tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post7523010479542670010..comments2023-06-12T13:43:01.685+01:00Comments on Icy's Blunt Pencil: Friday Flash - The DuelIcy Sedgwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11501193571425442406noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-32166597670865922052011-03-28T21:01:51.058+01:002011-03-28T21:01:51.058+01:00I love the whole idea of this story and the execut...I love the whole idea of this story and the execution (of the story) was brilliant as ever. Your words draw me into your world immediatly. Great job, Icy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-59087236893945081342011-03-28T00:56:00.011+01:002011-03-28T00:56:00.011+01:00I'll have to get this novel of yours. I want m...I'll have to get this novel of yours. I want more!Marihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07303695124956391293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-40593442499959812052011-03-27T19:32:29.827+01:002011-03-27T19:32:29.827+01:00I like the idea of ghosts staging fights and the s...I like the idea of ghosts staging fights and the supernatural angle. Nice hook with HQ at the end that pulls you into the deeper world.AidanFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09876041003278004627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-62077562490844011842011-03-27T17:10:04.077+01:002011-03-27T17:10:04.077+01:00FAR - Maybe you're just not at the right attra...FAR - Maybe you're just not at the right attractions? ;-)<br /><br />Lara - I love Fowlis. I'm attached to all of my characters, but he's my favourite!<br /><br />Raven - He's a lot of fun to write.<br /><br />GP - I like doing action sequences better than anything else. Probably watched one too many John McTiernan movies as a youngster!<br /><br />Chuck - Haha, he'd be very polite if you did!<br /><br />Eric - It depends where they get assigned! Though I think the middle of Westminster Abbey could be interesting...<br /><br />Justin - I hope so!! I've had this idea on the backburner for ages but Fowlis wouldn't leave me alone so I had to write it.<br /><br />Reginald - You'll find out!Icy Sedgwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11501193571425442406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-54767257464148272052011-03-26T22:19:01.074+00:002011-03-26T22:19:01.074+00:00I'm totally with Sam on this one; must know mo...I'm totally with Sam on this one; must know more about HQ and what it does, and especially how it remains secretive. A fun read! Thankyou!Reginald Goldinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14614046729112134242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-70751713386213704632011-03-26T17:00:46.375+00:002011-03-26T17:00:46.375+00:00Nothing left to say Icy: Fowlis is fantastic and y...Nothing left to say Icy: Fowlis is fantastic and your story is simply a marvellous feat of your ridiculously vivid imagination. I predict great things....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-29788756148411653672011-03-26T03:59:12.995+00:002011-03-26T03:59:12.995+00:00That was a lot of fun! Imagine the stories that wo...That was a lot of fun! Imagine the stories that would circulate all over the Internet after that showing. Wonder where they'll choose to have an afterlife duel next?Eric J. Krausehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05774468607814244185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-64752326897409330712011-03-26T03:00:09.478+00:002011-03-26T03:00:09.478+00:00I love the story and the setting. I do believe tha...I love the story and the setting. I do believe that Fowlis Westerby is a character I'd like to meet.Chuck Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14094196458632858993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-87110628208819188132011-03-26T02:04:13.497+00:002011-03-26T02:04:13.497+00:00You write a great action sequence. I love the gen...You write a great action sequence. I love the gentlemanly and witty quality of your ghosts. And the change in POV worked well. Great story.Genevieve Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16178276724159826428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-36137815836329554972011-03-26T00:33:38.916+00:002011-03-26T00:33:38.916+00:00DVery cool beans. Fowlis seems awesome.DVery cool beans. Fowlis seems awesome.Raven Corinn Carlukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06014248975870886289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-60419274050219244222011-03-25T23:44:49.375+00:002011-03-25T23:44:49.375+00:00What a great piece. Fowlis is quite a character. I...What a great piece. Fowlis is quite a character. I like knowing both sides of what is happening in this scene-makes it all the more humorous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-37004615030290639252011-03-25T23:16:13.256+00:002011-03-25T23:16:13.256+00:00Wow, why don't I ever get treated to two ghost...Wow, why don't I ever get treated to two ghosts dueling at a tourist attraction? That was one cool story, Icy! And I loved how the duelists made their manners afterward.Larry Kollarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317037795075278427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-14375788932121182922011-03-25T21:53:50.411+00:002011-03-25T21:53:50.411+00:00Deanna - Fight scenes are one of my favourite thin...Deanna - Fight scenes are one of my favourite things to write.