Words Undone

Lorraine Cornish is also known as Debra (Debs) Spiller, who has 'form' for starting up online writing groups and then closing them without notice.

She also has a reputation for creating multiple identities in the forums, which allows her to support her own views against those of others.

Yes, I know all you need to know,as I am that someone Lorraine Cornish.

Any questions, just email me at [email protected] or send me a PM

But just to put you right on the points you raise:
1 - Premium membership is optional.
2 - Info on the Novel Contest are emailed upon request, as it states.
3 - Yes, we do pay £20 to the winner of each category that holds the comps for the magazine publication. But this is for PM's only. Also, as our members know, payment is being discussed.
4 - We have been going since 2009 and just published our 10th magazine. We have 52, happy, prolific members.
5 - I'm afraid Ellie's death was not unexpected.

Look forward to hearing from you

RobCurtis said:

Lorraine Cornish is also known as Debra (Debs) Spiller, who has 'form' for starting up online writing groups and then closing them without notice.

She also has a reputation for creating multiple identities in the forums, which allows her to support her own views against those of others.

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Interesting. And, if I may say, utter crap.

I was asked about this the other week in my capacity as a writing comps columnist in Writers Forum magazine.

The fee for the novel comp seems a bit steep to me and I wasn't sure what qualifications the owner had for judging such a comp. I googled Lorraine Cornish and can't find any writing credits listed under that name.

WordsUndone said:

And, if I may say, utter crap.

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Which part?

Speaking only in my capacity as a writing comps columnist, I would suggest that all details for comp entrants should be openly available online if you have the means to do so.

If you want to encourage entrants into your novel comp, it's your place to provide the necessary information in an easily accessible format so everyone who sees it can make an informed decision about entering. It's not the entrants' place to have to chase it up by email.

I've just done a search on Who is and Debra Spiller owns the Words Undone forum at www.wordsundone.co.uk .

http://who.is/whois/wordsundone.co.uk/

How exactly are you connected to Debra Spiller, Lorraine, considering she owns the forum which you link to from your site and your name is visible on the forum?

If you took more time to find out what you are all talking about, you will see that Debs is a forum member and used to run WritingWriters. I bought the .co.uk domain off of her ages ago. The registrant name, I believe, is still hers. Come and join WU and find out. I also wanted wordsundone.net but the girl refused to sell it to me. I believe I own all the others too. You are all very welcome to register an account at WU and see what is really happening. We have crossed this path before and thought it was all cleared up. Obviously not.

And Sally, I accept your comments about the Novel Contest and will make the submission rules readily available.

WordsUndone said:

If you took more time to find out what you are all talking about, you will see that Debs is a forum member and used to run WritingWriters. I bought the .co.uk domain off of her ages ago. The registrant name, I believe, is still hers. Come and join WU and find out. I also wanted wordsundone.net but the girl refused to sell it to me. I believe I own all the others too.

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How odd.

If you purchased the .co.uk domain, WordsUndone, your name (whatever it is) should appear as owner. When The Write Idea forum's domain name was transferred from its original owner to the new owners (my husband and I), the name of the registered owner was duly updated to reflect the change in ownership.

WordsUndone said:

If you took more time to find out what you are all talking about, you will see that Debs is a forum member and used to run WritingWriters. I bought the .co.uk domain off of her ages ago. The registrant name, I believe, is still hers.

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Which means the domain is as well.

TheRightEyedDeer said:

How odd.

If you purchased the .co.uk domain, WordsUndone, your name (whatever it is) should appear as owner. When The Write Idea forum's domain name was transferred from its original owner to the new owners (my husband and I), the name of the registered owner was duly updated to reflect the change in ownership.

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I have asked, for the name to be changed. I took the domain over, I paid her money, I have all the log in details to get into the domain. Am I supposed to change it myself. I don't know how to do this?

A few weeks back, we had some problems on the forum regarding this subject.

I'm sorry, Old hack, if I appear rude but I am under attack and have been for some time for no fault of my own. I run a quiet writing site that I have jut got off the ground really. We just write, that's all. But i seem to have this cloud over me because of who people assume I am. wordsundone.com was the first site I opened, I have no more. I don't understand why multiple identites are needed? If you own a site and disagree with anything a member says why do you need someone else? I am also sorry for any disrespect I may have shown. I will clear up The Novel Contest details first thing in the morning, until then I will take down the pag as it is ambiguous, I see that now. Thank you.

if it is any help, I live in Leicester... I have a flat in London (islington) and have just thrown my husband out for having an affair. I am 48 years old, redhead and I have no writing "credits". I just love to write, read and learn about the craft.

How much more do you want to know? You can come to my house, my flat, I will meet you anywhere, I might even buy you a drink if I can get to the bottom of all this.

I'm sorry to say Lorraine that your lack of writing credits concerns me a little considering you are charging for writing services and comps. You run a forum for which you charge £24 premium membership, and give writing advice, admittedly for free, on your blog. You also charge £25 entry to the novel comp.

