tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539691603325793063.post7248254175898889356..comments2024-03-27T15:56:17.348+00:00Comments on Womag and other writing: The good old days.Patsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12263765378083045973noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539691603325793063.post-61237686142486470112016-04-17T19:27:44.925+01:002016-04-17T19:27:44.925+01:00I remember my Gran regularly writing short stories...I remember my Gran regularly writing short stories for Reveille magazine. They stopped doing fiction in the 70's I think. Watching her getting excited about whether she'd have her story published or not made me want to do the same.suzy doodlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09115717046181879704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539691603325793063.post-32768926594065826912016-04-17T18:45:56.063+01:002016-04-17T18:45:56.063+01:00Hugely interesting, specially The True Magazine - ...Hugely interesting, specially The True Magazine - `emotionally arresting`, `dramatic`, `told very frankly`... and don`t Dare splatter `superfluous wording`! Scary! But fun to have a go at.Dolores Doolittlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01943844193688789171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539691603325793063.post-58612357332809935402016-04-17T13:46:21.458+01:002016-04-17T13:46:21.458+01:00Wish I'd started writing from my pram.Wish I'd started writing from my pram.Kate Blackadderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16723595319758455771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539691603325793063.post-70828926067772373322016-04-17T13:28:29.708+01:002016-04-17T13:28:29.708+01:00They also paid well and there were no contract res...They also paid well and there were no contract restrictions...<br /><br />Very sad.<br /><br />Elaine Everesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14202264445526075693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539691603325793063.post-36886440053730875072016-04-17T12:23:59.342+01:002016-04-17T12:23:59.342+01:00Fascinating. Perhaps women had more time to sit ar...Fascinating. Perhaps women had more time to sit around and read a story in those days? In the days before automatic washing machines ... and ... (Ducks!)rainbowmakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06045124994182553455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539691603325793063.post-77855264302833830732016-04-17T10:57:09.331+01:002016-04-17T10:57:09.331+01:00There were also the D.C Thomson magazines, of whic...There were also the D.C Thomson magazines, of which I think only My Weekly and People's Friends still exist. They also published Red Star, Red Letter, Family Star, and Secrets, all of which contained about 8 short stories. My first ever short story was published in Red Letter in the 60s. Paula Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10040623635956769807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539691603325793063.post-33468740804206384292016-04-17T10:42:21.262+01:002016-04-17T10:42:21.262+01:00An interesting post. Many of the magazines, as fa...An interesting post. Many of the magazines, as far as I'm aware, no longer exist. The market has is substantially smaller these days.Carol Warhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05077480370693925624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539691603325793063.post-77220508657980907972016-04-17T10:22:15.341+01:002016-04-17T10:22:15.341+01:00Fascinating read and I love the way the precise re...Fascinating read and I love the way the precise requirements of each are described. Like Carol, I read (and was published in) Woman's Realm. Jackie Saylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13047994593375513101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539691603325793063.post-53067469533119526752016-04-17T10:05:01.882+01:002016-04-17T10:05:01.882+01:00How about Yours mag? Was that in circulation then?...How about Yours mag? Was that in circulation then? Certainly a shocker reading this post.Julie Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10370540030678282595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539691603325793063.post-11314712013257739872016-04-17T09:56:32.159+01:002016-04-17T09:56:32.159+01:00Such a pity.Such a pity.Geraldine Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00520915919391705206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539691603325793063.post-26480924893667386202016-04-17T09:38:58.083+01:002016-04-17T09:38:58.083+01:00I started reading the stories in Woman and Woman&#...I started reading the stories in Woman and Woman's Own, then moved onto Woman's Realm- which became part of Woman's Weekly, Patsy.Carolbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05578076528292643928noreply@blogger.com