tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604033530537822263.post5590954524283666983..comments2023-10-08T03:29:16.941-05:00Comments on Aaron Polson: What I Write: A Play in Three Acts*Aaron Polsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15173267932358617304noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604033530537822263.post-72602019911381191302010-05-26T07:48:02.081-05:002010-05-26T07:48:02.081-05:00Jodi - I better get to work then...that's a si...Jodi - I better get to work then...that's a sizable word count. ;)<br /><br />Katey - That's what I love (the lit-up eyes). Optimism is contagious.<br /><br />Michael - My kids "get it" more than my mom. (and they would totally be into pictures)Aaron Polsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15173267932358617304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604033530537822263.post-148255389390348182010-05-26T04:13:57.477-05:002010-05-26T04:13:57.477-05:00My significant other has caught on, but my parents...My significant other has caught on, but my parents, sheesh. <br />"Hey Mum, I got an agent!" <br />"Oh, and that's good, is it?" <br />"Hell, yeah!" <br />"How much is he paying you?"<br />"Never mind. Hey, Dad, someone's publishing a 10 year retrospective of my short stories."<br />"Yeah?"<br />"There'll be pictures."<br />"Hmm. That's something, I suppose."Michael Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14362324064346137974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604033530537822263.post-58460200370647337842010-05-26T02:30:01.327-05:002010-05-26T02:30:01.327-05:00Ha! Yeah, that's the script all right. But for...Ha! Yeah, that's the script all right. But for every few who shuffle away, there's still one whose eyes light up.<br /><br />Oh god, that sounded optimistic, didn't it? I need to go to bed.Kateyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05727622678452936037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604033530537822263.post-7923429211544354162010-05-26T00:37:30.374-05:002010-05-26T00:37:30.374-05:00I've had that conversation... ;)
Cabin in the...I've had that conversation... ;)<br /><br />Cabin in the woods, huh? I'd love just one weekend at a cabin by a lake (with loons, must have loons) this summer.<br /><br />If you sold five 2k/0.01 per word stories a day, every day, for a year: almost enough for a cabin up here. <i>Almost.</i>Jodi Lee (Morrighan)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11255981908084653157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604033530537822263.post-72252422264496953142010-05-25T22:18:16.119-05:002010-05-25T22:18:16.119-05:00Natalie - I want a big gold/diamond version hangin...Natalie - I want a big gold/diamond version hanging from a chain around my neck. Bling!<br /><br />Danielle - I'd love one for even two months out of the year. Maybe I can be a volunteer park ranger during the summer months...Aaron Polsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15173267932358617304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604033530537822263.post-29339668639761049462010-05-25T20:41:19.296-05:002010-05-25T20:41:19.296-05:00Now I'm caught on cabin in the mountains. Sigh...Now I'm caught on cabin in the mountains. Sigh.Danielle Birchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11796467053451208102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604033530537822263.post-52711094345658181262010-05-25T15:32:32.262-05:002010-05-25T15:32:32.262-05:00The Stephen King dollar signs are so cute : )The Stephen King dollar signs are so cute : )Fox Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05487359877190292039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604033530537822263.post-30480991403548208592010-05-25T15:17:42.108-05:002010-05-25T15:17:42.108-05:00Anthony - Depressing...oddly affirming. When the ...Anthony - Depressing...oddly affirming. When the stories win, so do I.<br /><br />Barry - Wait--I didn't get the cabin yet.<br /><br />K.C. - Why stop there?Aaron Polsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15173267932358617304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604033530537822263.post-10556349953976011232010-05-25T15:02:27.682-05:002010-05-25T15:02:27.682-05:00Excellent! That puts things into perspective.
Eve...Excellent! That puts things into perspective.<br /><br />Eventually you might have to write a sequel in which you get that cabin in the mountains, too. Just sayin. :)K.C. Shawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12467201304235217944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604033530537822263.post-28318092225299373342010-05-25T12:18:25.791-05:002010-05-25T12:18:25.791-05:00I love a happy ending!!!I love a happy ending!!!Barry Napierhttp://www.barrynapierwriting.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604033530537822263.post-8578319967478835272010-05-25T11:18:00.601-05:002010-05-25T11:18:00.601-05:00That was depressing.
Seriously though, that could...That was depressing.<br /><br />Seriously though, that could have been taken right out of my own life. i can't count the number of times I tell someone I just had a short story sold, and they ask how much I got... And yeah, $21 sounds about right.Anthony Rapinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11581208296144295224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604033530537822263.post-46137423488194611362010-05-25T11:10:58.313-05:002010-05-25T11:10:58.313-05:00Alan - The best plays get to the point.
Jamie - I...Alan - The best plays get to the point.<br /><br />Jamie - I have it with myself all the time.<br /><br />Cate - Mothers do understand our ambition, though. <br /><br />Hinny - Some of us just can't stop...Aaron Polsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15173267932358617304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604033530537822263.post-84747143866866681972010-05-25T10:50:12.788-05:002010-05-25T10:50:12.788-05:00LOL! This is great Aaron, and more true to everyon...LOL! This is great Aaron, and more true to everyone out there than I realized. Thanks.Kara McElhinnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10013577325689856288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604033530537822263.post-8558961438742479672010-05-25T09:46:52.135-05:002010-05-25T09:46:52.135-05:00I fear I couldn't write crowd-pleasing fiction...I fear I couldn't write crowd-pleasing fiction if I tried, my brain doesn't work that way. <br /><br />Saying that though, I did declare to my mother last week that I was going to be the next JK Rowling and would settle for nothing less. I don't think she believes me. ;)Cate Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634397106201021055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604033530537822263.post-9098558980433598562010-05-25T09:27:25.465-05:002010-05-25T09:27:25.465-05:00I love it and know that conversation well.I love it and know that conversation well.Jamie Eyberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05875759697016701358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604033530537822263.post-84204544446293379302010-05-25T09:08:03.230-05:002010-05-25T09:08:03.230-05:00Nice script. Brief. To the point...I'd pay to ...Nice script. Brief. To the point...I'd pay to go see it.Alan W. Davidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17067022519729701245noreply@blogger.com