tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post6529564994501242611..comments2023-10-19T10:51:43.826-04:00Comments on Author Amok: Poetry Friday: Word Nerd (Kill Your Darlings 1)Author Amokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-60578854196501724492013-10-07T10:02:05.955-04:002013-10-07T10:02:05.955-04:00Hope you enjoyed your weekend away, Laura. Clearl...Hope you enjoyed your weekend away, Laura. Clearly you've been at full throttle for some time now! Now that Smelly... er Shelly has been set free, I think he should have his own nerdy t-shirt line.Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-49527191954376353682013-10-07T07:58:37.725-04:002013-10-07T07:58:37.725-04:00Congratulations! Love this look at your process an...Congratulations! Love this look at your process and got a good laugh from it, too:>) And your post reminded me that a Clarion editor, when asking for a revision on poetry collection several years back, wanted me to add more layers/more characters and referenced Spoon River Anthology.laurasalashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807781795919555208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-91851605308528772442013-10-05T16:33:12.571-04:002013-10-05T16:33:12.571-04:00Loved the poem. Poor Shelly/Smelly!
And I signed ...Loved the poem. Poor Shelly/Smelly!<br /><br />And I signed up for the A.Word.A.Day newsletter. My inner word nerd thanks you!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-28497799359834337452013-10-05T13:45:16.249-04:002013-10-05T13:45:16.249-04:00What a fun post! Well, except for the hit-man part...What a fun post! Well, except for the hit-man part. That probably wasn't fun at all. Love that dancing bird. Dorainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04421672075192660319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-74026449087142465312013-10-05T05:20:36.643-04:002013-10-05T05:20:36.643-04:00I thought I was a word nerd until I read this post...I thought I was a word nerd until I read this post. It must be painful killing off a few lines and characters in your novel. A necessary evil, but no less painful I'm sure. Looking forward to reading it! :)GatheringBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477710897574769648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-28289986910770135652013-10-04T20:41:53.292-04:002013-10-04T20:41:53.292-04:00Shelly is great fun (and who doesn't love a wo...Shelly is great fun (and who doesn't love a word nerd!) Thanks for sharing, and congrats on finishing your draft!Buffy Silvermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07223895917772531703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-38185123232460417582013-10-04T16:47:33.803-04:002013-10-04T16:47:33.803-04:00Congratulations on saying 'it's ready, it&...Congratulations on saying 'it's ready, it's ready', Laura. But I do like Shelly, just don't know your book, so cannot tell why he's gone. So happy he lives on here in your post! I love that video, always love seeing talented kid perform! You didn't give any short "shrift" today! Thanks & best to the novel!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-72937557860338957762013-10-04T14:50:18.734-04:002013-10-04T14:50:18.734-04:00Love, love, love the binder, highlighted notebook ...Love, love, love the binder, highlighted notebook and seating chart with X marking the crime scenes. Thanks for sharing -- nerds are my favorite folks!Kerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07754424789728293252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-39110354501031366442013-10-04T14:06:39.056-04:002013-10-04T14:06:39.056-04:00Loved reading about your process! that is some gin...Loved reading about your process! that is some ginormous notebook. And loved the poem - word nerds unite. I love looking at etymologies too!BJ Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05810656260650783785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-47906997733318759552013-10-04T10:59:23.969-04:002013-10-04T10:59:23.969-04:00Ha, Tabatha. Content for the time being, but takin...Ha, Tabatha. Content for the time being, but taking a break before I tweak again.Author Amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-68533904620853810452013-10-04T10:57:44.714-04:002013-10-04T10:57:44.714-04:00Poor Shelly was hoist on his own petard! Glad you ...Poor Shelly was hoist on his own petard! Glad you shared his poem. <br /><br />I am impressed by the ginormous binders. So much work has gone into this book, Laura! Glad you are content with its completed state. Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-85100411687083580222013-10-04T09:13:56.162-04:002013-10-04T09:13:56.162-04:00Laura, congratulations on reaching a stopping poin...Laura, congratulations on reaching a stopping point for your novel in verse! I can tell a lot of love has gone into this book... send it out, send it out, so the world can read it! xoIrene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-66551093661907701482013-10-04T02:11:52.584-04:002013-10-04T02:11:52.584-04:00Nerds unite! Sorry to hear about Shelly's unt...Nerds unite! Sorry to hear about Shelly's untimely demise...that's a fun poem!Matt Forrest Esenwinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04230063389130167424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-82391093919419897902013-10-03T22:37:51.720-04:002013-10-03T22:37:51.720-04:00A dancing bird! A word nerd! A new book! An int...A dancing bird! A word nerd! A new book! An intimate look! Thanks!Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.com