tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733289016000331233.post3143756684720358039..comments2024-03-28T05:05:30.116-04:00Comments on mainewords: 1,000 wordsmshatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06308916014310536449noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733289016000331233.post-5521866704640064402012-03-28T14:36:47.616-04:002012-03-28T14:36:47.616-04:00I totally loved this story! A very nice read and l...I totally loved this story! A very nice read and love how you tied in the 1000 words. :-)Tracy Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14578915029993861396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733289016000331233.post-67619861849220555012012-03-28T09:24:59.800-04:002012-03-28T09:24:59.800-04:00I love the voice! Somehow telling it from a differ...I love the voice! Somehow telling it from a different perspective other than first person made her seem all the more lonelier.<br /><br /><3Mia Haysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01041441666482084762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733289016000331233.post-83019918074168141332012-03-28T02:20:52.695-04:002012-03-28T02:20:52.695-04:00Loved the fairy tale quality of this. Gorgeous im...Loved the fairy tale quality of this. Gorgeous imagery.<br /><br />.......dholedolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733289016000331233.post-39051315505629937162012-03-27T12:54:39.055-04:002012-03-27T12:54:39.055-04:00I really enjoyed this! Great sense of tension and ...I really enjoyed this! Great sense of tension and visually, the way the lines/paragraphs/sentence lengths were broken up, very effective.<br /><br />sorry, something I always notice with my dyslexic brain ;p1000th.monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16835988128285459745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733289016000331233.post-71649548224855428132012-03-27T11:46:30.211-04:002012-03-27T11:46:30.211-04:00Beautiful! I loved this story!Beautiful! I loved this story!Tyrean Martinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15356604721537744361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733289016000331233.post-46018309081404210722012-03-27T08:38:50.380-04:002012-03-27T08:38:50.380-04:00awesome!! love it!awesome!! love it!Tara Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587802105993889515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733289016000331233.post-7945514527216181142012-03-27T00:14:53.874-04:002012-03-27T00:14:53.874-04:00Your character's loneliness is so palatable th...Your character's loneliness is so palatable that it pulled at my heartstrings as I read line after line. So alone, so utterly and completely alone amid all the magic and beauty of nature. Not one other human to talk with or to as time passes uncounted.<br /><br />Oh, sorry. Had to wipe away a tear. Wonderful job. And touched by the happy ending.Angela Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324366495151363782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733289016000331233.post-82930397344358132402012-03-26T20:12:03.843-04:002012-03-26T20:12:03.843-04:00thank you everyone! I'm not really a very good...thank you everyone! I'm not really a very good SHORT story writer and tend to fall back on what's easy which is the fairy tale for me. <br /><br />Now to go check on the rest of the entries :)mshatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308916014310536449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733289016000331233.post-42021118687983533792012-03-26T17:43:43.529-04:002012-03-26T17:43:43.529-04:00It sure is interesting to see what people come up ...It sure is interesting to see what people come up with when using the same image. Very light and the loneliness is well captured.<br />Nice work. ^_^Aldrea Alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05652344290376563676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733289016000331233.post-19843235811719386762012-03-26T15:55:01.754-04:002012-03-26T15:55:01.754-04:00Great twist...if you could call a happy ending a t...Great twist...if you could call a happy ending a twist! Sense of foreboding kept building and then BAM! Happy! Awesome! Really enjoyed this.Alicia Willette-Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02174871217832164495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733289016000331233.post-74310637853396732612012-03-26T12:43:48.596-04:002012-03-26T12:43:48.596-04:00Very nice! You paint a good picture of Nadia's...Very nice! You paint a good picture of Nadia's solitude, building up to her rescue. Great job! :)Colin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292997431935215499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733289016000331233.post-53859875917042855432012-03-26T12:28:09.256-04:002012-03-26T12:28:09.256-04:00Best entry so far in my opinion (even beating mine...Best entry so far in my opinion (even beating mine). You combined story and scenery seamlessly. The characters and story kept me engaged from begining to end. And the mystery of the curse and why Nadia was in the castle was an excellent addition. Perfection.Sheena-kay Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17712661419116636671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733289016000331233.post-86919035017183022602012-03-26T11:14:42.127-04:002012-03-26T11:14:42.127-04:00It's a very well written take on the fairytale...It's a very well written take on the fairytale approach, and you manage to cram a lot into the thousand words.stuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16388674850920848503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733289016000331233.post-13320935929305160512012-03-26T10:54:43.746-04:002012-03-26T10:54:43.746-04:00This is so, so beautiful! You captured her solitud...This is so, so beautiful! You captured her solitude and despair, and I was just as happy as she was when her lover came to rescue her. I wonder how she ended up in the castle? Who cursed her and why? Argh! I want more!! :)Julie Daohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13814052162359300933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733289016000331233.post-77496422638221071972012-03-26T10:45:17.044-04:002012-03-26T10:45:17.044-04:00I like a happy ending!
You really conveyed a sense...I like a happy ending!<br />You really conveyed a sense of timelessness in her existence in the castle.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733289016000331233.post-29462132203563760292012-03-26T09:54:04.549-04:002012-03-26T09:54:04.549-04:00Wow! Kudos for working in the blogfest theme. All ...Wow! Kudos for working in the blogfest theme. All of this was absolutely beautiful I could feel the loneliness and I loved how she couldn't believe he was real until he actually touched her. Nice.Charity Bradfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01960821077619680661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733289016000331233.post-42062232312133040822012-03-26T09:28:39.599-04:002012-03-26T09:28:39.599-04:00That was amazing. You had me the whole time! Loved...That was amazing. You had me the whole time! Loved.Misty Watershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17298645748620886228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733289016000331233.post-73059983863090907552012-03-26T08:59:19.658-04:002012-03-26T08:59:19.658-04:00Gosh the loneliness really got to me here, as well...Gosh the loneliness really got to me here, as well as the relief. Great job!Lizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16170701034715108039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733289016000331233.post-16255539941038773482012-03-26T08:42:22.209-04:002012-03-26T08:42:22.209-04:00Oh, exceedingly cool!! This gave me shivers. I'...Oh, exceedingly cool!! This gave me shivers. I've STILL got goosebumps!Huntresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08155372788872245758noreply@blogger.com