tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717808259082655272.post6283725009363396694..comments2023-09-25T06:03:20.143-07:00Comments on Elizabeth Varadan's Fourth Wish: Campaign Challenge #2 -- The ImagoElizabeth Varadan, Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01708206753256682635noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717808259082655272.post-83989935246972656052011-10-28T15:51:38.747-07:002011-10-28T15:51:38.747-07:00Thanks, Cat. I don't normally write Sci Fi or ...Thanks, Cat. I don't normally write Sci Fi or horror, so I don't if this will develop into anything or not. I see it as a beginning, too, and not a complete story.Elizabeth Varadan, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01708206753256682635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717808259082655272.post-52854064345843532022011-10-14T13:42:57.753-07:002011-10-14T13:42:57.753-07:00Very well done. Sorry I'm so late commenting. ...Very well done. Sorry I'm so late commenting. The kids kept me busy more than usual. This snippet reads like a piece of a longer story. If ever you write it, let me know. I want to read it.Katharina Gerlachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00223722392075669331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717808259082655272.post-25618641943763192932011-10-11T18:46:52.591-07:002011-10-11T18:46:52.591-07:00Riveting and a little unnerving. You did a great j...Riveting and a little unnerving. You did a great job!<br /><br />#189Karen deBlieckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11833882790709316409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717808259082655272.post-67985695002065827182011-10-08T03:11:17.893-07:002011-10-08T03:11:17.893-07:00Ron and Jessica, thanks for the kind comments!Ron and Jessica, thanks for the kind comments!Elizabeth Varadan, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01708206753256682635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717808259082655272.post-36055812362679455552011-10-07T20:04:28.336-07:002011-10-07T20:04:28.336-07:00What a great entry! I loved it. So creative and su...What a great entry! I loved it. So creative and such a perfect use of the words :) Now off to follow your blog...Jessica Therrienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08075397024734371669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717808259082655272.post-24980714963823252502011-10-07T07:30:57.918-07:002011-10-07T07:30:57.918-07:00Very nice work. You have a great voice.Very nice work. You have a great voice.Ronald L. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649046677631873728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717808259082655272.post-54807512153710571002011-10-05T06:49:26.695-07:002011-10-05T06:49:26.695-07:00Cheryl, I agree, these challenges make you feel yo...Cheryl, I agree, these challenges make you feel you've started all these stories and never know the end! :-) <br /><br />Ali, Christy, and Randy, thanks for the kind support. Oddly, I was trying NOT to write a scary story, and then the ending just popped up—and it was the right word count. :-)<br /><br />Ali, thanks for following me, and Cheryl, thanks for the "like".Elizabeth Varadan, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01708206753256682635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717808259082655272.post-4152686445915045602011-10-03T15:04:34.921-07:002011-10-03T15:04:34.921-07:00Excellent use of the challenge words. And the stor...Excellent use of the challenge words. And the story is great too.Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16621043763559564251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717808259082655272.post-13106955905680856362011-10-03T01:17:54.596-07:002011-10-03T01:17:54.596-07:00It's scary Elizabeth! (Great job!)It's scary Elizabeth! (Great job!)Christy Farmerhttp://christyfarmer.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717808259082655272.post-68502897475396630052011-10-02T20:30:44.413-07:002011-10-02T20:30:44.413-07:00Ooh! Awesome and surprising!Ooh! Awesome and surprising!ali crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13023009704454279645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717808259082655272.post-35482640836247067162011-10-02T09:18:14.649-07:002011-10-02T09:18:14.649-07:00Wow, very creepy and intense. Makes me want to rea...Wow, very creepy and intense. Makes me want to read more...the only trouble with these challenges is that I feel like I'm reading a hundred book openings without being able to read on! Great entry--I'm off to like it :)Cheryl Reifhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01717232463223093632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717808259082655272.post-11152704198784525332011-10-01T03:44:28.699-07:002011-10-01T03:44:28.699-07:00Back again in a wifi cafe. Thanks Raelyn, Rachna, ...Back again in a wifi cafe. Thanks Raelyn, Rachna, and Doctor FTSE. These challenges are great for getting the creativity in action.Elizabeth