tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post3948804406399754642..comments2024-03-29T07:29:32.276-04:00Comments on Janet Reid, Literary Agent: Writing contest results-FINAL (finally)Janet Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-47409250001185420552016-07-13T15:57:20.390-04:002016-07-13T15:57:20.390-04:00Congrats to everyone - mentionables, Semis, and Fi...Congrats to everyone - mentionables, Semis, and Finalists!<br /><br />Steven D. That has to be the creepiest story I've ever read written here. I needed to hug puppies and eat ice cream and sing Mister Rogers songs to clear my mind! Please take that as a compliment- not too many things can creep me out.<br /><br />But yep, that story of yours did so!Janice Grinyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14363741660626407979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-17132822441319082092016-07-13T02:41:41.209-04:002016-07-13T02:41:41.209-04:00t's first week back at work after school holid...t's first week back at work after school holidays and I'm finally managing to get online - to discover that my story scored a 'Holy Moly'! HUZZAH!!! Thank you, Janet!<br />Congratulations to all the special mentions, long listers, short listers and Steven D. Your writing is so incredibly inspiring. Thank you for sharing it with us all!<br />And now I'm off for some celebratory cake. Because that's what you eat to celebrate a brilliant achievement like this, yes?<br />Happy writing, everyone!Kae Ridwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10356868531870405990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-66006053953993167962016-07-12T10:05:37.397-04:002016-07-12T10:05:37.397-04:00@Mark Thurber. Thank you for your kind words.@Mark Thurber. Thank you for your kind words.Michael Seesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03694187657718931214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-50696530754123118032016-07-11T20:29:27.518-04:002016-07-11T20:29:27.518-04:00@Mark Thurber. Thank you for your kind words.@Mark Thurber. Thank you for your kind words.Michael Seesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03694187657718931214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-7207341533239835722016-07-11T16:55:06.744-04:002016-07-11T16:55:06.744-04:00Congratulations Steven D - great story! So much to...Congratulations Steven D - great story! So much to learn from all of you guys. <br /><br />I'm feeling pretty chipper today - finally finished reading the QueryShark archives. But I have a sneaking feeling it's kind of like painting the Golden Gate Bridge. Once you're done, you have to start all over again. Rust patches are already forming in my brain.Claire Bobrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15666082441972111293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-83098473745109178322016-07-11T16:54:41.659-04:002016-07-11T16:54:41.659-04:00Mark Thurber - thank you! I just saw your complim...<b>Mark Thurber</b> - thank you! I just saw your compliment and didn't catch it before my earlier comment. I'm sorry you didn't get to enter yours!Lennon Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03570629350169504234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-72935702745284043652016-07-11T16:08:16.559-04:002016-07-11T16:08:16.559-04:00Congratulations to all! These entries never cease ...Congratulations to all! These entries never cease to amaze. Combine five words, simmer slowly in a writer's brain, and serve up some unique word soup. Gotta love it. Anyway, although I hate to pick just one, I have to say <b>Jennifer</b> did so many elements well that I'd say she has an edge.Sherry Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04326605891373049617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-30045152066587418342016-07-11T15:53:27.418-04:002016-07-11T15:53:27.418-04:00Congratulations, Steven D! Once again, a great co...Congratulations, Steven D! Once again, a great contest sponsored by the QOTKU. The included musical interlude was also lovely.<br /><br />I am honored to be included on the long list and find myself in good company there. Congratulations to everyone mentioned and, really, to everyone who entered. It wouldn't be so much fun if we didn't have all these great stories to compete against. <br /><br />And thanks for the shout-out, RKeelan!Just Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12546035917149403735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-20459844789815653612016-07-11T15:35:15.159-04:002016-07-11T15:35:15.159-04:00Should we hold a vote? Send Colin to Carkoon or no...Should we hold a vote? Send Colin to Carkoon or not?<br /><br />And to make it fun, why not add why or why not?<br /><br />I'll start: I say, yes, let's send him to Carkoon. We haven't heard about the Buttonwheezer clan for awhile.<br /><br />(Colin, feel free to enter your own reasons why or why not, but your votes don't count.)BJ Muntainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12977414826388000094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-32041190448181474242016-07-11T15:30:39.049-04:002016-07-11T15:30:39.049-04:00Elise: I'm hoping y'all don't send me ...<b>Elise</b>: I'm hoping y'all don't send me back to Carkoon. Even the thought of gassy wrath brings back nauseating memories! I hear the kale market is pretty bland right now. As for lima bean cow erotica... I'm hoping there's too much at steak for that market to be a success... :)Colin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292997431935215499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-17890087937522245292016-07-11T15:09:41.276-04:002016-07-11T15:09:41.276-04:00Colin In case you must go to Carkoon again, I hear...<b>Colin</b> In case you must go to Carkoon again, I hear there is an opening at Fuzzy Print Literary. It seems some rejected writer over-reacted when his cabbage crime series was called rubbish by an intern. The writer knew nothing of the intern so it was the agent who endured the writer's gassy wrath. Of course, the intern meant his comments as a compliment, but the writer was unfamiliar with Carkoon's publishing standards. So sad. The incident has caused a strange rise in Brussel Sprout Romance at the agency while Kale Literary sales have become stagnant. Perhaps, you can help them out. Especially with the Lima Bean Cow Erotica. E.M. Goldsmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18387494005655553037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-4099378069051819382016-07-11T14:59:08.504-04:002016-07-11T14:59:08.504-04:00Steven D.: Wow, thanks! :)
