tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post4363111194486957574..comments2024-03-18T09:09:59.625-04:00Comments on Janet Reid, Literary Agent: How Now Meow Flash Fiction contest-results-FINALJanet Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-52821572460870694582018-03-13T04:40:56.605-04:002018-03-13T04:40:56.605-04:00Congratulations Claire - for both wins!!!
And tha...Congratulations Claire - for both wins!!! <br />And thank you, O QOTKU, for running these :)<br />Your insight is truly appreciated!Kae Ridwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10356868531870405990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-69899224816516361212018-03-13T01:47:01.403-04:002018-03-13T01:47:01.403-04:00Congratulations, Claire.
There were so many good ...Congratulations, Claire.<br /><br />There were so many good entries as usual, but I fell in love with Colin's. <br /><br />It struck home because I'd just finished a battle scene with men yelling orders and screaming. You try not to repeat the same words and yet you don't want to get so fancy it looks like your playing linguistic gymnastics. So you rearrange, find new words, re-write some more and finally come up with something that sounds passable and you put your well-worn thesaurus back up until next time.Julie Weathershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13725236516593676381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-90906329438755424822018-03-12T22:26:02.041-04:002018-03-12T22:26:02.041-04:00Congratulations, Claire! Very cute story.
Thanks...Congratulations, Claire! Very cute story.<br /><br />Thanks for another great contest, Janet. And thanks for the shout out, Timothy Lowe and Megan V.Just Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12546035917149403735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-47246861143115963922018-03-12T22:16:09.077-04:002018-03-12T22:16:09.077-04:00What a weekend, Claire! Tip o' the cap to you....What a weekend, Claire! Tip o' the cap to you. Good things come in threes, so you might want to query tomorrow!John Davis Frainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18020019400599228492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-87087511332307632152018-03-12T21:54:12.219-04:002018-03-12T21:54:12.219-04:00Congrats, Claire, I loved your story!Congrats, Claire, I loved your story!LynnRodzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10796099106913990163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-36712914522221680972018-03-12T21:32:49.603-04:002018-03-12T21:32:49.603-04:00Congrats, Claire!!! Well done!Congrats, <b>Claire</b>!!! Well done! Lennon Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03570629350169504234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-7838027524035197602018-03-12T20:52:57.865-04:002018-03-12T20:52:57.865-04:00Congrats, Claire! What a whirlwind week with 2 wo...Congrats, Claire! What a whirlwind week with 2 wonderful wins!<br /><br />As Janet and other Reiders have noted...the talent among this group is high. When I read through the entries, I was so fascinated by the variations in stories and use of the words. <br /><br />Ashes: Amy Johnson guessed it, about clay. To read her full explanation, she was the 2nd entry of the contest entries on March 9.Lisa Bodenheimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17809067722921953857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-60969356018389311292018-03-12T20:50:02.905-04:002018-03-12T20:50:02.905-04:00Claire - Congrats on your purrfect winning entry! ...Claire - Congrats on your purrfect winning entry! Very cute.<br /><br />Colin - Loved yours, it put a smile on my dial!MA Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11055543285024785889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-73721013902453338022018-03-12T20:11:09.021-04:002018-03-12T20:11:09.021-04:00Congratulations, Claire! Way to go! Walter Mitty/W...Congratulations, <b>Claire</b>! Way to go! Walter Mitty/Walter Kitty--clever. Thanks, <b>Lennon</b>.<br /><br />Thanks, <b>Janet</b>, for the contest and the recognition. I love a good puzzle!Amy Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05324408700941398495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-20555654288041781902018-03-12T19:43:36.664-04:002018-03-12T19:43:36.664-04:00BTW, the Writing Contest Spreadsheet in the Treasu...BTW, the Writing Contest Spreadsheet in the <a href="http://www.colindsmith.com/TreasureChest/" rel="nofollow">Treasure Chest</a> is now up-to-date. :)Colin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292997431935215499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-6293449233493594872018-03-12T18:52:38.936-04:002018-03-12T18:52:38.936-04:00Congrats, Claire! I was too fuzzy-headed this morn...Congrats, Claire! I was too fuzzy-headed this morning to weigh in, but now that I've read them over I can honestly say yours was my fav. Really cute and bright. <br /><br />Guys, did I miss the theme reveal? Did anyone guess it correctly?Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12797621675670255704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-23532785069229528652018-03-12T18:46:04.736-04:002018-03-12T18:46:04.736-04:00Congrats Claire! I loved a tsunami of sin. Great l...Congrats Claire! I loved a tsunami of sin. Great line!<br /><br />And congrats to all who entered!Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15769803733067838372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-84788245572601533232018-03-12T18:23:55.744-04:002018-03-12T18:23:55.744-04:00Claire: I don't feel robbed at all. Janet'...