tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318625078248654911.post1294276133473047033..comments2023-06-29T07:42:33.071-04:00Comments on The Lone Woman Diaries: The Results Are InMegan Coakleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13422558504606256516noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318625078248654911.post-75384592860955233252011-05-22T23:41:31.027-04:002011-05-22T23:41:31.027-04:00@mickey: Well, if it will help YOU...then I'm ...@mickey: Well, if it will help YOU...then I'm sure I could ship them over! My deadline to finish is the end of summer. Pray for me.Megan Coakleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13422558504606256516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318625078248654911.post-30974430365967987042011-05-21T22:17:07.750-04:002011-05-21T22:17:07.750-04:00Megan, 2nd place is great! Congratulations! I loo...Megan, 2nd place is great! Congratulations! I look forward to reading more of your book. Have you given yourself a deadline for finishing? If it will help you, feel free to send Four and Five over to my house more often. Okay, I must admit these play dates will help me too, as my Only requires less of my attention when he has friends over.mickeyhoffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01761105703751968658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318625078248654911.post-64696158674178147962011-05-21T04:57:03.298-04:002011-05-21T04:57:03.298-04:00Woot toot a root toot! Toot!Woot toot a root toot! Toot!London Mabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04344685160375710889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318625078248654911.post-71141907426562516122011-05-20T15:30:41.551-04:002011-05-20T15:30:41.551-04:00That's amazing! Now, keep writing, because yo...That's amazing! Now, keep writing, because you're keeping us waiting. ;)DrCarrieThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11360013081404711133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318625078248654911.post-20975779712788861762011-05-20T09:40:57.386-04:002011-05-20T09:40:57.386-04:00Actually, I think that judge, as fabulous as her f...Actually, I think that judge, as fabulous as her feedback is, may not fully understand dangling participles. But I may not fully understand them myself, so I am not the best judge. (By the way, that judge deserves a tiara of her own. If I knew who she was, I would send one myself. They were all wonderful, but she really "brought it," as the Kirsten Dunst would say.) One of these days we will have to get Maccabee to gives us a ruling on the participle comment. He is my lifetime, final judge on all things grammatical. <br /><br />By the way, Silver Medal is freakin' fantastic in this and nearly any other context. I am amazed at your talent and further amazed by the insight of the contest judges.Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13666435444428274884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318625078248654911.post-56251617894282884032011-05-20T09:40:08.149-04:002011-05-20T09:40:08.149-04:00Yay! That's very awesome. Congratulations!Yay! That's very awesome. Congratulations!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15892745782691361269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318625078248654911.post-51285089779770170362011-05-20T09:34:03.075-04:002011-05-20T09:34:03.075-04:00Woot!! Go Megan! Also, loving the "for now.&q...Woot!! Go Megan! Also, loving the "for now." Get on down with yo' bad self.Deliahttp://delia-moran.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318625078248654911.post-84642876687493807932011-05-20T09:31:34.997-04:002011-05-20T09:31:34.997-04:00@Janet: I'm getting into my cheerleading jacke...@Janet: I'm getting into my cheerleading jacket right now.<br /><br />"2,4,6,8, what do we appreciate? The contradictory viewpoints of contest judges!"<br /><br />That doesn't exactly flow. But that was the funniest part of reading the thoughts yesterday, when the two judges disagreed about POV. So, what I took away from that was:<br /><br />1. Stop entering contests, for now. I'm still waiting on two more results, and that'll keep me going for the rest of the year.<br /><br />2. Keep writing. The judges only read thirty pages of the novel, which is not a truly accurate representation. It may need to be tightened, but I know what I'm aiming for, and I'm comfortable with that.<br /><br />3. I still don't understand dangling participles.<br /><br />So, onward!Megan Coakleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13422558504606256516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318625078248654911.post-8682557652031765702011-05-20T08:45:20.949-04:002011-05-20T08:45:20.949-04:00As Eliza Dushku said so eloquently to Kirsten Dun...As Eliza Dushku said so eloquently to Kirsten Dunst in the classic film, Bring It On, "Second place? Hell yeah!!!" Like the brilliant Rancho Carne cheerleading squad, you've beaten a very large field of competition. It's time to jump up and down, while screaming and cheering! (What? You haven't seen that movie a dozen times?!) <br /><br />I think it's stunning that you've come so far as a writer in such a short time. You shouldn't be "okay with second place" you should be bursting with pride at this huge accomplishment. Seriously, you amaze me. And God bless those judges for providing such a wealth of thoughtful feedback. <br /><br />But if I can throw in my unsolicited two cents - I'd say to enjoy the comments, absorb the advice that makes sense to you, but avoid incorporating any more changes at this point. You've been so courageous to take on all of this feedback and risk (I don't think that I could have done it), but maybe it's time to block out those voices for a while and just go back to listening to Sibby, Clay and Mave. All of that awesome, generous advice will be available when it's time to fine tune. In the meantime, just keep doing this thing that you do so damn well!Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12464208061753089593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318625078248654911.post-77045905692656348192011-05-20T07:53:29.158-04:002011-05-20T07:53:29.158-04:00NICE, Megan!! 2nd place is nothing to sneeze at, e...NICE, Megan!! 2nd place is nothing to sneeze at, especially your first time out. And the amount of feedback you got is awesome. <br /><br />Now how about some chapters? I'm pretty sure I'm behind on the latest progress.<br /><br />Enjoy the glow of success today~chrysanthehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16038321359020710440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318625078248654911.post-40116973735500989722011-05-20T07:33:57.223-04:002011-05-20T07:33:57.223-04:00OMG!!! I'm so happy for you. I'm always ...OMG!!! I'm so happy for you. I'm always proud of you so that's secondary but I'm also so proud of your self introspection. Is that redundant? Way to go Honey now onward to finish the book.<br /><br />Yaaaaaaaaaaay!normahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11867555509626104763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318625078248654911.post-87151689790446724982011-05-20T07:12:39.007-04:002011-05-20T07:12:39.007-04:00Coolness! Go Megan!
And remember, if the chick w...Coolness! Go Megan! <br /><br />And remember, if the chick who placed first is involved in a sex scandal, you get the tiara, right?<br /><br />It's fantastic that you got helpful feedback. I'm not brave enough to even ENTER those contests. I'd cry a lot.<br /><br />Congratulations!lora96https://www.blogger.com/profile/08171062741089674769noreply@blogger.com