Moving on through my list of "no... Thank you!" Great comments award awardees, I wanted to introduce you to Ian from Views from the Bald Patch. Another writer, he is a writer of fantasy, is in the midst of several projects and has built a fantastic pirate ship for his kids in the backyard as part of the project he was working on at the time. It's really amazing, you should check it out. (BTW: none of the recipients of the 'Great Comments Award' need pass it on. The great thing about this award is that it gives me a chance to thank my commenters. If you don't want to pass it on because then it means that your followers will feel obligated to do the same, I should tell you there have been a few of these awards that though I was thrilled with the thoughtfulness, I did pass on passing those on- SO NO FEELINGS WILL BE HURT!) Anyway, while I was there saying hello, he passed on a "Look at that" tag. (And since I was looking for something to do for my blog post...) So what you do is, what it is is, so it's like... here's the deal: Count up the 'LOOK's in your current WIP and choose your favorite three, then post the paragraphs around the word. And I'm taking it on:
1. Her fake grin dissolves. Thick webs of tangled braids
oscillate around her counterfeit affability. She smiles wryly. “Lookin’ to tell
Martha Money how she will meet the love of her life.”
Arms fall uselessly, dead wood at my side. My body lurches,
reflexively seeking to expel, inhale. A beam of sunlight shimmers on the
surface but fades and wanes as I sink down, down… Kick.
3. My ear piercing
shriek resoun– Ernesto’s face remains incongruently
impassive. The young waitress across the bar scans her territory wildly indifferent.
A Hemingway look-alike hugging his gin and tonic glances up, slurs something
about “one thrue thring” then ascetically renews his devotion. Self-absorbed
disinterest forces placidity. Like watching the news not report on political corruption. I screamed, didn’t I?
I actually didn't have many to choose from so hope you enjoyed them! Oh and go ahead and take it if you want it, if not, NO FEELINGS WILL BE HURT!
This is fun! I may have to play later in the week. (Just getting back from a vacay and I am swamped.)
ReplyDeleteLoved this line, Danette: "A Hemingway look-alike hugging his gin and tonic glances up.." Genius.
:D Thanks Liz! This is about as easy as they get, I might do it again next year (If I remember).
DeleteThanks for the award, Danette, and I'm glad you took up the challenge. That's a creative and expressive bit of word art in the middle there!
ReplyDeleteThanks Ian. I use Word art is quite a few places in my piece. It captures the mood visually as well as with the actual text. The hard part is getting it published this way, I fear.
DeleteWhat a fun challenge - I enjoyed all three!
ReplyDeleteThanks once again and as always, LadyFi!
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