tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598558136160705007.post6391437597994863237..comments2024-01-28T21:33:18.654-08:00Comments on VANESSA GEBBIE'S BLOG: BRISTOL SHORTSTORYVILLE 2011Vanessa Gebbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09088301040602803489noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598558136160705007.post-50080461573793766782011-07-22T08:35:54.967-07:002011-07-22T08:35:54.967-07:00very envious, sounds like a great event and much p...very envious, sounds like a great event and much positive energy, congratulations to all! Hope to participate next year with a few more stories under my belt. ciao catThe Divorced Lady's Companion to Living in Italyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15202093107784073194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598558136160705007.post-35552098230722323302011-07-18T14:44:15.055-07:002011-07-18T14:44:15.055-07:00will do.will do.Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03397463075189044198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598558136160705007.post-92137082924800863942011-07-18T14:13:13.086-07:002011-07-18T14:13:13.086-07:00Neil, drop me a line via the website, if you want ...Neil, drop me a line via the website, if you want to natter via email - I won't open FW at this point - too busy to have another drain on the time. But I am more than happy to let you know exactly how I set it up, and why, and what the process of working was.Vanessa Gebbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09088301040602803489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598558136160705007.post-54435756554962591062011-07-18T13:57:15.563-07:002011-07-18T13:57:15.563-07:00V. Please, please start it again or reopen it or w...V. Please, please start it again or reopen it or whatever. I know in the past that I've learnt so much from workshops, but I tend to avoid them these days. I went to one recently and found myself giving straight-faced answers to questions such as: 1/ how long should my novel be? 2/ what do you mean "viewpoint"? 3/ will men like my book?<br /><br />Like I said, I don't want to sound like I'm putting myself above other writers - that's for my readers to decide - and I feel bad about mentioning my frustrations here in case anyone who was in that workshop with me reads it. But I know from experience that, for me, maybe the biggest benefit of workshopping is not getting feedback on my own work but giving feedback on the work of others. If that work is just impossible to engage with, then I'm stumped.<br /><br />Moan over.Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03397463075189044198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598558136160705007.post-39848477641925373672011-07-18T12:48:02.848-07:002011-07-18T12:48:02.848-07:00Nop, Neil, you sound serious. It was a good formu...Nop, Neil, you sound serious. It was a good formula. It's still there, on the web, full of craft articles, and prompts, and and and - One day I will reopen it!Vanessa Gebbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09088301040602803489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598558136160705007.post-46932235302044508102011-07-18T12:30:59.896-07:002011-07-18T12:30:59.896-07:00Sounds great. Wish I could have made it. And as fo...Sounds great. Wish I could have made it. And as for Fiction Workhouse, I'm all for encouraging everyone to start writing, but I'd love to get involved with something like that. No beginners, no time wasters, troublemakers chucked out fast.... Sounds like heaven. But I feel mean and snobby wanting it!Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03397463075189044198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598558136160705007.post-31539596929234563152011-07-18T11:47:10.092-07:002011-07-18T11:47:10.092-07:00Wonderful write-up, thanks, V! I really loved ever...Wonderful write-up, thanks, V! I really loved every moment of ShortStoryVille - can't wait to do it all again next year.Sarah Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03379986260169703599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598558136160705007.post-57510408518182278372011-07-18T09:39:19.591-07:002011-07-18T09:39:19.591-07:00Great post, V. Wish I had been there! Maybe next y...Great post, V. Wish I had been there! Maybe next year.Sophie Playlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14937622260333202138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598558136160705007.post-74140907801023596782011-07-18T09:17:49.226-07:002011-07-18T09:17:49.226-07:00Brilliant stuff! Such a busy bunch...Brilliant stuff! Such a busy bunch...John Ravenscrofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14162919104601595204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598558136160705007.post-42574990834221846922011-07-18T09:10:11.409-07:002011-07-18T09:10:11.409-07:00Thank you for such a brilliant write up, and all t...Thank you for such a brilliant write up, and all those pictures. It all looks wonderful, I'm very envious. That BSSP lot are clever and lovely...Claire Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07450391828618774543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598558136160705007.post-47233640876511999962011-07-18T07:16:05.771-07:002011-07-18T07:16:05.771-07:00How exciting to hear all this good news. I'm s...How exciting to hear all this good news. I'm so glad the event went so well!Sue Guineyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13556228394020314560noreply@blogger.com