tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post8516552947583026860..comments2024-03-18T09:09:59.625-04:00Comments on Janet Reid, Literary Agent: Flash Fiction contest results-FINALJanet Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-8666738623452758892019-09-10T03:50:32.692-04:002019-09-10T03:50:32.692-04:00
FearlessReider, congrats, well deserved, he said ...<br />FearlessReider, congrats, well deserved, he said with a polyester sigh.<br />Such a refreshing choice of words.<br />Cheers ! Hank.<br /><br />Thanks again for the kind comments guys!<br />french sojournhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14262858704848580714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-422027497394251102019-09-10T01:54:53.433-04:002019-09-10T01:54:53.433-04:00Thank you John Davis Frain and Ellis Tandy for suc...Thank you John Davis Frain and Ellis Tandy for such lovely comments. You've brightened up a dreich morning in Scotland! Marie McKayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11405271051226910312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-50620425567366735392019-09-10T01:00:51.363-04:002019-09-10T01:00:51.363-04:00Congrats Fearless! You had some amazing lines in t...Congrats Fearless! You had some amazing lines in there. You are now my benchmark for excellence in descriptive writing. Aiming high!<br /><br />Amy Johnson, WOAH your comment made my week! I have a fan?! Excuse me while I do a dance!<br /><br />*happy dances*<br /><br />And Janet, I concur with Colin Smith and want to sign his petition (do you have a petition, Colin?) Are you going to tell us how you picked those words??<br /><br />Oh the SUSPENSE.<br />NLiuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00184714542401822508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-34111159135970953012019-09-10T00:23:23.962-04:002019-09-10T00:23:23.962-04:00Great week at the reef.
Can't argue with the ...Great week at the reef.<br /><br />Can't argue with the choice of winner. Congrats, Fearless.<br /><br />I also thought Hank's dead cat bounce stood out and Marie McKay was stellar (again!). <br /><br />Y'all should take a contest off so us mortals have a chance. It's like being in a division with the Yankees and Cardinals and Dodgers every season.John Davis Frainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18020019400599228492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-57315334216955803212019-09-09T22:55:28.268-04:002019-09-09T22:55:28.268-04:00Congrats Fearless!Congrats Fearless!Angel Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14332045281558509974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-63869801634031153582019-09-09T22:45:15.313-04:002019-09-09T22:45:15.313-04:00Congratulations, Fearless Reider! I loved your sto...Congratulations, Fearless Reider! I loved your story. Also thought Marie McKay's was beautifully written, and frenchsojourn's was hilarious. Lots of high-quality stuff this week :)Ellis Tandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03290008803869799958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-6105933555896981102019-09-09T22:19:34.298-04:002019-09-09T22:19:34.298-04:00Great job, Fearless Raider. The line "The org...Great job, Fearless Raider. The line "The organ sagged to a stop and the choir softened into their seats with a polyester sigh" was stunning. Michael Seesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03694187657718931214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-44666721975227565222019-09-09T21:43:24.894-04:002019-09-09T21:43:24.894-04:00Congrats, Fearless Reider!
I loved your entry, b...Congrats, <b>Fearless Reider</b>! <br /><br />I loved your entry, but feel cheated we didn't hear details about the Vulcan nerve pinch. In hopes you will share them in a future contest: May you live long and prosper :-)<br /><br />Claire Bobrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15666082441972111293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-5267891735966394632019-09-09T20:24:09.419-04:002019-09-09T20:24:09.419-04:00BTW, Janet--since a couple of us did spare some br...BTW, <b>Janet</b>--since a couple of us did spare some brain energy to try to figure out where the words came from, were any of us even close to the truth?<br /><br />You can't have us guess and then not tell... :)Colin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292997431935215499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-4409625641600305262019-09-09T19:22:05.067-04:002019-09-09T19:22:05.067-04:00What a fabulous bunch of entries (once again!). An...What a fabulous bunch of entries (once again!). And a well-deserved top spot on the podium for <b>Fearless Reider</b>... Congratulations!!<br /><br />And just a quick aside in regards to the Vulcan nerve pinch: I am currently introducing my youngest to the original Star Trek (of which I claim to be one of the biggest fans). And we make it a point to yell out “VULCAN NERVE PINCH,” every time Mr. Spock uses it to fold yet another evildoer or space pirate in half. So much fun!Casual-Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04091757363609964963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-65264682229180429562019-09-09T18:43:05.500-04:002019-09-09T18:43:05.500-04:00Oh, wow! I only got a chance to read the entries t...Oh, wow! I only got a chance to read the entries this afternoon and I’m amazed by them, as always, and even more amazed to take the prize! I’m chuffed to bits, as contestants on a certain (possibly inspirational?) baking show might say. I was burning the midnight (er, 3 a.m.) oil on Saturday night, preparing for our big Sunday school kick-off and lamenting that I wouldn’t have time to enter the contest. I’m glad I stayed up just a little bit longer.<br /><br />Well done, everyone, and thank you for your encouragement! If I’d had another 100 words, I would have gone into excruciating detail about the Vulcan nerve pinch my dad used to inflict on my siblings and me when we got up to shenanigans in church. It’s just one of a number of methods of corporal punishment that can be administered silently in the pews. And yet I continue to darken the church’s doors!Fearless Reiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14380936599156619260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-12026125848421922802019-09-09T18:40:52.946-04:002019-09-09T18:40:52.946-04:00Congratulations, Fearless Reider!
