tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040914078355130442.post3185246594533349822..comments2024-03-18T23:49:07.106+00:00Comments on Nick Wilford, Speculative Author: Friday Flash Fiction and a Bit of NewsNick Wilfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03841776353790635132noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040914078355130442.post-47345184519549684632012-07-25T14:52:40.601+01:002012-07-25T14:52:40.601+01:00Hey Nick! Hadn't had the opportunity to thank ...Hey Nick! Hadn't had the opportunity to thank you for mention the chat here. Really, truly appreciate it and hope you might be able to join us some night. I'm sure you being in England will complicate things on that end, but would love to have you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00273059558675234923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040914078355130442.post-28923791607343189072012-07-11T21:38:31.205+01:002012-07-11T21:38:31.205+01:00Charmaine - Thanks! I'm glad the setting came ...Charmaine - Thanks! I'm glad the setting came across well.<br /><br />J.A. - Lol! Me too! :))<br /><br />Morgan - Thanks very much! Not an excerpt, just a flash - though with a lot of people saying it should be longer, I should think about. Now where's the funding for my essential research trip to the Big Easy?? ;)<br /><br />Ruth, Ruth - Thanks! :D<br /><br />Cherie - Thanks! I'm glad the backstory worked well.<br /><br />Nicole - Thanks! That's an awesome compliment!<br /><br />Nari - I think Ulysses knows though... thank you!Nick Wilfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03841776353790635132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040914078355130442.post-69318334436348986592012-07-11T10:41:33.333+01:002012-07-11T10:41:33.333+01:00Good story, very chilling :) I like that you only ...Good story, very chilling :) I like that you only hint at who's to blame.<br />Nari XNarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00624659563661326279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040914078355130442.post-14064934409559768082012-07-11T05:12:48.609+01:002012-07-11T05:12:48.609+01:00Sounds like the start of a great, creepy novel. :)...Sounds like the start of a great, creepy novel. :)Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10680066584646789184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040914078355130442.post-1396833577355944032012-07-10T21:35:39.419+01:002012-07-10T21:35:39.419+01:00Great flash fiction story! The last lines gave me ...Great flash fiction story! The last lines gave me chills, and I love the hints of backstory you weaved throughout the scene.Cherie Reichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16663147386014122939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040914078355130442.post-21227158734258331402012-07-10T18:43:59.276+01:002012-07-10T18:43:59.276+01:00Great story! Lots of intrigue.Great story! Lots of intrigue.Ruth Schiffmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02625363295823548969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040914078355130442.post-91863053801153039722012-07-10T17:09:00.433+01:002012-07-10T17:09:00.433+01:00Great little snippet of spookiness! Nicely done!Great little snippet of spookiness! Nicely done!Ruth Jossehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08664678990038670303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040914078355130442.post-63315258359937374202012-07-10T15:48:19.070+01:002012-07-10T15:48:19.070+01:00Ooooo... Nick + Excerpt = AWESOME.
You rock, Nic...Ooooo... Nick + Excerpt = AWESOME. <br /><br />You rock, Nick. Keep working!!!! :DMorganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15747144518868320969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040914078355130442.post-13785945997053317392012-07-10T15:18:31.522+01:002012-07-10T15:18:31.522+01:00And that is exactly the reason I want to go to New...And that is exactly the reason I want to go to New Orleans. Ghost hunting would be a blast!Jennie Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17331827076858223497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040914078355130442.post-5872006443527231352012-07-10T04:13:19.726+01:002012-07-10T04:13:19.726+01:00Great sense of setting and place in this piece, we...Great sense of setting and place in this piece, well done!Charmaine Clancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18059559142070140041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040914078355130442.post-19505608667127568662012-07-09T21:11:46.185+01:002012-07-09T21:11:46.185+01:00James - Thanks. Maybe I will!
Forty Pound Sack - ...James - Thanks. Maybe I will!<br /><br />Forty Pound Sack - Thank you!<br /><br />Michael - Sinister voices are always good! Thanks.<br /><br />C.B. - Thanks! Nice to know about the atmosphere. :)<br /><br />TF - Thanks a lot!<br /><br />Carolyn - Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed the use of words. :)<br /><br />Chuck - Thanks! I'm glad of that seeing as I've never been!<br /><br />Jolene - Thanks. I'm jealous of people who've been now!<br /><br />Youngman - Thanks! Hmm, that sounds interesting. I'll have a look!<br /><br />Stephen - Thank you. It certainly seems like a magnet for stories concerning the paranormal.<br /><br />Shelley - Well, the picture choice wasn't mine. But glad you liked the story! :)<br /><br />Emily - Yep, it's a fab setting. Thanks!Nick Wilfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03841776353790635132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040914078355130442.post-34435197268786192382012-07-09T18:35:08.769+01:002012-07-09T18:35:08.769+01:00Ooh, I adore a good ghost story. New Orleans in a ...Ooh, I adore a good ghost story. New Orleans in a great setting for one. Nicely done!Emily R. Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03892444969625637064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040914078355130442.post-42834147730325667202012-07-09T18:34:19.204+01:002012-07-09T18:34:19.204+01:00I love the mystery and the creepiness of the story...I love the mystery and the creepiness of the story. Very well done! Nice picture, too.Shelley Slyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07981620646634240160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040914078355130442.post-21036684778582361372012-07-09T15:52:36.842+01:002012-07-09T15:52:36.842+01:00Sounds pretty darn good. I like it! Good luck with...Sounds pretty darn good. I like it! Good luck with the writing. New Orleans is a great setting for a book like this one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040914078355130442.post-51073523798450670472012-07-09T09:43:04.197+01:002012-07-09T09:43:04.197+01:00Wonderful story, Nick!
