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Discussion in 'Watford' started by colognehornet, Jun 26, 2013.

  1. geitungur akureyrar

    geitungur akureyrar Well-Known Member

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    Three years from the decision to write to putting the pencil down.
     
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  2. Resurgam

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    Not the answer I am looking for. Sorry AK <sorry>
     
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  3. hornethologist a.k.a. theo

    hornethologist a.k.a. theo Well-Known Member

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    MMMmmmmmmmmmmm....let me think now. It's such a long time since I first sat down with a pencil. Maybe I should check my old diaries. Off to the attic :confused:
     
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  4. Bolton's Boots

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    Been up there a long time - could someone put the ladder back please! :)
     
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  5. Resurgam

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    He is obviously struggling to find the answer on google
     
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  6. colognehornet

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    I think to speed things up here we need a few moronic guesses - er.....18 months.
     
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  7. hornethologist a.k.a. theo

    hornethologist a.k.a. theo Well-Known Member

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    Found my old programmes and Mrs H's children's school books. No diaries though.

    So, assuming Maestro means just writing the story and not editing/revising, I'll hazard a guess at 9 months...
     
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  8. Resurgam

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    .<sorry>
     
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  9. Resurgam

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    Can you be a bit more precise please Theo? <laugh>
     
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  10. HaslemereKev

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    I'll go for 9 months and 1 day....

    and if that is wrong, 9 months and 2 days <whistle>
     
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  11. hornethologist a.k.a. theo

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    I'll try. The first draft took 9 months. Editing and rewriting probably added three months to that. After agents and publishers had seen it, often liked it, but decided it wasn't commercial enough to take to a mainstream publisher, I decided to rewrite it (cutting out some of the background detail and making the plot less complicated). This took another 6 months. You are now probably thinking, as my dear old Dad used to say "that's as clear as mud". <laugh>
     
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  12. Jsybarry

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    I'll simplify things - how about asking a different question?
     
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  13. Hornet-Fez

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    repped!:biggrin:
     
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  14. Resurgam

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    That's close enough Theo. Your turn <ok> <laugh>
     
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  15. hornethologist a.k.a. theo

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    OK here goes.

    What do the words 'cleave' and 'oversight' have in common?
     
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  16. canary-dave

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    Are they words introduced to us by William Shakespeare?
     
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  17. Bolton's Boots

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    They are autoantonyms - mean the opposite of themselves.
     
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  18. hornethologist a.k.a. theo

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    Knew I should have asked who won the Northwood Infants Egg and Spoon race in 1896

    At least it took you all of 17 minutes to get it right, BB. My 17 minutes of fame are over <wah>
     
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  19. Bolton's Boots

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    16 of those were spent watching the cricket.... <laugh>

    In complete contrast to current day transfer activity, which player did Watford sign from Peebles Rovers?
     
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  20. colognehornet

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    Norrie Haywood ?
     
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