tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602571838684092188.post4943766727217079144..comments2024-02-23T19:28:12.169+11:00Comments on Publish or Perish: What a hectic week it’s been.Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15625543235578144620noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602571838684092188.post-82608048600578468502010-06-22T01:02:14.417+10:002010-06-22T01:02:14.417+10:00Tight blurb; well done! Makes me want to read it, ...Tight blurb; well done! Makes me want to read it, and I reckon that would be the point.Milo James Fowlerhttp://www.milo-inmediasres.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602571838684092188.post-25784585242689985812010-06-21T22:01:02.703+10:002010-06-21T22:01:02.703+10:00Hi Anne,
Lurkers are always welcome too :-).
Hey, ...Hi Anne,<br />Lurkers are always welcome too :-).<br />Hey, I hope you fulfil that travel ambition some time.<br />Thanks for the praise about the blurb – very pleasing! <br /><br />Hi Hanna,<br />I agree the buildings are gorgeous. <br />You’re welcome! <br /><br />Hi Kathleen,<br />Thank you for that, that is exactly the kind of feedback I need.<br /><br /><br />Hi Achinghope,<br />Pleased you like the pics! <br />I can see I am definitely going to have to do something with names. ‘Niskayuna’, what a great name!<br />Thanks for the feedback on the blurb. I struggled with the whole thing so it is good to hear it works and ‘thrilling’ is great!<br /><br />Hi Jennifer,<br />Thank you for your praise on the blurb. I tried to follow the feedback that people gave last time. I was hoping for a tease, so I am happy I’ve achieved it.<br />I thought the sign would spark some interest. Chiltern, like so many places is named after locales in ‘the old country’, of course names like ‘Yakandandah’ are home groown.<br />The buildings were well built in the first place, but they have been well maintained and in some cases restored. I love the architecture, very distinctive. The stone work is as you say interesting – I think it is a local granite.<br /> <br />Hi Shannon,<br />Thank you, what can I say I’m happy you like it!<br />We have some great names here in Oz – the good ones are mostly Aboriginal in origin.<br />Hope you get to make a trip Down Under some time.<br /><br />Hi Kristen,<br />Pleased you like Beechworth. The prison is off limits, I did get a couple of other shots of the front wall. When I go back I’ll have to get some more from other angles.<br />I'm happy to hear you think the blurb works better, characters and plot were the things that most people said they wanted last time.<br /><br />Hi Myrna,<br />Happy to hear you like the new blurb better than the previous attempt (especially since you didn’t say bad things about the other)<br /><br />Hi Theresa,<br />Thank you that is exactly the sort of thing I hoped to hear about the blurb.<br />I loved the stone too, I love stone in general but that stone is really fetching. <br /><br />Hi Angelique,<br />Welcome to my blog!<br />Thank you, I hope you get to travel!<br />Thank you about the blurb, intrigued is what I was aiming for!<br /><br />Hi DJ,<br />Pleased you liked my piccies. I am kind of used to the different seasons, but it certainly is something that is easy to forget/mix up.<br />I agree about your comment on the blurb, I guess I was simply trying to get it to stand out well on the screen.<br /><br />Hi Christine,<br />The stonework is gorgeous isn’t it? Pleased to hear I ‘delight’ you, thank you.<br />I’m glad to hear the revised blurb works. Tension, drama, excitement all work for me.<br /><br />Hi Lisa,<br />We all seem to live terribly hectic lives these days.<br />You are welcome, I’m happy to share.<br /><br />Hi Denise,<br />Thank you about the pics. Maybe I should hit the bureau for a commission :-)<br />Happy you like the blurb!<br />Finally Thank you for the award!<br /><br />Hi Kimberly,<br />Thank you! I hope you get your desire some time! <br />Thank you on the blurb – it’s great to hear it works for you!Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625543235578144620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602571838684092188.post-53465860020419088702010-06-21T11:29:37.344+10:002010-06-21T11:29:37.344+10:00First: I adore your pictures. Australia is a cou...First: I adore your pictures. Australia is a country I desperately want to visit.<br /><br />Second: I love your blurb. I know that's not particularly helpful, but truthfully I can think of no ways I would change it. Good job! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602571838684092188.post-70454007260142085472010-06-21T10:46:15.309+10:002010-06-21T10:46:15.309+10:00Great job with the pics, Al. You'll be doing m...Great job with the pics, Al. You'll be doing more for tourism than the bureau! <br /><br />The blurb is fabulous. Why change it?<br /><br />There is an award for you. Pick it up at http://laussieswritingblog.blogspot.com/. Hope you will participate.Denise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602571838684092188.post-10090316430757448012010-06-21T05:59:57.974+10:002010-06-21T05:59:57.974+10:00Some weeks really do just seem to get away from us...Some weeks really do just seem to get away from us. Thanks for sharing your great pictures. I really enjoyed them. What amazing places!Lisa K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00379245068324225101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602571838684092188.post-87997374151765328892010-06-20T19:40:50.646+10:002010-06-20T19:40:50.646+10:00I love the colour of the stone on the old courthou...I love the colour of the stone on the old courthouse. You continue to delight us, Al.