tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post4619153633737872833..comments2024-03-18T09:09:59.625-04:00Comments on Janet Reid, Literary Agent: Orphan X contest results (yes, this time for realz)Janet Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-61594135506195667232016-02-09T08:29:53.752-05:002016-02-09T08:29:53.752-05:00@John - Yes, luciakaku has it right. The moon set...@John - Yes, luciakaku has it right. The moon set himself on fire to take over for the sun. Hope that made sense :)<br /><br />Also, I just noticed the typo in my final sentences ("awakes"). Ugh.Steve Fortihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06027977543853683231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-17403254455545085332016-02-09T08:13:47.684-05:002016-02-09T08:13:47.684-05:00What a great group of stories.
Thanks for the ca...What a great group of stories. <br /><br />Thanks for the call out as well! Matthew Masuccihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16113448181941663977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-81863552703902495772016-02-09T07:23:15.772-05:002016-02-09T07:23:15.772-05:00I wanted to take a moment to thank Lennon Farris f...I wanted to take a moment to thank Lennon Farris for helping me with my non-working comments on my site yesterday. I love Wordpress, but sometimes...so Thanks! :)nightsmusichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05984119792540771870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-2043121565739313382016-02-09T05:25:23.752-05:002016-02-09T05:25:23.752-05:00Just saying thanks again.You are all so kind. Amaz...Just saying thanks again.You are all so kind. Amazing blog and community! Marie McKayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11405271051226910312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-190828694690198642016-02-09T05:23:39.142-05:002016-02-09T05:23:39.142-05:00Lol. Thank you. Really appreciated. Lol. Thank you. Really appreciated. Marie McKayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11405271051226910312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-50480047932116199392016-02-09T03:24:00.821-05:002016-02-09T03:24:00.821-05:00Congrats to everyone!
And thanks, Angie Brooksby-...Congrats to everyone!<br /><br />And thanks, Angie Brooksby-Arcangioli for the mention. Glad you enjoyed it. Splendid entries, so many excellent ones. A Room of My Ownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14000521568940063130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-58064375083999710732016-02-09T02:44:21.458-05:002016-02-09T02:44:21.458-05:00What a fantastic bunch of stories! And Marie, wow...What a fantastic bunch of stories! And Marie, wow... Congratulations.Kate Larkindalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06202347563426692610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-70701896964930298272016-02-09T01:55:08.396-05:002016-02-09T01:55:08.396-05:00Congratulations all the mentions and especially Ma...Congratulations all the mentions and especially Marie. When I first started reading your entry I thought, "Oh, no caps. Then it was clear you'd broke all the rules on purpose. Beautiful.<br /><br />I loved the lines Janet picked out when I read the entries on Saturday and Sunday. It was fun to not participate and appreciate the entries.<br /><br />I also like Angie Gregory's entry, even though she didn't get mentioned.angie Brooksby-Arcangiolihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08000615140577512304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-17600173620609417082016-02-09T01:11:28.740-05:002016-02-09T01:11:28.740-05:00Congrats, Marie!
S.D. King's broke my heart, ...Congrats, Marie!<br /><br />S.D. King's broke my heart, and 2Ns' made me suck in my breath. Wow! You guys are amazing.Jessica Snellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17185831697537364088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-7866151414835694792016-02-09T00:34:34.032-05:002016-02-09T00:34:34.032-05:00Marie, congratulations! 100 words of amazingness. ...Marie, congratulations! 100 words of amazingness. I was having heart palpitations the entire read. Vanessa Valdeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13759282550264920578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-16663350371680871062016-02-09T00:11:29.356-05:002016-02-09T00:11:29.356-05:00CED: I know the feeling! My current wip starts wit...CED: I know the feeling! My current wip starts with my entry from I-forget-when, about which Janet commented "I'd keep reading if this was the beginning of a novel." (to paraphrase). Granted, in general what I write isn't Ms. Reid's schtick, but I'm still going to send it to her when it's done, redrafted, read, edited, etc. And I'm having fun writing it, which can be important.Jennifer R. Donohuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00363886899308588391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-16720161156901704252016-02-09T00:07:54.513-05:002016-02-09T00:07:54.513-05:00Holy guacamole, Marie, that's an amazing entry...Holy guacamole, Marie, that's an amazing entry! And agreeing wholeheartedly with the Shark with how brave it was. <br /><br />John Frain, after reading it a couple times, my take is that the moon set himself on fire to become the sun--and that's gotta hurt! Wonder who the moon is now.<br /><br />I'm kicking myself for my entry. Somewhere in transcribing the prompt words, I lost the 's' on 'wits,' and didn't notice until after the window had expired. >.< Not that it was a particularly good entry this week. I didn't have as much time to work on it as I wanted. Still, disqualification for lack of proper use of the words is a dumb reason to lose.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-12904698326142604562016-02-08T23:35:05.473-05:002016-02-08T23:35:05.473-05:00was, not as. Geeze Janet.was, not as. Geeze Janet.Janet Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-19479411642591821362016-02-08T23:34:32.047-05:002016-02-08T23:34:32.047-05:00S.D. King and Theresa,
I didn't think of the e...S.D. King and Theresa,<br />I didn't think of the entry as about the Zika virus.<br />I thought it was about something about to happen (July 2016)<br />and the world was trying to save some but not all people (Operation Noah, as in the flood and the ark!)<br /><br />Each reader brings her own perspective; I don't think you're "wrong" here at all.Janet Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-91327134739941326722016-02-08T21:45:01.285-05:002016-02-08T21:45:01.285-05:00Donna,
