tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652645226882883505.post4454760887494742132..comments2023-09-13T06:33:53.638+10:00Comments on Jem Jones, Writer: THANKS A LOT KENZIE || consequences of the NaNo Dare SquadUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652645226882883505.post-51255545167035553422018-02-20T10:35:13.221+10:002018-02-20T10:35:13.221+10:00I think [or at least hope??] that all writers have...I think [or at least hope??] that all writers have a story like this somewhere in their past xD Thanks, Kendra!Jem Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00283849842223000389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652645226882883505.post-51350182761016620332018-02-20T10:34:37.778+10:002018-02-20T10:34:37.778+10:00Not really... more like foolish. ;P Thanks for com...Not really... more like foolish. ;P Thanks for commenting, Micaiah!Jem Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00283849842223000389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652645226882883505.post-89810953450943416382018-02-20T10:14:08.242+10:002018-02-20T10:14:08.242+10:00Thanks, Charlotte, and welcome to my blog! :)Thanks, Charlotte, and welcome to my blog! :)Jem Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00283849842223000389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652645226882883505.post-64727746454877326762018-02-20T10:13:21.369+10:002018-02-20T10:13:21.369+10:00WHAT TWISTS, KENZIE. THERE WERE NO TWISTS IT WAS T...WHAT TWISTS, KENZIE. THERE WERE NO TWISTS IT WAS THE MOST CLICHE STORY EVER. Oh, go ahead and laugh... we know what's coming for you... *evil cackle* THANKS, THO. :D<br /><br />Ugh. Melody and the prince, yes. (why must my younger self attempt to write romance... *dies*) And I have no idea why I gave Uncle Tom arthritis?? but I'm pleased you liked it xD<br /><br />Thank you for <i>organising</i> the Dare Squad! (And if you do it again, I'm going to be talking it up so. much. ;)Jem Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00283849842223000389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652645226882883505.post-89645021405626993222018-02-20T09:51:30.795+10:002018-02-20T09:51:30.795+10:00Thanks, Magneto! Yep, that sounds like myself as a...Thanks, Magneto! Yep, that sounds like myself as a young writer... a time I prefer not to look back on... Amnesia + woods sounds good, though! ;) <br /><br />*sighs* So many writers' advice is to keep eVERYTHING you ever wrote. I suppose I'll have to hide it under my bed forever. (It's not like I <i>could</i> get rid of it now, anyway... it's online...) <br /><br />I would have written a commentary for the whole thing, but it would have gotten me too wound up, and I wouldn't have had enough room left for the story. :PJem Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00283849842223000389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652645226882883505.post-47717513057393449082018-02-19T08:10:21.960+10:002018-02-19T08:10:21.960+10:00I'm not sure exactly how this piece went from ...I'm not sure exactly how this piece went from Not Even For Family's Eyes to Hey Why Not Share With Everyone In The Blogosphere?? It wasn't because I was brave, though... foolish, maybe. xD Glad you enjoyed it, Cait; thanks for reading!Jem Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00283849842223000389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652645226882883505.post-75878316193787767052018-02-19T08:06:38.548+10:002018-02-19T08:06:38.548+10:00Thanks, Mira! (If there's one thing I'm go...Thanks, Mira! (If there's one thing I'm good at, it's snarky comments... ;P)Jem Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00283849842223000389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652645226882883505.post-43663959719523718902018-02-18T21:41:39.330+10:002018-02-18T21:41:39.330+10:00Glad to hear it, Jane! ;)Glad to hear it, Jane! ;)Jem Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00283849842223000389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652645226882883505.post-64876884126256321842018-02-18T19:39:33.960+10:002018-02-18T19:39:33.960+10:00Well, there was no way I was posting it online /wi...Well, there was no way I was posting it online /without/ the commentary, Julian... I'm glad you enjoyed laughing at it. ;)Jem Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00283849842223000389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652645226882883505.post-58449973054055319872018-02-18T18:46:29.647+10:002018-02-18T18:46:29.647+10:00I had the opposite reaction, Catherine... I had to...I had the opposite reaction, Catherine... I had too many words. Thus the commentary. ;PJem Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00283849842223000389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652645226882883505.post-20295898210494072642018-02-16T22:29:22.675+10:002018-02-16T22:29:22.675+10:00Ohh yes. 12-year-old me gets a lot of screaming.
