some new people. The group I was on crumbled apart after a few months of lots of changes, and I know this leaves people feeling exposed and disconnected. What I'm aiming for is a group that can really bond over time so that there is a high level of trust and, I suppose, intimacy. If this sounds like what you're looking for - then brilliant! As Nickt said, writing is a lonely, usually long, road so support of the right kind can make a huge difference.
Let me know what you think!
Larisa
- At 17:11 on February 29, 2012,
Steve Hartley said… Hi Lou, thanks for the brilliant message! My wife sends her heart-felt sympathies - she had to make me a huge tub of sticky earwax for my school visits. Hope the bogey goes well, and be careful - as my book goes to show, bogies can kill.
Steve
- At 19:42 on February 11, 2012, Steve Hartley said…
Hi Lou, glad you enjoyed the Author Panel, and thanks for getting a Danny Baker book! Let's hope you (and Danny!) can ruffle a few more curriculum feathers! Lovely to speak to you today, and hope to see you at the next meeting.
Steve
x
- At 9:42 on January 20, 2012,
Becky Bertram said… Hi Lou - I haven't been on here in ages - I'm based in Chester. I've just taken a little break from writing to get my business off the ground to earn some money, so that I can continue to write without feeling pressured (I've got quite a long way to go!) !
Will you be coming to the Chester or Manchester crit groups?
- At 19:41 on January 3, 2012,
Tish Farrell said… How very strange that you're in Alsager now. I grew up on Audley Road on one side of the level crossing and went to Excalibur school on the other side. It was in an old forces installation with strange looking tanks full of dark liquid outside the nissen hut classrooms. Am showing my age here. Happy New Year to you too.
- At 10:04 on December 24, 2011,
Sandra Johnson said… Have a Great Christmas and good luck with the book.
- At 7:05 on December 23, 2011,
Jo Wyton said… Hi Lou - welcome to the Ning!
- At 18:49 on December 22, 2011,
J A Brunning said… Hi Lou, and of course I remember you! you and Sarah were fab! I started off intending to join the crit groups meeting in Manchester but just have so much trouble finding time to do anything! "When" a kind publisher decides to sign me up with an advance for Book 2, I can give up the day job, lol! x
- At 9:13 on December 22, 2011, J A Brunning said…
Hi Lou! How are you? I'm afraid I rarely get on to the SCBWI site so thanks for the Friend prod!! Jane
- At 11:52 on December 21, 2011, Tish Farrell said…
Nice to know you visit Wenlock and of course this coming year the town will be having lots of visitors with the Olympic connection. I live near the original Olympian field. Also I grew up in Cheshire - first near Smallwood and then in Alsager.
Happenings
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