tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539691603325793063.post1503965824156366113..comments2024-03-27T15:56:17.348+00:00Comments on Womag and other writing: Interview with womagwriter Alan WilliamsPatsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12263765378083045973noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539691603325793063.post-9608092075440667752015-11-11T17:12:56.160+00:002015-11-11T17:12:56.160+00:00Nice piece. Thanks for sharingNice piece. Thanks for sharingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539691603325793063.post-31233748784623833942015-10-26T20:49:20.425+00:002015-10-26T20:49:20.425+00:00Alan, I love 'Exceptional Closing'. What a...Alan, I love 'Exceptional Closing'. What a wonderful quirky Post Office, albeit inconvenient. I love the idea for The Cool Dark Place too, I wouldn't mind a read of that some time. Where can I read it? Fabulous. You are doing really great - if that's not atrocious English for a writer. It's a very very tough market, the British Womag scene, as we all know on here. Wishing you Della Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10105373526032368854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539691603325793063.post-60303607740306937862015-10-26T09:16:39.483+00:002015-10-26T09:16:39.483+00:00Thanks, Alan.
I'm looking forward to hearing ...Thanks, Alan.<br /><br />I'm looking forward to hearing more about Alphonse.Patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12263765378083045973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539691603325793063.post-19278734208700609912015-10-26T09:13:54.843+00:002015-10-26T09:13:54.843+00:00Wonderful interview Alan. Thank you for sharing a...Wonderful interview Alan. Thank you for sharing and good luck with all your future submissions. I've been lucky in the UK but haven't attempted the Aussie market. My stories are cosy so might not suit.Niddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024887045919936345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539691603325793063.post-19232912024537812242015-10-24T03:37:35.769+01:002015-10-24T03:37:35.769+01:00As I said in the interview, I owe you a big thank ...As I said in the interview, I owe you a big thank you, Kath. Your Guidelines helped me to focus on what were the requirements for each magazine plus you gave me a voice here on this site when I was first beginning. I still read your books including how to write ghost stories but find that I've not yet mastered that genre. Still, it's fun to try. Hope your own writing endeavours are Tassie Devilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14222490474422730205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539691603325793063.post-76918940447873043932015-10-23T21:55:44.917+01:002015-10-23T21:55:44.917+01:00Lovely interview, and great to get to 'know...Lovely interview, and great to get to 'know' Alan a bit more. I remember you emailing me, Alan, back in the day when I ran this site. So good to hear you've carved out a niche in TL. Hope you soon start having some luck with the UK magazines too - maybe once the editors have read this and know a bit more about you they'll start accepting your work...Kathleen McGurlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01157686676565485064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539691603325793063.post-30551504882853332202015-10-23T18:33:44.022+01:002015-10-23T18:33:44.022+01:00Fay,
Whilst I appreciate the comment, I think insp...Fay,<br />Whilst I appreciate the comment, I think inspiration gives me far more credit than I deserve. I just keep persisting with submissions despite the rejections. Woman's Weekly - 48 submissions, 48 rejections. Nothing to be proud of there, I'm afraid. At times I feel like the Eddie The Eagle of the writing world.<br />and Rosemary. <br />It was an honour to be asked, especially Tassie Devilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14222490474422730205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539691603325793063.post-59594470035620215972015-10-23T14:37:13.014+01:002015-10-23T14:37:13.014+01:00What a lovely interview! Thanks for sharing some o...What a lovely interview! Thanks for sharing some of your writing life and success with us, Alan.Rosemary Gemmellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09311840205603508422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539691603325793063.post-84605673177455201072015-10-23T03:17:39.015+01:002015-10-23T03:17:39.015+01:00Thanks Alan. You're an inspiration! And thanks...Thanks Alan. You're an inspiration! And thanks Patsy for arranging this most interesting interview.Fay Knowleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239945771922160765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539691603325793063.post-8223384857074440492015-10-22T15:28:20.677+01:002015-10-22T15:28:20.677+01:00Thanks for your comments, Dolores and Clair,
As fo...Thanks for your comments, Dolores and Clair,<br />As for handling rejections I firmly believe that it's the fairy bread rather than the vegemite. Incidentally fairy bread is hundreds and thousands (or coloured sprinkles in the UK I think) liberally covering slices of buttered bread. They have probably been banned in Oz now, not only because of the unPC name, but for it's total lack of anyTassie Devilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14222490474422730205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539691603325793063.post-82894956046944533662015-10-22T15:02:00.565+01:002015-10-22T15:02:00.565+01:00Fascinating interview, thank you - I prefer writin...Fascinating interview, thank you - I prefer writing in the first person too for the same reason. I wish I could handle rejection as well as you (although I wasn't raised on Vegemite so I'm clearly not tough enough!)Clair Humphrieshttp://www.clairhumphries.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539691603325793063.post-16388939115145186882015-10-22T14:06:26.724+01:002015-10-22T14:06:26.724+01:00Thank you Alan, and Patsy for the idea of this int...Thank you Alan, and Patsy for the idea of this interview - interesting and hugely encouraging. <br />Ah yes, the thrill of French PO opening times - adds such a frisson to your deadlines... (lived a few years there) Dolores Doolittlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01943844193688789171noreply@blogger.com