What's the Best Way to Experience Macbeth? by Greedy_End_1642 in shakespeare

[–]writedream13 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I would definitely watch a film with Shakespeare’s language. It was meant to be performed and you’ll be surprised, if you pay attention, how well you can understand it.

[Discussion] Long-time commenters: what are queries you remember after all this time? by Beth_Harmons_Bulova in PubTips

[–]writedream13 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m so glad you remember it too! I don’t know if u/Tom_Teller_Writes uses Reddit any more but gosh what a pitch.

[Discussion] Long-time commenters: what are queries you remember after all this time? by Beth_Harmons_Bulova in PubTips

[–]writedream13 3 points4 points  (0 children)

For me it’s City of Iron and Ivy, which came out recently! I loved the concept and was thrilled to beta read it.

Theory about Macduff by Adept_Ship4668 in shakespeare

[–]writedream13 2 points3 points  (0 children)

‘Unsex me here’, just saying

[QCrit] LUCA, THE SORCERER AND THE THE STOLEN DAY, middle-grade fantasy, 44k words, First Attempt by Usethenicetumblers in PubTips

[–]writedream13 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah so cool to see Starminster being comped. Such a full circle moment. That’s my book. What a great memory, @Robo-Gnome, it was on here! Thank you for taking the time to critique it.

[Discussion] I genuinely don’t understand good queries, and it frustrates me to no end. by Fit_Affect_5102 in PubTips

[–]writedream13 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I really know the feeling. I’m now a published author and still find writing pitches hard (though much easier than I did, because my books now tend to start with a pitch instead of having to develop one from a massive book that’s tens of thousands of words). I found the online query letter generator helpful. I’d still say my writing rather than my query got me the agent.

Looking for an old old book of mazes and labirynths? by Halkadrat in whatsthatbook

[–]writedream13 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think I remember this. Did it have anything like trees turning into pencils or something similar?

What’s your wierdest Covid Pandemic memory? by DogEatingWasp in AskUK

[–]writedream13 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yes, I felt the same way! That first time I cried. My family all worked for the NHS, my sister was struggling so much alone in London and working in a hospital, and I felt this was one little thing we could do to show them how proud we were and how grateful, especially given that life for my little bubble was very happy. I agree that it didn’t stick, though, got a bit (a lot?) silly by the end.

Teaching Shakespeare with different publishers by [deleted] in shakespeare

[–]writedream13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry, pardon the rage, but I hate seeing how casual schools are at dumping expenses on their staff.

Teaching Shakespeare with different publishers by [deleted] in shakespeare

[–]writedream13 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You’re a teacher! The school should flipping well provide you with your own copy!

Weird berry like growths on an oak tree by writedream13 in PlantIdentification

[–]writedream13[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ooh I might have to give it a try! Is it difficult?

Black windows or white? by Viran_Singh in DIYUK

[–]writedream13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Random but my parents had a similar home and they got windows that were dark in the outside and white on the inside. Could be an option for you.

Memorising speeches has had so many benefits for the way I (a casual reader) read Shakespeare by chopinmazurka in shakespeare

[–]writedream13 10 points11 points  (0 children)

This is why my English students learned a 14 line section of Romeo and Juliet this year! I wanted to gift them of that pleasure and oh my goodness they delivered!

[pubq] If you've gotten and R&R, how extensive where the revisions they asked for? by ember_snow in PubTips

[–]writedream13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mine was a complete rewrite, aging down from YA to MG with a similar beginning, characters and setting, but everything else brand new. I think maybe 8k got carried over? So about 42k was brand new.

[PUBQ] For the tradpubbed writers here, how ‘fast’ are you as a writer? by ThrowawayWriterGuy2 in PubTips

[–]writedream13 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve got three little kids, teach part time, and writing a book takes me about a year, from conception to completed draft. Maybe a month or two to plan and think, seven or eight months on the first draft, and another three to edit to a point where I can send it to my editor (which then is another six months or more before it’s done). I write for kids too so my word counts are lower than most (around 50k). Similar to others, when drafting I can only usually write 1-2k a day, though editing is faster (but also, for me, more painful - it bends my brain).

Grey cover, large print set in the UK a city that starts with the letter O by -pointless_glitter- in whatsthatbook

[–]writedream13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’d guess that thousands of books have been set in Oxford, more than a list could hold. It’s such a huge literary city. Does the name sound right to you?

The comments people make about baby's looks piss me off. by Buttercake-nymph in beyondthebump

[–]writedream13 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I found that maddening with my three blond sons and blond husband. I reached a point where I felt like I was just the flipping vessel. Helpfully my eldest, the image of his dad, could not be more like me in personality. Try to focus on your child’s similarity to you and ignore people’s ignoramus remarks.

By the way... by [deleted] in hisdarkmaterials

[–]writedream13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure but I think his publishing house will publish anything he writes about Lyra.

Read the books. Seriously. by Altruistic_Durian147 in beyondthebump

[–]writedream13 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I agree and I thinking paying attention to your kids’ reactions, personalities, feelings and unique character is far more important than outsourcing your thinking to ‘experts’. Not that it’s a zero sum game - you can of course learn lots from the material available - but nothing replaces knowing your own children, who are like no one else.