<br /><br />The revised blurb, is good I think, suggesting tension, drama, excitement..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602571838684092188.post-28105486882618627762010-06-20T19:17:28.299+10:002010-06-20T19:17:28.299+10:00Great photos as usual. I was suprised by the colo...Great photos as usual. I was suprised by the colour of the leaves, I keep forgetting you're 6 months ahead of us! Your blurb is good but too 'bitty', I think it would flow better if written as one or two paragraphs.DJ Kirkbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08481107164497582398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602571838684092188.post-58240885566073215062010-06-20T09:30:25.426+10:002010-06-20T09:30:25.426+10:00Thanks for stopping by my blog =)
Lovely pictures...Thanks for stopping by my blog =)<br /><br />Lovely pictures, I want to travel!!<br />And great blurb...I am intrigued =)Angeliquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16390888264309430243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602571838684092188.post-1699997638645077242010-06-20T01:01:27.430+10:002010-06-20T01:01:27.430+10:00I think your blurb sounds interesting. I'd li...I think your blurb sounds interesting. I'd like to see where the story goes.<br /><br />I love the first building. The color of the stones is soothing.Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602571838684092188.post-74845349813630648532010-06-19T19:07:31.236+10:002010-06-19T19:07:31.236+10:00I like this blurb a lot better.
Also, that is th...I like this blurb a lot better. <br /><br />Also, that is the most adorable fire station I've ever seen.Myrna Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13534358757278599925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602571838684092188.post-73294783950113244422010-06-19T15:45:44.176+10:002010-06-19T15:45:44.176+10:00Another wonderful town. If you head back, I would...Another wonderful town. If you head back, I would love to see more of Beechworth Prison! (Or was that the only interesting part of it?)<br /><br />I think this blurb definitely gives more of a sense of the characters and plot.Kristen M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02335598194501733541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602571838684092188.post-72962675591123771762010-06-19T13:06:16.409+10:002010-06-19T13:06:16.409+10:00I love your blog! Seriously. Those photos are wo...I love your blog! Seriously. Those photos are wonderful, and as a non-Aussie, I LOVE your wacky street names. A trip to Australia is a fantasy of mine. :-)Shannon O'Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299313309059235876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602571838684092188.post-91464396167673468392010-06-19T00:44:54.895+10:002010-06-19T00:44:54.895+10:00Hi
I think the blurb is fab!! I think you do well...Hi<br /><br />I think the blurb is fab!! I think you do well by introducing the main characters - so we know who the two lovers are. I love how the blurb teases - I'd want to know what happened to Katharine and what these dark secrets are! Brilliant!<br /><br />My favourite pic has got to be the signage. Interesting that Chiltern is there! I think it's amazing these historic buildings are so well preserved! The architecture is unique - all square and sharp angles - the stonework too is intricate - marble? Lovely!<br /><br />Take care<br />xOld Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13185547869183611159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602571838684092188.post-7920651148846277652010-06-19T00:28:25.071+10:002010-06-19T00:28:25.071+10:00I love these pictures! :D And I love finding out a...I love these pictures! :D And I love finding out about street names, and city names, and such, so you totally should. We have some pretty interesting names over here as well. When I talk about 'Niskayuna' everyone gives me weird looks.<br /><br />I like the end of the blurb, the whole "their most ruthless foe might be one another" is thrilling.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09222233412304660376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602571838684092188.post-72745049708230702612010-06-18T23:39:14.504+10:002010-06-18T23:39:14.504+10:00I like this blurb better than the other one. It s...I like this blurb better than the other one. It sounds more confident.Kathleen Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645566938871914385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602571838684092188.post-44463820381035914242010-06-18T22:49:51.549+10:002010-06-18T22:49:51.549+10:00I so want to live in that courthouse or that hotel...I so want to live in that courthouse or that hotel. They're both amazing! Thanks for the pics!!<br /><br />Happy Friday! Have a great weekend!Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16915603693944523761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602571838684092188.post-26461715371137321732010-06-18T22:49:24.072+10:002010-06-18T22:49:24.072+10:00Al, I may not comment often but I do peruse your p...Al, I may not comment often but I do peruse your pics and I must say, a trip 'down under' is now on my bucket list. <br /><br />As for the blurb -- it makes so much sense now and is PERFECT! I wouldn't change a thing.Anne Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05816355522284492131noreply@blogger.com