...Ohh yes. 12-year-old me gets a lot of screaming. <br />"Romance? well, why not, you litERAL CHILD oh wAIT, THAT'S WHY NOT, wHAT DO YOU EVEN THINK YOU'RE DOING"<br />"Horses! of course, horses! never mind that your knowledge of horses comes from imagination and Saddle Club, which is a topic of screaming for another day! of course, write horses!" <br />"Castles? whoo hoo, you've written the most beautiful, comfortable and cOMPLETELY FAKE castles ever to grace the most cliche castles of the fairy tale genre."<br />"OOH MORE "ROMANCE", LET ME JUST BURN THIS"<br /><br />I hope your story works out well in the end, Ani, despite 12-year-old you's efforts... ;)Jem Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00283849842223000389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652645226882883505.post-30212273685506758422018-02-16T22:21:32.557+10:002018-02-16T22:21:32.557+10:00Yep. Her guardians were thieves. Who stole... unsp...Yep. Her guardians were thieves. Who stole... unspecified... stuff. And she gets taken to the castle, and then to prison. From which she escapes! by digging the mortar out with a spoon! and stealing her horse from the castle stables! And then she goes and finds her family, who are on a boat with the diamond (which she intends on stealing back) and don't care at all about her - except for maybe getting the reward for turning her back in. <br /><br />They're not doing anything on the boat. They're just... sitting there. (Uncle Tom's arthritis doesn't even feature.) <br /><br />*screams*<br /><br />BUT. MK, your comment is wonderful and now I almost want to rewrite it?? so it's one of those slightly self-aware stories that poke gentle fun at the tropes? Obviously her family would be the main focus of the new version, because them being chill about everything while she freaks out is such a lovely picture! [maybe because I can't stand her??] <br />So thank you for that! ;)Jem Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00283849842223000389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652645226882883505.post-42148280607914440702018-02-16T22:06:42.964+10:002018-02-16T22:06:42.964+10:00Well, I couldn't send that story out into the ...Well, I couldn't send that story out into the blogosphere without adding a note about my loathing, Gray... xDJem Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00283849842223000389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652645226882883505.post-46275037145641544602018-02-16T22:03:20.782+10:002018-02-16T22:03:20.782+10:00Yes... the snark is strong with this one. ;P Thank...Yes... the snark is strong with this one. ;P Thanks, Sarah!Jem Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00283849842223000389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652645226882883505.post-19718123067865189322018-02-16T22:00:24.276+10:002018-02-16T22:00:24.276+10:00I'm so happy I could lighten your day a bit, Z...I'm so happy I could lighten your day a bit, Zane! :D I hope the assignment went well. (And obviously your brother is cool. ;P)<br /><br />YES. My stories weren't usually 'high' fantasy, which is probably the only reason I avoided <i>every</i> cliche, but every cliche I <i>could</i> fit I apparently jammed in?? starting with orphans and working up from there?? <br /><br />Thanks for laughing! ;DJem Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00283849842223000389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652645226882883505.post-77001532372452379162018-02-16T21:54:27.476+10:002018-02-16T21:54:27.476+10:00I picked up the story, and decided that my snarky ...I picked up the story, and decided that my snarky internal commentary may as well accompany this horror of writing into the blogosphere... Glad you found it amusing, Faith! Jem Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00283849842223000389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652645226882883505.post-33652444582320142062018-02-02T14:02:13.857+10:002018-02-02T14:02:13.857+10:00LOL this sounds like something I would have writte...LOL this sounds like something I would have written a few years ago... I can totally relate. XD<br />The commentary was awesome! Kendrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04021725621373949390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652645226882883505.post-13208602019235773442018-01-28T07:09:48.453+10:002018-01-28T07:09:48.453+10:00Oh, I would've chickened out, so you are BRAVE...Oh, I would've chickened out, so you are BRAVE, Jem! xD <br /><br />Micaiah @ <a href="https://notebooksandnovels.com" rel="nofollow">Notebooks and Novels</a>Micaiah Saldañahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11429189684296844482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652645226882883505.post-19424750696999760262018-01-28T03:37:33.863+10:002018-01-28T03:37:33.863+10:00Adored this post! <3
