Mathematical Puzzles and Diversions - Revision history

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 ===Related Works===
-In the autumn of 2014, when I was frantically casting around for something to base my manuscript on for my MA at Bath Spa University, I suddenly remembered this story. In the space of one car journey from Corsham to my home, I'd pretty much worked out the kind of novel it could turn into. Amazingly, this met with the approval of my tutors (especially Celia Brayfield and Maggie Gee) and ''[http://www.jonathanpinnock.com/books/mathematical-mysteries/the-truth-about-archie-and-pye/ The Truth About Archie and Pye]'' came into existence as a result. This turned out to be the first in a whole series of [http://www.jonathanpinnock.com/books/mathematical-mysteries/ Mathematical Mysteries].
+In the autumn of 2014, when I was frantically casting around for something to base my manuscript on for my MA at Bath Spa University, I suddenly remembered this story. In the space of one car journey from Corsham to my home, I'd pretty much worked out the kind of novel it could turn into. Amazingly, this met with the approval of my tutors (especially Celia Brayfield and Maggie Gee) and ''[http://www.jonathanpinnock.com/books/mathematical-mysteries/the-truth-about-archie-and-pye/ The Truth About Archie and Pye]'' came into existence as a result. This turned out to be the first in a whole series of ''[http://www.jonathanpinnock.com/books/mathematical-mysteries/ Mathematical Mysteries]''.
 ===Notes===

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 ===Performances===
 After fixing the tenses, I submitted '''Mathematical Puzzles and Diversions''' to the forthcoming ''Crime and Punishment''-themed event at ''[http://liarsleague.typepad.com Liars' League]'' in London. It was accepted, and performed on September 9th, 2008, by [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2051779/ Sabina Cameron].
 ===Notes===
-The title of this story is a tribute to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_gardner Martin Gardner]'s eponymous book, which I devoured when I was a kid (I know, I should have got out more). At some point, however, it also developed into an exercise in trying to write an entire story in the future tense. In the end I decided that it was probably a bit more than the read could bear, and I added a present tense coda to bring it to a neat conclusion. I did quite like the way that the use of the future tense added a sense of knowingness and inevitability to the way that the story played out.
+The title of this story is a tribute to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_gardner Martin Gardner]'s eponymous book, which I devoured when I was a kid (I know, I should have got out more). At some point, however, it also developed into an exercise in trying to write an entire story in the future tense. In the end I decided that it was probably a bit more than the reader could bear, and I added a present tense coda to bring it to a neat conclusion. I did quite like the way that the use of the future tense added a sense of knowingness and inevitability to the way that the story played out.
 I was particularly proud of the name of the cat, µ. This was actually a reference to a well-known mathematical riddle:

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 ===Inspiration===
-'''Mathematical Puzzles and Diversions''' was originally written for Round Four of the 2008 ''[[Whittaker Prize]]''. The prompt used was the phrase ''going down an angle so sharp it makes Pythagoras puke''. It was given a score of 78/100 by the judge, Rachel Green, putting it in 4th equal place out of 18. While generally approving, the judge commented that the future tense wobbled a bit.
+'''Mathematical Puzzles and Diversions''' was originally written for Round Four of the 2008 ''[[Whittaker Prize]]''. The prompt used was the phrase ''going down an angle so sharp it makes Pythagoras puke''. It was given a score of 78/100 by the judge, Rachel Green, putting it in fourth equal place out of 18. While generally approving, the judge commented that the future tense wobbled a bit.
 ===Performances===

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 ===Inspiration===
-'''Mathematical Puzzles and Diversions''' was originally written for Round Four of the 2008 ''[[Whittaker Prize]]''. The prompt used was the phrase ''going down an angle so sharp it makes Pythagoras puke''. It was given a score of 78/100 by the judge, Rachel Green, putting it in 4th equal place out of 18. The judge felt it was "a lovely, convoluted murder story", even if the future tense wobbled a bit.
+'''Mathematical Puzzles and Diversions''' was originally written for Round Four of the 2008 ''[[Whittaker Prize]]''. The prompt used was the phrase ''going down an angle so sharp it makes Pythagoras puke''. It was given a score of 78/100 by the judge, Rachel Green, putting it in 4th equal place out of 18. While generally approving, the judge commented that the future tense wobbled a bit.
 ===Performances===

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 ===Inspiration===
-'''Mathematical Puzzles and Diversions''' was originally written for Round Four of the 2008 ''[[Whittaker Prize]]''. The prompt used was the phrase ''going down an angle so sharp it makes Pythagoras puke''. It was given a score of 78/100 by the judge, Rachel Green, putting it in 4th equal place out of 18. The judge felt it was ''a lovely, convoluted murder story'', even if the future tense wobbled a bit.
+'''Mathematical Puzzles and Diversions''' was originally written for Round Four of the 2008 ''[[Whittaker Prize]]''. The prompt used was the phrase ''going down an angle so sharp it makes Pythagoras puke''. It was given a score of 78/100 by the judge, Rachel Green, putting it in 4th equal place out of 18. The judge felt it was "a lovely, convoluted murder story", even if the future tense wobbled a bit.
 ===Performances===

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 ===Performances===
-After fixing the tenses, I submitted '''Mathematical Puzzles and Diversions''' to ''[[Liars' League]]'''s ''Crime and Punishment''-themed event. It was accepted, and performed in London on September 9th, 2008, by [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2051779/ Sabina Cameron].
+After fixing the tenses, I submitted '''Mathematical Puzzles and Diversions''' to the forthcoming ''Crime and Punishment''-themed event at ''[[Liars' League]]'' in London. It was accepted, and performed on September 9th, 2008, by [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2051779/ Sabina Cameron].
 ===Notes===