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Thank you Lily for a great hour - informative and motivating! Looking forward to the next surgery.

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Thank you Clare!

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Hi Lily, I subscribed to your Substack because I wanted to join in the Zoom but then when I found out it's in the wrong time zone, I unsubscribed. I noticed your page briefly where you were examining interesting things like the use of photos in memoir. A message said I could still access it for the next month but I don't seem to be able to access it any more even though I paid for a month. Do I need to pay for this month again to read those?

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Hi Catherine, I imagine if you’ve paid for the month you should still be able to access the archive. Unless they’re reimbursing you the month’s fee? I think you’ll need to get in touch with Substack about that.

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What time/ day do you hold your memoir surgery please?

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Hi Paula, the first one will be held Wednesday 4th December, 6pm. I will aim to do them monthly on a Wednesday

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6pm in which time zone? I would love to attend but finances are really tight, so I don't want to upgrade to paid subscription unless I am free at that time

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Hi Phyllis, it’s 6pm GMT - hope you’re able to attend!

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Thanks! I've just subscribed. Looking forward to this!

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Ah, just found receipt in my inbox, please ignore the bit about payment!

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Hi Ricky, the Memoir Club is through @London Lit Lab , not my personal substack - which is confusing, I know! So you ideally need to be a paid subscriber to the London Lit Lab Substack - but it’s a very easy mistake to make and I will make an exception for you. I will send you the zoom link via DM. I will also be doing a Zoom meet up on my personal substack, which you have kindly paid a sub for - but it is for writers writing memoir and with a work in progress. It will be happening at the start of December. Alternatively, you can ask for a refund and join the London Lit Lab Substack if easier.

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Thank you for your quick reply, Lily! I am a bit confused I admit. I wanted to subscribe to your And a Dog, which I take to be about memoir. You had been recommended to me by Clare Elwell. I am interested in memoir and will be guided by you as to what I shoudl sign up to. It's very kind of you to let me join tomorrow. I am grateful! Not sure what you mean by DM. To my email address? Thank you, thank you!

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You’re in the right place for memoir - and how nice my substack was recommended. And I’ll send you the link for the session tomorrow, which is via @London Lit Lab - which is a partnership I run. But this here - And a Dog - is my personal Substack and is concerned with memoir. (London Lit Lab more generally is a platform for courses we run, and is not specifically memoir, although the Memoir Club is running via them tomorrow). I will send you the link for tomorrow’s session via your email. DM is direct message which we can do here - but I also have your email so will use that.

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Hi Lily

I haven't received a link for the Zoom which starts in 40 mins, so now feeling a little anxious...

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I’ve just sent the email I sent you yesterday via direct message here so you now have it. You’ll need to read the essay before the session. Let me know if you can’t see it.

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DM here - oh, where is that? sorry to be dense...

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Oh strange! I emailed it to you. Can you check your spam? I emailed it yesterday

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I checked my spam and all through my inbox.

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How do I join your Zoom session tomorrow, 20th Nov? And, did my payment go through? I put in my detaisl but didn't get a confirmation screen, which was confusing...

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I am excited by the idea of the WiP Surgery. I am sure it will help me maintain my oomph and connecting with others is always good for the soul and the writing.

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Be good to see you there! It will be on Wednesday 4th December, but I’m yet to make that public.

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Sounds great, Lily! Looking forward to it

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Thanks for the audio introduction When is this months memoir zoom?

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Hi Margi, I am just pinning down dates for the WIP Surgery. I think the first one will be Wednesday 4th December at 6pm. I will be confirming in a post in the next few days. It will be for paid subscribers.

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Ok thanks for letting me know!

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Hi Lily, Having overcome my confusion re both my subscriptions,and attempting to avoid creating IT issues (on my part), having now subscribed, I have signed into tonight's session using the link Ricky received earlier this week. I feel a little uncomfortable having done so, but have salved my conscience knowing I have paid and am not trying to do anything I shouldn't be doing. Clare.

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