tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post5209200896248026403..comments2023-08-27T04:22:55.468-07:00Comments on The Literary Lab: if i was going to enter...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-88452642462123570672010-06-08T06:37:37.314-07:002010-06-08T06:37:37.314-07:00Charity: Thank you!!!!
Jessica: Yes, you can sen...<b>Charity:</b> Thank you!!!! <br /><br /><b>Jessica:</b> Yes, you can send attachments, but if you give our moderator a virus and crash her computer we'll make you pay for it. Just kidding. Well, if it's intentional we'll have to be mean, but I doubt you'd do that, and I'm not sure how we'd prove it anyway. Yeah, attachments are okay. :)Michelle D. Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696465137285587646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-63910329558439430492010-06-08T06:34:30.515-07:002010-06-08T06:34:30.515-07:00Even though this was touched on in your samples, I...Even though this was touched on in your samples, I just want to be extra ultra-clear: we can send (virus-free) attachments for our entry? We're not required to have it pasted in the body of the email?Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15308483074760089142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-48284417718056159932010-06-08T05:21:56.910-07:002010-06-08T05:21:56.910-07:00Yes, it helps a lot. I'm going to post a link ...Yes, it helps a lot. I'm going to post a link to the contest in my sidebar. <br /><br /><a href="http://charitywrites.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">My Writing Journey</a>Charity Bradfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01960821077619680661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-28004459992767543202010-06-06T09:21:40.622-07:002010-06-06T09:21:40.622-07:00Tess, hah, glad you're sticking around with th...Tess, hah, glad you're sticking around with the new change. Judy, I hope you enter, too. :)Michelle D. Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696465137285587646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-74335860983014273432010-06-06T00:28:04.320-07:002010-06-06T00:28:04.320-07:00Thanks so much Tess and Judy! Judy, I do hope you ...Thanks so much Tess and Judy! Judy, I do hope you enter!Davin Malasarnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09385823575081492949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-87769787868032118082010-06-05T23:07:54.090-07:002010-06-05T23:07:54.090-07:00Okey dokey! I've tweeted about this fabulous c...Okey dokey! I've tweeted about this fabulous contest and I've added the button to my blog (mainly to remind myself about the deadline)!Judy Croome | @judy_croomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17455755011354905278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-43894685641970621072010-06-03T20:20:48.056-07:002010-06-03T20:20:48.056-07:00I let my self stupor and stew for a few days and y...I let my self stupor and stew for a few days and you guys change the look over here. It's nice (but the blue was lovely, too).<br /><br />Best of luck to all who take on this challenge. I know you'll get great stuff ... there is so much talent floating around out there.Tesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10014195715998913268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-67525492823498321992010-06-03T19:43:05.932-07:002010-06-03T19:43:05.932-07:00Thanks for all of your support and enthusiasm ever...Thanks for all of your support and enthusiasm everyone! <br /><br />Yes, Genie, if we get a fair amount of entries we'll be doing a lot of reading. Yikes! I'm looking forward to it. :)Michelle D. Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696465137285587646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-59643253997681913112010-06-03T17:36:42.989-07:002010-06-03T17:36:42.989-07:00Sorry Michelle, I forgot to come back. I've b...Sorry Michelle, I forgot to come back. I've been a space cadet today.<br /><br />Thanks for answering all those questions. Too bad you already posted the "you folks are brilliant . . I'd publish you all if I were an agent" angle. Hmm, something feels premeditated in that . .<br /><br />Now I'm off to pick up the button button, who's got the button - why, it's Michelle, she's got the button.<br /><br />......dholedolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-41738528264283424092010-06-03T16:54:59.482-07:002010-06-03T16:54:59.482-07:00That really helps. Thanks.That really helps. Thanks.A Paperback Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10155962941590663738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-36442739273759319542010-06-03T15:08:58.388-07:002010-06-03T15:08:58.388-07:00This is lots of fun! You guys are going to be doin...This is lots of fun! You guys are going to be doing a heck of a lot of reading. :)Jean Michelle Miernikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08971882597502010124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-9671706401950077982010-06-03T13:10:15.906-07:002010-06-03T13:10:15.906-07:00Chuck, who said you could take a break to leave a ...Chuck, who said you could take a break to leave a comment?Davin Malasarnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09385823575081492949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-63242661298274539792010-06-03T13:07:52.282-07:002010-06-03T13:07:52.282-07:00FP, I meant that some of the things you said in th...FP, I meant that some of the things you said in the past helped to inspire this. You've helped me see the benefits of self-publishing. I think in an ideal world everyone would be writing for themselves, but I think the pressure of publishing makes people compromise. Possibly, this contest will help to bring us closer to writing for ourselves.Davin Malasarnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09385823575081492949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-47800211361700280732010-06-03T12:34:04.816-07:002010-06-03T12:34:04.816-07:00Workin' on it, Boss. Workin' on it. Be don...Workin' on it, Boss. Workin' on it. Be done by August, Boss. Maybe sooner. Workin' on it.Chuck H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07266126276487521854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-89841446800298868442010-06-03T12:31:28.585-07:002010-06-03T12:31:28.585-07:00Okay, okay, I'll work on the whole free form a...Okay, okay, I'll work on the whole free form app thing . . . not that I have any idea what story I might enter. : )<br /><br />SScotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06905515473737579937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-85712258182017521042010-06-03T12:15:44.519-07:002010-06-03T12:15:44.519-07:00Davin, you mean I helped inspire the contest from ...Davin, you mean I helped inspire the contest from things I've said in the past??? Or you mean what I said in my post in this thread, that the contest would be like blogging or making your own rules inside it--that you had that thought and it inspired the contest? If you mean the former--very cool! If you mean the latter--that's very cool too!