You should check out Dude ...Wonderful story, Nick!<br /><br />You should check out Dude Write, a community of male bloggers. We are currently doing a flash "competition," though it is mostly for fun.Youngman Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08336401937507133453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040914078355130442.post-9113197317114478022012-07-08T22:28:24.345+01:002012-07-08T22:28:24.345+01:00Very cool :-D
my cousin went to med school in New...Very cool :-D<br /><br />my cousin went to med school in New Orleans.Jolene Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14809468564016928636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040914078355130442.post-19677941658267175722012-07-08T19:54:55.369+01:002012-07-08T19:54:55.369+01:00Ahhh, New Orleans just the way I remember it...see...Ahhh, New Orleans just the way I remember it...seedy and creepy! Good story Nick!Chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13676928110297819368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040914078355130442.post-9649861202933545932012-07-08T11:28:04.013+01:002012-07-08T11:28:04.013+01:00Love the last lines. You have created quite a haun...Love the last lines. You have created quite a haunting atmosphere throughout the piece using words like - hissing, sibilant, icy breeze and restless city. Great job.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09678216576112327332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040914078355130442.post-66300073458894100942012-07-08T02:39:39.550+01:002012-07-08T02:39:39.550+01:00Love what you have written here... the ending was ...Love what you have written here... the ending was great:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040914078355130442.post-67532787376788398952012-07-08T00:44:44.340+01:002012-07-08T00:44:44.340+01:00Great story! You've done a fantastic job of c...Great story! You've done a fantastic job of creating atmosphere! Well done. :-)C.B. Wentworthhttp://cbwentworth.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040914078355130442.post-24409286765121339122012-07-07T23:08:29.654+01:002012-07-07T23:08:29.654+01:00Very cool start to what I feel is a much bigger st...Very cool start to what I feel is a much bigger story. I'm all about sinister voices.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03060064276650474244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040914078355130442.post-66309309642769992932012-07-07T21:31:03.232+01:002012-07-07T21:31:03.232+01:00Ooooohhhh, intriguing ~ can't wait for more!Ooooohhhh, intriguing ~ can't wait for more!Forty Pound Sackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16532270470379845645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040914078355130442.post-20093614815571137232012-07-07T19:03:56.900+01:002012-07-07T19:03:56.900+01:00You have set up some good backstory with this Flas...You have set up some good backstory with this Flash Fiction. I hope you expand on this.James Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01080127767269357364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040914078355130442.post-27754423032812531882012-07-07T17:37:45.378+01:002012-07-07T17:37:45.378+01:00Alex - Thanks!
DL - I've never been, I'd ...Alex - Thanks!<br /><br />DL - I've never been, I'd love to. The only place I've been in the States is Miami and I never really saw it, it was just to get on and off a ship!<br /><br />L.G. - Thanks. I think Gary is going to have his guard up now!<br /><br />L.C. - Thanks. I wasn't sure about the end. :)<br /><br />Louise - Thanks very much!<br /><br />Julie - New Orleans seems to naturally attract creepy and paranormal stuff, doesn't it? I'd love to go too!<br /><br />Kim - Thanks for your insight. And I don't know where Ulysses came from!<br /><br />Angela - Wow, your comment made my day, or more likely my weekend or month! I'm so glad to know I provoked that response in someone. I love the idea of Death whispering at him, too. :)<br /><br />Medeia - Thanks! It certainly seems like an intriguing place.<br /><br />Susan - Lol, I like you can hear music! Maybe supernatural stuff is something I could look more into...<br /><br />Martin - Thanks very much! I'm never sure about whether I pull off twists successfully.<br /><br />Susan - Thanks. I just went off what I saw in the picture - that orange thing on the left looked like a building on fire to me!Nick Wilfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03841776353790635132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040914078355130442.post-56821255950539513432012-07-07T16:35:54.145+01:002012-07-07T16:35:54.145+01:00You've set an ominous tone in your FF piece. I...You've set an ominous tone in your FF piece. Impressive. I like the juxtaposition of the fire and ice, too.Susan Oloierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07311938400999953443noreply@blogger.com