First of all..
may I say how flattered I am at the kind remarks about my posts above.

And then I'll add that PJM is right and wrong about my posts....

A great deal of hard work and crafting doesn't go into them but because I get paid to write (so well that it keeps me in Aldi wine) I spend a good deal of my time crafting other stuff. QOTW is a bit of fun which I tend to write fairly quickly but I *always* proofread.

So I guess what I'm saying is practise makes perfect.

The advice I was given when I joined up to b3ta was 'know your audience' - Humpty (who sadly doesn't post much these days) was a regular winner and excellent writer, he gave me that gem and I've tried to stick to it.

Frankspencer also gave me some advice one week when I was stuck for a story and I wanted to post. He said....Make it up.
And there is some truth in that - a well written story is always welcome. So what if it didn't happen exactly as you wrote it? Sometimes the truth is dull and boring.

Give us plot, laughs and a punchline.

Tends to work.
( chickenlady b3ta's very own Elizabeth Taylor, Thu 16 Oct 2008, 18:16, Reply)