tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497164028438533435.post8099625863616735619..comments2023-11-14T21:31:35.805-06:00Comments on J.F. Juzwik's Blog: FLASH FICTION FRIDAY, CYCLE 24: AT THE DROP OF A DIMEJoycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03275503653927579472noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497164028438533435.post-58112363857542414342011-11-21T13:20:17.247-06:002011-11-21T13:20:17.247-06:00Veronica, So happy you enjoyed this one. I had a ...Veronica, So happy you enjoyed this one. I had a blast writing it. Actually, eventually, you can read more of Mo and Betts since my NaNo project is a novel called Little Girl Lost. Mo is the main character in a two-book set I'm planning to complete and Betts, of course, is his secretary. These novels are set in present day though, but of course, Mo never really moved into the present day, either technology-wise or operations-wise. I am entirely redrafting the first novel in the set and plan to complete both and hopefully see them published. Mo and Betts are truly two of my favorite people!Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03275503653927579472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497164028438533435.post-53082669210297452322011-11-13T20:29:28.223-06:002011-11-13T20:29:28.223-06:00I really love this Joyce... a nice, balanced noir ...I really love this Joyce... a nice, balanced noir feel to it... the dialogue is outstanding and I love the dialect... the little speech mannerisms... that alone puts this story over the top.<br /><br />Excellent 'period' piece... a real 40's feel.<br /><br />Would love to read more of Mo and Betts.<br /><br />Superbly done!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13430872985988041256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497164028438533435.post-7172664164286578652011-04-01T17:19:16.802-05:002011-04-01T17:19:16.802-05:00Yvette, Thanks so much for your comments. I didn&...Yvette, Thanks so much for your comments. I didn't want to go overboard with it; just try to keep it era-appropriate. I'm so glad you like Mo because he's the main character in the novel I'm currently writing. It's set present day though, but he's still Mo and Betts is with him too. I have a two book set planned for these two and I'm hard at work on the first. He's going to be quite an unusual sort of chap and I believe he'll turn out to be someone people will enjoy following. I sure hope so.Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03275503653927579472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497164028438533435.post-39572779369644689492011-04-01T16:11:12.530-05:002011-04-01T16:11:12.530-05:00I love this, Joyce. Most especially because it'...I love this, Joyce. Most especially because it's not TOO noir. For me, it's just right. I think you should expand this character into something longer. I really like him. Congrats on a job very well done!Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497164028438533435.post-47479129288253529042011-04-01T11:32:18.953-05:002011-04-01T11:32:18.953-05:00Chris, Thanks so much for stopping by and commenti...Chris, Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting. Glad you enjoyed this. You know I had to keep a bit of humor in there. This isn't particularly dark as mine usually are, but I do believe 'funny' belongs everywhere to some degree.Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03275503653927579472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497164028438533435.post-68238162940081793482011-04-01T10:16:48.156-05:002011-04-01T10:16:48.156-05:00You do the classic feel very well. Funny and natur...You do the classic feel very well. Funny and natural.Chris Rhatiganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05769089157184374652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497164028438533435.post-61652547615843037902011-04-01T08:07:38.410-05:002011-04-01T08:07:38.410-05:00Doc, I very much appreciate your comments. I trie...Doc, I very much appreciate your comments. I tried so hard to make it as believable as I could because I love to read the detective stories and watch those black and white films from that time. In fact, this prompt renewed some interest and after I wrote this, I went to the library and took out several collections of detective tales from that era. They are a blast!Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03275503653927579472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497164028438533435.post-19683012219645871752011-04-01T08:02:29.639-05:002011-04-01T08:02:29.639-05:00Flannery, Thanks so much. I'm so glad you enj...Flannery, Thanks so much. I'm so glad you enjoyed it. I had a lot of fun trying to turn back the clock with my dialogue and descriptions. Not having been around in the 40's (really!), the period holds a strong fascination for me. I'm always reading detective stories and watching films from that era.Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03275503653927579472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497164028438533435.post-64694267563415325072011-04-01T07:59:59.445-05:002011-04-01T07:59:59.445-05:00Reg, Thanks so much for your comments. While I wa...Reg, Thanks so much for your comments. While I was writing it, I was trying to see the scenes and hear the dialogue as if they were occurring in one of my favorite black and white films. I'm so glad it came across that way.Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03275503653927579472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497164028438533435.post-89538219760340036832011-03-31T22:05:49.823-05:002011-03-31T22:05:49.823-05:00This is first rate with an excellent mystery. You ...This is first rate with an excellent mystery. You found the voice and the language of the noir with no trouble. You always deliver dear.<br /><br />DocDochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16979621370660001312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497164028438533435.post-22993312817895680242011-03-31T18:43:45.485-05:002011-03-31T18:43:45.485-05:00Great story, as usual. I always know I'm in fo...Great story, as usual. I always know I'm in for something good when I land on your blog.Jenny Jenny Flanneryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621715431584059448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497164028438533435.post-89070971174135028572011-03-31T13:20:27.229-05:002011-03-31T13:20:27.229-05:00As usual, another excellent submission! Very real...As usual, another excellent submission! Very real classic characters. It was more like I was watching the piece in black and white as opposed to reading it! Thanks for sharingRegCPA5963https://www.blogger.com/profile/02942519536643987787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497164028438533435.post-23253056363390663252011-03-31T09:08:28.556-05:002011-03-31T09:08:28.556-05:00Beach, You really made my day with your comments. ...Beach, You really made my day with your comments. I grew up in the 50s, but have always loved the detective stories and old movies from the era I missed. After I wrote this, I went out and got my hands on a collection of detective stories from around that time and I am having a blast. Love the matter of fact descriptions and the attitudes that are so incorrect now. And the characters? So real and so graphically right or wrong--no grays then. Great fun.Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03275503653927579472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497164028438533435.post-26223403485874659312011-03-31T02:11:43.296-05:002011-03-31T02:11:43.296-05:00Excellent!!!! Yes, you did set a 1940's mood a...Excellent!!!! Yes, you did set a 1940's mood and I am now ready to go out and read some Mickey Spillane.<br /><br />My story for this cycle went up in metaphorical flames after all the hassle I caught last weekend prevented me from any real quiet time to write. Its a bummer since I was looking forward to this prompt.Commander Zaiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11000824454124236774noreply@blogger.com