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I am just loving all your poetry, ladies, thank you:-). XX

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sorry for being annoying....

yes Stella... so my mother used to quote... tsk lol , along with 'que sera sera' and 'you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs' ...she could be so annoying LOL

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Me too Rose, excellent. Look forward to your story Ann. BC, what can I say hilarious.....all those copies........lol!

I have a few more poems lined up to send, then I'll hit you with the beginnings of my novel.

you know what they say Rose "it is better to have loved and lost"...lol

but yes they made me smile

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Evening Ladies :)

I've sent out a couple of quick poems , one is a tongue in cheek response to the very good love poems some of you have sent ;) and the other I wrote in bed last night lol.

Rose xx

I am so sorry ! I think I sent HUNDREDS of copies of my Miriam story round...pmsl....I really must get the hang of this sending group emails...tsk tsk....XX

Have replied to some of you ,but can't remember who now lol.I am so disorganised.(SP)

Ann, don't read it through this evening, it will still be fresh. It's first draft, leave it for a day or two, or longer, until you can view it with fresh eyes.

I have started a story, done one chapter (about 2000 words) I'll read it through again later this evening and see whether I think it good enough to send out. Not sure about it yet.

I read it somewhere, I'll find it eventually and put it here. Thing is, I've read so much lately I can't remember where I read it. I have a feeling it's in my course literature.

So true, and very good advice, Teresa and I have been spending a fruitless 20 minutes Googling for that poet! lol XX

Please don't think that just because someone managed to write a good piece of prose, that the words just fell onto the paper. It isn't easy to write good prose, you have to resist the temptation to fall into cliches, or to use something exactly as you've read it before, just because it fits perfectly. It sometimes takes a lot of thought, frustration, editing, re-writing, throwing away, cutting and deleting before the final piece is there.

That's what stopped me writing for so many years. Whenever I read something good, I would feel intimidated, thinking 'Oh I could never write something like that.' But I didn't realise the poor author has put themselves through hours, weeks, sometimes months of torture trying to get it just right. One poet, I forget who, added a comma, and took all day to do it, only to take it out again the next day.

Ann I love yours you are writing from your heart and that is what matters, Please continue.

Ann, no way....just think how I feel, I have discovered I am not writer of prose, but will battle on regardless...lol

Maggie

Aww Ann please don't think that! We are not out to get the Booker Prize (well I'm not:-) but everyones writing is important and I am thoroughly enjoying reading all the different styles and ideas! XX BC

well after some I have read I think my contributions are pretty crummy

Thank you all for the lovely comments but please don't sell yourselves short. Some of you can write prose so well and that is something I find quite difficult. I admire anyone who can write a piece of prose which makes perfect sense....that's talent lol!

I have sent out another short piece of prose. No hurry to read and comment though.

Thank you Ann and BC

Have to say that i too am really enjoying Jen's poetry

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