tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040914078355130442.post3649519638536747304..comments2024-03-18T23:49:07.106+00:00Comments on Nick Wilford, Speculative Author: The Wordmaster Challenge: Why I Don't Write Chick LitNick Wilfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03841776353790635132noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040914078355130442.post-14509126994318459532013-02-01T00:24:03.395+00:002013-02-01T00:24:03.395+00:00The worst part is that I'm sure I've read ...The worst part is that I'm sure I've read this in published form.... =)<br />"the vague mood of depressed blahness" is my favourite part.Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10588955773100813799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040914078355130442.post-23827309518210020052013-01-31T16:53:50.128+00:002013-01-31T16:53:50.128+00:00Great stuff Nick:) Thanks for stopping by my blog ...Great stuff Nick:) Thanks for stopping by my blog too:)Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01793077012143289985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040914078355130442.post-6267905721932361532013-01-31T16:44:09.598+00:002013-01-31T16:44:09.598+00:00Nicely done. I mean, badly done. I mean... Great e...Nicely done. I mean, badly done. I mean... Great entry. =) Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040914078355130442.post-55575502693704065322013-01-31T14:54:09.037+00:002013-01-31T14:54:09.037+00:00hahahahaha xD I think paragraph 2 is officially th...hahahahaha xD I think paragraph 2 is officially the longest sentence I've ever read. *fingers hovering and twitching above red pen*<br /><br />Good (er I mean bad) job, Nick! :DMelissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08516493326566981116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040914078355130442.post-56057845872953505502013-01-31T13:22:39.532+00:002013-01-31T13:22:39.532+00:00CB - Thanks! Wow, I could have a promising sidelin...CB - Thanks! Wow, I could have a promising sideline in chick lit, maybe use Nicola as a pseudonym. Good to know!<br /><br />Kathy - Thanks! It was definitely a lot of fun. :)<br /><br />Nicole - Thanks, glad you think so!<br /><br />L.G. - Thanks, I'm glad to have provoked such a great reaction. :)<br /><br />Misha - Thanks! And thank you for the challenge.<br /><br />Yvonne - Thanks - you should love my "normal" stuff, then!!<br /><br />Golden - Thanks. I enjoyed misusing them muchly!<br /><br />Susan - Haha, hold your nose. Thanks!<br /><br />Lisa - Thanks! Those adverbs certainly seem to have gone down well.<br /><br />Cynthia - Thanks! I hoped it would be amusing.Nick Wilfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03841776353790635132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040914078355130442.post-53739324248625186862013-01-31T13:16:26.267+00:002013-01-31T13:16:26.267+00:00Julie - Thanks! I actually like some chick flicks,...Julie - Thanks! I actually like some chick flicks, but there are some really bad ones out there. My wife isn't that big on them anyway!<br /><br />Kyra - Lol, I think it's easier to be average than downright bad. :)<br /><br />Medeia - Thanks! Glad it made you chuckle.<br /><br />Sara - Job done, then. Thanks!<br /><br />Jeff - A man of strange tastes!<br /><br />Alex - Thanks! I was quite pleased with it.<br /><br />Em - Lol. Pretty sure "annoyedly" and "boredly" aren't real words!<br /><br />Christine - Thanks!<br /><br />DRC - Thanks... I think!<br /><br />Ilima - It's a good cliche film to use. Glad you "liked" it!<br /><br />Elizabeth - Lol. Well, I'm glad you identified... hopefully not too much!Nick Wilfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03841776353790635132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040914078355130442.post-34035377186225705042013-01-31T07:18:18.537+00:002013-01-31T07:18:18.537+00:00Haha, there was certainly a comedic undertone in t...Haha, there was certainly a comedic undertone in this beginning. Very enjoyable to read, even though it was supposed to be "bad."Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00912167351889969855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040914078355130442.post-43932550197646905372013-01-31T05:28:49.709+00:002013-01-31T05:28:49.709+00:00Hah! This is great! I especially love all the wo...Hah! This is great! I especially love all the words ending in -ly! Well done! Hah hah hah.Lisa Reganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12899014095250160853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040914078355130442.post-14848701910285212452013-01-31T04:44:00.615+00:002013-01-31T04:44:00.615+00:00Good job! I mean, really... an awesome stink!Good job! I mean, really... an awesome stink!Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040914078355130442.post-50444847999619773962013-01-30T23:55:24.700+00:002013-01-30T23:55:24.700+00:00That was so funny. And while I don't usually m...That was so funny. And while I don't usually mind them, I have to say this was a great example of how exactly not to use adverbs!Golden Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08721520451194318436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040914078355130442.post-11099438870295153932013-01-30T21:47:50.338+00:002013-01-30T21:47:50.338+00:00Enjoyed the read, you certainly are very good.
