tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post5540147306701242189..comments2024-03-29T03:41:44.480-04:00Comments on Authoress: Call For Submissions: Drop The NeedleAuthoresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09223228949688667517noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-40623176462629183952008-07-30T14:01:00.000-04:002008-07-30T14:01:00.000-04:00Drat. :P I've been a day ahead or behind all month...Drat. :P I've been a day ahead or behind all month... :S And I kept thinking it was a Thurs. deadline again, so alas, no sub from me. ;)<BR/><BR/>Will comment on entries, though. :)<BR/><BR/>~Merc<BR/><BR/>P.S. Thanks for putting comments in the same window! :DMerchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14164221022350926808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-1103788269757872562008-07-30T07:52:00.000-04:002008-07-30T07:52:00.000-04:00Waiting for confirmation...I hate submitting so cl...Waiting for confirmation...I hate submitting so close to the deadline! (only doing this cos got yelled at by people here on CC)Nayuleskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08693548526829437580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-26881703785569353992008-07-29T23:47:00.000-04:002008-07-29T23:47:00.000-04:00I just read my confirmation, thank you again.I just read my confirmation, thank you again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-77226944625746628182008-07-29T19:02:00.000-04:002008-07-29T19:02:00.000-04:00Okay, you got my 250.Okay, you got my 250.D L Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03005096541408308851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-59687627093421357012008-07-29T00:06:00.000-04:002008-07-29T00:06:00.000-04:00*is excited**is excited*Beth Overmyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04820441246149409581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-54989071966500344782008-07-28T19:40:00.000-04:002008-07-28T19:40:00.000-04:00Woo hoo! Off to hunt :)Woo hoo! Off to hunt :)Amy Laurenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16782528327499574711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-72586757479860042592008-07-28T17:20:00.000-04:002008-07-28T17:20:00.000-04:00Yay, another contest! I have just the secondary ch...Yay, another contest! I have just the secondary character in mind. The challenge will be in finding the right 250 words.feywriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17224558691840388691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-52444514375480366902008-07-28T17:19:00.000-04:002008-07-28T17:19:00.000-04:00Yes. Any character that you would not define as a...Yes. Any character that you would not define as a "main character" would be a secondary or minor character.<BR/><BR/>Think of Tolkein's Eomer of Gondor.<BR/><BR/>Semantics, really. :)Authoresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09223228949688667517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-35185475171002357962008-07-28T17:10:00.000-04:002008-07-28T17:10:00.000-04:00A whole bunch of us at Critique Circle have been d...A whole bunch of us at Critique Circle have been debating what exactly is the definition of a secondary character. Is it the same thing as a minor character?Captain Hookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802744533031619523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-75281024000149260562008-07-28T15:31:00.000-04:002008-07-28T15:31:00.000-04:00Yay! I love these things. Thanks, authoress.Yay! I love these things. Thanks, authoress.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-29456784146941875172008-07-28T15:27:00.000-04:002008-07-28T15:27:00.000-04:00Okay.*grumble* 250 words is evil! *stalks off to e...Okay.<BR/><BR/>*grumble* 250 words is evil! *stalks off to edit some more*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-52385237096602086142008-07-28T14:41:00.000-04:002008-07-28T14:41:00.000-04:00This sounds like so much fun! I can't wait to read...This sounds like so much fun! I can't wait to read all of the scenes later in the week. Now I need to figure out which character I want to showcase. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-68750854721674116092008-07-28T14:35:00.000-04:002008-07-28T14:35:00.000-04:00Hmmm, good question, fairchild.I think not. Ultim...Hmmm, good question, fairchild.<BR/><BR/>I think not. Ultimately, our secondary characters should be as well developed as our primary ones, right? So it shouldn't matter. All characters in your submission should be equally engaging.