tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post7894403220710616400..comments2024-03-08T15:14:31.312-05:00Comments on Landless: #FridayFlash: The TestTony Nolandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090583562737225942noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-48389191408665620552011-09-11T02:09:29.251-04:002011-09-11T02:09:29.251-04:00Great exposition of the craft.
Adam B @revhappines...Great exposition of the craft.<br />Adam B @revhappinessAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-59743984983636730702011-09-10T20:45:36.808-04:002011-09-10T20:45:36.808-04:00WOW! This is fantastic. I read it twice already, a...WOW! This is fantastic. I read it twice already, and probably will again. Tension, suspence, such a clever character, the images you lead my mind to create were - are - marvelous. Brilliant writing.<br /><br />(As an aside, you have no idea how hard it is for me to resist the temptation to adopt the pen name "Anonymous Q. Botpost".)Kwee Cats and Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16650228469037436925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-24766852185425805522011-09-03T15:03:01.581-04:002011-09-03T15:03:01.581-04:00I half expected Watson to burst in at any moment. ...I half expected Watson to burst in at any moment. Same period perhaps, and terrific atmosphere.<br />~jonJ. M. Strotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01117770768990691070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-10883148266925013972011-09-02T23:57:51.749-04:002011-09-02T23:57:51.749-04:00Great details and very captivating story Tony.Great details and very captivating story Tony.Sheilagh Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13741333943021570641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-7230476081063465172011-09-02T16:11:10.996-04:002011-09-02T16:11:10.996-04:00Nice job Tony, Great Details and a methodical buil...Nice job Tony, Great Details and a methodical build-up. I must assume he knew of the test because of some information passed down for father to son?Jason Wardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13835320215697996644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-4532977118406315522011-09-02T15:13:55.313-04:002011-09-02T15:13:55.313-04:00your craft has really sharpened and this tale is ...your craft has really sharpened and this tale is as fine as an example - nicely done tonyMichael Solenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120045114297450520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-17046137146303139552011-09-02T12:58:40.583-04:002011-09-02T12:58:40.583-04:00Bravo! Everyone else already said everything I wa...Bravo! Everyone else already said everything I wanted to so...Anthony Deaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746700165087364279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-8232126391129086282011-09-02T12:09:09.797-04:002011-09-02T12:09:09.797-04:00Brilliant piece, Tony. The imagery was so tasty an...Brilliant piece, Tony. The imagery was so tasty and inviting. I really got into it.Monica Marierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03112762564137354581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-24720275559260431742011-09-02T10:27:47.928-04:002011-09-02T10:27:47.928-04:00Fabulous piece of fiction. The building of suspens...Fabulous piece of fiction. The building of suspense is second only to the exquisite detail. Really brilliant, Tony.Lauritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03688820247531607677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-66842258808692234282011-09-02T09:07:24.384-04:002011-09-02T09:07:24.384-04:00John: To be fair, though, Chapter Nine of this sto...John: To be fair, though, Chapter Nine of this story has got some of the most skin-tearing werewolf sex you can imagine.<br /><br />Apple: I'm glad you liked it!<br /><br />Icy: Just a little hint. So much better than a sledgehammer reveal.<br /><br />dijeratic: Thank you!<br /><br />pegjet: I was worried those would sound obsessive, but that's the kind of detail-oriented guy he is.<br /><br />John Xero and Janet Lingel Aldrich: Art pencils run from 9B to 9H, but you do see <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Parker-pencil-refills-0-5mm-leads/dp/B003C1TPUU/ref=pd_cp_office_3" rel="nofollow">graphite inserts for mechanical pencils designated as "HB 1"</a>. That's an excellent fact-check point, though. Janet, pure silver smells different from lead. However, when silver tarnishes, it also looks blacker than lead; that's why he didn't need to smell the bullets to know what they were and what they were for. Good eyes, both of you. I'm glad you liked the piece!<br /><br />Jodi: <i>Wow! You're really, really good. I'm going to go weep in my shower now.</i> Um... thank you and I'm sorry?Tony Nolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090583562737225942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-44510769553022456652011-09-02T08:48:49.950-04:002011-09-02T08:48:49.950-04:00Wow! You're really, really good. I'm going...Wow! You're really, really good. I'm going to go weep in my shower now.Jodihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09859504833896015061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-43303800189139478902011-09-02T08:42:02.390-04:002011-09-02T08:42:02.390-04:00Absolutely lovely. You don't really tell us wh...Absolutely lovely. You don't really tell us where this is set, but it feels like 1870 or so to me. (All the booby traps made me think of "Wild, Wild West", I think). I assume he's about to go after some lycanthropes? :)<br /><br />p.s. You lost me on the "smell" of the bullets -- could you explain?