tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post5730688124832704905..comments2024-03-19T02:31:33.746-07:00Comments on Tossing It Out: Now It Is Official // Teaser TuesdayArlee Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-68989888243748702012011-02-26T07:39:27.833-08:002011-02-26T07:39:27.833-08:00Congrats on your debut Novel ,Arlee..I read a litt...Congrats on your debut Novel ,Arlee..I read a little about what you have posted and it very nice.Keep going!Uma Anandanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11529447615364043190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-1373721362390538882011-01-09T06:55:43.323-08:002011-01-09T06:55:43.323-08:00Lynn -- Thanks! A congratulations is never too la...Lynn -- Thanks! A congratulations is never too late.Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-65845971720023954752010-12-20T07:00:38.629-08:002010-12-20T07:00:38.629-08:00I missed this post back in November. Congratulatio...I missed this post back in November. Congratulations!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-56179449363327265202010-12-09T18:48:47.051-08:002010-12-09T18:48:47.051-08:00Val -- Thanks for stopping and congratulations for...Val -- Thanks for stopping and congratulations for your NaNo win.Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-8539825850982145332010-12-09T00:06:09.362-08:002010-12-09T00:06:09.362-08:00Congrats on your win :)
NaNo is so hard. This was...Congrats on your win :)<br /><br />NaNo is so hard. This was my first year, I barely made it in :) <br /><br />Intriguing excerpt. <br /><br />If you haven't read Fallen by Lauren Kate you really should. It's great. <br /><br />Val Truth Be ToldTruth Be Told Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01913472583936688234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-64127475591424987822010-12-03T14:24:58.213-08:002010-12-03T14:24:58.213-08:00Wisdom -- Yeah, sometimes after you get your impet...Wisdom -- Yeah, sometimes after you get your impetus interrupted it's hard to get back into it. Hope the houseguest was worth it!Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-18206623371272261512010-12-03T04:15:21.620-08:002010-12-03T04:15:21.620-08:00Congrats!
I got to 10K words before a housegue...Congrats! <br /><br /> I got to 10K words before a houseguest arrived for a week and then I never was able to get back into it.Sophiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807694977896968928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-46745412010093214392010-12-02T16:43:53.883-08:002010-12-02T16:43:53.883-08:00StMc -- Don't you get enough "nothing&quo...StMc -- Don't you get enough "nothing" from the government?<br /><br />Fredamans -- Glad you stopped by!<br /><br />Hilary -- No time to relax too much!!<br /><br />Paula -- Thanks<br /><br />Kelly -- Still have a bit to finish and then edit.<br /><br />Ellen -- Hope there'll be a book someday.<br /><br />Kim -- Fingers are okay, but have a bit of eyestrain.Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-71113018311918060452010-12-01T21:31:05.215-08:002010-12-01T21:31:05.215-08:00Congrats on winning NaNo! I really liked the excer...Congrats on winning NaNo! I really liked the excerpt - I would love to be able to read more.<br /><br />Do you feel like your fingers have fallen off from the typing sprint of the last 30 days?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-7529501096343335762010-12-01T20:47:09.362-08:002010-12-01T20:47:09.362-08:00Congrats Lee, I want more! Be proud, quite an acc...Congrats Lee, I want more! Be proud, quite an accomplishment~Ellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070952447277684613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-59524533979916958482010-12-01T18:48:14.507-08:002010-12-01T18:48:14.507-08:00Congratulations on completing your NaNo novel! Go...Congratulations on completing your NaNo novel! Good luck on the editing and such!<br /><br />-Kelly @ <a href="http://paranormalbookreviews-kelly.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Reading the Paranormal</a>Kelly Rubidouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07860403261439777385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-34072167726931896902010-12-01T13:36:51.855-08:002010-12-01T13:36:51.855-08:00Congratulations Lee!!! Delightful news!!!Congratulations Lee!!! Delightful news!!!Paula Sladehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923061193682673368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-18889528448987214632010-12-01T12:45:06.487-08:002010-12-01T12:45:06.487-08:00Hi Lee .. brilliant news having completed Nano .. ...Hi Lee .. brilliant news having completed Nano .. well done is the least I can say! Enjoy some relaxation? Cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-76921415243330308512010-12-01T12:07:19.162-08:002010-12-01T12:07:19.162-08:00Congratulations on the Nano win! That's quite ...Congratulations on the Nano win! That's quite an accomplishment!fredamanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12445217103291725907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-69703890931794069152010-12-01T11:21:39.957-08:002010-12-01T11:21:39.957-08:00ARLEE BOID ~