<BR/><BR/>(Don't you love how I come up with challenges that I don't have to partake in? :D)Authoresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09223228949688667517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-66989955777342649982008-07-28T13:51:00.000-04:002008-07-28T13:51:00.000-04:00Yay! Another contest. Should we include the name o...Yay! Another contest. <BR/><BR/>Should we include the name of our 2nd char along with the title and genre, so the reader won't be confused if the 2nd char is in the scene with the MC or others?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-9222780755955243712008-07-28T13:13:00.001-04:002008-07-28T13:13:00.001-04:00I took the last 250 of an epiloge for an unpolishe...I took the last 250 of an epiloge for an unpolished piece. The minor character is a reoccuring minor character over several books but I'm thinking he might get a MC role somewhere in the distant future when I've wrapped up all the projects I'm currently working on!Liana Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14587774916354749190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-68164175021400009502008-07-28T13:13:00.000-04:002008-07-28T13:13:00.000-04:00*sits back and twiddles her thumbs while everyone ...*sits back and twiddles her thumbs while everyone else is busy working their way through manuscripts*Authoresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09223228949688667517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-9777473451947915572008-07-28T13:08:00.000-04:002008-07-28T13:08:00.000-04:00All in all, I'm happy that we're choosing only a p...All in all, I'm happy that we're choosing only a page because it makes it short a sweet.<BR/><BR/>It's easier starting with the first page of the book than searching through a five-hundred page manuscript for a good portrayal of a character.<BR/><BR/>You'll see mine within the next hour so, be prepared.<BR/><BR/>Time to get back to searching.Justin D Herdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01126888256820268123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-12149246214587506932008-07-28T13:06:00.000-04:002008-07-28T13:06:00.000-04:00This is much harder Are You Hooked? because I have...This is much harder Are You Hooked? because I have to find a measly 250 words out of a whole manuscript. Ahhh! But, you're making me search through all the scenes with secondary characters and re-evaluating them. So, thanks! <BR/><BR/>... Off to find one that's halfway suitable to submit...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-28665429014807974432008-07-28T12:58:00.000-04:002008-07-28T12:58:00.000-04:00Drunken -- Your MC can be in the scene, too. You ...Drunken -- Your MC can be in the scene, too. You just want to make sure you choose an excerpt that showcases a particular secondary character, to see how well you're able to make him "jump off the page," as it were.<BR/><BR/>And yeah, 250 words is NASTY MEAN. Muhawhahaaaa.<BR/><BR/>But if I didn't limit the size of these subs, can you just imagine how LONG my blog page would be? It would be a scrolling nightmare. Not to mention the fact that I read all these as they appear in my inbox. There are only so many blogging hours in a day.Authoresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09223228949688667517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-82391730463760394962008-07-28T12:49:00.000-04:002008-07-28T12:49:00.000-04:00Totally agree. 250 words makes me cry. But I think...Totally agree. 250 words makes me cry. But I think I found my segment, maybe.<BR/><BR/>(And my first chapter was a secondary character as well, though he doesn't survive long enough to become a "main" secondary character.)Justin D Herdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01126888256820268123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-20809301793272117582008-07-28T12:32:00.000-04:002008-07-28T12:32:00.000-04:00By the way... have I mentioned recently how cruel ...By the way... have I mentioned recently how cruel 250 words is?Liana Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14587774916354749190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-7669085870166285672008-07-28T12:29:00.000-04:002008-07-28T12:29:00.000-04:00Can I submit my first 250 again??? That was my min...Can I submit my first 250 again??? That was my minor character....<BR/><BR/>Okay, being good, I'll go see if I can find something to showcase another minor character.Liana Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14587774916354749190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-87423576040235861122008-07-28T12:22:00.000-04:002008-07-28T12:22:00.000-04:00Alright! Another contest. I like.When we're submit...Alright! Another contest. I like.<BR/><BR/>When we're submitting our stories, do you want it to be simply comprised of secondary characters or can we include our main character as well?Justin D Herdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01126888256820268123noreply@blogger.com