<br /><br />Tim - I'll put in a word with Fowlis to see if he'll oblige. You won't be able to miss that hat.<br /><br />Harry - Aw, shucks, dude! (Ironically, I did write that one by hand originally!)<br /><br />Rob - Oh he will, he will. There's the redrafting of the first novel, then he wants a sequel...Icy Sedgwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11501193571425442406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-43658371754492357202011-03-25T20:38:28.384+00:002011-03-25T20:38:28.384+00:00Very nice! I loved it. Looking forward to seeing...Very nice! I loved it. Looking forward to seeing more of Fowlis in the future, should he make any further appearances to you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-23763535274419450372011-03-25T20:02:57.078+00:002011-03-25T20:02:57.078+00:00You have a beautiful imagination and a deft pen. A...You have a beautiful imagination and a deft pen. A combination mightier than the sword!Harryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09628269009060185397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-68004604889938232002011-03-25T18:57:20.001+00:002011-03-25T18:57:20.001+00:00I've been to plenty of tourist destinations in...I've been to plenty of tourist destinations in poor weather, but I've never been treated to a spectral sword fight. Cool story.Tim VanSant Writeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17614259042362664840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-50549216858789289712011-03-25T18:07:53.322+00:002011-03-25T18:07:53.322+00:00Super description of their fight Icy, as well as t...Super description of their fight Icy, as well as the setting, and the voices are great, well, it's all great!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-59555531002258776162011-03-25T14:35:13.077+00:002011-03-25T14:35:13.077+00:00John - You don't like Fowlis?
David - I know!...John - You don't like Fowlis?<br /><br />David - I know! I drove past it on the way to Glamis Castle. I saw the road sign and BAM! Fowlis walked into my head and started talking.Icy Sedgwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11501193571425442406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-70952113243880076752011-03-25T14:27:46.810+00:002011-03-25T14:27:46.810+00:00Icy, that was great. Some fantastic imagery in so...Icy, that was great. Some fantastic imagery in so few words. I'm off to read his first 2 outings.<br /><br />BTW - I live in Crieff, Scotland and just outside the town is a amll village called Fowlis Wester. Here's a link to it.....http://www.scottish-towns.co.uk/perthshire/fowlis-wester/index.html<br /><br />Have a great weekend!David Barberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05006533626998905560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-51159345488497265752011-03-25T14:06:43.299+00:002011-03-25T14:06:43.299+00:00Fowlis deserves one kind of sword or another in on...Fowlis deserves one kind of sword or another in one orifice or another. Meanwhile, Icy just gets applause.John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-89240824652237769582011-03-25T13:36:34.396+00:002011-03-25T13:36:34.396+00:00Sam - Oh, all will be revealed in the novel...
Ad...Sam - Oh, all will be revealed in the novel...<br /><br />Adam - Fowlis has been bugging me since 2007. I suspect he shall bug me for a long time to come! And I've seen people like that on my various jaunts to stately homes. Sadly no ghost swordfights. Yet.<br /><br />Jason - One aims to please!<br /><br />Isabel - Thanks!<br /><br />Laurita - Oh he does. If Fowlis can find some amusement, he will.<br /><br />M - All that time watching movies really does help write action scenes!<br /><br />Steve - Haha, I see what you mean!Icy Sedgwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11501193571425442406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-46931812824853980752011-03-25T13:22:56.203+00:002011-03-25T13:22:56.203+00:00When the samurai appeared, I did wonder where you ...When the samurai appeared, I did wonder where you were going to take this to, nicely tied up Icy.Steve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-57153571673321019472011-03-25T13:18:11.359+00:002011-03-25T13:18:11.359+00:00That was really fun to read. I loved the way that ...That was really fun to read. I loved the way that focusing so stongly on the tourists in the beginning made the ghosts actually seem like ghosts.<br /><br />Plus the fight scene was well done. Great imagery.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16518183823230864763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-85760239931099147802011-03-25T12:34:33.700+00:002011-03-25T12:34:33.700+00:00Great character in Fowlis. I can imagine him findi...Great character in Fowlis. I can imagine him finding all sorts of adventures.Lauritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03688820247531607677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-73024494303531787662011-03-25T11:41:42.311+00:002011-03-25T11:41:42.311+00:00Loving it - a really entertaining take on life in ...Loving it - a really entertaining take on life in the... afterlife! Well done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com