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Comment on Wild by Gill Hoffs by George korolog

George korolog — Mon, 21 May 2012 14:12:59 +0000

Congratulations, Gil!,,

Comment on Welcome: Gill Hoffs by Marcus Speh (Birkenkrahe)

Marcus Speh (Birkenkrahe) — Fri, 11 May 2012 15:59:32 +0000

Beautiful essay, Gill. Will never forget your surname (Hophs) either. Seriously though, you’re well on your way! Who wouldn’t want to submit to you…I certainly can no longer resist. Cheers from Berlin!

Comment on Welcome: Gill Hoffs by Joanna Delooze

Joanna Delooze — Thu, 10 May 2012 18:11:47 +0000

Ah, a superb post to introduce the Gill we know and love!!!! Chapter One of The Little Red Hen Takes Over The (literary) World is now complete! You will excel at this, and bring all sorts of fabulous flavours of cake to the proverbial table. So excited to join you on this journey!!!! Go Gill, go Gill, go, go ,go Gill!

Comment on Welcome: Gill Hoffs by 534mu5

534mu5 — Thu, 10 May 2012 17:50:39 +0000

great piece. fascinating bit about naming. will try to find some new pieces to pester with.

Comment on Welcome: Gill Hoffs by VeronicaThePajamaThief

VeronicaThePajamaThief — Thu, 10 May 2012 15:27:54 +0000

Great essay, Gill and a wonderful insight to your perspective on the editorial process. I love the bra analogy… that is so relatable! If an undergarment doesn’t fit well or do all it should ( I want my brassiere to make me look and feel like Sophia Loren, not Irene Ryan), I am not going to be comfortable, no matter if I am draped in Versace or Old Navy.

I’ve read stories that for one reason or another, have taken me out of that ‘comfort zone’… the story started well enough and then just as I am really getting into it… an improper tense, “there” instead of “they’re” (oh, ask me if there/their/they’re is not my pet peeve!) or worse yet, a duplicate word – ‘the the red wolf leapt…’. After that, one tends to look for the next ‘gaffe’ and it is hard to get back into or stay in a story.

My writing ‘Waterloo’ is commas. I sometimes despair of ever getting the right balance.

Well, I’m off to do a little editing of my own. See what little ‘nose pinches’ or earlobe tweaks’ await me in my own words.

Congratulations on the new position sweetie! I wish you both all the best!

Veronica Marie

Comment on Welcome: Gill Hoffs by SBPhoenix

SBPhoenix — Thu, 10 May 2012 15:15:25 +0000

Fantastic Gill, you will go far!

Comment on Welcome: Gill Hoffs by Walt

Walt — Thu, 10 May 2012 01:50:20 +0000

Gill, this is a wonderful, extraordinary laid-back intro to your work. It perhaps tells me more than I need to know (cognizant about the differences between “hte” and “the”), but thanks for allowing me to pick the parts that tickle my cerebellum after three or four GILLS of wine tonight.

Comment on Welcome: Gill Hoffs by Christian

Christian — Thu, 10 May 2012 00:19:49 +0000

That’s one of the best essays on why form is important that I’ve ever read.

Comment on Spilling Ink Fiction Prize Results by Kenny Mooney | This Is Dragline » No More Blues

Kenny Mooney | This Is Dragline » No More Blues — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:32:26 +0000

[...] to announce that my flash fiction piece ‘Cyanophobia’ has been shortlisted in the 2011 Spilling Ink Review Fiction competition. I didn’t for a moment expect this at all, so to get to this stage is absolutely [...]

Comment on Story.Book by Kenny Mooney | This Is Dragline » Spilling Ink 2011 Annual Anthology

Kenny Mooney | This Is Dragline » Spilling Ink 2011 Annual Anthology — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:27:28 +0000

[...] Unbound Press/Spilling Ink Review 2011 Annual Anthology is ready. Titled Story.Book, it is a collection of prize-winning short fiction from the year. I am [...]