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Comment on Yummy Western Short Story! by Victoria Dahl

Victoria Dahl — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:49:48 +0000

Thank you so much for the lovely words about The Wicked West. I’m thrilled you enjoyed it!

Best,
Victoria

Comment on British Currency in the Regency by MC Halliday

MC Halliday — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 20:24:47 +0000

Thank you so much for considering my comments in an update!

Comment on British Currency in the Regency by sistergolden

sistergolden — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 02:29:45 +0000

MC,

Thank you so much for commenting with clarifications –I’ve updated the post to include your remarks.

Comment on British Currency in the Regency by MC Halliday

MC Halliday — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:08:14 +0000

Born many years ago in England, I was raised with the ‘old’ currency still in effect…it continued well beyond Regency, with the exception of the groat and florin. Believe it or not, 50 years ago we still had the farthing.

Might I add, the half penny was spoken as ‘hap’ney’; therefore 2d and 1/2 d, would have been called, ‘tuppence hap’ney’. Pence was only used if the amount was a penny or more.

And the ‘half crown’ as you list above, was always refered to as ‘half a crown’. And the half sovereign was called, ‘ten bob’.

The guinea was actually the 20s coin at that time but refered to as such due to the rising prices of gold. By the Victorian era, it was considered more a term for asking a wee bit extra than a sovereign (pound) and the term lasted until the decimal currency change.

Comment on AlphaSmart = Writing Smart! by gentlemanbeggar

gentlemanbeggar — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 06:39:50 +0000

I just picked up an Alphasmart 2000 on e-bay and I’m loving the thing. So far, I’ve found that the little tool and it’s lack of bells and whistles is just thing I’ve been needing to bump me out of my writing funk. Kudos to you for figuring out that often, the most effective tools are the most specialized and limited, not everyone needs a hammerflashspatulabrush (google monkey ninjas). Here’s wishing you many years of happy, portable writing.

Comment on Got Critiques? by sistergolden

sistergolden — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 22:57:36 +0000

Hi Christine,

That’s a great question!

It’s my understanding that it doesn’t count as published if it’s not in a publicly accessed area –eg. password protected so that search engines can’t cashe it. The interesting thing about this service is that you can choose to delete or hide a story after the review period (1 week) and you can also protect it such that only “approved” users can access it, so you can effectively even hide it from most of the logged in users.

I’m no expert but that sounds reasonable to me, so I’m going to give it a try. I plan to be cautious but I feel pretty comfortable about it if I can manage accessibility, etc.

FWIW, I just read a post today that one user claims to have a 2 book deal with Kensington for stories that she had critted at CritCircle. The 1st was released 7/1 and here’s the link on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Her-One-Desire-Zebra-Debut/dp/142010442X/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1215644187&sr=8-1

Melissa

Comment on Got Critiques? by globalwrite

globalwrite — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:46:16 +0000

hmm, but if you post your stuff online for critique, doesn’t that qualify as published in some minds–like publishers? I know folks who won’t even critique on yahoogroups.

Christine
Http://www.globalwrite.wordpress.com

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Comment on Measurement in the Middle Ages by Elaine Saunders

Elaine Saunders — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 11:15:19 +0000

Fascinating post. I’ve just finished researching old drinking measures for a book on pubs I’ve just published so really enjoyed reading about other measurements.

Elaine Saunders
Author: A Book About Pub Names
http://www.completetext.com