There's nothing wrong with being an enthusiastic amateur or in running a writing forum for other enthusiastic amateurs. Been there, done that, got the t-shirt and a few battle scars.

But can you understand that if people are expected to pay for writing services such as forums, or writing comps, they have a right to wonder why the person behind them hasn't got any writing credits?

Sorry, Sally, but I don't charge for the forum membership. Membership is free. Premium Membership is an option. When I first opened it we decided, between all of us, that if we charged we could rise a cash pot or monthly comps. So, we did. Bu not before a lengthy discussion. I don't charge for writing advice or services. Our monthly comps are free, so I;m not charging for them either. It's just that there are 2 options to WU, people have a choice. Yes, of course, I understand that there are those who will not find WU for them. But, we are doing OK and very happy at how things are going and have been progressing since 2009. The prize for the Novel Contest (which I won at Gala Bingo!) is £700.00 and I will admit I was unsure and yes, amateur at how much I should charge for an entry. I used First Writer as a guideline to decide. If you, Sally, think this is extortionate, I will refund the 24 entrants with their fees and reduce the fee.

THIS is a link to a filing for bankruptcy, linking Debra Lorraine Spiller to Debra Lorraine Basford to Debra Lorraine Solsberg.

As Debs Spiller, she was married to Johnny Spiller - photos: HERE. She is now with David William Cornish, with whom she was trying to sell a bar on Tenerife at one stage. His Facebook account shows a picture of them: HERE

Incidentally, David William Cornish was a 'friend' of Debs Solsberg FB link who's the only friend of "El Writers" FB profile whose website http://www.elitewriters.co.uk/ links back to Words Undone LINK

There are many more links to many more writing websites.

Lorraine - I apologise if this is untrue, but there are a number of links between Lorraine Cornish, Words Undone, and Debs Spiller who was involved in a huge number of writing sites. You said "wordsundone.com was the first site I opened, I have no more", and yet Old Hack said you ran Elite Writers.

I bought Elite Writers from Graham, Ellie Williamson's husband. I never ran it. You might like to google that.

I think it is best I speak to my solicitor and Debra Spiller about this.

If it is OK, with Absolute Write Cooler, I have copied all this thread to take to my solicitor.

Rob, would you do me a favour and email me all the info you have.

Thanks.

Old Hack said:

Lorraine, it would probably help clear all this up if you could ask Debra Spiller to comment here. I understand it would be a bit of an imposition on her time, but it would clarify a few things, I feel.

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Yes, I will email her right now. I also, would like some answers from her.

WordsUndone said:

I think it is best I speak to my solicitor and Debra Spiller about this.

If it is OK, with Absolute Write Cooler, I have copied all this thread to take to my solicitor.

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Am I missing something here? Why do you need to speak to a solicitor, WordsUndone?

WordsUndone said:

I have asked, for the name to be changed. I took the domain over, I paid her money, I have all the log in details to get into the domain. Am I supposed to change it myself. I don't know how to do this?

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Yes; you really do need to do this. Until you are the Registrant, she can move the domain to another host.

You may need to contact her to get her to log on to the domain registration and change the Registrant to you, as well as the Owner (not all domain registers use the Owner designation), and Administrative contacts.

How are you paying to renew the domain? Do you pay her or the Registrant?

Medievalist said:

Yes; you really do need to do this. Until you are the Registrant, she can move the domain to another host.

You may need to contact her to get her to log on to the domain registration and change the Registrant to you, as well as the Owner (not all domain registers use the Owner designation), and Administrative contacts.

How are you paying to renew the domain? Do you pay her or the Registrant?

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I pay her. I sent an email, it's just bounced. I have her mobile number though. So I am going to call her.

The one clear rule I've learned here: hire a web-savvy advisor when transferring domains.

TheRightEyedDeer said:

Am I missing something here? Why do you need to speak to a solicitor, WordsUndone?

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I feel I need professional advice on taking over this domain.

RobCurtis said:

THIS is a link to a filing for bankruptcy, linking Debra Lorraine Spiller to Debra Lorraine Basford to Debra Lorraine Solsberg.

As Debs Spiller, she was married to Johnny Spiller - photos: HERE. She is now with David William Cornish, with whom she was trying to sell a bar on Tenerife at one stage. His Facebook account shows a picture of them: HERE

Incidentally, David William Cornish was a 'friend' of Debs Solsberg FB link who's the only friend of "El Writers" FB profile whose website http://www.elitewriters.co.uk/ links back to Words Undone LINK

There are many more links to many more writing websites.

Lorraine - I apologise if this is untrue, but there are a number of links between Lorraine Cornish, Words Undone, and Debs Spiller who was involved in a huge number of writing sites. You said "wordsundone.com was the first site I opened, I have no more", and yet Old Hack said you ran Elite Writers.

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Lorraine, you've said in this thread that it's "utter crap" that "Lorraine Cornish is also known as Debra (Debs) Spiller". Then, what's the explanation for this series of posts that appeared online in 2007? (scroll down to 24-May-2007)