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Pop-Up Submissions with special guest Nicolas Cheetham, publisher, Head of Zeus
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Thanks everyone for the kind feedback and support on my submission. When I wrote it, I tried my best to put the advice from Pete's live events into action, especially from the seminar a few month ago when @AgentPete and Peggy talked about cookies, and about the importance of making the readers want to turn a page at the beginning of a novel. Very useful, so thank you, P and P for that talk. I shall keep the notes by my computer, next to the spider.
Thank you Nic, Geoff and Pete.
Thank you Nic, Geoff and Pete.
@Barbara I am thrilled your work was called in, well done! I loved @Rich. 's reading of it, it was perfect 
Another great show @AgentPete , insightful and entertaining as always!
Another great show @AgentPete , insightful and entertaining as always!
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Sorry I couldn't be live, that was fun. Thanks Pete, and congratulations to Barbara. I think that's pretty much the first time I've seen a 'call it in'. Is the book finished? Did he actually call it in, I wonder?
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Thank you Chris. The novel isn't finished yet. Nic said somewhere at the end that he would want for it to be completed before considering it fully. He said the last third of a thriller is the hardest part to write. So I shall get cracking, get it done, then go for it.
Excellent show! Was watching it live on Facebook until the sound cut out half way through, then again on Monday using YouTube (no glitches in sight or sound). Good job!
Keep us posted @Barbara, I think you've got the Colony well and truly rallied behind you
Perhaps we can send you bug spray to get rid of the spiders.
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LOL and thank you, Nmlee. It's great to have all this support. It means a lot. And the help I've had in the Colony has been brilliant.Keep us posted @Barbara, I think you've got the Colony well and truly rallied behind you
If this spider business continues, I might just have to take you up on that spray offer. Serves me right for living in the sticks.
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@ChrisLewando said I think that's pretty much the first time I've seen a 'call it in'.
@Geoff also got a 'call in' consensus for a submission on a previous Pop-Up.
@Geoff also got a 'call in' consensus for a submission on a previous Pop-Up.
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@Katie-Ellen Hazeldine Yes my Autumn Child submission was 'called in'. Still busy completing the final version. One more draft should just about do it!
Finally had the chance to watch the entire thing. Sorry I had to walk away from Discord on Sunday. Had lots of things going on at home last weekend.
I love the new format of Pop-Ups! It moves quickly, and I enjoyed hearing different voices reading them. I think having only 700 pages certainly speeds things up, plus it challenges people to really work on the opening paragraphs.
I love the new format of Pop-Ups! It moves quickly, and I enjoyed hearing different voices reading them. I think having only 700 pages certainly speeds things up, plus it challenges people to really work on the opening paragraphs.