Monthly Archives: September 2019

Milford Retrospective by Jacey Bedford

Posted on 24 September 2019 by Jacey Bedford

Milford has come and gone for another year. Fifteen science fiction and fantasy writers submitted close to 200,000 words between them – a total of twenty pieces, which we critiqued at the rate of four pieces per day. We will … Continue reading →

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Live blogging from Milford #8 and final.

Posted on 20 September 2019 by Jacey Bedford

Kari Sperring The beer is pink and tastes of strawberries. It’s almost enough to compensate for missing cake — and a trip round one of my favourite castles on a day with clear skies and fine views was definitely enough. … Continue reading →

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Live Blogging from Milford #7

Posted on 19 September 2019 by Jacey Bedford

Thursday 19th September Jacey Bedford Today was our last day of formal critiquing. The week has gone well. Submissions were all high standard and so were the critiques. My story was last up and I received enormously helpful feedback. This … Continue reading →

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Live Blogging from Milford #6

Posted on 19 September 2019 by Jacey Bedford

Wednesday 18th September Jacey Bedford Tina arrived last night, only able to take part in the last part of the week due to unusual circumstances, so now we have our full fifteen writers. We might have cracked a bottle of … Continue reading →

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Live Blogging from Milford #5

Posted on 17 September 2019 by Jacey Bedford

Jacey Bedford Five of us ended up going to Caernarfon this morning. Liz Williams drove, Russell Smith snagged the front passenger seat. Karri Sperring, Victor Ocampo and I squished into the back seat. The weather was lovely, and Caernarfon was … Continue reading →

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Live Blogging from Milford #4

Posted on 17 September 2019 by Jacey Bedford

Jacey Bedford We had a good day yesterday. Four more stories critiqued constructively in the afternoon followed by good conversation in the library after dinner. Sometimes conversations break up into small groups of twos, threes or fours, and other times … Continue reading →

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Live Blogging from Milford #3

Posted on 16 September 2019 by Jacey Bedford

Jacey Bedford It’s Monday, but somehow it feels like Wednesday. Time doesn’t run quite straight here. Timey-wimey, wibbly-wobbly and all that. I’m preparing for another afternoon of critiquing. Four crits to deliver. I’ve read and critted all the pieces, but … Continue reading →

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Live Blogging From Milford #2

Posted on 15 September 2019 by Jacey Bedford

Sunday 15th September – p.m. Jacey Bedford The first full day of critiquing went well. Four stories were up for crit. Mine first, then stories from Tiffani Angus, Powder Thompson, and Sam Tovey. No one ran away screaming, ‘But you … Continue reading →

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Live blogging from Milford 2019

Posted on 15 September 2019 by Jacey Bedford

Jacey Bedford Sunday 15th September. We gathered yesterday and started to get to know each other. There are five writers who have never been to Milford before, so we’re a good mix of newcomers and old hands. Some of us … Continue reading →

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How I Crit – by John Moran

Posted on 10 September 2019 by Jacey Bedford

Milford 2019 begins on 14th September, so it seemed like a good time to ask several Milford ‘old hands’ how they tackled crtiquing a piece of fiction. This is what John Moran had to say… For me, critting depends a … Continue reading →

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