Jenna's really starting to toughen up the competition already isn't she? 1000-1500 words? Tough length to hit just right. (I won't mention the poetry option.) Personally, I'm anxious to see what the Remaining Nine do with this week's theme.
You didn't resort to Red Bull? I'm in awe.Melina said:Had to stop drinking Pepsi...
Birol said:Jenna's really starting to toughen up the competition already isn't she? 1000-1500 words? Tough length to hit just right. (I won't mention the poetry option.) Personally, I'm anxious to see what the Remaining Nine do with this week's theme.
Well, then, I should have nothing to worry about. I've already chewed my nails down below the quick.dragonjax said:Nail-Biting Nine
maestrowork said:Red Bull is nasty, unless you're drunk or stoned or on whatever mind-altering chemicals. It's nothing but piss water with a mega dose of caffeine. Stay away.
You know it, Birol!Birol said:Dragonjax, I like that list. You'll have to keep it handy in the coming weeks.
Um, Melina, your sig line is definitely, uh, eye-catching and rather, ah, assertive.
Melina said:Do ya like it? You don't think it makes me look fat, do you?
Melina
Melina said:Do ya like it? You don't think it makes me look fat, do you?
Melina
Coincidentally, I was going to use this line (not from Melina!) as the crux of my story, but I changed my mind, because the way I see it, someone who asks this - and again, uh, I don't mean you Melina - is really saying "am I still attractive to you?" and/or "do you still love me?" But because that misunderstanding occurs in the woman's subconscious, I wasn't sure it would count.Melina said:You don't think it makes me look fat, do you?
Does the funny bone count as a cell? (I hope)Birol said:Did the entry touch a single cell of my being?
Congrats to DPJ for getting it posted so quickly!!!
I tried this with my last work. I had one of my characters always say "me and John" whenever she should have been saying "John and I". I had four beta readers. It drove all of them nuts. They hated it. Even the two who never commented on grammar consistently pointed it out. One even sent it back edited. I explained that it was intentional. They still didn't like it. They complained about it. They continued to correct it. It was one of the few things they all agreed on.stranger said:Firehorse, what I would say about giving characters grammatically incorrect dialogue is to choose one way in which the character errs and have them repeat that mistake. It then becomes obvious that it is a quirk of character rather than an authorial error.