<br />p.p.s John Xero beat me to the pencil thing. :)Janet Lingel Aldrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05633969913976791146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-59907428119811260072011-09-02T07:46:21.606-04:002011-09-02T07:46:21.606-04:00Great piece, Tony. Especially all the details earl...Great piece, Tony. Especially all the details early on, the weight of the gun, the observed handwriting. And really good build in the suspense too, didn't see the supernatural side coming.<br /><br />Small point, is there such a thing as HB 1? 9B to 9H, but HB in the middle is just HB isn't it?John Xerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17492709629314280633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-4671254989102701212011-09-02T07:38:05.451-04:002011-09-02T07:38:05.451-04:00The tiny details sell this: HB1 pencil, bird's...The tiny details sell this: HB1 pencil, bird's eye maple grip, plus the sounds, sights and smells. Full imagery, and a payoff. Fine writing, Tony.pegjethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15255191759031800811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-65254707611669452652011-09-02T05:59:10.161-04:002011-09-02T05:59:10.161-04:00Whoop whoop on this one - great setup, funny, tens...Whoop whoop on this one - great setup, funny, tense, absolutely begging for more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-59813237313705899082011-09-02T05:58:37.447-04:002011-09-02T05:58:37.447-04:00Ah this was just great! Builds up the suspense and...Ah this was just great! Builds up the suspense and then you drop the clue about the silver!Icy Sedgwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11501193571425442406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-65692533759720881352011-09-02T00:17:29.607-04:002011-09-02T00:17:29.607-04:00I would have failed every test. I'm always in ...I would have failed every test. I'm always in a hurry to open packages, lol. This pulled me right into the room - great writing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-29347226100791382942011-09-02T00:13:19.535-04:002011-09-02T00:13:19.535-04:00I have been over this story three times and can ce...I have been over this story three times and can certify that there is no explicit sex, and no unexplicit sex unless all that new-fangled wolf-stuff is euphemism.John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-45603420799291863802011-09-01T22:10:38.813-04:002011-09-01T22:10:38.813-04:00Thanks, everyone. After last week's, uh, excur...Thanks, everyone. After last week's, uh, excursion into the wilds, I return to more conventional fiction. I'm glad you liked it.Tony Nolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090583562737225942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-43037914769350504132011-09-01T22:01:35.353-04:002011-09-01T22:01:35.353-04:00Great suspense. I wonder how he know there would b...Great suspense. I wonder how he know there would be traps. <b>DO NOT LOAD THE GUN</b>. Indeed.<br /><br />Happy werewolf hunting, but don't tell @smreine!Larry Kollarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317037795075278427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-72214231138966416362011-09-01T21:12:27.560-04:002011-09-01T21:12:27.560-04:00Ah, good stuff, so dark and suspenseful. You built...Ah, good stuff, so dark and suspenseful. You built wonderful tension in this, and ended at just. the. perfect. place.<br /><br />Peace...Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01110078016784294934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-50536384636028387832011-09-01T20:54:18.680-04:002011-09-01T20:54:18.680-04:00Ah it just clicked - he wouldn't be hunting wo...Ah it just clicked - he wouldn't be hunting wolves would he? ^__^Helen A. Howellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12748128819820230841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-45251235019087271502011-09-01T20:51:33.984-04:002011-09-01T20:51:33.984-04:00I loved this, it gripped one right from the very b...I loved this, it gripped one right from the very beginning. Now I wonder what it is he is to do?<br /><br />helen-scribbles.comHelen A. Howellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12748128819820230841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-40739168919955113662011-09-01T18:27:09.573-04:002011-09-01T18:27:09.573-04:00I loved this! Really loved it. Loved all the tests...I loved this! Really loved it. Loved all the tests and the ending was perfect.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-58103297211786865392011-09-01T17:46:15.804-04:002011-09-01T17:46:15.804-04:00Love, love, LOVE this! Great pacing, suspenseful, ...Love, love, LOVE this! Great pacing, suspenseful, and a great pay off at the end!Cat Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14160039271069426174noreply@blogger.com