<b>Claire</b>: I don't feel robbed at all. Janet's is always the final word on her contests, so it's perfectly fair. I truly appreciate the vote of confidence, though. Now, enjoy the win! :)Colin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292997431935215499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-67482222178436225572018-03-12T17:31:04.929-04:002018-03-12T17:31:04.929-04:00Well, I went off for a dog walk (sorry, Clay!), an...Well, I went off for a dog walk (sorry, Clay!), and look what happened. I am gob-smacked and - help, me Mr. Roget and Colin - speechless! Thank you so much, Janet and Intern Kim. I feel like Colin got robbed, but I have a warm fuzzy feeling in my stomach and it's not a hairball. Congrats to all the other finalists and entrants - your work inspires me!<br /><br />And p.s. - I hope Clay finds a loving home soon!<br /><br /> Claire Bobrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15666082441972111293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-56230984400432700082018-03-12T17:12:40.261-04:002018-03-12T17:12:40.261-04:00Congrats to Claire - for her win here and for her ...Congrats to Claire - for her win here and for her win at her conference!<br /><br />And thanks to Steve and Colin for the kind words regarding my entry. Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-81275147552884304152018-03-12T16:17:09.434-04:002018-03-12T16:17:09.434-04:00I sometimes have a hard time understanding why som...I sometimes have a hard time understanding why some aren't quite a story and others are....any insights here? Maybe my brain is filling in the ending/blanks, but I feel like sometimes the ones called 'not quite a story' are...Richelle Elberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11323766317305564428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-68320830360375264952018-03-12T16:15:51.027-04:002018-03-12T16:15:51.027-04:00Congratulations Claire! Congratulations Claire! CynthiaMchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12175917641033760408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-46416422407540546512018-03-12T15:55:50.593-04:002018-03-12T15:55:50.593-04:00Congrats, Claire!! :)
I'll update the Contest...Congrats, <b>Claire</b>!! :)<br /><br />I'll update the Contest Spreadsheet in a little bit...Colin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292997431935215499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-50944243511504342882018-03-12T14:28:53.768-04:002018-03-12T14:28:53.768-04:00Thanks for the kind words. And don't let the ...Thanks for the kind words. And don't let the secret out about my special program, Sharyn! <br />I'm leaning towards The Manuscript, purely because his patented clever names amused me on first read.<br />Kepp 'em up. These give me little bursts of fun to battle the job searching blues.Steve Fortihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06027977543853683231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-39190848054230578392018-03-12T14:26:59.294-04:002018-03-12T14:26:59.294-04:00What's not to love with a Walter Kitty referen...<br />What's not to love with a Walter Kitty reference, Danny Kaye would have thought it purr-fect. Nice one Claire Bobrow. <br /><br />french sojournhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14262858704848580714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-58451983269137660992018-03-12T13:54:46.247-04:002018-03-12T13:54:46.247-04:00John Davis Frain (and CynthiaMc!) - your kind word...<b>John Davis Frain</b> (and <b>CynthiaMc</b>!) - your kind words are much appreciated :-)<br /><br />Thanks to Janet and all the wonderful Reiders, I feel like a winner already. I get to hang out with you guys, and...<br />I won the flash fiction contest at my regional SCBWI conference over the weekend! Claire Bobrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15666082441972111293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-81115353934460995862018-03-12T13:21:31.754-04:002018-03-12T13:21:31.754-04:00I'm going with Colin's. Though as usual, ...I'm going with <b>Colin's</b>. Though as usual, I liked 'em all. And <b>Amy</b>, congrats on catching that. I learned a new definition for 'pug'!<br /><br />Thanks for the fun, Janet!Lennon Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03570629350169504234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-23981796571763146272018-03-12T13:19:28.289-04:002018-03-12T13:19:28.289-04:00In the end, as it was on Sunday, deciding was just...In the end, as it was on Sunday, deciding was just too difficult. A tie-breaker was needed as the only option to call a winner. I had to flip a coin to decide. <br /><br />The only nickel I could find fell between the slats of our air conditioning vent. So it happened that <b>Nate</b> and <b>Colin</b> eliminated each other in the cool, vented air of our basement and Claire's crime-fighting cat gets my vote. <br /><br />Also, I'm scared to enter the basement. John Davis Frainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18020019400599228492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-75989035864215348802018-03-12T12:44:21.492-04:002018-03-12T12:44:21.492-04:00Well done all. I found Mark Thomsen's particul...Well done all. I found Mark Thomsen's particularly poignant.Richelle Elberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11323766317305564428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-23693951919345369532018-03-12T12:05:59.829-04:002018-03-12T12:05:59.829-04:00Oh, and no hard feelings, Megan. :)Oh, and no hard feelings, <b>Megan</b>. :)Colin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292997431935215499noreply@blogger.com