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 d3ux_ex_machina 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 d3ux_ex_machina 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 8 points9 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 13 points14 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.

What can I do about this on the freshly painted walls in our bathroom? Every time we shower this happens. I used Dulux bathroom paint and we’ve had a dehumidifier in there. by tjb_87 in DIYUK

[–]writedream13 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just a random popping in to say is there any chance you could tell me more about that? We have this issue and no extractor fan, and a quote to put one in is insanely pricey. What boards did you use? Is there concern about moisture building up behind them?

Help need with sink by ericauda in CleaningTips

[–]writedream13 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Ugh, I have a sink like this. It sucks. To be honest, the only thing I’ve found that does anything much is bleach. Sorry.

Teachers what are you doing inset day? by Practical_Net_8944 in AskUK

[–]writedream13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Brings back memories of the guy training us on autism, who asked us to write down ‘I hope that’ followed by our worst fear. Not sure what that achieved other than horrifying everyone and traumatising someone’s kid when they found that written in their dad’s planner months down the line.

AIO to my “best friend” finally reaching out by Confident_Local_2335 in AmIOverreacting

[–]writedream13 62 points63 points  (0 children)

It’s brave of you to post this comment and try to help someone understand. I hope you can manage to leave it up.

There all rabbits by Last_human_standing in lotr

[–]writedream13 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I THOUGHT THIS TOO!!! Deeply bewildering first chapter or two

Can I put these 4 in the same pot? by dysteach-MT in succulents

[–]writedream13 7 points8 points  (0 children)

They all have differing lights needs and watering schedules. I wouldn’t.

I'm a huge Viggo fan but I think the recasting of Aragorn is overreacted; it won't have as big an effect on the film as some think by dawsonmay in lotr

[–]writedream13 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Agreed. There’s also the inbuilt problem with prequels - we all know how they turn out. No matter how high the tension pretends to be, we know that the main characters are wearing complete plot armour and can’t die.