Reviewer: MorganAdams Signed [Report This]
Date: April 16, 2009 7:40 pm Title: Said Too Much

The idea of Gus calling his mother in a situation like this - that's just heart-breaking, Stray, for so many reasons. And the guilt Gus is feeling just comes off the page. You did a great job of capturing both Gus's despair here as well as a mother's response. Because she would have to be both upset about Shawn and worried about her son. Very unique idea in bringing Winnie into it. Nicely done!

Author's Response: Dude, Mo, all of your reviews never fail at making me bubbly-feeling inside. How do you always do that? I'm just sorry that it sometimes takes me this long to reply to you doing something so awesome like this.

I wanted to try to incorporate a caring yet concerned Winnie in here because - mainly - I couldn't see Gus going and crying to a man like Henry or his dad. Mother's just /get/ things in a way that fathers don't. Plus I left the reason behind Shawn's death nonexistent so I wanted to try to make Gus seem almost over-reactive (after all, 100 words only allows for so much aimed for emotions so I figured over was better then under... yeah) for his assumed age. I think it'd make the audience feel that something even worse then what they can imagine happened to Shawn in a way that broke Gus down to the extent that it has. So, yes, that's my spiel. rofl

Thank you again soo much for thinking on my fic and telling me what you though, especially since it's only a 100 words. You're completely awesome for it! :D

Reviewer: Samantha Joan Signed starstarstarstarstar [Report This]
Date: April 08, 2009 10:57 am Title: Duct Tape

EPICNESS!!! =) mother of pearl this was written SO beautifully, an aaaaamazing idea for the prompt & the senitment behind it was fantasic, so much emotion conveyed in the scene.<3333

Author's Response: Gahhhh! *dead* I wish you could feel EXACTLY what your review is making me feel right now 'cause I just can't let you know how /happy/ I am over this review by just telling you in so many words here. But thank youuu for the review!!!! :D

Reviewer: Amybf19 Signed [Report This]
Date: April 07, 2009 12:40 pm Title: Duct Tape

awww.. I picture a young Shawn trying to "fix' his family with duct tape!

Author's Response: Me too. *hugs Shawn* Thank you for the review!

Reviewer: MorganAdams Signed [Report This]
Date: April 07, 2009 2:42 am Title: Duct Tape

Oh, Stray, this is wonderful. First, the idea is perfect - unique on the theme but says so much about this moment in their lives. And then the way you wrote it - it fits it so well. Like a puzzle itself - each piece fitting together, yet still disjointed in a way as you intersperse the fight in with what Shawn is doing. It's great how you show him so focused and determined to tape the picture back, trying so hard, yet an underlying fear that it won't be enough. So well done, Stray!

Author's Response: Gahhh... Mo! You make me all bubbly on the inside - THANK YOU! Just the way you analyzed my 100 words... You're amazing for it. I never thought about the way I wrote it as being a puzzle in and of itself and dang, that's so cool of you to point out - thank you again! I just can't say thank you enough so I'll say it a few more times - THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! You are soooo amazing for taking the time of your day to review my little 100 words here. *hugs you tightly* Thanks.

Reviewer: SeaTurtle Signed [Report This]
Date: April 07, 2009 2:07 am Title: Henry's Truck

Ho-ma-god!!! Stray! You made me cry! Darn it, this was so beautiful, so good. The colors, the puzzle pieces it said so much! You are very good at using such sublety. All the rest was just icing, yummy icing though! Loved it!



Author's Response: Mmm... icing. xD THANK YOU FOR THE REVIEW! Gosh, just thank you! I'm sorry I made you cry but at the same time it's one of the most ecstatic things I can hear - just /knowing/ that I wrote something that made someone CRY is beyond amazing, especially when it's just a 100 words all centered around the prompt "duct tape." I mean, DUCT TAPE is the cause of making someone cry... Wth? XD It's crazy. Then just hearing that I'm "very good at using" subtlety made me melt a little with happiness. Thank you againnnn!

Reviewer: Tazmy Anonymous [Report This]
Date: April 07, 2009 1:58 am Title: Duct Tape

Whoa.  Excellent use of the prompt!


Author's Response: Thank you, thank you!

Reviewer: hondagirl Signed [Report This]
Date: April 07, 2009 1:52 am Title: Duct Tape

Oh, poor Shawn here. You can totally see the pain that he is feeling about his parents divorce. And every kid, no matter what the age, has tried to fix things that were unfixable. Brilliant take on the prompt.

 

-honda



Author's Response: I think everyone wishes things could just be fixed with tape... But then there wouldn't be enough tape to go around. ;)

Thanks for this great review! It's not every day I hear a "brilliant" about what I write.

Reviewer: Copper Pineapple Signed [Report This]
Date: April 04, 2009 4:05 am Title: Honesty is the Best Policy

10. Very short...and yet you perfectly captured both the personalities of both characters perfectly.

Author's Response: It's always a challenge to fit a whole story in 100 words and knowing that I also managed to capture the characters is awesome! So thank you very much for taking the time to review!

Reviewer: Copper Pineapple Signed [Report This]
Date: April 04, 2009 3:38 am Title: Karen's Headache Has a Date

5. I absolutely adore this chapter's title.

Author's Response: Haha. Thanks. I wanted to be creative this go around since there were two prompts to go on.

Reviewer: Amybf19 Signed [Report This]
Date: April 03, 2009 12:31 pm Title: Karen's Headache Has a Date

Awesome!!

Author's Response: Thanks. :)



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