Yv...Enjoyed the read, you certainly are very good.<br /><br />Yvonne.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040914078355130442.post-80452576833306020092013-01-30T20:46:29.586+00:002013-01-30T20:46:29.586+00:00Hahahaha nicely done! Or badly done in a good way....Hahahaha nicely done! Or badly done in a good way. :-P <br /><br />I was giggling all the way through, because you managed to fit a lot of cliche in.<br /><br />Will be back again to judge compared to the other entries. And thank you for entering! Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040914078355130442.post-79855646805506935882013-01-30T20:25:54.546+00:002013-01-30T20:25:54.546+00:00That was stupendously, wonderfully, ridiculously, ...That was stupendously, wonderfully, ridiculously, well, what can I say, I nearly kicked my pink slippers off and danced to "I Will Survive" when I read that. :))Luanne G. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15762881276976395955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040914078355130442.post-5080114281619316772013-01-30T20:06:07.037+00:002013-01-30T20:06:07.037+00:00Ooh, yikes. Wonderfully bad!Ooh, yikes. Wonderfully bad!Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10680066584646789184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040914078355130442.post-8266056901312019312013-01-30T19:39:29.798+00:002013-01-30T19:39:29.798+00:00I loved its awfulness! Great overuse of adverbs an...I loved its awfulness! Great overuse of adverbs and I just totally loved the long winded sentences which didn't want to stop. kjmckendryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07534751311630921447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040914078355130442.post-43043281210536798232013-01-30T17:43:18.229+00:002013-01-30T17:43:18.229+00:00Not bad at all! It's always so fun to write ou...Not bad at all! It's always so fun to write outside your chosen genre. You never what you're going to learn about yourself as a writer! :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040914078355130442.post-29101685290158650762013-01-30T16:22:55.077+00:002013-01-30T16:22:55.077+00:00Sadly,I resemble that chick...all the way down to ...Sadly,I resemble that chick...all the way down to the bunny slippers and the good luck troll key chain! So all cheese aside, I enjoyed it! :)Elizabeth Seckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045076826326574984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040914078355130442.post-66600061667412309542013-01-30T14:19:35.792+00:002013-01-30T14:19:35.792+00:00Dirty Dancing, haha. This was terrible, I loved it...Dirty Dancing, haha. This was terrible, I loved it!ilimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17899071063752311737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040914078355130442.post-90958681617942125572013-01-30T13:46:01.418+00:002013-01-30T13:46:01.418+00:00Bad! Bad! Bad! But a good example of a bad openin...Bad! Bad! Bad! But a good example of a bad opening...lolDRChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03352970077497112668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040914078355130442.post-61721302997713056582013-01-30T13:16:31.164+00:002013-01-30T13:16:31.164+00:00*LOL* That was hilarious!*LOL* That was hilarious!Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040914078355130442.post-77055438625997231772013-01-30T12:19:48.627+00:002013-01-30T12:19:48.627+00:00I just O.D'd on adjectives and adverbs.I just O.D'd on adjectives and adverbs. Karen Baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01522178275164058849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040914078355130442.post-24089587748545379982013-01-30T11:48:48.900+00:002013-01-30T11:48:48.900+00:00That second paragraph was all one sentence - good ...That second paragraph was all one sentence - good job!Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040914078355130442.post-48443644087322630292013-01-30T11:44:30.546+00:002013-01-30T11:44:30.546+00:00I actually did enjoy that!
I actually did enjoy that!<br /><br />JeffOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947660745120963286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040914078355130442.post-62522012791943514342013-01-30T11:35:50.633+00:002013-01-30T11:35:50.633+00:00Did I enjoy it? Yes! Would I read a book that star...Did I enjoy it? Yes! Would I read a book that started that way? No! So well done. S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040914078355130442.post-37497960780647340642013-01-30T09:43:03.810+00:002013-01-30T09:43:03.810+00:00Hilarious! Thanks for the chuckle, especially towa...Hilarious! Thanks for the chuckle, especially towards the end. This was a great bad beginning. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com