tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post5025197669952073867..comments2024-03-29T07:43:01.003+00:00Comments on Help! I Need a Publisher!: WHAT NOT TO EXPECT FROM A PUBLISHERNicola Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12189894289540344094noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-79863131146512335592009-10-13T21:01:57.942+01:002009-10-13T21:01:57.942+01:00Turns out it's not as hard as I thought it wou...Turns out it's not as hard as I thought it would be to become a follower. Religious movements could learn a lot from this blog. (I think it was the little chocolate skulls that swung it for me.)JaneFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03920957855661479676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-89681543042363367622009-10-13T19:15:37.693+01:002009-10-13T19:15:37.693+01:00Brilliant article!
I absolutely ADORE Hotel Choco...Brilliant article!<br /><br />I absolutely ADORE Hotel Chocolat - especially their amazing chocolate slabs.Tangledallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00832116206807907835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-73730574986120424382009-10-13T17:45:44.640+01:002009-10-13T17:45:44.640+01:00I've just been browsing the Hotel Chocolat web...I've just been browsing the Hotel Chocolat website and find they've just opened a store in my old stamping ground, Harrogate. Not only that, but it's about 50 yards from where I may be launching my novel.<br /><br />That gives me an idea...Morgan, you're a genius.Sally Zigmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07520579251842006765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-33372365254191018422009-10-13T16:33:04.679+01:002009-10-13T16:33:04.679+01:00Poor Jason!Poor Jason!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-88640068944751108062009-10-13T15:53:43.769+01:002009-10-13T15:53:43.769+01:00Ten prizes! That could make for pretty good odds.
...Ten prizes! That could make for pretty good odds.<br /><br />Two hours, eight minutes and counting.Juliet Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04388850310197925066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-27295557575177646032009-10-13T15:42:09.669+01:002009-10-13T15:42:09.669+01:00Anna - oh no, anyone can enter. This is all abou...Anna - oh no, anyone can enter. This is all about writing quality not pedigree, honestly!<br /><br />Sally - just for you, I've changed the time till 6pm. And this competition is right up your street. A chance to flex your literary skills and with ten prizes I can afford to spread the bounty across genres too.<br /><br />Amanda - calm down! This is serious. It's about the writing, Nicola Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12189894289540344094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-87189297850575158752009-10-13T15:21:41.395+01:002009-10-13T15:21:41.395+01:00I just loved that article. Thanks, Nicola, for lin...I just loved that article. Thanks, Nicola, for linking.<br /><br />And I'm so excited about 8pm tonight that I'm already feeling the beginnings of a virtual chocolate rush.Sally Zigmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07520579251842006765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-55161966102629755952009-10-13T14:51:36.187+01:002009-10-13T14:51:36.187+01:00That article was hilarious!That article was hilarious!Mamehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04853842158606222286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-61518059361824042772009-10-13T12:15:33.206+01:002009-10-13T12:15:33.206+01:00Chocolate? But is this one of those compos where y...Chocolate? But is this one of those compos where you have to be unpublished to enter? (Mind you, I'm one of those people who is legitimately confused as to whether or not they are a 'published author'.)Go away googlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00920753582190379988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-9107228905981034082009-10-13T10:31:38.051+01:002009-10-13T10:31:38.051+01:00oooOOOoooOOOoooOOOooo... chocolate FOR writing! Eg...oooOOOoooOOOoooOOOooo... chocolate FOR writing! Egggggcellent! :DAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01140446303276064209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-65177277931290793772009-10-13T10:24:58.902+01:002009-10-13T10:24:58.902+01:00Could be, could be! Heaven knows, I am going wron...Could be, could be! Heaven knows, I am going wrong somewhere because I am not published and we all know that I have a right to be!!<br /><br />OK, I shall attempt to convert. it's not that I don't like chocolate, just that I prefer pizza. In fact, however, I do have a box of luxury truffles I was planning to give to someone else... I shall try - forthwith!Catherine Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17540552933192453722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-47464763396504444282009-10-13T10:18:15.560+01:002009-10-13T10:18:15.560+01:00Catherine, you'll be getting me into trouble w...Catherine, you'll be getting me into trouble with the kind people at Hotel Chocolat! It's the most fabulous quality stuff, with innovative flavours, and you don't appreciate it! Gah! Writers must love chocolate - it's a rule. Maybe it's where you're going wrong?Nicola Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12189894289540344094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-68798156799029356862009-10-13T10:14:40.473+01:002009-10-13T10:14:40.473+01:00Oh, my! That article was totally insane. Loved it....Oh, my! That article was totally insane. Loved it. Thanks for sharing.Penhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06605428306080473273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-14359429441085471462009-10-13T09:54:33.551+01:002009-10-13T09:54:33.551+01:00I should confess that, had Pizza Hut or Dominos vo...I should confess that, had Pizza Hut or Dominos vouchers been the prixe, I might have had my eye more firmly on it!<br /><br />Two pieces. Ohh, ohh. Need to start engaging that imagination of mine, then so that it's ready.<br /><br />Looks like I will be completing a chapter today - yeeeeehaw!<br /><br />(Don't worry, I haven't suddenly lost the plot, I just have a very, very good Catherine Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17540552933192453722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-76030666468971763912009-10-13T09:45:09.945+01:002009-10-13T09:45:09.945+01:00Yes, Catherine, that is sad, though commendable. I...Yes, Catherine, that is sad, though commendable. I think I'll say anyone can enter up to two pieces. <br /><br />I think it will be about 8pm but I can't remember what time I set.Nicola Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12189894289540344094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-77287934876757744932009-10-13T09:37:28.423+01:002009-10-13T09:37:28.423+01:00Ohhh, oooooooooooooooh!
Is it sad that I find the...Ohhh, oooooooooooooooh!<br /><br />Is it sad that I find the challenge of writing a piece of flash fiction - and people READING it!! - more exciting than the possibility of winning chocolate?<br /><br />What do we do? When do we start?? Seeing as I write in two (sub?) genres, - I write both science fiction and fantasy - can I enter twice?? (Tongue is firmly in cheek, here!)<br /><br />This Catherine Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17540552933192453722noreply@blogger.com