tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597446736200108024.post2184384591078975978..comments2024-03-28T00:28:02.920-07:00Comments on Navigating the Slush Pile: Feeling Yammy?Vickie Motterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15791034462866079818noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597446736200108024.post-19000699090465697582011-11-30T07:34:37.975-08:002011-11-30T07:34:37.975-08:00Cheesy potato casserole. (Yum!)
It takes the perf...Cheesy potato casserole. (Yum!)<br /><br />It takes the perfect balance of ingredients (cheese, potatoes, sour cream, cream of mushroom soup, etc) and blends them to create a tangy, savory and satisfying dish. <br /><br />I strive, in my writing, to make my characters, plot, style and setting blend together for a tangy (surprising), savory (emotionally connecting) and satisfying story.S. D. Grimmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087472181687868202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597446736200108024.post-49663071291117561722011-11-23T21:19:05.262-08:002011-11-23T21:19:05.262-08:00Love this idea, Vickie!
Okay... I think I'd ...Love this idea, Vickie! <br /><br />Okay... I think I'd be sweet potato casserole. Not only is that my favorite Thanksgiving dish, but I think it represents the books I like to read AND the way I strive to write: layered, smooth, sweet, and rich. <br /><br />Happy Thanksgiving, Vickie!Katy Uppermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07725740174190514869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597446736200108024.post-55970236200020271232011-11-23T20:45:23.393-08:002011-11-23T20:45:23.393-08:00It's all about the stuffing. Turkey is a vehi...It's all about the stuffing. Turkey is a vehicle for cooking stuffing, so I'll go out on a limb and say that a good story is a vehicle to the fun stuff. Humor, hidden agendas, the lines people quote to each other after the story is over . . . that's the good stuffing, right there.-Jo-https://www.blogger.com/profile/03994731857058276539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597446736200108024.post-15011141361717654752011-11-23T15:43:56.333-08:002011-11-23T15:43:56.333-08:00How funny I cook my turkey the same way.
Years a...How funny I cook my turkey the same way. <br /><br />Years and years ago I had a client who mentioned to me that she was watching Beverly Hills 90210 and they cooked the turkey this way and ever since she told me, I have too:)<br /><br />Hope you and your family have a Happy Thanksgiving!Mart Ramirezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09492840883926331053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597446736200108024.post-2807023519368260012011-11-23T14:59:21.361-08:002011-11-23T14:59:21.361-08:00Love this.
Alright, if I had to describe my writ...Love this. <br /><br />Alright, if I had to describe my writing style as a thanksgiving dish it would definitely have to be roasted split turkey. On the outside, it's pretty normal, roasted turkey, but it cooks fast, tastes great and has some fantastic moments of comedy (like how do you cut a twenty-four pound turkey in half when the only functional knife in the house is a steak knife?) Yup, that's me. <br /><br />Oh, and my security word: Bakin<br />Happy Thanksgiving.Renahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02767762370997304308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597446736200108024.post-65866733077917025802011-11-23T12:15:43.368-08:002011-11-23T12:15:43.368-08:00Fun idea! :)
I guess I'd be cranberry sauce, ...Fun idea! :)<br /><br />I guess I'd be cranberry sauce, because I strive for the perfect balance between dark and light, bitter and sweet. Also, I like to take familiar ideas and add a touch of the unexpected.<br /><br />Hope you have a great Thanksgiving!Renee Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08170818341212519937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597446736200108024.post-13727491534295109472011-11-23T10:05:50.666-08:002011-11-23T10:05:50.666-08:00Oh, this is difficult. Possibly mashed potatoes? T...Oh, this is difficult. Possibly mashed potatoes? They're pretty standard, but then you can start throwing all sorts of wonderful and odd things in there that make them even better. I like cranberry sauce in mashed potatoes, however, I don't know the writing equivalent for them...something unbelievably sad? <br /><br />Also, upside down turkey is the only way to do it.L.M. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834881688010514126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597446736200108024.post-59097817234404619632011-11-23T09:50:41.353-08:002011-11-23T09:50:41.353-08:00Ok, I'll give it a whirl. I'm going to say...Ok, I'll give it a whirl. I'm going to say Lemon Meringue pie. Sweet and simple on the surface, but with layers of complexity underneath. It's what I write, and what I like to read.Kristine Asselinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18257286523945921891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597446736200108024.post-20558999603454083032011-11-23T09:36:20.019-08:002011-11-23T09:36:20.019-08:00Excellent post idea.
I'd have to say my writi...Excellent post idea.<br /><br />I'd have to say my writing style/genre would be similar to yours actually. I love twists, and I try to incorporate them into my storytelling as much as possible.<br /><br />But since you've already used that, I'll pick something else. The flash fiction stories I love to write most resemble a carrot cake, which incidentally is my favorite dessert. I chose a carrot cake because on the outside, you have a simple and clean design: white frosting, maybe garnished with pecans, but nothing too fancy (absolutely NO candy carrots - gross). But once you cut into it, you find the rich layers of cake and can see there's much more going on than the frosting disclosed. I love dissecting stories for symbolism and double-meanings, so I love trying my hand at writing stories that can be interpreted in more than one way.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01235832553786202667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597446736200108024.post-43211099627651945702011-11-23T09:25:39.505-08:002011-11-23T09:25:39.505-08:00Yams with marshmallows and pecans. I love books th...Yams with marshmallows and pecans. I love books that get unexpectedly sweet or crunchy (is crunchy a good metaphor for funny?) in little bursts.Ruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04217026218961932530noreply@blogger.com