Kate Dalby

Kate Dalby | Substack British scribbler. It’s all about cups of tea, David Bowie and odd humour over here . Writing mildly humorous waffle and general claptrap from my notebooks on 'The Train to Titsville' and short fictio...

I’ve just heard about writer starter packs and that it’s good to be in one!! No idea what they are but I’m a writer, looking to meet other writers. Check me out on Substack if you have a mind to ❤️ substack.com/@katedalby?r...

The Very Loud Lady What it’s like to be in hospital with a very loud person for 5 days, 4 hours and 23 minutes.

Ever wondered what it’s like to be stuck on a hospital ward with someone who has a gob the size of the Grand Canyon? Read on…

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Just coming up the end of a marathon writing session - a short story and a commentary for my MA. I ache everywhere, even my eyeballs. What is this compulsion that makes some ppl obsessed with words 🤷‍♀️

NEVER buy a book written by AI. If you buy one you create a market and therein lies the slippery slope to a soulless creative desert while simultaneously making some fucker very rich (clue- it’s not a writer).

Thank you Aggie x

Thank you!

Wow thank you for those!

Thank you so much for that. Very thought provoking. And the last line is heartbreaking.

Thank you. I’ll check it out.

Thank you. I’ll check it out. I’m sure I’ve read something by Flannery O’Connor before and it’s driving me nuts trying to remember what it was!

Thank you for those. I’ll try and get my hands on them! George Saunders is on our reading list so I’ll certainly get to that at some point.

Short stories. The subject of this term’s module. Anyone got a favourite?
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That face though. This dog can get anything out of me with that face 😍😍😍

Watched half of 1st episode of #playingnice but not impressed. As if baby-swops wasn’t a dramatic enough subject to explore, it followed the path of endless current dramas by ignoring character development and creating a ludicrous and convoluted plot with more holes than Steptoe’s socks.

Walter loving the snow

Just finished watching #Lockerbie It really is a tough watch but worth it. The quest for justice by the father of one of the victims is heartbreaking and inspiring. Fascinating legal battle and the politics behind it all just gobsmacking. Colin Firth does a grand job as usual.

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I’m just about to start this. I read and loved Oranges are not the Only Fruit years ago followed by the extraordinary Sexing the Cherry back on the 90s. No idea why I’ve left it so long for more Jeanette Winterson. #writingcommunity #amwritingfiction #litfic #womenwriters #literaryfiction

The Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize now for the "unputdownable" novel f RT on unpublished women. The winner will receive a £1,500 prize, and all shortlisted authors get a one-on-one consultation with a literary agent.

Please share.

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I hope everyone had a great Christmas. I got this beautiful book from my sister-in-law. I read Lolita years ago so currently working through Pnin.

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Love this sketch about pretentious writers!!

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It doesn’t take me long to forget everything these days, then I can watch it again for the first time! 😁

Oh God yes! It was so emotional. I can’t believe they left it so long to make the second series. Maybe she would have see. It if they had been a bit quicker. I enjoyed re-watching it though!

Absolutely!

Me too! I was heartbroken but couldn’t explain why. Just such unbelievably good acting I guess!

I’m glad I wasn’t the only one crying! I was laughing for the first half as he tied his accusers up in knots but the sobbing all through the second half. Don’t think any other show has had that effect on me.