Comments on: The Toughies http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2009/03/18/the-toughies/ writing, reading, eating, drinking, sport Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:41:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Leahr http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2009/03/18/the-toughies/comment-page-1/#comment-77097 Leahr Sun, 22 Mar 2009 15:58:58 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/?p=3158#comment-77097 I love it, it's so funny. reminds me somewhat of Patricia C. Wrede's Dealing with Dragons quartet except makes less sense. This should inspire anyone who doesn't think they can improve their writing skills. I love it, it’s so funny. reminds me somewhat of Patricia C. Wrede’s Dealing with Dragons quartet except makes less sense. This should inspire anyone who doesn’t think they can improve their writing skills.

]]> By: Jennifer http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2009/03/18/the-toughies/comment-page-1/#comment-77033 Jennifer Sat, 21 Mar 2009 03:24:42 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/?p=3158#comment-77033 Such a cute story! I liked it! It reminds me of when I had my kids write fantasy stories in a summer school class. We had some really fun results! Such a cute story! I liked it!

It reminds me of when I had my kids write fantasy stories in a summer school class. We had some really fun results!

]]> By: Evan http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2009/03/18/the-toughies/comment-page-1/#comment-77032 Evan Sat, 21 Mar 2009 00:18:25 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/?p=3158#comment-77032 I know I wasn't using semicolons correctly at 8! I know I wasn’t using semicolons correctly at 8!

]]> By: J http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2009/03/18/the-toughies/comment-page-1/#comment-77009 J Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:24:55 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/?p=3158#comment-77009 Wow. Not bad actually, for an eight year old. very cute. i wish i could get away with that in LA. you should have made it longer. one thing i don't have any problem doing. i don't do short no matter how hard i try. (sigh). Wow. Not bad actually, for an eight year old. very cute. i wish i could get away with that in LA. you should have made it longer. one thing i don’t have any problem doing. i don’t do short no matter how hard i try. (sigh).

]]> By: Liset http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2009/03/18/the-toughies/comment-page-1/#comment-77008 Liset Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:09:15 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/?p=3158#comment-77008 zantorria! what a great name! ^-^ zantorria!
what a great name!
^-^

]]> By: David Moles http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2009/03/18/the-toughies/comment-page-1/#comment-76996 David Moles Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:23:09 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/?p=3158#comment-76996 you just started the story in the wrong place. as zantorria's back story, it's golden! you just started the story in the wrong place. as zantorria’s back story, it’s golden!

]]> By: Rachel (different one) http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2009/03/18/the-toughies/comment-page-1/#comment-76977 Rachel (different one) Thu, 19 Mar 2009 02:23:22 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/?p=3158#comment-76977 This reminds me of my stuff (something about the sentence structure...). Great story! Although I'd love to know the backstory of how the girl mistook her father's natural death for a dragon kill... and why the dragons eat people even though they taste horrid... and if anyone ever came after the dragons later on... I smell a new novel! :-) This reminds me of my stuff (something about the sentence structure…).

Great story! Although I’d love to know the backstory of how the girl mistook her father’s natural death for a dragon kill… and why the dragons eat people even though they taste horrid… and if anyone ever came after the dragons later on… I smell a new novel! :-)

]]> By: Rachel http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2009/03/18/the-toughies/comment-page-1/#comment-76970 Rachel Wed, 18 Mar 2009 23:02:24 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/?p=3158#comment-76970 It's a cute little story for an eight-year-old. I liked it, actually. ^^ It’s a cute little story for an eight-year-old. I liked it, actually. ^^

]]> By: rockinlibrarian http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2009/03/18/the-toughies/comment-page-1/#comment-76967 rockinlibrarian Wed, 18 Mar 2009 21:41:42 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/?p=3158#comment-76967 Ooo, I was tempted to ask you to post some of this, too, but didn't because I was afraid you'd think it too long to post/want to save it for the at-loud readings at events... but this is a perfect little snippet! And, much as it shows how far Real Authors have to improve their skills before they're any good, I also see some genuine sense-of-humor development there too already. Bet it still would have impressed your teachers, reading it along with the other works of 8-10-year-olds at the time.... Ooo, I was tempted to ask you to post some of this, too, but didn’t because I was afraid you’d think it too long to post/want to save it for the at-loud readings at events… but this is a perfect little snippet!

And, much as it shows how far Real Authors have to improve their skills before they’re any good, I also see some genuine sense-of-humor development there too already. Bet it still would have impressed your teachers, reading it along with the other works of 8-10-year-olds at the time….

]]> By: Q http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2009/03/18/the-toughies/comment-page-1/#comment-76966 Q Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:59:50 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/?p=3158#comment-76966 I think you got bored of writing it and wrapped it up too quickly. I think you got bored of writing it and wrapped it up too quickly.

]]> By: Amber http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2009/03/18/the-toughies/comment-page-1/#comment-76965 Amber Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:22:52 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/?p=3158#comment-76965 I like it! Very good for an eight to ten year old. I like it! Very good for an eight to ten year old.

]]> By: E. Lockhart http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2009/03/18/the-toughies/comment-page-1/#comment-76957 E. Lockhart Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:06:07 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/?p=3158#comment-76957 Is genius. Loved it when you read it aloud, too. Is genius. Loved it when you read it aloud, too.

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