tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356166881256164183.post5070332431239402989..comments2023-11-14T01:13:04.914-08:00Comments on A*Musings: Distant StarsShellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03068094486297918345noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356166881256164183.post-18028913312663572012010-09-29T12:47:04.614-07:002010-09-29T12:47:04.614-07:00Newt -- Oh, I'm so glad you feel that way, bec...Newt -- Oh, I'm so glad you feel that way, because she's the MC in my current work in progress. Hopefully you'll get to see a lot more of her! Thanks!Shellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03068094486297918345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356166881256164183.post-36027618784349430822010-09-28T03:47:36.257-07:002010-09-28T03:47:36.257-07:00That's a great piece that's left me wantin...That's a great piece that's left me wanting more. I hope you bring this character out again, I'd love to learn more about the story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356166881256164183.post-77447543110089236462010-09-27T17:24:27.260-07:002010-09-27T17:24:27.260-07:00Icy -- Thanks! You've got a good eye; I would...Icy -- Thanks! You've got a good eye; I would say that is one of the key phrases to understanding my MC.<br /><br />Thank you, Stacey!<br /><br />John -- Hm, I have a feeling it didn't deter you for long. ;)<br /><br />Carrie -- Thanks so much, I'm glad it worked. You're wonderful!Shellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03068094486297918345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356166881256164183.post-31560177103559841022010-09-26T19:54:48.985-07:002010-09-26T19:54:48.985-07:00Beautiful (as always). Made me homesick for a plac...Beautiful (as always). Made me homesick for a place I've never even been. So yeah...very engaging! You had me walking into the field and I could almost smell the grass. Mmmm. Makes me want to go outside barefoot now...if not for the ants. lol. Great job!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356166881256164183.post-59638376861478928982010-09-26T16:23:40.118-07:002010-09-26T16:23:40.118-07:00Well I was planning on eating pork chops tomorrow ...Well I <i>was</i> planning on eating pork chops tomorrow night. Thanks a lot, Shelli. :)<br />Loved your use of description in this one. I believe you've outdone yourself a little on this one.John Penderhttp://johnpender.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356166881256164183.post-48597749536038098012010-09-26T15:35:44.174-07:002010-09-26T15:35:44.174-07:00Beautiful imagery, and you captured your MC's ...Beautiful imagery, and you captured your MC's emotions really well.Staceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06446339382334854910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356166881256164183.post-75537139774560396642010-09-26T14:39:44.349-07:002010-09-26T14:39:44.349-07:00Aw that's beautifully written. This line, &quo...Aw that's beautifully written. This line, "And in spite of my logical brain, as I stared at the moon, I couldn't help but search the skies for the other two that I knew were missing", really stood out for me. I don't know why, it just really says so much in so few words.Icy Sedgwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11501193571425442406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356166881256164183.post-86252154952956044182010-09-26T10:46:57.562-07:002010-09-26T10:46:57.562-07:00Thank you so much, Renee, I always appreciate your...Thank you so much, Renee, I always appreciate your encouragement!Shellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03068094486297918345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356166881256164183.post-48169784164779253802010-09-25T16:09:51.003-07:002010-09-25T16:09:51.003-07:00All my senses came alive in this story...it was so...All my senses came alive in this story...it was so easy for me to visualize it all and even experience it....Wow! You are so good at this, Shelli...Reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07089685282700680525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356166881256164183.post-41886479226968974502010-09-25T11:55:59.820-07:002010-09-25T11:55:59.820-07:00Thank you, Susan and LR!
Laura, thanks. I'm ...Thank you, Susan and LR!<br /><br />Laura, thanks. I'm glad that feeling of longing came through.<br /><br />Thank you, Francis. Is it a coincidence, do you think, that looking at stars feeds my soul, too?Shellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03068094486297918345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356166881256164183.post-55899661447879532042010-09-25T11:13:57.781-07:002010-09-25T11:13:57.781-07:00That was really beautiful. Made me want to go lay ...That was really beautiful. Made me want to go lay in grass and look at the stars. Its always so important to know what feeds our soul and how to find it as your MC seems to have done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356166881256164183.post-4118408296942028562010-09-25T07:03:12.438-07:002010-09-25T07:03:12.438-07:00The description of the rural setting is wonderful....The description of the rural setting is wonderful. I can see and feel everything. <br /><br />The lonely/longing tone is haunting.<br /><br />The description of the pork chops in the first paragraph is perfect. Made my stomach turn.Laura Rachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05407312422139066511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356166881256164183.post-11101952388417605252010-09-25T02:11:31.635-07:002010-09-25T02:11:31.635-07:00Nice job, Shelli. I like the rural setting you cre...Nice job, Shelli. I like the rural setting you created.LRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16839870925431989156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356166881256164183.post-20197751000664946482010-09-24T20:20:42.567-07:002010-09-24T20:20:42.567-07:00A lot of good sensory description.A lot of good sensory description.Susan G. Hawshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08149863824322299876noreply@blogger.com