Charlotte | https://charlo...Adored this post! <3<br />Charlotte | https://charlotteidek.com/charlotteidekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405034659225199400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652645226882883505.post-90253804610232261762018-01-27T06:02:25.043+10:002018-01-27T06:02:25.043+10:00Oh my word, this was FANTASTIC!!!!!! XD I am so so...Oh my word, this was FANTASTIC!!!!!! XD I am so sorry and I know you shall probably despise me eternally for this but I COULDN'T HELP BUT LAUGH AT BOTH THE TWISTS OF THIS STORY AND ALSO YOUR COMMENTS, OH MY WORD. XD XD XD This was the best. The literal best...<br /><br />As for what might happen next -- WAIT! WAIT! LET ME GUESS... Melody and the Prince fall in love??? Or Melody and Sir Malcolm?? That would make for an interesting twist... I think my favorite part was how Uncle Tom couldn't be a robber anymore because of his arthritis, though. It was so unexpected. XD Your comments throughout this whole thing were just...oh my word, they were perfection. XD<br /><br />Jem, I cannot ever thank you enough for joining the Dare Squad!!!!! *hugs* Even though we both didn't meet our goals, I still think we're winners, yes??? (also, this whole getting to see everyone's embarrassing dare thing is so much fun... XD) AND UGH. DON'T EVEN REMIND ME WHAT I'M GOING TO HAVE TO DO. I'm just gonna go bury my face in a paper bag now... XD Thank you SO SO much for participating!!! This just made my day!!!Kenziehttps://smudgedthoughts.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652645226882883505.post-84240099486325628692018-01-27T02:33:42.045+10:002018-01-27T02:33:42.045+10:00Your commentary is HILARIOUS. It made everything t...Your commentary is HILARIOUS. It made everything twice as funny. The story definitely reminds me of my own painful past as a writer. Though I don't think I ever got as far as you did. I have two or three stories that are only about three pages long that are basically just: girl walking in the woods+random stranger boy appears and is severely wounded and/or has amnesia (probably from another world). And then... nothing happened. Or everyone got captured by evil villains. <br />Don't throw it away! My sister once threw away a story because she thought it was stupid and she has regretted it ever since. Maybe it's still painful to look at now, but someday it might just be funny. You should definitely write a commentary for the whole thing :) The Temperamental Writerhttps://allthingstrivialandinsignificant.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652645226882883505.post-87697732463985444692018-01-26T20:43:28.383+10:002018-01-26T20:43:28.383+10:00Oh you are brave! I don't think I could ever p...Oh you are brave! I don't think I could ever post my earlier writing online.😂😂 But this was hilarious and I loved your salty side commentary there!!CG @ Paper Furyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14954615708675952085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652645226882883505.post-90929614834462892042018-01-26T14:19:54.372+10:002018-01-26T14:19:54.372+10:00This was quite fun to read! I especially enjoyed t...This was quite fun to read! I especially enjoyed the snarky comments to the side XD<br />xx<br />Miramirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12415438690048723144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652645226882883505.post-5486823891705107512018-01-26T11:15:45.491+10:002018-01-26T11:15:45.491+10:00Oh my woooord I was giggling through this entire s...Oh my woooord I was giggling through this entire story just because of your snarky comments on the side. XD XDJane Mareehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13829434202814787549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652645226882883505.post-26445940959285613742018-01-26T06:01:40.234+10:002018-01-26T06:01:40.234+10:00That was amazingly awesome. I feel like that woul...That was amazingly awesome. I feel like that would be a fun thing to publish /with/ your commentary. Cause okay...yes, there were real writing mistakes in there. But the commentary just made it all amazing. It was just so much fun to read!!! (I'm sorry if I'm laughing at your expense, but this story was precious!)Helena Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11511426093471571440noreply@blogger.com