tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post8323530719499953724..comments2023-08-27T04:22:55.468-07:00Comments on The Literary Lab: My final pleaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-75931383483888206982010-08-16T09:43:36.373-07:002010-08-16T09:43:36.373-07:00Awww, what a wonderful appeal. No wonder you had s...Awww, what a wonderful appeal. No wonder you had so many responses. I really wanted to enter, but every time I tried to think of something to write, I'd throw it out. I knew it wasn't what I wanted, but I could never figure out exactly what I wanted to write.Robyn Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17356555082768185840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-29190324357976901672010-08-15T15:10:30.252-07:002010-08-15T15:10:30.252-07:00Paperback: It counts, absolutely. :)<b>Paperback:</b> It counts, absolutely. :)Michelle D. Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696465137285587646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-63557004015823718672010-08-15T14:33:08.493-07:002010-08-15T14:33:08.493-07:00There are people who wait to the last minute and p...There are people who wait to the last minute and people who completely forgot about it -- I'm in the latter category. But I e-mailed an entry just before noon today, so I hope that still counts.A Paperback Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10155962941590663738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-66516289632520559262010-08-15T12:09:47.867-07:002010-08-15T12:09:47.867-07:00Hi Lavanya,
We'll take entries anytime today....Hi Lavanya, <br />We'll take entries anytime today. Yes, send to the literary lab email. I hope you're having fun with it!Davin Malasarnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09385823575081492949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-45090273044549364052010-08-15T11:15:38.444-07:002010-08-15T11:15:38.444-07:00Quick question - till what time today will entries...Quick question - till what time today will entries be accepted? Also, the mail should be sent to LiteraryLab (at) gmail (dot) com - is that correct?<br /><br />LavanyaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-64324356604216725192010-08-12T10:40:57.766-07:002010-08-12T10:40:57.766-07:00I've just blogged and tweeted this contest (I ...I've just blogged and tweeted this contest (I tweeted it several times when you first announced it.) From my experience with contests, everybody waits until the last possible moment, so I'll bet you'll be inundated.Anne R. Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02420000168356370825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-31377554692365530932010-08-12T02:22:49.800-07:002010-08-12T02:22:49.800-07:00I will definitely give this a shot. I'm so gla...I will definitely give this a shot. I'm so glad I read the plea, otherwise I would have missed the competition...Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-70142655887789521532010-08-11T22:41:30.210-07:002010-08-11T22:41:30.210-07:00I wish I had known sooner, but with that plea; I&#...I wish I had known sooner, but with that plea; I'd be an idiot not to try. What do I have to lose? I am excitedMelissa Sugarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16268333458796847721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-66136432840169568972010-08-11T18:51:24.892-07:002010-08-11T18:51:24.892-07:00I updated my blog post about this very contest so ...I updated my blog post about this very contest so my readers could see this post as well. <br /><br />To be honest, I had a strange idea pop in my head when you first announced the contest, something I figured I'd just go ahead and do if I did enter. But now, I'm not so sure. Maybe I should throw in part of something I'm already working on. Something that shows me as a writer more than me as a spur-of-the-moment-this-just-came-to-me contest entrant. I don't know. But I do know this. I'm entering, gosh darnit. I am.Jessica L. Brooks (coffeelvnmom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17524862571932528710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-80803550473295413712010-08-11T16:42:15.455-07:002010-08-11T16:42:15.455-07:00Okay. Submitted mine. Fingers crossed and all tha...Okay. Submitted mine. Fingers crossed and all that stuff. You know, this is my first writing submission ever. Finally got past that hurdle and it wasn't so bad. Thank guys for creating something a newbie can get their feet wet with.Robin Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07765229264945106765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-36971944592862633112010-08-11T16:33:26.973-07:002010-08-11T16:33:26.973-07:00That's a dangerous thing to say, Davin, but th...That's a dangerous thing to say, Davin, but thanks. :)C. N. Nevetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00375714948653196993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-33846592816547516292010-08-11T16:12:34.918-07:002010-08-11T16:12:34.918-07:00Make up your own rules, Nevets!Make up your own rules, Nevets!Davin Malasarnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09385823575081492949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-42960764056416638702010-08-11T16:10:48.389-07:002010-08-11T16:10:48.389-07:00p.p.s. Five single-space pages or double-space pa...p.p.s. Five single-space pages or double-space pages? (Assuming five pages of text with no illustrations, charts, or x-rays.) I always draft in single and I just realized that might be twice as humongo as you'd like to sift through for the first round.C. N. Nevetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00375714948653196993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-25440861655311043552010-08-11T15:58:51.979-07:002010-08-11T15:58:51.979-07:00Mary, I don't think you have to worry about to...Mary, I don't think you have to worry about too much guilt by association. I write almost almost daily flash over at flashyfiction.blogspot.com, and so far (except when I have crossed genres just for fun) no one has mistaken me for a YA romance author, which a majority of the other writers who frequent the site are.C. N. Nevetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00375714948653196993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-83683307177990722722010-08-11T14:16:37.622-07:002010-08-11T14:16:37.622-07:00Bru: That's a great way to look at it!<b>Bru:</b> That's a great way to look at it!Michelle D. Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696465137285587646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-90864652544305040962010-08-11T13:41:53.752-07:002010-08-11T13:41:53.752-07:00"Chinese guy, stop it. Just stop it."
