tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post112380202329891490..comments2023-11-28T22:47:40.465-05:00Comments on Tales from FAR Manor: #FridayFlash: Off the CubLarry Kollarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08317037795075278427noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-69835725593771283102011-10-02T21:38:43.121-04:002011-10-02T21:38:43.121-04:00Well done, Far! I was wondering how you would man...Well done, Far! I was wondering how you would manage to include all 3 elements. Challenge met.boran2https://www.blogger.com/profile/10483728578007756485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-89173139635256770822011-10-02T16:18:37.854-04:002011-10-02T16:18:37.854-04:00Happy Sunday, all!
Virginia, Craig, thanks. I hop...Happy Sunday, all!<br /><br />Virginia, Craig, thanks. I hope to do something more with Chelina, preferably in less than 30 years. ;-)<br /><br />Icy, you have the advantage on me: you've lived in London. Glad to hear you liked it!Larry Kollarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317037795075278427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-64438532958218180402011-10-02T15:07:52.343-04:002011-10-02T15:07:52.343-04:00I love what you've done with this! If I'm ...I love what you've done with this! If I'm being nitpicky, I would point out that the number 47 isn't fictional, it actually goes between Shoreditch and Lewisham, but that's just me being me. Otherwise this was a really fun read, and I'm glad you did something with it!Icy Sedgwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11501193571425442406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-30872060080013059452011-10-01T16:46:05.547-04:002011-10-01T16:46:05.547-04:00I think you were totally up to the challenge and d...I think you were totally up to the challenge and did it with style too. And I agree with the others. Love the main MC. So confident, and resourceful. <br /><br />I hope she pops up in more of your stories!Craig Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07176851401465801580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-44234008509015228712011-10-01T05:01:12.692-04:002011-10-01T05:01:12.692-04:00That's a very neat way to bring the two items ...That's a very neat way to bring the two items together. You should definitely do something with this character. She's very strong and vividly drawn.Virginia Moffatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12071059148315715405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-47302458620718710372011-09-30T22:38:33.550-04:002011-09-30T22:38:33.550-04:00Hi all!
Thanks, Cherie. Like I told techtigger, i...Hi all!<br /><br />Thanks, Cherie. Like I told techtigger, it was fun to write (at least once I got going on it).<br /><br />JohnW, Chelina is one of those "larger than life" figures we talked about a couple days ago. Strong, smart, beautiful, and talented. And more than a little evil.<br /><br />Thanks, JohnX. Chelina is not currently in that story, although her brother Chelinn is one of the two main characters. But I'm pantsing it, so who's to say she won't at least have a cameo? I wanted modern-day dialect, but the only immediate source I had for lower-class dialects were movies from… a half-century (or more) ago!<br /><br />Thanks, Raven!<br /><br />Jason, dreams can be random, for sure! I think a story based on it almost *had* to be a fantasy. Did you transport your players into a modern setting, then?<br /><br />Thanks, Mike. This character has been waiting to appear in a story since… oh, 1980 or so.Larry Kollarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317037795075278427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-76946719371085231302011-09-30T19:26:47.677-04:002011-09-30T19:26:47.677-04:00Sweet little story. Fascinating MC. And you met th...Sweet little story. Fascinating MC. And you met the terms of the story nicely.Mike Robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09067537471948526219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-9548761036519194842011-09-30T17:04:19.048-04:002011-09-30T17:04:19.048-04:00That had to be one of the most random prompts I...That had to be one of the most random prompts I've ever read. This reminded me of a D&D game I refereed when I was a whipper snapper. The fantasy characters had equally as much fun & kicked ass as your Amazonian, breast flashing lead!Jason Cogginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09509338964933754054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-11179352954375429112011-09-30T16:19:40.073-04:002011-09-30T16:19:40.073-04:00Nifty neato. That was a fun read.Nifty neato. That was a fun read.Raven Corinn Carlukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06014248975870886289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-43507319642092890202011-09-30T15:59:04.341-04:002011-09-30T15:59:04.341-04:00Ah, FAR, this is great, really great.
You build h...Ah, FAR, this is great, really great.<br /><br />You build her character and what seems to be a fantasy setting and then drift easily into a nice casual reveal that it's the real world (which pretty much is a fantasy world, for her). Very engaging, ended too soon for me! =D<br /><br />Is she in <i>Chasing a Rainbow</i>? I could quite happily read more. It seemed a bit sparser towards the end, but I guess you were running out of space.<br /><br />And to be honest, I was too engaged with the story to notice the accents, they certainly didn't take me out of it. Looking back over the piece I'm not sure what era you were going for, they don't sound modern day, but take it back half a century or more and your guess is as good as mine... ;)John Xerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17492709629314280633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-30469244078286197722011-09-30T11:55:32.920-04:002011-09-30T11:55:32.920-04:00Thick with magic from the early chapters and rapid...Thick with magic from the early chapters and rapidly blossoming into character. I came to like her quickly. Good work, Mr. LARfetched.John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-67446669485801357872011-09-30T09:42:39.363-04:002011-09-30T09:42:39.363-04:00Fun story! I'm glad you were up to the challen...Fun story! I'm glad you were up to the challenge. :)Cherie Reichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16663147386014122939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-67453415941963082592011-09-30T07:59:08.935-04:002011-09-30T07:59:08.935-04:00Morning all!
Helen, she only did it because she l...Morning all!<br /><br />Helen, she only did it because she lost the bet. But you can bet she's scheming to bring something back to her iron-poor world!<br /><br />Thanks, Sonia!<br /><br />Tim, glad to hear it!<br /><br />Techtigger, it was fun to write too.Larry Kollarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317037795075278427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-52854152959666735782011-09-30T07:37:26.744-04:002011-09-30T07:37:26.744-04:00oh dear, a pirate queen in london! Fun stuff! And...oh dear, a pirate queen in london! Fun stuff! And a great job of fitting it all into the prompt :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-65788851119843168052011-09-30T05:17:03.951-04:002011-09-30T05:17:03.951-04:00I say yes, you were absolutely up to the challenge...I say yes, you were absolutely up to the challenge. Nicely done.Tim VanSant Writeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17614259042362664840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-44777376576316408852011-09-30T00:14:58.505-04:002011-09-30T00:14:58.505-04:00LOL Great take on the prompt. Fun to read, too.LOL Great take on the prompt. Fun to read, too.Sonia Lalhttp://storytreasury.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-62448617818562324292011-09-30T00:11:02.069-04:002011-09-30T00:11:02.069-04:00Ha ha that's one brave Pirate Queen - riding a...Ha ha that's one brave Pirate Queen - riding a London Bus! Loved the story and as I read it I wondered how you would introduce the element of the bear and the bus, you did it beautifully! ^__^<br /><br />helen-scribbles.comHelen A. Howellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12748128819820230841noreply@blogger.com