tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2921907730774221937.post7491309754602689617..comments2023-08-27T08:44:41.076-04:00Comments on Velociraptor Hands: Updated: It’s time to put those tax forms down and tune in for my Out-of-Context Dialogue contest results!Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07254042402802571155noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2921907730774221937.post-32032944111212023232012-04-18T18:54:50.695-04:002012-04-18T18:54:50.695-04:00Thank YOU for submitting, Robert! Congrats again. ...Thank YOU for submitting, Robert! Congrats again. And of course I'll buy your book! I'll brag about spotting your writing skills way back when, too.<br /><br />Weren't her suggestions great? Thanks for the kind words. Don't drink too much of that cognac--that stuff's known to brew many a typo :) And aren't ninja dreams just the best? They're my favorite kind.Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07254042402802571155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2921907730774221937.post-51946913744182745562012-04-18T07:53:52.679-04:002012-04-18T07:53:52.679-04:00*Ahem* "cognac" That is all.*Ahem* "cognac" That is all.Robert Sakai-Irvinehttp://www.curious-content.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2921907730774221937.post-86013163314631844492012-04-18T05:45:06.421-04:002012-04-18T05:45:06.421-04:00Thank you Jillian! And thanks to all for the comme...Thank you Jillian! And thanks to all for the comments. I presume this means I have at least four guaranteed buyers if I ever get the book out. Right? Right?<br /><br />Gotta say, when I saw my dialogue here, my first words were, "Holy fucking hell I actually won." And then I was so excited I couldn't get to sleep for two hours. And then I had a dream about ninjas. Doesn't get much better than that.<br /><br />Congrats also to Ms. D. Eyez for coming up with some nifty situations to riff off. Jillian, you did a marvelous job on both, as usual. As Molly said, your characters always sound very real, especially in the second piece. I mean, everyone's had that experience, right? You know, "Oh my god there's a giant brain-sucking alien insect thingy clinging to the wall over there! Oh, no, never mind. That's my parka. It doesn't suck brains that I know of." And so on.<br /><br />Anyhow, you've made me a happy guy. Thanks again.<br /><br />P.S. I'm a kittens in baskets kind of guy, myself.<br /><br />P.P.S. Tax filing D-Day in Japan was on March 15. A such, I've spent the last month sipping fine congac and laughing in the general direction of the United States. All in good fun, of course.Robert Sakai-Irvinehttp://www.curious-content.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2921907730774221937.post-18753914711100018822012-04-17T00:15:15.853-04:002012-04-17T00:15:15.853-04:00I thought so. Thanks! I've got you to thank fo...I thought so. Thanks! I've got you to thank for those awesome prompts. Hooray, I'm glad you're game to do more writerly things! Writerly things are so much fun.<br /><br />Writing books? Like books about writing? I really love and learned a lot from On Writing by Stephen King.Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07254042402802571155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2921907730774221937.post-18857810711930303182012-04-16T23:55:55.050-04:002012-04-16T23:55:55.050-04:00I know, right? And thank you!I know, right? And thank you!Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07254042402802571155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2921907730774221937.post-73087326080601919542012-04-16T21:13:07.428-04:002012-04-16T21:13:07.428-04:00So, Congrats, Robert! It's definitely an intr...So, Congrats, Robert! It's definitely an intriguing plot in there.<br /><br />I love your take on my little prompts (and thrilled to have them BOTH) written up. As for future similarish writing things, I'm all for it. I had a lot of fun with it. On a random note, i was wondering if you use or like any writing books?Nelarilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05178268860644005556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2921907730774221937.post-19832290660891914072012-04-16T15:08:04.230-04:002012-04-16T15:08:04.230-04:00Oooh, I wonder what "revised" means? Con...Oooh, I wonder what "revised" means? Congratulations, Robert!<br /><br />And your writing is lovely as always :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2921907730774221937.post-92106104130478968152012-04-16T12:55:43.459-04:002012-04-16T12:55:43.459-04:00Thank you so much! I strive for authenticity in my...Thank you so much! I strive for authenticity in my dialogue, so that means a lot.Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07254042402802571155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2921907730774221937.post-71586140629974942462012-04-15T15:41:02.733-04:002012-04-15T15:41:02.733-04:00Congrats to the winner! I am definitely curious to...Congrats to the winner! I am definitely curious to read his book now. And I am, as ever, so impressed with your ability to write compelling dialogue. No matter what you're writing, your characters always sound like real people I'd like to know.Mollynoreply@blogger.com