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Helen Rowlands's avatar

I must learn not to read these in the bright birdsong mornings. I’ll try to save the next episode for middle of the night owl cry darkness…

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Zivah Avraham's avatar

Oh this is so damn good, Nick. It’s so rich with detail. My parents live in a rural village in England and I live in a very rural hamlet in Wales. Tales like these run riot in the dark nights!

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Nick Winney's avatar

So pleased the horror is resonating...

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Nicole Paton's avatar

I absolutely LOVE this story, Nick! It's absolutely fantastic! You are fantastic!

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Nick Winney's avatar

you're too kind nicole, thank you. so pleased you like it 😀

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Garen Marie's avatar

Oh noes! The Reverend isn't going to take it out on these little guys, is he? His own family?? Speighthart knows how to hold a grudge. Reading along is a continued delight, though. So maybe some further vengenance is called for. ;)

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Nick Winney's avatar

final chapter to come... all will be revelaed... or will it....😉

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Keith Long's avatar

Whoaa… unexpected developments!

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Evelyn K. Brunswick's avatar

I was wondering how you were going to continue this. Especially when you said you hadn't even started the main story yet.

Obviously I approve!

And I do love all those little anecdotes about how various ill-fated characters met their doom! wonderful stuff!

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Nick Winney's avatar

the character that the original idea was about has only just appeared...

the vignette about percy "pincher" minchin went totally out of hand and id practically written an episode of peaky blinders with him as a crime boss of "blue pigeons" before getting it back on track....

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Evelyn K. Brunswick's avatar

You should write that!

Hmm, perhaps you have a similar problem to me - there’s often far too many ideas wafting around inside the head at once. Like juggling with eight wands.

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Nick Winney's avatar

ive got the radioactive badger fantasy to write though...

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Jeannine's avatar

You are very good at these "uh oh" endings! I love how your characters behave so naturally, like young Steven wailing away at the bell, "...for that’s what any young boy would do." But surely Speighthart wouldn't attack his own family! Or would he...?

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Nick Winney's avatar

I'm glad you are liking it Jeannine - its just the best thing in the world when people are engaged in the story you tell. I MUST start the fantasy thing for the Lunar Awards however...

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Jeannine's avatar

Or next month, or next year, it doesn't matter, we'll wait. 😉 Get going on the Lunar Awards fantasy thing... 😊

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Nick Winney's avatar

the blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb...or is it...

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Jeannine's avatar

Tune next week for the next exciting episode of.... "THE LEGACY!" (Sorry, my voice doesn't pitch deeply enough for an old fashioned radio announcer)

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Nick Winney's avatar

ive been tempted to do a voiceover, but I just keep descending into ridiculous accents and hysteria. and also I don't have a very good microphone or anything.

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Jeannine's avatar

Yes, there are many temptations to cracking up whilst reading. Not to mention the odd pet dashing through the room, barking at high volume... not something I'd do well!

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Nick Winney's avatar

every time I do Mungo, I cant help it buy I start going- "No No Mr Frodo - its the ring!"

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Nick Winney's avatar

yesss... sorry episdoe 6 delayed by thingssss

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