Sorry to make you do that extra work. Jane...Donna,<br /><br />Sorry to make you do that extra work. Janet had spotted us almost the entire cover from the book -- Ore Fan Ex [by] Her Wits. She was only missing Greg, the author's first name. So I thought I'd drop it in to my entry.<br /><br />Alas, I'm about to win the Most Vacuous Mind award for this contest, and I shouldn't admit to this but I keep reading Steve Forti's entry. The penultimate sentence (No, a scream outside) is supposed to give it away. And yet ... gawd, I'm dense. Before I get sent to the Bluebird group for the slowest of the slow readers, will someone help me out here. Steve? Steve? Bueller? Anyone?John Frainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01702305890462479118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-59731548296097263252016-02-08T21:17:53.468-05:002016-02-08T21:17:53.468-05:00Thanks, S.D. I thought that might be it but wasn&#...Thanks, S.D. I thought that might be it but wasn't sure.Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165072684559960801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-47356068607325589492016-02-08T20:58:39.209-05:002016-02-08T20:58:39.209-05:00Theresa, the story referenced the Zika outbreak, s...Theresa, the story referenced the Zika outbreak, so the time stamp has to do with women who were pregnant six months from the outbreak.<br /><br />Congrats to Marie!<br />S.D.Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05707682524268581476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-43514598797801016462016-02-08T20:50:26.677-05:002016-02-08T20:50:26.677-05:00Great entry, Marie. Congratulations.
I don't ...Great entry, Marie. Congratulations.<br /><br />I don't understand subtle very well. What's the significance of the July 2016 date stamp?Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165072684559960801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-58115991493264048262016-02-08T20:16:24.166-05:002016-02-08T20:16:24.166-05:00I'm a finalist? I am beyond honored.
Janet you...I'm a finalist? I am beyond honored.<br />Janet your comments mean the absolute world to me.<br />And Marie, amazing. <br />Carolynnwith2Nshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18394998702410764388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-11088997576436212152016-02-08T19:52:15.206-05:002016-02-08T19:52:15.206-05:00Congratulations, Marie! Wow! And to all the finali...Congratulations, Marie! Wow! And to all the finalists, mentioned. Great stories, all. I am in awe. Thank you, Ms. Janet, for going through what was obviously a grueling decision process. Lancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17335923263777449916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-76208464553121773382016-02-08T19:47:48.809-05:002016-02-08T19:47:48.809-05:00Congrats to all, and especially Marie for a unique...Congrats to all, and especially Marie for a unique entry. Always something to learn here.<br /><br />Now to turn my 100 words into a novel and secure sharkly representation... :)CEDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10411394450673673225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-5667267320028423622016-02-08T19:39:08.950-05:002016-02-08T19:39:08.950-05:00These were awesome -- so much fun to read, so many...These were awesome -- so much fun to read, so many different approaches! Congratulations everyone and thank you for the kind welcome. I'm looking forward to learning a lot!<br />Anjeanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01962941565451116451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-11539248631455981252016-02-08T19:34:33.372-05:002016-02-08T19:34:33.372-05:00Congratulations, Marie! Loved your entry, terrific...Congratulations, Marie! Loved your entry, terrific rhythm.<br /><br />These entries just keep getting better and better. So fascinating to see such wildly different stories using the same five words. Oh, and very clever prompt words this time, Janet-- they cracked ME up.<br /><br />I went over to AMZ the other day and read the preview of the beginning of ORPHAN X and WOW. I really want to read the rest of it. Trying to convince myself a $12.99 ebook fits into my budget...<br /><br />Mark, I'm laughing at the idea of a Cliff's Notes version of FF. You should challenge your brother to enter the next contest.<br /><br />Craig, your story on the last post gave me chills. Stalked by panthers. Geez. Glad you lived to tell it!<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-20755438840611524662016-02-08T19:32:21.972-05:002016-02-08T19:32:21.972-05:00Of course, it's very possible that some of tho...Of course, it's very possible that some of those that did not make the cut lost points with QOTKU because she didn't understand what was going on, even after careful reading. Now, given Janet has probably read a few more books than the average bear (or shark, and possibly even woodland creature), she probably "gets" more of these stories than most others would. But there are times when we writers put cleverness over clarity--and that can be our downfall. And QOTKU is not insensitive to that. Mmm... there's a writing tip there, I think. :)Colin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292997431935215499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-33806859201860601122016-02-08T19:32:02.151-05:002016-02-08T19:32:02.151-05:00nightsmusic and Mark,
The Shark does see all. S...nightsmusic and Mark, <br /><br />The Shark does see all. She's got a superb sharkly eyeball on the talent out here. Your brother's challenge? You stepped up to it! I like it! Although, nightsmusic kamikaze seagull made me snort laugh!<br /><br />I'm so glad I don't have to judge these things as John Frain mentioned - which btw John...your entry spelled GREG out on the side, and I scrolled up and down through the entries looking for Greg. Were you calling out one of our lurkers who didn't enter? Was this a subliminal challenge? Donnaevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09026536210749494257noreply@blogger.com