<br /><br />Michelle, it's a darling image, however you did it--excellent work. So is the Genre Wars cover. It seems choosing which image was like "choosing among the stars in the sky." Win-win either way.mshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05189632590362435386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-64331384804694319052010-06-03T12:05:37.959-07:002010-06-03T12:05:37.959-07:00The art is gorgeous- it reminds me of the cover of...The art is gorgeous- it reminds me of the cover of Where the Sidewalk Ends. <b>Love it.</b> <br /><br />Proudly buttoned up on my blog and retweeted and all that good stuff. That way even if I crash and burn hopefully I'll send reinforcements who will do better!<br /><br />~bruFebruary Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01078037856070486022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-33980310729275855022010-06-03T12:04:08.313-07:002010-06-03T12:04:08.313-07:00Yeah, I'm really happy to see the responses he...Yeah, I'm really happy to see the responses here, you guys. <br /><br />FP, I agree with Davin that this feels more like putting the writer in charge, like self-publishing, and I think that's a fun thing to try out. <br /><br />Yes, I did do the art. It's a mixture of a drawing I did by hand and then scanned in and painted and altered in Photoshop. It was an idea for our last Genre Wars cover, but we went with a less cartoony feel instead, which I like better anyway. I like this one, though. Scott seemed a little miffed that I didn't put a book in his hand... (he's in the middle).Michelle D. Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696465137285587646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-77282814940290927032010-06-03T12:00:21.237-07:002010-06-03T12:00:21.237-07:00FP, I'm glad you like the idea. It is definite...FP, I'm glad you like the idea. It is definitely inspired by some of things you said. It actually seems like a move toward the direction of what someone would do if they were to self-publish. Maybe a hybrid of that.<br /><br />Michelle did do the art. I love the mood of that image.Davin Malasarnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09385823575081492949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-4950071958922820332010-06-03T11:32:36.859-07:002010-06-03T11:32:36.859-07:00I think you've hit on a great idea--and people...I think you've hit on a great idea--and people shouldn't feel too intimidated. They should think of applying to this as being similar to blogging: you're putting both yourself and your stuff "out there," but sending it to the contest instead. Free-form here seems to mean you're making your own rules, just like when blogging.<br /><br />I'm interested in seeing how this comes out. I like the new look here--the picture at the bottom is awesomely cute! Did you do that Michelle? I love the style.<br /><br />This site's on twitter now, I see. Maybe I should try there again--for the fourth time! lolmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05189632590362435386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-62376047307968910512010-06-03T11:19:48.129-07:002010-06-03T11:19:48.129-07:00I'm beside myself with glee(I had no idea I wa...I'm beside myself with glee(I had no idea I was this tall).<br /><br />I can't wait to try this. Thanks again for the opportunity!February Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01078037856070486022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-76032078473617398642010-06-03T10:22:39.642-07:002010-06-03T10:22:39.642-07:00First time seeing the new blog layout and color, n...First time seeing the new blog layout and color, nice.<br /><br />The contest sounds interesting and since in a few weeks I won't be so consumed with my current WIP, I should be able to enter.About Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10011023963327391019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-13447441012888791742010-06-03T09:49:09.789-07:002010-06-03T09:49:09.789-07:00Simon: That's a great word, isn't it? I wa...<b>Simon:</b> That's a great word, isn't it? I was smart in college...Michelle D. Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696465137285587646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-36903645378487478912010-06-03T09:48:21.713-07:002010-06-03T09:48:21.713-07:00Tricia: Glad you like the sound of it and it's...<b>Tricia:</b> Glad you like the sound of it and it's not too frightening. :)<br /><br /><b>Ricardo:</b> Um, that's a good question. Around 3,000 - 5,000 words. Depends on our layout, margins, font type, and such. This is something we need to figure out and discuss, I think... Thanks for the question!Michelle D. Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696465137285587646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-14005648922791649812010-06-03T09:45:28.348-07:002010-06-03T09:45:28.348-07:00Hay, lookit! You *did* use my quote. I shall comme...Hay, lookit! You *did* use my quote. I shall commence feeling all special and squiggly inside... now! :)<br /><br />Also, nice application, good lady. I'd give you the nod, solely on the basis of your use of the word "anagogical."<br /><br />What? Oh, yeah. Maybe I did have too much coffee today. Don't worry: it'll wear off soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com