Behind The Scenes With Fiction Ed Lucy
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Come with me, as we take a peek behind the scenes at the “Friend” Fiction desk . . .
As you might have guessed, the main focus for the Fiction team is providing the fiction content for “The People’s Friend” weekly, Specials and Annual.
That’s over 600 brand new stories for our readers to enjoy every year, and means lots of reading. Bliss!
We keep an eye on all stories and serial instalments from when they first arrive in our inbox, to when they go to Press.
In each publication we aim to include a mix of new and established authors, with different genres and themes, and a mix of artwork styles. So there’s a lot to take into consideration.
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Writing Hour Roundup: 20 April 2021
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This week at Writing Hour, we asked a controversial question!
What book has everyone else raved about, but that you didn’t like? Nothing was safe – even classics were thrown into the ring.
But the world would be a boring place if we all liked the same things.
Thankfully, there are trillions of books to choose from. For every book we don’t like there is another for us to discover and adore!
You didn’t ask too many questions this week, but two is still enough for a roundup!
Here are our answers . . .
For those of us who have been posting submissions . . . would you prefer that we hold on to them until the office re-opens?
Writing Hour Roundup: 13 April 2021
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We asked if there is a book or poem that always brings comfort in times of sadness or trouble.
Many of you turn to childhood favourites in times of need. Can there be anything more soothing?
Now, let’s answer your questions.
Is it okay to quote a short line from a well-known song in a story? Or does it infringe copyright?
It would be best to avoid!
You can mention a song, band or musician but it don’t include lyrics.
Challenge yourself to describe the lyrics or their effect rather than use them directly – how do they make the character feel? Are they lilting, bittersweet, joyful?
Writing Hour Roundup: 6 April 2021
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Dialogue is important to any story, so at this week’s Writing Hour, we asked what your favourite line is from a film.
There were some classic lines thrown out there from “Forrest Gump”, “Dirty Dancing”, “Casablanca” and “Breakfast At Tiffany’s”.
I’d say one of my favourite quotes from any film is from “Dead Poets Society”:
“Medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for.”
So inspiring!
Are you currently inundated with submissions, or is there anything you’re particularly looking for?
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