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Tag Archives: Jacey Bedford
Two in a Row: Fantasycon and Bristolcon by Jacey Bedford
These are two of my favourite conventions, but unfortunately they fell on consecutive weekends this year, which made for a tiring ten days. I’m still recovering. Fantasycon, which I always think of as an ‘industry’ convention took place in Glasgow … Continue reading
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Tagged Bristol, Bristolcon, convention panels, conventions, Fantasycon, Glasgow, Jacey Bedford, Milford
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Live blogging from Milford #8 and final.
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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Tagged Jacey Bedford, Kari Sperring, Mbozi Haimbe, Powder Thompson, Russell Smith, Steph Bianchini, Terry Jackman
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Live Blogging from Milford #7
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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Tagged critique, Jacey Bedford, Milford, Milford writers' conference, writing
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Live Blogging from Milford #6
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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Tagged committee, critique, Jacey Bedford, Milford, Milford writers' conference, Tina Anghelatos, writing
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Live Blogging from Milford #5
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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Tagged Caernarfon, Jacey Bedford, Liz Williams, Mark Bilsborough, Milford, Milford writers' conference, Russell Smith, Victor Ocampo, writing
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Live Blogging from Milford #3
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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Tagged critique, critique groups, critiquing, Jacey Bedford, Milford, Milford writers' conference, writing
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Live blogging from Milford 2019
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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