tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post1982325976294207172..comments2024-03-23T15:28:15.198+00:00Comments on Icy's Blunt Pencil: Friday Flash - The ArtistIcy Sedgwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11501193571425442406noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-73523808133537032982011-02-05T20:27:19.706+00:002011-02-05T20:27:19.706+00:00I like how you made sure no one was around that...I like how you made sure no one was around that'd miss Jessica (as her dad was dead) -like the happy ending and hope she's alright :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-79578660772693815432011-02-01T12:00:21.206+00:002011-02-01T12:00:21.206+00:00I'll just add to all the rest: great story and...I'll just add to all the rest: great story and so satisfying. For anyone who never quite fitted in, this is the way it should have been. I felt the glare of the twins out there. <br />Did you ever see a cute film with Gerard Depardieu? I forget the title, but he came out of a page from another time and helps a little boy grieve his parents' death. Lovely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-78751490637329586822011-01-31T01:39:51.373+00:002011-01-31T01:39:51.373+00:00Classic, that the sketch-book was left behind. Del...Classic, that the sketch-book was left behind. Delightful, that they could strike an accord. Well done; a fun story. Thanks.Donald Conradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11299995538611948494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-40247422580917688882011-01-31T00:13:16.922+00:002011-01-31T00:13:16.922+00:00The Inkheart Series by Cornelia Funke is one of my...The Inkheart Series by Cornelia Funke is one of my favorite YA series ever. I love the main characters' abilities to turn words into reality. This story reminded me of it. I really like it.<br /><br />And I'll seat by Jessie any day ;-) I'll write while she draws; I'm sure we'll get on fabulously ;-)Magaly Guerrerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18295455026184103230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-70353173077228031562011-01-30T21:37:04.646+00:002011-01-30T21:37:04.646+00:00Yea! Reality is overrated. Excellent transition fr...Yea! Reality is overrated. Excellent transition from lonely girl with a sketchpad to Lady Jessica, friend to knights and seeker of dragons.<br /><br />The other girls don't know what they're missing.<br /><br />"We have ourselves an accord." I just loved this. Great use of language all throughout.<br /><br />Really well done.KjMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17691028465137798738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-61213657812984097492011-01-30T19:10:28.009+00:002011-01-30T19:10:28.009+00:00Carrie - Glad you liked it!
Raven - Exactly! Tak...Carrie - Glad you liked it! <br /><br />Raven - Exactly! Take opportunities where you find them.<br /><br />Rachel - I've often wished characters in paintings would do it, but knowing my luck, I'd get someone like Vigo in Ghostbusters 2!<br /><br />Julie - She'll be happy if she gets to meet the dragons!<br /><br />Stephen - I couldn't have done the unhappy ending. I just didn't have it in me.<br /><br />Jason - Because you're an exceptionally special individual!<br /><br />Anneke - You never know, maybe we'll get to find out what happens when she meets the griffins.<br /><br />Danni - I think it strikes a chord with writers and artists alike...we've all been rejected at some point, but our stories have always been there for us.Icy Sedgwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11501193571425442406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-32533780250447005932011-01-30T19:01:22.966+00:002011-01-30T19:01:22.966+00:00She's off to a better place. I'm sure she&...She's off to a better place. I'm sure she'll gain many friends and have a ton o' adventures. Good story!Eric J. Krausehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05774468607814244185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-19232416309415727752011-01-30T17:38:47.819+00:002011-01-30T17:38:47.819+00:00Fantastic story, Icy. I can't draw, but I was ...Fantastic story, Icy. I can't draw, but I was the girl under the tree with her notebook full of stories. I still never leave home without a journal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-62199539173093339632011-01-30T15:06:04.312+00:002011-01-30T15:06:04.312+00:00Wonderful, this is my kind of story. Good for her ...Wonderful, this is my kind of story. Good for her that Jessica took the chance. I'd love to hear what happens next. <br />Very strong character, I feel for her and she reminds me of how I used to feel.Annekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06321038108914191304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-26334696058695593842011-01-30T00:23:16.947+00:002011-01-30T00:23:16.947+00:00Why after reading this do I have A-Ha's "...Why after reading this do I have A-Ha's "Take on Me" stuck in my head?Jason Cogginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09509338964933754054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-63467468223629332682011-01-29T20:42:05.540+00:002011-01-29T20:42:05.540+00:00If only we writers could all have a portal through...If only we writers could all have a portal through which we could enter the land of our dreams. If we did, though, I would hate to see the world Stephen King would enter. :)<br /><br />A happy ending, Icy. So many of us probably had to endure moments of rejection like this and wished that we could escape. I glad for your character that she found a way.