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Date Posted: 09:35:36 01/20/10 Wed
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susiej
Subject: Luminescence is posted at the Literary Lab

Some of you guys critiqued the germ of this story. Without the support and inspiration I get from this board, it never would have been. I sure would like to know what you think of the final product. And the interview-lol.
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[> I'd say terse is the name of the game with that interview! But the story is lovely. Well done and congratulations! -- Larn, 05:25:06 01/22/10 Fri

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[> [> I meant to say "that first interview." Yours was lovely! -- Larn, 05:29:24 01/22/10 Fri

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[> [> No kidding- for someone "trying to get his name out there" he needs to remind us what it is. Glad you liked mine. I was worried about being a blabber. Maybe he was too. --

susiej, 10:25:40 01/22/10 Fri

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[> Thank you Susie! I can't tell you how many times I wonder about snippets that have been posted here and I never get to see how they end, so it's very appreciated to read the finished product! >>> -- Esther, 10:48:43 01/23/10 Sat

And oh yes! I remember this story. Quite fondly. Now that I read the whole thing, I can appreciate the spot on humor, the anticipation, the twists that I didn't expect. Oh, and I love how Mark had an answer for everything, even though at the end, I got to see part of his true side and how he really knew what was what. Awesome!

Now the interview, I must confess I read those before I read the stories. Kinda like reading the back of a novel before you decide to take a chance on it. *G*

The first one, way too serious for me personally, and not my cup of tea at all. And the starry-eyes hopes of starry-eyed hopes at the end was just so unlike the rest of the interview, I wondered if she just couldn't articulate it. So, didn't read her story.

Second interview, that tell me about your story that was just a story? Well, geez. Talk about pride in your efforts. And so nope, that turned me off as well. If you don't care enough about it to tell me about it, why the heck would I read it? So much for getting your name out there, or a face to put to it as there wasn't a picture.

Now yours. The best of the three. IMHO of course. And here's why. You mentioned something about yourself that I could identify with. Not the soccer mom part, because I refuse to do that (terrible but four years of Tae Kwon Do three nights a week was enough thanks *G*)but the squeezing in time to do your craft while you live your life I sure got. And I also learned something new about you. I didn't know you use to teach history! But then you merged the two together and it just worked for me. The tell me about your story, actually told me something about your story. Fancy that. And because I could identify with you doing your craft when you could, when you mentioned how it came about, the car you used to drive, your son liking Star Wars, it told me it was sincere, fantasy or no. Then the best. Tell me about your future. You actually mentioned being excited to be in the anthology! You mentioned another book that you've finished. A current WIP. You actually mentioned your plans for writing! Not no starry-eyed dream. Not a graphic novel. Writing a book! But here's what got my attention. You actually had fun writing. Now that is wonderful.

Congrats Susie!

Hugs

Esther

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[> [> Thanks Esther. And I really mean it when I say without yall, that story would never have happened.>>> --

susiej, 15:30:34 01/23/10 Sat

I was tempted to put in the name of our little group and how to find us, but the more i thought of it, I didn't want a bunch people who aren't Diana fans popping over here- because its a big part of who we are- what we like. And anyway, I think we do a damn good job just as we are.

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[> congrats! left my comment there! -- dea, 10:58:31 01/26/10 Tue

>Some of you guys critiqued the germ of this story.
>Without the support and inspiration I get from this
>board, it never would have been. I sure would like to
>know what you think of the final product. And the
>interview-lol.
> >"http://literarylab.blogspot.com/" >clickit

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[> [> thanks, dea- and very cool avatar! --

susiej, 14:43:29 01/26/10 Tue

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[> Re: Wow... am so excited for you... Great job Susiej, the story was unpredictable, did not see the otherworldly aspect coming in to play until it did... nice. Congrats as well for having the courage to share it , sometimes I think that is the hardest part. -- LRLassie, 15:56:22 01/28/10 Thu

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[> [> Hey! So good to "see" you. How's the Gray? --

susiej, 21:38:03 01/28/10 Thu

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[> [> [> Re: LOL... Unfortunately the Gray as well as everyone else in my head have been on the back burner. Am finally ready to let them run rampant again!!! Thanks for the welcome back!! -- LRLassie, 10:38:51 02/01/10 Mon

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[> A little belated as I work my way down the board, but wow, susiej. I remember reading the excerpt here and loving it. I can't express to you enough how much I enjoyed being able to keep reading. And I still wanted to turn the page for more at the end. *s* It's awesome. I'm so happy you won! Congratulations!! -- Alex, 09:53:25 02/13/10 Sat

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