Ginnyreturns
Chatty Member
Another one of those gushing reviews from Oxford - again, untagged, could have been written by anyone!
Good point. It would look so much better if actual Real People were leaving these reviews.Why aren’t any of her delegates commenting?!
Totally. Plus, continually talking about 'my first ever writing retreat' as she has done recently, is pretty unprofessional in my opinion - when I did my first creative workshops I didn't bill them as my first! Just turned up with a proper agenda, a sheaf full of hand-outs and a professional attitude. People don't want to know that they've got a novice tutor.If I was a writer of short stories or fiction I would only pay for advice from someone with a proven track record in that area. It’s totally different to articles or memoirs
She has no handouts, because she's running these things like she's your best friend, remember? Just what every serious novice writer wants from their tutor - a best friend. Not.Good point @Ginnyreturns - where are her handouts? I would have thought some images of the LF branded course notes would have been shared … perhaps even an arty flat lay shot of them on the table at the retreat…
I wonder if they were in keeping with the Brand and made individually on paper scraps on her typewriter… she did mention reinking it recently…
Even if she IS writing two books, what's so special about that? Jeez. I've done 12. I don't announce every time I start writing one.Jesus. Why do I put myself through those reels? TWO BOOKS. Yay. But.....NO! Shh, not telling. It's just ridiculous. So many things she can't tell anyone. It must be nearly a years of STUFF THAT IS HAPPENING THAT IS SECRET. My grandkids are more interesting with their stories 'Can't tell what I'm doing Granny. It's a surprise!' It's usually a very sweetly but badly drawn picture, which is still more exciting than her gubbins
I can't wait to see the retreats in action!The point of that reel or story or whatever it was was to cover up the fact that she is incredibly lazy and basically does nothing, apart from indulge her running hobby and fly out to her holiday home.
I’ve been following her for years and she is all fur coat and no knickers. All hot air. She just does NOTHING that any of the rest of us - professional published writers included - would recognise as ‘work’.