Janet: We're alrea...<b>Steven D.</b>: Wow, thanks! :)<br /><br /><b>Janet</b>: We're already packing to move house, so I'm prepared. Just give the signal and it's once more unto the breach, dear friends!. Carkoon, though it may not be the most inviting host country, or planet, I'll go, for the sake of such a challenge. It'll be a long journey, though, through oceans deep, sky blue and white with foam, then into the great beyond. But I've been before. If that's where you send me. Just don't make me run. Nerve-racking experience that would be! :) Colin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292997431935215499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-33164323310067149002016-07-11T14:45:02.161-04:002016-07-11T14:45:02.161-04:00Thank you, Janet. It’s an honor to be singled out ...Thank you, Janet. It’s an honor to be singled out amongst such great entries. Your flattering remarks will keep me sailing through the week. <br />The competition is truly fierce around here. You guys keep me running back to the honing wheel with each contest. I really enjoyed Hank’s and Colin’s stories. Though I saw where it was heading, Steve Forti’s had me laughing. Congratulations to all those mentioned, the long-listers and the finalists.<br />Steven D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07376948819582291041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-75279793435227719262016-07-11T14:36:42.902-04:002016-07-11T14:36:42.902-04:00I'm so glad no one is asking me to pick the wi...I'm so glad no one is asking me to pick the winners of these things. SO many great stories! Congrats to Steven and to all the finalists! Kate Larkindalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06202347563426692610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-50362024958000710712016-07-11T13:57:58.470-04:002016-07-11T13:57:58.470-04:00I loved them all. Amazing twists and wordplay. But...I loved them all. Amazing twists and wordplay. But RosanneM's was my favorite because I feel like I know the girl, with her odd mix of responsibility and lawlessness, after only a few words. And I didn't catch on until the last line.Beth Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02447148196867821907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-22895004961618150732016-07-11T13:48:14.155-04:002016-07-11T13:48:14.155-04:00Congrats to Steven and everyone mentioned!Congrats to Steven and everyone mentioned!Cindy Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13196306055833459983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-49310988890600251112016-07-11T13:47:51.742-04:002016-07-11T13:47:51.742-04:00Congrats, Steven D! That was a hard-earned won.Congrats, Steven D! That was a hard-earned won.Lisa Bodenheimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17809067722921953857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-10930372493450052672016-07-11T13:45:03.286-04:002016-07-11T13:45:03.286-04:00Colin Smith
Thinking about it, it might make an in...<b>Colin Smith</b><br /><i>Thinking about it, it might make an interesting twist to the contests if Janet did, every now and again, throw in a theme restriction. E.g., "No gun violence", or "Must reference one of Patrick Lee's novels." Just to spice things up a bit... :) </i><br /><br />your fellow commenters are going to throw you under the bus and then send you to Carkoon! I won't even need my rocketboots to launch you.Janet Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-38063828372549474702016-07-11T13:28:29.450-04:002016-07-11T13:28:29.450-04:00Mark, Glad to hear you have triumphed! Thanks for ...Mark, Glad to hear you have triumphed! Thanks for the warm welcome.RosannaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06399732751877180737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-48900127994316083032016-07-11T13:15:01.712-04:002016-07-11T13:15:01.712-04:00Darn, woke up too late to vote! Steven D's was...Darn, woke up too late to vote! Steven D's was indeed universal, and reminds me of a quote from Neil Gaiman: <br /><br />"The challenge now is to go forward and to keep going forward: to tell stories that have weight and meaning. It's saying things that mean things, and using the literature of the imagination to do it."<br /><br />This was the entry I <i>almost</i> posted, but then I chickened out and wrote something about a goat instead. <br /><br /><br />Only 16 when he was shot<br /><br />In front of his grandmother.<br /><br />One in a long line of needless deaths<br /><br />That only some people recognize <br /><br />As a pattern<br /><br />However<br /><br />A few bandaids won’t last <br /><br />When sewed with rage <br /><br />And anger.<br /><br />What we need <br /><br />Is imagination <br /><br />To pitchpole expectations<br /><br />And help us remember <br /><br />That ideas<br /><br />Outrank guns<br /><br />Because they thrill <br /><br />More often than they kill<br /><br />And <br /><br />They last.Karen McCoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02640324898284007337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-58870604503058108372016-07-11T13:04:03.193-04:002016-07-11T13:04:03.193-04:00Congratulations Steven, well done!Congratulations Steven, well done!Kate Higginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09861373649696211491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-90593088577904038142016-07-11T12:56:53.833-04:002016-07-11T12:56:53.833-04:00Well done, Steven. I did love yours! Well done, Steven. I did love yours! Marie McKayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11405271051226910312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-36247708006729000492016-07-11T12:55:23.936-04:002016-07-11T12:55:23.936-04:00Sorry, not shoplifters -- pickpockets!Sorry, not shoplifters -- pickpockets!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09886045611763178062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-86674054542466650202016-07-11T12:54:38.614-04:002016-07-11T12:54:38.614-04:00RosannaM- Welcome, and your shoplifters were a bri...RosannaM- Welcome, and your shoplifters were a brilliant debut! You'll be pleased to know that I have just successfully distinguished food from non-food in order to submit this comment. It's amazing what one can accomplish in a tranquil frame of mind!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09886045611763178062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-60707695313767343752016-07-11T12:37:23.323-04:002016-07-11T12:37:23.323-04:00Congrats, Steven! and to all the others.
Rosann...Congrats, Steven! and to all the others. <br /><br />RosannaM - For some reason, I loved the last line of yours. Very simple but it was like the little-girl version of cracking your neck before doing something. <br /><br />Lizella - I found yours so gripping. <br /><br />All of these were wonderful. Glad I didn't have to participate in the 'voting!' Thanks Janet for putting these on. Lennon Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03570629350169504234noreply@blogger.com