tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post2230408810667166607..comments2023-10-01T14:22:47.269+01:00Comments on A Likely Story: First Line Competition ResultsTeresa Ashbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15350697922935549188noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-26890829233740740492011-04-08T10:23:34.657+01:002011-04-08T10:23:34.657+01:00Glad to hear that gaelikaa - I'd like to read ...Glad to hear that gaelikaa - I'd like to read on from your first line (and I know a lot of people would identify with it in one way or another) :-)Teresa Ashbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350697922935549188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-74167057156628655572011-04-08T09:47:47.472+01:002011-04-08T09:47:47.472+01:00Congratulations to all the winners. Great first l...Congratulations to all the winners. Great first lines all of them. I enjoyed participating in this competition and I feel as if I won something too - I got the first line of my next story out of it!<br /><br />Thank you Teresa, for putting up this competition. It was fun!Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977676093756206414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-22826331555264759602011-04-07T08:37:45.572+01:002011-04-07T08:37:45.572+01:00Thank you Amanda, it's very nice of you to say...Thank you Amanda, it's very nice of you to say about the scarecrows :-)Teresa Ashbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350697922935549188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-70493755046770307932011-04-07T07:37:50.489+01:002011-04-07T07:37:50.489+01:00Congratulations to the winners!
Just wanted to sa...Congratulations to the winners!<br /><br />Just wanted to say, Teresa that I took TAB FF away on a short break, and loved your story 'Who's afraid of scarecrows?' (love all your stories, of course - but this one really gave me the shivers! :-))Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06919354420843737481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-86937626779398415222011-04-05T18:58:03.973+01:002011-04-05T18:58:03.973+01:00Thank you, Beryl for a great line! A lot of people...Thank you, Beryl for a great line! A lot of people want to read the story - no pressure of course :-)<br />Hope you had a lovely birthday/Mother's Day.Teresa Ashbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350697922935549188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-38863019248116279152011-04-05T18:08:45.634+01:002011-04-05T18:08:45.634+01:00Thank you all for your comments. I have only just ...Thank you all for your comments. I have only just read them as I have been away for a few days to meet up with my daughter to celebrate my birthday/Mothers Day. What a lovely birthday surprise it was to receive the email from Teresa saying I was a joint winner.I'm afraid I haven't yet written the rest of the umbrella story but it has been taxing my brain - it strikes me as a bit Orwellian - clocks striking thirteen and all that. Will work on it.... Thanks once again, Teresa.Berylnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-86081274051622174562011-04-05T11:26:12.036+01:002011-04-05T11:26:12.036+01:00Thanks Womag - I tried doing it in the Html box as...Thanks Womag - I tried doing it in the Html box as well and it wasn't working, but next time I post if it's playing up I'll try that way again, thank you!<br /><br />Having quite a lot of computer problems at the moment one way and another - normal service will be resumed soon - I hope!!Teresa Ashbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350697922935549188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-73110673208775919882011-04-05T11:12:26.121+01:002011-04-05T11:12:26.121+01:00These are great - well done to the winners!
I'...These are great - well done to the winners!<br /><br />I've been having trouble with paragraphs in blogger too, but have got round it by clicking on the Edit Html tab rather than the Compose tab, and putting the paragraphing in there. I assume its a Blogger Bug and they will fix it soon.Kath McGurlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02526923882402757423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-1237460377277326072011-04-04T10:36:38.815+01:002011-04-04T10:36:38.815+01:00Thanks everyone for commenting!Thanks everyone for commenting!Teresa Ashbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350697922935549188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-7721209051811073492011-04-04T10:21:43.478+01:002011-04-04T10:21:43.478+01:00Very well done, Beryl, Susan and Heather - I loved...Very well done, Beryl, Susan and Heather - I loved all three first lines. But we want to know what happened next!Rosemary Gemmellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09311840205603508422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-12655453267533631342011-04-04T00:34:20.327+01:002011-04-04T00:34:20.327+01:00Congratulations to the winners. Well done! Thank y...Congratulations to the winners. Well done! Thank you Teresa for putting in the effort to run this competition (notice I spelt 'competition' right this time, lol). Love your blog Teresa, always leaves me with a smile on my face! :-)Diane Fordhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15018013338268306704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-26499280288172262842011-04-03T19:01:36.174+01:002011-04-03T19:01:36.174+01:00Thanks for staging this Teresa. It was fun to ente...Thanks for staging this Teresa. It was fun to enter. Congratulations to the winners. Intriguing first lines indeed. Hope we get a chance to read the stories! :)sue blackburnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-9936594611926527302011-04-03T18:37:09.535+01:002011-04-03T18:37:09.535+01:00Congratulations to Beryl, Susan and Heather - fabu...Congratulations to Beryl, Susan and Heather - fabulous first lines.<br /><br />I'm also intrigued by the brollies.<br /><br />XXSuzanne Ross Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08561888635304578484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-89301739560464751112011-04-03T16:29:57.222+01:002011-04-03T16:29:57.222+01:00Well done to the winners (sorry I did not get roun...Well done to the winners (sorry I did not get round to my own attempt!).joanne foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12694158807826275846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-29416701526796515392011-04-03T15:54:08.664+01:002011-04-03T15:54:08.664+01:00Good choices Teresa, I would love to read more of ...Good choices Teresa, I would love to read more of the brolly story too.suzy doodlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09115717046181879704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-84603517560842504222011-04-03T12:17:01.668+01:002011-04-03T12:17:01.668+01:00Brilliant first lines - I definitely want to read ...Brilliant first lines - I definitely want to read on!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05986874444030474719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-65726693040196079862011-04-03T11:36:32.133+01:002011-04-03T11:36:32.133+01:00I want to know about the brollies.I want to know about the brollies.Keith Havershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05133563220362208820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-41927412547515811412011-04-03T11:32:34.723+01:002011-04-03T11:32:34.723+01:00Thank you for commenting, Joanna :-)Thank you for commenting, Joanna :-)Teresa Ashbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350697922935549188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-74876394876465202262011-04-03T11:29:31.255+01:002011-04-03T11:29:31.255+01:00Happy Mother's Day to you too, Jacula.
I just...Happy Mother's Day to you too, Jacula.<br /><br />I just wish I could have presented the winners better instead of having it as one block of text grrrh!<br /><br />Thanks Patsy and Bernadette - it would be great to learn more about the umbrellas wouldn't it?Teresa Ashbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350697922935549188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-85932634280435842322011-04-03T11:27:40.269+01:002011-04-03T11:27:40.269+01:00Brilliant lines and very inspirational too.Brilliant lines and very inspirational too.Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10346863303904973315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-26372875717288482272011-04-03T11:17:51.091+01:002011-04-03T11:17:51.091+01:00All very good and enticing first lines. Well picke...All very good and enticing first lines. Well picked, Teresa. I particularly liked Beryl's and would love to read that story!Sherrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18288574214855156268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-56790755954503187252011-04-03T11:05:33.931+01:002011-04-03T11:05:33.931+01:00Congratulations to the winners. They're all go...Congratulations to the winners. They're all good hooks for very different stories.<br /><br />Beryl, if you've written the rest of that story, can I read it please?Patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12263765378083045973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-18257573028746648152011-04-03T10:08:36.395+01:002011-04-03T10:08:36.395+01:00Congratulations to Beryl, Susan and Heather; wort...Congratulations to Beryl, Susan and Heather; worthy winners. The opening sentences certainly made ME want to read on.<br /><br />Thanks for staging this fun competition, Teresa, and Happy Mothers' Day.Jackie Saylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13047994593375513101noreply@blogger.com