Varadan, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01708206753256682635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717808259082655272.post-20220920694424761472011-09-30T17:05:23.302-07:002011-09-30T17:05:23.302-07:00Love this. It reads as a scene from a longer piece...Love this. It reads as a scene from a longer piece. I'm left with questions and want more :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717808259082655272.post-53022881014213449222011-09-30T08:30:52.474-07:002011-09-30T08:30:52.474-07:00Great Job, Elizabeth. Pretty impressive.Great Job, Elizabeth. Pretty impressive.Rachna Chhabriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900999965919504282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717808259082655272.post-10969476920911164852011-09-29T06:58:58.742-07:002011-09-29T06:58:58.742-07:00I was impressed by the theme of your story and the...I was impressed by the theme of your story and the way you compressed it into 200 words. Surely worth working up into something longer, to develop the creepiness and the tension? And with the Imago Challenge behind you, you can forget about those arcane 'challenge' words. Does anyone ever use them in their fiction/poetry/general conversation?<br /><br />Thanks too for your comment on my Imago.Doctor FTSEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10052101566471519778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717808259082655272.post-34353850349266492982011-09-29T04:14:38.277-07:002011-09-29T04:14:38.277-07:00Thanks everyone. While we are in Spain, we don'...Thanks everyone. While we are in Spain, we don't get to the wifi cafes as often as we'd like, so I'm not able to respond so often. But I certainly appreciate your nice comments, and I'm reading as many of the stories as possible. It's just amazing (and fun) to see how different all the stories are!Elizabeth Varadan, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01708206753256682635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717808259082655272.post-38128240004540513002011-09-28T20:49:49.693-07:002011-09-28T20:49:49.693-07:00I want an explination too! Nicely done. Mine is #2...I want an explination too! Nicely done. Mine is #29Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717808259082655272.post-64165388203573097952011-09-28T17:14:18.522-07:002011-09-28T17:14:18.522-07:00Great build-up leading to an unexpected twist at t...Great build-up leading to an unexpected twist at the end! Love how easily you incorporated all the required words into this story. <br /><br />I'm # 157Author A.O. Pearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09522726537375775560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717808259082655272.post-22088156090755211852011-09-28T12:55:01.223-07:002011-09-28T12:55:01.223-07:00I wasn't expecting that ending at all, I got c...I wasn't expecting that ending at all, I got carried away with all the details. I'm 153 BTWAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08533913253403252799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717808259082655272.post-61891859902339956572011-09-27T19:59:20.436-07:002011-09-27T19:59:20.436-07:00I like the sort of emotional intensity in this pie...I like the sort of emotional intensity in this piece. I'm over from the campaign (#142).Catherine Stinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08131569196977321229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717808259082655272.post-4591852678203241602011-09-27T19:35:23.473-07:002011-09-27T19:35:23.473-07:00Great use of the words, and you built the suspense...Great use of the words, and you built the suspense so well. I want to know more!elizabethannehttp://www.elizabethannewrites.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717808259082655272.post-54748926889110397302011-09-27T18:43:06.027-07:002011-09-27T18:43:06.027-07:00wow, good scene and pretty creepy, too.wow, good scene and pretty creepy, too.Sonia Lalhttp://storytreasury.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717808259082655272.post-7619203910796053902011-09-27T16:06:06.057-07:002011-09-27T16:06:06.057-07:00Very creepy! What is it about mirrors that can be ...Very creepy! What is it about mirrors that can be so unsettling? <br />Mine is #3.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12314617048592538691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717808259082655272.post-48166123497918085832011-09-27T15:41:45.595-07:002011-09-27T15:41:45.595-07:00I love your entry! What an interesting idea--if ou...I love your entry! What an interesting idea--if our reflections turned out to be independent.Golden Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08721520451194318436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717808259082655272.post-14268368552218921502011-09-27T15:26:10.695-07:002011-09-27T15:26:10.695-07:00Oooh and you are a fellow Californian, I've ju...Oooh and you are a fellow Californian, I've just noticed :)Claire Hennessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16576410137759875223noreply@blogger.com