So, a good portion of the weekend was spent reading through the entries for the first round of the SlingInk Scribbling Slam. Lots of short story goodness, I can tell you.
What impressed me, as well as the quality of the stories, was the range of them. Some of them had been written to prompts and, as I find when I set prompts for my writing group, the way different authors respond to the same prompt is something that I’ll always find both wonderful and interesting. It’s a truly wonderful thing to see such originality in people’s imaginations and how varied their interpretations are.
So, Scribbling Slammers, I have marked the stories and sent them back to the site. I’ve also left some general comments, which I hope will help. I think they’ll be up for viewing at some point over the next couple of days.
And, to say it again – I was impressed by all the stories. They were all good. There is no need for anyone to worry.
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And, speaking of wonderful things…
I got so see my friends’ new baby last night. She was 8 days old and particularly beautiful. Actually the whole thing was really beautiful. I got the sense that the world’s become that little bit more special.
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I was also very pleased to see that the launch for Tom Vowler’s collection went well – wishing him all the very best.
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I thought Dan Powell reading his story, ‘What Precise Moment?’ here was excellent. Thoroughly enjoyed it.
Glad you liked my little story. Thanks for the plug. And your link to Tom Vowler's launch has reminded me, I need to get my order in for his collection.
I got the sense that the world's become that little bit more special.How lovely is that!
Hey Dan – my pleasure. I loved the story and, as ever, wanted to spread the good word! Not read Tom's yet – but it looks very good…Hey Lane – great to see you back! It was a lovely moment!
Thanks for the link to Dan Powell's story, which I've just enjoyed listening to. And thanks for visiting my blog too.
Nik, I don't think my comment stuck /saved/ something before – just wanted to say how lovely it is to hear of all your loveliness and to mention the short colection I'm reading at the moment – Black's 'If i loved you, i would tell you this'. Think you might love that toomegan (-:
Joanne, you're very welcome. Top story, isn't it?Hey Megan – yes I've heard Very Good Things about Robin's book. Think we're supposed to be having a swap actually so I'll hopefully be reading it very soon! Thank you! And sorry if your comment didn't come through before – I certainly didn't see it!N x