tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568178237675645067.post8129392426230198190..comments2023-07-10T12:08:29.923+02:00Comments on The Literary Trials of Richard Rhys Jones.: Motherly Love : A short story.R.R.Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17834582008567973188noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568178237675645067.post-15593228588757377392010-03-15T13:36:39.666+01:002010-03-15T13:36:39.666+01:00LOL
Sometimes I think:
When I grow up... let me ...LOL<br /><br />Sometimes I think:<br /><br />When I grow up... let me update that!<br />When I mature (!) I want to talk much less and listen much more ;)<br /><br />Kisses from Ireland, Tee.Vanessa Condezhttp://notetoselfhumanize.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568178237675645067.post-90194624522168362532010-03-14T22:33:15.413+01:002010-03-14T22:33:15.413+01:00Yep ... he's definitely a blah blah bloke V.
T...Yep ... he's definitely a blah blah bloke V.<br />Tee"RefereeTee"noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568178237675645067.post-66318206469768874942010-03-11T10:54:47.146+01:002010-03-11T10:54:47.146+01:00Great!
I better stop commenting on this post now...Great! <br /><br />I better stop commenting on this post now or I'll send all your friends away with my freakishness. lol<br /><br />See ya Reg,<br /><br />Vanessa.Note To Self Humanizehttp://notetoselfhumanize.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568178237675645067.post-20333217152690684072010-03-10T23:18:46.965+01:002010-03-10T23:18:46.965+01:00Personal differences are the flavours that make up...Personal differences are the flavours that make up the soup of life V. Life's too short to take things personally so I try to learn from them; as you obviously do too.<br />Actually I had 715 words to play with, (it's an odd number, isn't it?)<br />Anyway, because the impact of the piece relies on the fact that the reader isn't allowed to know what the narrator is, I obviously didn't want to give too much away.<br />I needed to stay away from her story, his story and their situation, and yet dance around it all. So I settled with giving up the 200 words and leaving it at that. To be honest, although I love writing I don't actually have much time for it. So if something works, I tend to leave it, lol.<br />BTW, I'm a Blah blah bloke, ask Tee, she'll tell yer, lol.<br />As for being a Blah blah woman,R.R.Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17834582008567973188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568178237675645067.post-24183676487091509702010-03-10T19:06:44.910+01:002010-03-10T19:06:44.910+01:00PS: if I was to transform your text into a short s...PS: if I was to transform your text into a short story I would make it bigger, and consider what you have has just a draft. <br /><br />Was the rules for that contest only-500-words? See? There's a new definition of short story.Vanessa Condezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08412349776319235545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568178237675645067.post-29009098341077036132010-03-10T19:04:07.969+01:002010-03-10T19:04:07.969+01:00LOL... It's very nice to talk with you, becaus...LOL... It's very nice to talk with you, because I can see that we are very honest and open, and still respect each other.<br /><br />Scenes come to me much more easily than anything else. That said, I believe what works commercially depends exclusively on what the publisher wants! And this is being realistic! So it's great for me if for some magazines a brief moment in time and place is enough. I can certainly do a lot of that! :)<br /><br />About your 500-word story, I really do think it's great and could lead to a short story or remain as it is if the buyer sees it as a short story already.<br /><br />I guess that's why it's better to read what each specific publisher has published so far and send texts similar to that format. They can then call it whatever the hell they want to :P<br /><br />When I finish my novel, my plan is to send it out (non-stop) and start working on short stories, to gain commercial experience and CV. I will adapt whatever I have to each specific market and send it out.<br /><br />Don't mind me, I'm just an enthusiast about knowledge, and sharing it. I only knew we have a different scene each when time or/and place changes, last week!<br /><br />The same time I learned, for example, that your first opening sentence it's called Transition. It's on the bedroom (different place) but doesn't qualify for a scene.<br /><br />But I imagine that out there, there are no set-in-stone rules. Each maniac 'knows best' :P<br /><br />I'm just a blah blah blah woman ;)<br /><br />Hugs,<br />Blah-blah-blah woman.Vanessa Condezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08412349776319235545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568178237675645067.post-51256645118871874872010-03-10T15:51:52.640+01:002010-03-10T15:51:52.640+01:00Every day's a school day. :-)
I never knew th...Every day's a school day. :-) <br />I never knew that about scenes and stories, cheers.<br />That said, I don't know much about the intricacies and rules of writing labels full stop. I slap it down and let other people decide for me.<br /><br />I would imagine it would be pretty hard to write a "proper" short story, as in the definition of what you learned on your course, with only a word count of 5oo or so words.<br /><br />Now there's a challenge Reggie boy... :-)R.R.Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17834582008567973188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568178237675645067.post-57077576184714249322010-03-10T15:32:12.899+01:002010-03-10T15:32:12.899+01:00Humm... I understand your point of view about the ...Humm... I understand your point of view about the male character.<br /><br />About it being a scene and not a short story I said it because I'm used to reading on manuals about creative writing that a short story should have a beginning, middle and end.<br /><br />A scene is something that happens on a specific time and place. Whenever you change time and/or place, you have a different scene.<br /><br />As in your text here, where place and time never change.<br /><br />But than again, I didn't know a scene, a brief moment in time, could be send out as short stories. Interesting to know that, thanks.<br /><br />V.Vanessa Condezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08412349776319235545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568178237675645067.post-43696702805599349152010-03-10T06:57:33.511+01:002010-03-10T06:57:33.511+01:00Honesty is good V.
Your point on the last sentence...Honesty is good V.<br />Your point on the last sentence is valid and I want to explain it.<br />Mark, the bloke in the story, came across as being a bit cold and arrogant so instead of going into detail about his relationship with her etc, I used that line to humanise him a bit.<br />As to the lengh of a short story...<br />I do not consider myself pedantic but to quote Duotrope'S Digest:<br />Lengths (words)<br /> Flash (< 1K)<br /> Short Story (1-7.5K)<br /> Novelette (7.5-15K)<br /> Novella (15-40K)<br /> Novel (> 40K)<br /> <br />So now you know V. and so does anyone else who reads this.<br />Personally I'm not one for pigeon holing stuff but some people are so I just go with the flow...R.R.Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17834582008567973188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568178237675645067.post-37124966507661424522010-03-09T18:13:03.043+01:002010-03-09T18:13:03.043+01:00Although, if I'm completely honest, I thought ...Although, if I'm completely honest, I thought the last sentence felt a bit unnecessary. Or, if you need one last sentence, that specific one seemed a bit weak, compared to the whole.<br /><br />But I really enjoyed everything else a lot. And I didn't know a scene could pose as a short story. But I don't know much about short stories yet,I'm more into novels at the time.. so never mind me.<br /><br />:)Vanessa Condezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08412349776319235545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568178237675645067.post-56005179328624430642010-03-08T12:43:29.256+01:002010-03-08T12:43:29.256+01:00:-):-)R.R.Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17834582008567973188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568178237675645067.post-73908597616364197142010-03-08T12:39:16.835+01:002010-03-08T12:39:16.835+01:00Very good Reg, very good indeed! :)
Thanks for sh...Very good Reg, very good indeed! :)<br /><br />Thanks for sharing.<br />V.Vanessa Condezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08412349776319235545noreply@blogger.com