tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post6123025487331538620..comments2024-03-29T07:14:38.160-04:00Comments on Dystel & Goderich Literary Management: Literary OlympicsDGLMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03594925221862242748noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post-15091670050906518732010-05-02T22:09:15.859-04:002010-05-02T22:09:15.859-04:00@Mary Witzl
Love the genre-changing idea!
@Rachel...@Mary Witzl<br />Love the genre-changing idea!<br /><br />@Rachel<br />Shouldn't the synopsis writing be reserved for the losers??? BTW, congrats on the WD Top Blog listing though we all knew you guys were tops already.Angela McCallisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10610798614001745001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post-3336113544686059062010-05-02T21:06:48.667-04:002010-05-02T21:06:48.667-04:00replacing a typewriter ribbon and then typing up a...replacing a typewriter ribbon and then typing up a manuscript page on the typewriter!?Jan Markleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317561950719847803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post-71911905406466793312010-05-02T05:52:20.223-04:002010-05-02T05:52:20.223-04:00All winners will have to be tested for opium and a...All winners will have to be tested for opium and absinthe before receiving their prizes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post-57375568341370400692010-05-01T17:37:12.450-04:002010-05-01T17:37:12.450-04:00"the losers have to sit through a reading of ..."the losers have to sit through a reading of bad celebrity biographies as they’re being pelted with water balloons."<br /><br />That's hilarious :)MBW aka Olleymaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06311893784715159105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post-37587661335068537512010-05-01T06:55:13.358-04:002010-05-01T06:55:13.358-04:00Turning a chapter of a standard bodice ripper into...Turning a chapter of a standard bodice ripper into literary fiction. Composing a series of haiku on a given theme. Writing the best possible excuse for not handing in homework on time.Mary Witzlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06458299046574564155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post-26708797659670360782010-04-30T21:01:07.989-04:002010-04-30T21:01:07.989-04:00well i think the judges have to be blog agents! so...well i think the judges have to be blog agents! someone from dglm (of course),jessica from bookends, query shark (there's a contest in there too somewhere) and nathan bransford!WriterGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02461061240195604193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post-88875992132401967612010-04-30T18:30:30.219-04:002010-04-30T18:30:30.219-04:00I love it. American Idol for writers. So who are t...I love it. American Idol for writers. So who are the judges?Martina Boonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03358736828122139189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post-85035211088282911842010-04-30T17:36:11.667-04:002010-04-30T17:36:11.667-04:00"So, why not go one step further and hold the..."So, why not go one step further and hold the Literary Olympics?"<br /><br />Please tell me they won't be disqualifying for caffeine and nicotine!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post-53256519414155359172010-04-30T16:02:23.086-04:002010-04-30T16:02:23.086-04:00Writer's Block Blaster - water gun shooting at...Writer's Block Blaster - water gun shooting at targets depicting the best ways to bust through writer's block.Dawn Iushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01546425873531022196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post-90931578513569468062010-04-30T15:41:38.703-04:002010-04-30T15:41:38.703-04:00Just saw that DGLM was named one of the Top 5 Agen...Just saw that DGLM was named one of the Top 5 Agent Blogs for 2010 by Writer's Digest. Congrats!Elizabeth Flora Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11729450308659877966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post-20492253840908390822010-04-30T15:39:28.507-04:002010-04-30T15:39:28.507-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Elizabeth Flora Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11729450308659877966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post-88770325252975700172010-04-30T15:05:15.678-04:002010-04-30T15:05:15.678-04:00Banter Duels
A banquet hall filled with tables. ...Banter Duels <br /><br />A banquet hall filled with tables. An NCAA-tournament-type bracket. Five three-minute rounds. Writers go head-to-head exchanging witty barbs, subtle putdowns, and faint praise that damns. <br /><br />The winner receives the Wilde-Twain trophy.<br /><br />- hkHektor Karlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08908146663251226473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post-91919333379089891612010-04-30T14:57:15.683-04:002010-04-30T14:57:15.683-04:00Sign Off: Who can sign their name (semi-legibly) t...Sign Off: Who can sign their name (semi-legibly) the most in an hour. Or maybe, who can sign the same name (i.e. Bob J. Smith) in an hour.<br /><br />Better than Potter: Take a scene from Harry Potter (or any other big-named series/book) and rewrite it in a way that you think is better.T.J.http://timtypes.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com