Oh sure, I understand that, McBrother...ARLEE BOID ~<br />Oh sure, I understand that, McBrother. But what I am saying is that I think you ought to consider making <b>NOTHING</b> <i>"novel length with many components".</i><br /><br />And don't get me wrong - TIME LIGHT appears to be well written and apparently has the sort of "stuffs" that Sci-Fi fans like Sci-Fi for. I don't mean to sound as if I'm denigrating this new project, because I'm NOT!<br /><br />All I am saying is... give NOTHING a chance.<br /><br />Take a few minutes to compare the responses you have received from your readers to this TIME LIGHT excerpt to the responses you received from your readers to the NOTHING piece. I think you'll see what I mean. (I haven't even gone back to review the NOTHING responses - I don't need to - I remember that my reaction to it was the same as every other reader's reaction: <b>"Hokey-Smoke!!!"</b><br /><br />There was a real urgency on the part of the NOTHING readers to know the mystery behind that opening and to know what happened next. <br /><br />I guess I'm coming off sounding like a wet blanket here. Sorry, Bro, don't mean to. It's just that...<br /><br /><i><b>"We want NOTHING!<br />We want NOTHING!"</b></i><br /><br />Which is not to be confused with the chant...<br /><i><b>"We are SATISFIED!<br />We are SATISFIED!"</b></i><br /><br />~ D-FensDogg<br />'Loyal American Underground'Stephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-62532945187499087942010-12-01T10:53:57.483-08:002010-12-01T10:53:57.483-08:00Laurel Rain-Snow -- Thanks for stopping by and I h...Laurel Rain-Snow -- Thanks for stopping by and I hope you will come back again.<br /><br />Girl with the Hair --- ??? I went to see if you had a blog, but saw that you've apparently just registered on blogger??? Thanks for stopping.<br /><br />StMc -- Do keep in mind that <i>Nothing</i> was a piece of short fiction where everything is concentrated, whereas <i>Time Light</i> is novel length and has many components, this excerpt being but one. Actually as I was writing the novel I had <i>Nothing</i> kind of in the back of my mind and tried to recapture the same spirit. I appreciate your kind words about that piece.<br /><br />Purple -- Thank you for your encouragement.<br /><br />Debbie -- Always nice to hear from you.<br /><br />Lady Q -- You've got a good giveaway going on.<br /><br />Carol-- I hope it's interesting!Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-49649393168696266802010-12-01T10:16:34.782-08:002010-12-01T10:16:34.782-08:00Congrats! Sounds like an interesting story.Congrats! Sounds like an interesting story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-4064525228751298952010-12-01T09:21:24.983-08:002010-12-01T09:21:24.983-08:00Congratulations! That's so awesome! Thanks for...Congratulations! That's so awesome! Thanks for stopping by and entering my giveaway!Jenny Qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12912015732671970679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-76202755770861431612010-12-01T05:24:23.229-08:002010-12-01T05:24:23.229-08:00That's wonderful news! Congratulations:)That's wonderful news! Congratulations:)Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17480046958714954128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-69584252974999639892010-12-01T04:25:50.218-08:002010-12-01T04:25:50.218-08:00Congrats on your novel! How exciting!Congrats on your novel! How exciting!Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11474161066198285734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-62843649234045737242010-12-01T00:50:45.413-08:002010-12-01T00:50:45.413-08:00Congratulations on finishing, ARLEE BOID.
But hon...Congratulations on finishing, ARLEE BOID.<br /><br />But honestly? None of this is as intriguing to me as where you <i>might</i> have gone with "NOTHING". <br /><br />Now "Nothing" was a superb start - a start that REALLY got my curiosity all worked up. Wish you'd work some more on that one someday, Brother. Rarely have I read a piece of fiction that so immediately grabbed me by the collar and yanked me in! I mean that sincerely.<br /><br />This NaNo piece seems fine, but not being a Sci-Fi guy, there's nothing about it that I find so "urgent". But "NOTHING" - dang, man, what a brilliant start! Now with that one, I really HAD TO KNOW what it was all about! <br /><br />I fear you have abandoned what was really your best idea. (Just one bloke's opinion.)<br /><br />~ D-FensDogg<br />'Loyal American Underground'Stephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-65463415236498739272010-12-01T00:45:30.739-08:002010-12-01T00:45:30.739-08:00Congrats! I'm definitely intrigued!Congrats! I'm definitely intrigued!Lisa (Adventures of 2.0)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02348261500304707182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-85880367058511020412010-11-30T17:09:32.674-08:002010-11-30T17:09:32.674-08:00Congrats on the NaNoWriMo win! I can relate to th...Congrats on the NaNoWriMo win! I can relate to the excitement, since I did too.<br /><br />Your excerpt is very compelling and intense. It aroused my curiosity about what will happen next.<br /><br />Thanks for visiting my blog.Laurel-Rain Snowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00101090217639410913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-39045380830733686462010-11-30T16:52:05.909-08:002010-11-30T16:52:05.909-08:00Dezmond -- Still it's nice to have actual sugg...Dezmond -- Still it's nice to have actual suggestions given to me as it makes me think. I actually had to look up gerund because I'd forgotten what that meant. Now that I am reminded I realized that I have used many throughout my text and I was afraid that I was using them too frequently-- I mean I didn't get to saturation point with them, but I have used them. Keep any suggestions, corrections, or criticisms coming my way--they are helpful.<br /><br />Namine-- I guess I kind of cheated, but I figured might as well. Thanks for checking it out.Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-35494463461046968922010-11-30T16:25:50.250-08:002010-11-30T16:25:50.250-08:00Oh my goodness that is so exciting that you are po...Oh my goodness that is so exciting that you are posting from your own book. I am super intruguied by what you shared!! Happy Teaser Tuesday and Congrats on your win.Angela Tolsmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03722519978325022244noreply@blogger.com