Comments on: Concision http://www.deepgenre.com/wordpress/madeleine-robins/misc/concision Writing and Reading. Commerce and Art. Fantasy and Science Fiction. Discuss. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 21:28:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Hugh http://www.deepgenre.com/wordpress/madeleine-robins/misc/concision#comment-4741 Hugh Wed, 08 Nov 2006 22:29:47 +0000 http://www.deepgenre.com/wordpress/madeleine-robins/misc/concision#comment-4741 Haven't visited the site so don't know how it was presented, but it reminds me of a story about Hemingway (not that I'm actually a big fan of his stuff) and some critics or other cultural figures sitting in a bar, where they were teasing him about his writing style. They all agreed on a bet that he couldn't write a story with only six words. He won the bet with "Baby shoes for sale. Never worn." Haven’t visited the site so don’t know how it was presented, but it reminds me of a story about Hemingway (not that I’m actually a big fan of his stuff) and some critics or other cultural figures sitting in a bar, where they were teasing him about his writing style. They all agreed on a bet that he couldn’t write a story with only six words. He won the bet with “Baby shoes for sale. Never worn.”

]]> By: Wenamun http://www.deepgenre.com/wordpress/madeleine-robins/misc/concision#comment-4312 Wenamun Sat, 04 Nov 2006 17:10:02 +0000 http://www.deepgenre.com/wordpress/madeleine-robins/misc/concision#comment-4312 Oh, what fun! I can't resist. Divine pharaoh has died! God? <em> God?</em> Oh, what fun! I can’t resist.

Divine pharaoh has died! God? God?

]]> By: Steven Gould http://www.deepgenre.com/wordpress/madeleine-robins/misc/concision#comment-4114 Steven Gould Mon, 30 Oct 2006 18:19:52 +0000 http://www.deepgenre.com/wordpress/madeleine-robins/misc/concision#comment-4114 Regency romance: Attraction. Confusion. Disillusion. Collision. Profusion. Married. Regency romance:

Attraction. Confusion. Disillusion. Collision. Profusion. Married.

]]> By: Laurie http://www.deepgenre.com/wordpress/madeleine-robins/misc/concision#comment-3992 Laurie Fri, 27 Oct 2006 18:50:39 +0000 http://www.deepgenre.com/wordpress/madeleine-robins/misc/concision#comment-3992 God to Earth: “Cry more, noobs!” - Marc Laidlaw Hah! I just about died laughing at that one. I wonder how many people will get that. My contribution, in the same vein: Phat lewt engenders drama. DKP decides. God to Earth: “Cry more, noobs!”
- Marc Laidlaw

Hah! I just about died laughing at that one. I wonder how many people will get that.

My contribution, in the same vein:
Phat lewt engenders drama. DKP decides.

]]> By: Madeleine Robins http://www.deepgenre.com/wordpress/madeleine-robins/misc/concision#comment-3990 Madeleine Robins Fri, 27 Oct 2006 17:46:20 +0000 http://www.deepgenre.com/wordpress/madeleine-robins/misc/concision#comment-3990 Love blossomed, faltered. She was stoic. Love blossomed, faltered. She was stoic.

]]> By: Sherwood Smith http://www.deepgenre.com/wordpress/madeleine-robins/misc/concision#comment-3987 Sherwood Smith Fri, 27 Oct 2006 16:06:11 +0000 http://www.deepgenre.com/wordpress/madeleine-robins/misc/concision#comment-3987 The ones I like the best had hints of character. This is not surprising, as I tend to prefer character-driven stories over idea-driven. (Though I do like both when measured equally.) My contribution: "Just drink this, dear. Whoa, tentacles!" The ones I like the best had hints of character. This is not surprising, as I tend to prefer character-driven stories over idea-driven. (Though I do like both when measured equally.)

My contribution:

“Just drink this, dear. Whoa, tentacles!”

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