O...<i>"Chinese guy, stop it. Just stop it."</i><br /><br />Oh my god I just laughed so loud I scared the cat. <br /><br />He was <i>upstairs</i>.<br /><br />To the issue of concern over other potential content, I have to say that I look at it this way: having a piece in an anthology would be like having a painting hanging in a gallery. You're only responsible for the contents of your own, well, content. Not for the contents of every other exhibit or work of art.<br /><br />That's how I'd look at it anyway!<br /><br />~bruFebruary Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01078037856070486022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-73971444221949691902010-08-11T13:08:57.498-07:002010-08-11T13:08:57.498-07:00hahaha Fair enough. I'll take my chances with...hahaha Fair enough. I'll take my chances with the first. Even if it doesn't make the cut, it won't be boring, at least. lolC. N. Nevetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00375714948653196993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-22128284151440730432010-08-11T13:05:50.493-07:002010-08-11T13:05:50.493-07:00And yet, even though I don't know either proje...And yet, even though I don't know either project, I will be disappointed if you don't send the first. Because I'll know.Davin Malasarnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09385823575081492949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-67960123277865225422010-08-11T13:03:25.312-07:002010-08-11T13:03:25.312-07:00Chicken out might not quite the be right word, but...Chicken out might not quite the be right word, but what I have written in my head is pretty thick with voice and I'm not sure how well it would float in a blind read because of that.<br /><br />If I don't send that, I'll send something else...C. N. Nevetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00375714948653196993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-73290812763679247362010-08-11T12:58:19.286-07:002010-08-11T12:58:19.286-07:00Mary, I'm glad you brought it up. It was somet...Mary, I'm glad you brought it up. It was something I hadn't considered. Thanks!<br /><br />Robin, my stance is always that it's good to be nervous. :)<br /><br />Summer, thanks a lot! I'm not sure if this has been getting around or not. Last year we had hundreds of entries..although the contest was different. I'm glad it's getting out today.<br /><br />C.N., I do hope you have time to put something together. I know the vision in one's head isn't always a guarantee that it will make it out. Don't chicken out, though.<br /><br />Chinese guy, stop it. Just stop it.Davin Malasarnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09385823575081492949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-6764628149810830612010-08-11T12:53:06.765-07:002010-08-11T12:53:06.765-07:00Though, p.s., I may chicken out and send something...Though, p.s., I may chicken out and send something else. hahahaC. N. Nevetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00375714948653196993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-30518213649275095672010-08-11T12:30:10.651-07:002010-08-11T12:30:10.651-07:00Mine is mostly written in my head. I just need to...Mine is mostly written in my head. I just need to put finger to key and make it real.C. N. Nevetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00375714948653196993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-19711414859114460162010-08-11T12:23:27.522-07:002010-08-11T12:23:27.522-07:00Im just learned of this opportunity today- I sent ...Im just learned of this opportunity today- I sent out my five pages today as well and I hosted this contest on my blog, maybe it just wasn't getting around enough? hopefully it will be now, I know of two other blogs this contest is on as well.Summer Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08122694893668693244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-8087695820876702772010-08-11T12:14:00.013-07:002010-08-11T12:14:00.013-07:00I'm 2/3rds done with my entry and will try to ...I'm 2/3rds done with my entry and will try to get it emailed by friday. Yeah, I'm nervous about it but just going with the flow - stream of consciousness style and giving it my best shot.Robin Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07765229264945106765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-64965326717867244972010-08-11T11:49:35.193-07:002010-08-11T11:49:35.193-07:00I'm okay with that - thanks Davin :)I'm okay with that - thanks Davin :)Mary E Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13119298615414367828noreply@blogger.com