tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460741799437860152.post6850833688464049535..comments2009-08-15T07:09:15.841-04:00Comments on Hadley Stevens: So What's Your Story About?Hadley Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11257034105323764624noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460741799437860152.post-23426974294061241672009-08-15T07:09:15.841-04:002009-08-15T07:09:15.841-04:00I'm going to enter "Mixed Blessings"...I'm going to enter "Mixed Blessings" in the contest; but I'm not sure it fits.<br /><br />I had my students/prisoners read it and they came up with all kinds of results. Here's the best one:<br /><br />Dudley was switched at birth. The dead Dudley is not "their" Dudley; he's still out there.JR's Thumbprintshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10479324326541901987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460741799437860152.post-63926507780938772262009-08-14T09:52:52.328-04:002009-08-14T09:52:52.328-04:00JR: I agree with the t.v. guide comparison, for th...JR: I agree with the t.v. guide comparison, for the most part these write-ups fit the bill; it's been interesting to analyze some of them against the components Blake Synder talks about in his book.<br />The Hint Fiction pieces are fascinating- I've read yours, and I like your take on the timeline. I'm thinking about entering the contest- my flash fiction piece was so different from what I usually write. It would be interesting to come up with something within my genre.Hadley Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11257034105323764624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460741799437860152.post-54119547281336607972009-08-10T07:22:50.224-04:002009-08-10T07:22:50.224-04:00When I think of taglines, I'm usually studying...When I think of taglines, I'm usually studying the t.v. guide for something good to watch. But lately I'm thinking of Hint Fiction and whether taglines have something in common with this genre. Or perhaps the newspaper classifieds, something like Hemingway's story: "For Sale: Baby shoes, never worn."JR's Thumbprintshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10479324326541901987noreply@blogger.com