Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Pop contest!

When I request full manuscripts I try to give the writers a sense of how long it will take me to read and respond. Often it's a lot longer than either one of us would like. In closing I've been known to say "let the glacial pace commence."

A recent reply cracked me up--

Bring on the Glacial Age! ...that is, after I rent an igloo and convince Ilya Bryzgalov to be my roommate so we can talk about the universe and Russian literature.


-- after  I googled Ilya Bryzgalov.

Which made me think "hey, we need a pop contest on the blog!"

Post your reply to "Let the glacial age commence" in 25 words or fewer here on today's blog post.

Winner will receive a copy of WOLF by Jim Ringel (or if you've read it, we'll figure something else out"

Contest commences NOW (7am EDT 5/20) and closes at 7pm tonight (5/20).

CLOSED!


Questions? Tweet to me: @Janet_Reid
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36 comments:

  1. ashland5/20/14, 10:01 AM

    "Glacial pace? Honey, I work for the DMV. If you get back to me before you can fill out a DT-940 form, then you win."

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  2. Rachel Menard5/20/14, 10:02 AM

    Glacial? Whoah. Whoah. Whoah. That's way too fast. I don't want to get published until I'm almost dead so my novel becomes an insta-classic.

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  3. Unknown5/20/14, 10:13 AM

    'Winter is coming,' eh? No prob. I'll answer my epic WIP's siren song while I wait. George R.R. Martin's got nothin' on me baby.

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  4. Suzanne5/20/14, 10:15 AM

    Let the glacial age commence...
    I long for the suspence.
    These times of apprehension
    Are the mother of invention.
    Take your time.
    (I'll take mine.)

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  5. Colin Smith5/20/14, 10:18 AM

    Well, after the last Ice Age we got Egypt, Greece, Rome, and the Renaissance. Aren’t the best things in life worth waiting for?

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  6. Beck5/20/14, 10:19 AM

    Good thing the last glacial age only lasted 65,000 years. We can wait, right?

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  7. Anonymous5/20/14, 10:28 AM

    Let the glacial age commence..., a.k.a. "let the sloth's work begin!"

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  8. Eileen5/20/14, 10:46 AM

    Okay. I'll just settle into the Netherworld Waiting Room, reading my Handbook for the Recently Submitted, resisting the urge to call out BeetleShark three times.

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  9. LynnRodz5/20/14, 11:10 AM

    Let the glacial age commence...

    I've tarried here a century or two. My prose will wait, unlike my limbs that have danced with Nureyev, Baryshnikov and, yes, a drunken Bryzgalov.

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  10. Brittany5/20/14, 11:14 AM

    Take your time. I've got my Wheel of Time, Song of Ice and Fire, Discworld, Xanth, and... Wait, you're back already? Hmm. This is awkward.

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  11. Roslyn Reid5/20/14, 11:14 AM

    Ever heard of global warming? Don't turn around...that glacier is right behind you...

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  12. Anonymous5/20/14, 11:26 AM

    "Let the glacial age commence."

    You take as long as you need. I'm Canadian, glacial is a day-to-day reality for me.

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  13. Just Jan5/20/14, 11:34 AM

    Does the term 'glacial' imply curling up with a wooly mammoth or a fifth of vodka?

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  14. Bonnie Shaljean5/20/14, 11:54 AM

    Yes, we do have a word for "glacial" in our native language - but nothing quite captures that sense of urgency…

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  15. Kregger5/20/14, 12:00 PM

    Let the glacial age commencement begin with the World’s Most Boring Man, Thierry Boyle. Somnambulists, philatelists, and accountants prepare yourselves for amazement, the rest? Eh…

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  16. KariV5/20/14, 12:23 PM

    "Let the glacial age commence"

    The Jakobshavn Glacier covers 150 feet daily. Translated to pages, my totally awesome fiction novel should only take you 4 days to finish! Happy reading!

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  17. Nate Wilson5/20/14, 12:35 PM

    The glacial age, you say? Well, whaddya know. I’m also still 29.

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  18. Karen McCoy5/20/14, 12:48 PM

    Cue all bureaucrats and administrators! A healthy supply of red tape will carve out all unnecessary detours and accessorize our journey.

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  19. Cindy C5/20/14, 12:59 PM

    Some of the best things in life take time. Books. Diamonds. Revenge. I’m in no hurry. I know how to wait.

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  20. Ardenwolfe5/20/14, 1:12 PM

    The cold never bothered me anyway.

    http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/17/34/29/17342936460c1e918c5cb13e9a46b526.jpg

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  21. Gabby5/20/14, 1:16 PM

    My a.c. is broken. I'll take as much glacier as you're willing to give.

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  22. Steve Forti5/20/14, 1:18 PM

    Glacial? Like “of the glaze”? Because I love glazed donuts. No? Okay, then bring on the popsicles and mittens. Let’s watch Southerners drive in snow.

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  23. Kitty5/20/14, 1:43 PM

    Slow? Yeah, he's slow, glacially slow. But I charge $100/hr., which makes Flaccido Domingo my favorite john.

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  24. Terri Lynn Coop5/20/14, 2:29 PM

    Many ice-covered formations during the glacial age were doughnut-shaped.

    Therefore, you are telling me to eat doughnuts while I wait. Iced doughnuts.

    Challenge accepted.

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  25. Kim English5/20/14, 2:31 PM

    Remember when waiting for the dial-up modem to connect was a glacial process? I barely have the patience to input my phone code.

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  26. Joseph S.5/20/14, 4:06 PM

    "Put a mask on your head and you all sound alike."

    "But, baby, it's cold outside."

    "Hmm. Then come cuddle with momma and talk Dostoyevsky."

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  27. Lisa Bodenheim5/20/14, 4:39 PM

    Come and sit by this bonfire. Enjoy the s'mores. If you get impatient with that glacier, throw these little copper wire bits on the fire.

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  28. Lance5/20/14, 5:01 PM

    Time does not stop during the query, but like glacial ice, moves slowly and grinds finely. Producing icebergs and rock flour: books and rejections.

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  29. daniel john105/20/14, 5:28 PM

    It was a day that needed two fingers of the good stuff over a glacial sized piece of ice and a Bryzgalov on rye.

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  30. JaredNGarrett5/20/14, 5:37 PM

    You like glaciers? Maybe you also want to see my frost erotica about a beautiful young yeti and Ernest Shackleford's explorer son?

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  31. Anonymous5/20/14, 5:46 PM

    John Wayne kept glacial ice on his yacht for mixed drinks. Do you want it over a glacier, or do you want it neat, Pilgrim?

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  32. Leone5/20/14, 5:52 PM

    Glacial age: Satan's wearing a fur coat and anything is possible.

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  33. Shaunna5/20/14, 5:58 PM

    Hm. Vogue says glacial is the new black. Guess I can just amend my budget a little: -$500 for wardrobe, +$500 for alcohol. Perfect!

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  34. JB20215/20/14, 6:38 PM

    Glacial Age? That will be a loooong time according to the GOP. Let's make that a Democratic Glacial Age and I'll sit here right by the phone so I won't miss you call.

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  35. Unknown5/20/14, 6:47 PM

    "Let the Glacial Age commence," said Margo. She switched on her air conditioner with a flourish. A fuse disagreed. "Hell," she said sweating in the darkness.

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  36. Francesca5/20/14, 6:53 PM

    As a steadfast, Rush Limbaugh-loving Republican, I have no choice but to deny the existence of glaciers.

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