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753736809917062955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-38015950158538747722011-01-29T15:48:07.066+00:002011-01-29T15:48:07.066+00:00Don't we all have a similar dream at some poin...Don't we all have a similar dream at some point? I hope she is happy...wherever she went. :-DOkamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17102550169423011863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-71868642333483231582011-01-29T08:45:28.451+00:002011-01-29T08:45:28.451+00:00I used to wish characters from books or drawings c...I used to wish characters from books or drawings could do this. I suppose we all did. Great story and I'm glad she got a happyily ever after ending.Rachel Blackbirdsonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02246966713076881105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-37441164419392524792011-01-29T04:38:08.339+00:002011-01-29T04:38:08.339+00:00Fantastic! Never allow an adventure to pass you b...Fantastic! Never allow an adventure to pass you by.Raven Corinn Carlukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06014248975870886289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-56886555426030494762011-01-29T01:38:25.406+00:002011-01-29T01:38:25.406+00:00It's like this with writing for sure. We know ...It's like this with writing for sure. We know our characters, although sometimes it takes some doing. I really enjoyed this tale Icy. You have a way of telling heart-warming tales.Carrie Clevengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05093923008179106837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-6838020428251852292011-01-29T01:32:48.851+00:002011-01-29T01:32:48.851+00:00Laurita - Yeah, Jessie never thought ahead to how ...Laurita - Yeah, Jessie never thought ahead to how she could take it with her!<br /><br />Gracie - It's been sitting unfinished for months now - finally decided to dust it off and give it an ending!<br /><br />Mike - Yes, every now and then we need a good happy ending.<br /><br />Deanna - Plus she gets to make it all up - what's not to like?!<br /><br />John - Yeah, I could've done a "down" ending but I couldn't let myself. It had to be this ending. Glad you liked it - means a lot coming from you!<br /><br />Tim - I genuinely couldn't resist putting that line in.<br /><br />Patti - Yeah, there is a degree of autobiography in this!<br /><br />Laura - Oh, my dragons are always like Mr Spock. Not bitey at all!<br /><br />Harry - Thanks!<br /><br />Adam - I must admit, the tooth had nothing to do with me. I once lost a tooth in Spain and was genuinely shocked the Tooth Fairy paid me in pesetas.<br /><br />Michael - Yeah, the first draft had it all spelled out in the second paragraph but it seemed too much of an info dump. Glad it worked doing it this way!<br /><br />Steve - It seems the most logical place to go, doesn't it?<br /><br />FAR - I think all writers do escape into a different world - we just try and take other people in there with us.Icy Sedgwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11501193571425442406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-44041516730301160912011-01-29T01:12:28.098+00:002011-01-29T01:12:28.098+00:00Even being a guy, I could relate to Jessie. Lord k...Even being a guy, I could relate to Jessie. Lord knows there were times I would have gladly escaped to a different world. Still so, sometimes. :)<br /><br />Great job on this one. I like happy endings!Larry Kollarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317037795075278427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-70563126161648399752011-01-28T22:59:42.442+00:002011-01-28T22:59:42.442+00:00Icy, this is the stuff of writers and artists, whe...Icy, this is the stuff of writers and artists, where do they all go?<br />Into their imaginations of course.Steve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-39126086353176999842011-01-28T22:47:04.494+00:002011-01-28T22:47:04.494+00:00I love what you did here with Jessie's emotion...I love what you did here with Jessie's emotions. I feel like I really got her, yet you didn't just lay it on. You let it drip through the cracks of the story, and once I was done reading, I had a full bucket. Loved that!<br /><br />Also liked the ending. Vague, and has me wondering yet satisfied. You're a very good flash writer for sure.<br /><br />BTW, somebody has to get Jessie a Lady Gaga CD because she's really missing out :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16518183823230864763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-60151571003696410622011-01-28T21:48:31.140+00:002011-01-28T21:48:31.140+00:00This is so beautiful and painful at the same time....This is so beautiful and painful at the same time. It was the little details of the tooth and the stone that made it for me. Almost teared up.<br />Adam B @revhappinessAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-89005144361520607042011-01-28T21:25:05.268+00:002011-01-28T21:25:05.268+00:00Wonderful tale Icy!Wonderful tale Icy!Harryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09628269009060185397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-1573157134384819002011-01-28T19:24:13.378+00:002011-01-28T19:24:13.378+00:00What a lovely tale - and you didn't let a drag...What a lovely tale - and you didn't let a dragon eat her, Icy. :) (or at least not yet)Laura Enohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09982794146667832204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-38451921084758811672011-01-28T19:05:44.501+00:002011-01-28T19:05:44.501+00:00YAY! Great story, Icy--I think the writer as an ou...YAY! Great story, Icy--I think the writer as an outsider is a familiar story for many of us--I love that she actually got to do what I always wanted (and still secretly do...)Patti Larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08168127105768532144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-50979025094931546462011-01-28T18:43:17.403+00:002011-01-28T18:43:17.403+00:00Cute story. I especially like “Lady Gaga? I must s...Cute story. I especially like “Lady Gaga? I must say, I do not recall anyone of that name at Court.”~Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06774944172261988587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-73663035206040332482011-01-28T16:39:41.492+00:002011-01-28T16:39:41.492+00:00Oh, this is delightful. It would be delightful eve...Oh, this is delightful. It would be delightful even if I hadn't lived many conversations like this in my teens. I should strike up more of them now. Going with the disappearance into fantasy for the end instead of a more conventional negative one sealed the deal. One of my favorites from you, Icy.John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.com