And congrats to...Congratulations, Fearless Reider!<br /><br />And congrats to Mr. Forti. How could QOTKU doubt your meticulous research? :)<br /><br />I have updated the Contest Spreadsheet in the <a href="http://www.colindsmith.com/TreasureChest" rel="nofollow">Treasure Chest</a>.<br /><br /><b>[PSA]</b><br />Be sure to check out the Treasure Chest. There are all kinds of goodies there, including a "Gems" page that links some of the most helpful articles from the blog's 10+ year history. If you're searching for help on queries or writing, go there before searching the archives.<br /><br />If a gem of Janet's wisdom from the blog is not on the Gems page and you think it should be, let me know. In fact, if you know of good writerly help that should be in the Treasure Chest, drop me an email and I'll check it out. My address is in my Blogger profile (<a href="http://jetreidliterary.blogspot.com/2009/08/rules-for-writers-ongoing-list.html" rel="nofollow">as yours should be</a>!!)<br /><b>[/PSA]</b>Colin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292997431935215499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-79422663374456702472019-09-09T18:21:53.023-04:002019-09-09T18:21:53.023-04:00Congrats to Fearless! I loved your last line!
Tha...Congrats to Fearless! I loved your last line!<br /><br />Thanks Janet for including me. It is an honor that I cherish. The words were a bit pesky this time, though! Sorry your glee at defeating Forti was so fleeting...RosannaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06399732751877180737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-84727863814332674152019-09-09T17:35:02.285-04:002019-09-09T17:35:02.285-04:00Well done, Fearless Reider- a beautifully construc...Well done, Fearless Reider- a beautifully constructed story. Thanks for the mention, Janet and congrats to everyone. Marie McKayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11405271051226910312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-49619853101739929722019-09-09T13:21:23.162-04:002019-09-09T13:21:23.162-04:00I really enjoyed all the entries - but I've go...I really enjoyed all the entries - but I've gotta say, Fearless Reider's was my favorite. :) Although Michael Seese also made me laugh out loud, so... Bethany Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12829932931010851406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-70534161965478645742019-09-09T12:16:01.258-04:002019-09-09T12:16:01.258-04:00Nice job everyone! My vote goes to Fearless Reider...Nice job everyone! My vote goes to Fearless Reider, lovely piece.Richelle Elberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11323766317305564428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-58670953766500840812019-09-09T11:40:56.238-04:002019-09-09T11:40:56.238-04:00Loved RoseannaM and Hank's dead cat bounce.Loved RoseannaM and Hank's dead cat bounce. Just Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12546035917149403735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-67048792019393379492019-09-09T10:53:47.110-04:002019-09-09T10:53:47.110-04:00Such wonderful posts. Not only the ones selected, ...Such wonderful posts. Not only the ones selected, but all of them. I am in serious awe of what you people can accomplish.<br /><br />Fearless Reider is my choice. Great work. Evocative writing.<br /><br />Good job all. Special hat tip to ?Steve, but how cruel.<br /><br /> JulieWeathershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01361549099072091350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-65876176986750930192019-09-09T10:38:28.006-04:002019-09-09T10:38:28.006-04:00Wow. Some really great writing. I'm honored my...Wow. Some really great writing. I'm honored my Umoonosaurus made the cut. I'm constantly impressed with the talent in these contests. Johnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08042379175433349768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-47322133976784502872019-09-09T10:36:59.918-04:002019-09-09T10:36:59.918-04:00I'm in awe. All so amazing. I also loved the d...I'm in awe. All so amazing. I also loved the dead cat bounce story. I'm surprised no one mentioned the possibility of words being inspired by a new juicer. Beth Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02447148196867821907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-32383759724707000422019-09-09T10:31:06.766-04:002019-09-09T10:31:06.766-04:00I'm still laughing at "mute point," ...I'm still laughing at "mute point," <b>Michael Seese</b>. Good one! Claire Bobrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15666082441972111293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-35133310870112694812019-09-09T10:27:07.429-04:002019-09-09T10:27:07.429-04:00Congratulations to all the finalists and mentions!...Congratulations to all the finalists and mentions! While it wasn't listed, I thought <b>NLiu</b>'s story was beautiful. (I'm a big fan, NLiu. I eagerly look for your entries.)Amy Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05324408700941398495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-78480735705463308162019-09-09T10:02:10.920-04:002019-09-09T10:02:10.920-04:00If I'm reading the highlighted letters over th...If I'm reading the highlighted letters over the three words correctly as pneumo (from up neum olio), I read pneumo which is a prefix, not a word in and of itself. Are prefixes allowed??Sheri Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16233086404996394540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-34423689439264884832019-09-09T09:34:50.988-04:002019-09-09T09:34:50.988-04:00Supercomputers playing Solitaire is a heckuva a na...Supercomputers playing Solitaire is a heckuva a name for a bandshanepatrickwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17942239077291100547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-8886849023221188282019-09-09T09:22:32.378-04:002019-09-09T09:22:32.378-04:00
Contrary to popular belief, I am a cat person. ( ...<br />Contrary to popular belief, I am a cat person. ( we have 5 of the wee little beasties.) Thanks for the kind comments. I was blown away with the talent of all the entries, and a nod to the finalists. Well done. <br /><br />P.S. I got the e-mail from Your Grace, and after some google earth searches I have found there are no sufficient piers in the area. I will have to widen my search parameter so I can ( as per your suggestion) take a long walk on a short pier.<br /><br />Cheers!french sojournhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14262858704848580714noreply@blogger.com