tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378359295868499245.post836628654622110226..comments2024-03-17T07:14:20.822-07:00Comments on Mainlining Christmas: 25 Christmas Eves: A RetrospectiveLindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10372317376002783405noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378359295868499245.post-5221181768091326142012-12-25T12:12:57.747-08:002012-12-25T12:12:57.747-08:00Thanks: that means a lot to me. I'd love to se...Thanks: that means a lot to me. I'd love to see some of your fiction, when you're ready to share it.Erin Snyderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00894781339191061541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378359295868499245.post-29942829325628476532012-12-25T10:14:23.169-08:002012-12-25T10:14:23.169-08:00Also, Christmas Conquers the Universe was one of m...Also, Christmas Conquers the Universe was one of my favorites.<br /><br />Even though it didn't have a plot.Jessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08057230575604873733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378359295868499245.post-53853393218911747062012-12-25T10:13:46.455-08:002012-12-25T10:13:46.455-08:00I'm going to get a bit exposed and embarrassin...I'm going to get a bit exposed and embarrassingly un-ironic for a moment here. Reading through these stories this year has been really amazing. More than that; it's been transformative. I'm not really exaggerating when I say you've been something of a mentor to me in the past, from nearly the beginning of our relationship. Wow, that feels weird saying that. Anyway, these stories are fantastic. You have become a very good writer, just from an execution standpoint. You've always been uniquely creative in a way very few people are. I remember some of your writing ten years ago, and it was pretty good, but you are a completely different writer than you were then. Your prose is solid and flawless in the mild sense of that word, your plot construction is elegant, your pacing is consistently engaging, and your dialogue is realistic and compelling. Plus, you're very good at voice. <br /><br />Reading these, and thinking about them way too much, has really changed my perspective on short stories. I think I have a much better idea how to go about them from my own direction, and the last few weeks have been creatively exciting for me personally. I pretty much owe that entirely to you.<br /><br />So yeah, well done. Mainlining Christmas has been the highlight of my holidays since it started, and 25 Christmas Eves has really been something special.Jessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08057230575604873733noreply@blogger.com