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Madeleine Conway

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Hello.

I found Litopia circuitously - yesterday I started reading Mal Peet's final novel, The Murdstone Trilogy (am half way through, absolutely loving it, both as a satire of the publishing world and a parody of fantasy novels). I went back to Mal Peet's website - I knew he'd died at the beginning of March, but I just wanted to check just how autobiographical TMT is. From there, I found Redhammer and the suggestion to join Litopia.

My writing background is varied. I started out life as a journalist, and have written about refrigeration on container ships, natural gas markets in Europe and holographic labels on canned food... I then trained as a teacher and travelled quite widely. I've written several novels, five of which have been published under my grandmother's maiden name, Madeleine Conway, and after a hiatus while I completed a Masters in Education and moved from Belgium to the Isle of Man, I'm writing again.

I'm currently working on what I hope will be either a cock-roach killer historical saga or perhaps three more slender volumes in a trilogy, but recently, I've also submitted synopses and chapters to a well-known publisher of romantic novels.

There is a growing community of writers on the IoM, and a terrific literary festival entering its fourth year, but when I checked out Litopia, it seemed like a friendly forum.
 
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Alistair Roberts

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Welcome Madeleine. Indeed it is a friendly group here, so I am sure you will enjoy it ;)
 

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Yes indeed, a very warm welcome! I’ve been to the IoM litfest - indeed it was then organised by a former Litopian, and a very good job he did too. Enjoyed my time there. :)
 
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EPHahn

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Welcome! Looking forward to reading your posts, as it seems you will have lots of wisdom to share! :)
 
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Frances Gow

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Hi Madeleine - welcome and look forward to hearing more from you.
 
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Jennifer Stone

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Hello and welcome, feel free to share ideas, ask for help, whatever you need, we're here to help
 

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Welcome! Hadn't come across the 'cockroach-killer' expression before, but I can visualise exactly what you mean. Gray's Anatomy would do the job.
I suspect that there is a gap in the market for a romantic novel set on a refrigerated container ship that is over-run by cockroaches, but that could just be me.
 
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