Hello Litopians everywhere

[MartinR]

Welcome to the Colony, Martin!

Thanks Rainbird - what a lovely name! Evocative.

 

[MartinR]

Hi Martin - welcome aboard! I'm one of the "everywhere" crowd - I live in the West Indies.

Hi Island Writer, pleased to meet you. I'm in the crowded South-East of England, but brilliant that we can meet here!

 

[MartinR]

Welcome to the Colony, Martin.

Thanks David. Like your cat. I think I might have to change my avatar to a pet - better looking than my current one!

 

[MartinR]

Welcome to the Colony!

Hi Lex, great to meet you here. Kind regards, Martin.

 

[MartinR]

A warm welcome to you

Thank RK. I've got a feeling I'm going to like it. Good to meet you.

 

[MartinR]

Hello Martin, welcome. What do you like to write about?

Hi Eva, good to meet you. I like to write comedy, but with a heart. I suppose 'make 'em' laugh, make 'em cry' is what I try to do, if that's not too much of cliche. How about you?

 

[MartinR]

Welcome to the Colony!

Thanks Paul. I've already enjoyed a couple of your posts. Good to meet you.

 

[MartinR]

Welcome to a good place to be. I am a novice too so you are not alone.

Thanks Steve. There's so much we can learn by sharing as writers. I've been trying for years, but still make the same old basic mistakes. Love learning about the craft though. Great to meet you.

 

[MartinR]

Welcome, Martin!

Hi Susan, good to be on board. I have read one of your posts already. Very interesting.

 

[MartinR]

Welcome!

Thanks Kirsten. I saw you and your dog starring (I think it was) on a recent Pop-Up Submissions episode. Good to meet you.

 

[Eva Ulian]

Hi Eva, good to meet you. I like to write comedy, but with a heart. I suppose 'make 'em' laugh, make 'em cry' is what I try to do, if that's not too much of cliche. How about you?

If you looked at Pop-Up submissions, you probably saw mine- transmitted 14th April. I enjoyed it immensely, but the best part, apart from the laughter that goes on, I am now able to revise it drastically and I've almost finished.

 

[MartinR]

If you looked at Pop-Up submissions, you probably saw mine- transmitted 14th April. I enjoyed it immensely, but the best part, apart from the laughter that goes on, I am now able to revise it drastically and I've almost finished.

I think I did Eva. I'm sure I've watched that one, but will go back and take another look. It's brave to go on there, but it looks like you got quite a lot out of it.

 

[Eva Ulian]

I think I did Eva. I'm sure I've watched that one, but will go back and take another look. It's brave to go on there, but it looks like you got quite a lot out of it.

Yes, I did. I got 4 cats- actually, @AgentPete only wanted to give me 3 1/2 but he couldn't figure out how to split a cat up in half, so he succumbed to giving me a full 4 cats

 

[Rich.]

Hi Rich, I write comic fiction but I like to include pathos, emotionally touching stuff to leaven the mixture. How about you?

Sounds like a good mix, the best kind of light and shade! Me, I mostly write fantasy, though recently I've had a stab at a realistic short, flexing the writer's muscles and all that.

 

[Ancora Imparo]

Welcome, Martin. This is a good place to hang out. I'm sure you'll enjoy it.

 

[AliG]

Hi Martin, welcome to Litopia.

 

[MartinR]

Welcome, Martin. This is a good place to hang out. I'm sure you'll enjoy it.

Thank you Ancora. Glad to be part of the community.

 

[MartinR]

Hi Martin, welcome to Litopia.

Thanks Ali. Good to meet you.

 

[Katie-Ellen]

Hello

 

[MartinR]

Hello

Hi Katie-Ellen. Nice to meet you.

 

[Katie-Ellen]

I hope you'll like it here, Martin. Vis a vis your comments re Pop Ups, It's a brave thing to stick your head above the parapet. There can be no promises the writer will like it or even agree with it, (I've 'been there' myself, back in the day ) The question is only, can they find a way to use it? We're all writers here, @AgentPete too, and we're rooting for writers. It's only ever a response to the writing project, not a judgement on the writer.

 

[MartinR]

You're spot on there, Katie-Ellen. Beautifully put. It's taken me a long time to get used to not taking feedback personally, but I'm getting there. You need great sensitivity to be a writer but also have to be resilient and professional about feedback. Easier said than done, but the best way to get something out of it.

 

[Rachel Caldecott]

Welcome and Enjoy!

 

[MartinR]

Thanks Rachel. Nice to be a part of things.

 

[MartinR]

Welcome and Enjoy!

Thanks Rachel. Loving it so far.

 

[MartinR]

Hi Martin, welcome to Litopia.

Hi Ali, good to meet you.

 

[Geoff]

Hi Martin, good to see a fellow Kent resident join the Colony. Good luck with your submission on Pop-Ups!

 

[MartinR]

Hi Martin, good to see a fellow Kent resident join the Colony. Good luck with your submission on Pop-Ups!

Thanks Geoff, you can never have too many Men of Kent or Kentish men (not sure which I am!) in Litopia! Good to meet you.

 

[Katie-Ellen]

I'm married to a northernised Man of Kent in exile. Dover plus Germany, Singapore and Aden. East of the Medway, men of Kent. West of the Medway, Kentish men

 

[Geoff]

you can never have too many Men of Kent or Kentish men (not sure which I am!)

I believe it is something to do with the which side of the River Medway, East or West, a person comes from. Those from West are Men of Kent and Maidens of Kent, while those from the East are Kentish Men and Kentish Maidens. However, I stand to be corrected.