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So glad to learn about this, Vicky, if belatedly - it's on my list to read. I know less about Margery but would like to learn more. I once wrote a story called Anchoress.

Terrific! I've just finished a story inspired by a meeting with a 93 yr old woman who was still sculpting (from green wood she cut herself), also driving into London to play cello in a string quartet. (I was told it was inadvisable to be her passenger).

Something for later.

Surely, Rosanna. I went to one of Brian's plays, a very subtle allegory on censorship. Not much gets past him, I suspect. We always have a good natter.

Beautiful. Our window cleaner, Brian, is a community playwright, and really good. Always look beneath...

Swift healing, Tom.

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Fantastic, I love Emily Brightman. I went to the AP Society 25th anniversary in August, and managed to get his journals and collected reviews. To say the least he was opinionated, so using Nicholas Jenkins' neutrality as a filter was a clever idea.

Without doubt, Trapnel spoke for Powell himself. Also when he asserted that the reader, like the author, needs talent.

Wonder if other writers of a certain age have this experience? You write a story set well within living memory, and suddenly it's deemed 'historical' (and therefore harder to place).

I heard her speak only a couple of months ago at the Anthony Powell Society. Great spirit and humour. RIP Jilly.

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A busy week! Really looking forward to delivering a #free #poetry #workshop at The Rabbit Hole, a fab indie bookshop, in Brigg. Can't wait to meet local poets 😁 @caitymay16.bsky.social @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social #Lincolnshire #NELincs #Brigg #poets #poetrycommunity

Yes, we kept on going! Many thanks to @smallgoodpodcast.bsky.social and to @cdrose.bsky.social @saraheschofield.bsky.social @robertsheppard.bsky.social and all the other writers that sprung to mind as I was nattering away.

Even better then. It can be so meaningful to get this sort of affirmation when we invest a lot in a piece of writing. I'm delighted for you, Peter.

Well done, Peter - your stellar year continues!

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Brilliant news and a brilliant story, David. I remember it well. Congratulations!

Very happy see my story ‘Helium’ in here alongside so many great stories and writers. Many thanks to @nicholasroyle.bsky.social and @saltpublishing.com and @fictivedream.bsky.social

Delighted my dark summer tale The Summer Visitor is featured in today’s Irish Examiner as part of its summer-themed writing series. ✍️🌞🖤
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Indeed. I normally let my characters evolve and the story follows. Somehow they stayed just beyond focus this time. Many, many drafts...

It's horrible, isn't it? I tried to create a sense of distance in the narrative, but it seems to have kept the characters from really coming forward in the way I'd hoped.

I suspect that will often be the case going forward...

Thank you so much, Laura.

We have a vine in our road and the crop has been positively mediterranean. They now co-exist with pre-christmas berries, which is strange indeed.

Well done, Ian - celebration called for!

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Me too. I think ultimately we have to. I always find it a quandary when to stop working on a story that continues to raise doubts. Thanks for your interest, Rosanna.

Absolutely, Rosanna. A marvellous piece of writing.

One writer friend read an earlier draft, but I tend to trust myself, in that I don't like sending things out I'm not happy with. I've tried something slightly different but don't think it quite works, alas, Rosanna.