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Bad News Blogfest -- They're People Too Blogfest entry is below this one
Francine over at Romancing the Blog is hosting the Bad News Blogfest October 2-3. Check it out here and go and view her entry and all the participants.
And please check out my entry for They're People Too - Blogfest below.
Also, check out my post below for details on my upcoming blogfest. The prizes are critiques from CA Marshall.
The challenge for this blogfest in Francine's words:
At some time or another, I expect you've all had to convey bad news to someone else, maybe to do with a pet, a relative, maybe even lover. Hence, this "Bad News Blogfest" is not about personal misery, it is to be about a character receiving bad news!
And here's my entry:
So basically, my characters receive bad news by literally running into it.
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Oh, yeah; bad news blunt and to the point.
ReplyDeleteWith all the action surrounding and implied in the scene, I'm glad it wasn't a drawn out cryfest.
This was heavy with emotion, yet stark in its . . hmm, cold?..no, severe circumstances.
I get a vivid sense of the world, and the people. How everything relates to everything. A lot of story packed into this excerpt. In a perfect package.
I'm not saying this well Brenda, but the cliche is "writing excellence." A perfect scene. At least, in my opinion.
.........dhole
I like the straightforward way this delivers the impact. It would have been easy to over egg the build up, but you avoided the temptation well.
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ReplyDeleteBlimey, I wasn't exppcting that. Great scene setting here and fast-track to the cold-comfort element. Yeah, definite emotional impact!
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Very visual! Me likes!
ReplyDeleteWell done. You handled the situation with style.
ReplyDeleteI like the tight pacing of this scene..
ReplyDeleteIts been a plethora of blogfests this October, and I just did the Mash-up one
Absolutely, straight to the point or rather the stake! Nicely done, I can't help but feel for Ricardo. Would love to know more about story leading up to the scene too. ;)
ReplyDeleteFantastic scene! And what horrendous news to...ehm...bump into. Poor Ricardo!
ReplyDeleteYes, I wasn't expecting such a twist. And you did pack a lot of story in a little passage -- but no confusion. Great job.
ReplyDeleteFantastically paced. Bad news indeed. What a revelation at the end!
ReplyDeleteWow, I wasn't expecting someone pinned to a tree! It kept me reading!
ReplyDeleteAnd your blog design is really cool :-)
Very nice. I curious how even the stones were turned to dust and blew in the breeze, or did I miss something. Great job.
ReplyDeleteThank you for commenting on my post. I am your 100th follower, way cool.
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N. R. Williams, fantasy author
The image of Ricardos death is so powerful! Great job here!
ReplyDeleteIt was great fun participating in this blogfest. Thanks everyone for your wonderful comments. We have a great community of writers around the blogosphere and talented. I loved reading all your posts.
ReplyDeleteSo freaky! That is definitely some bad news. Love your writing!
ReplyDeleteI did NOT see that ending coming! Great job! :)
ReplyDeleteReally impactful stuff, a great burst of incident and emotion. Nice job Brenda!
ReplyDeleteQuite gripping. You didn't waste time getting to the meat of this - nice job. This really moves.
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