tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632640970016916029.post8681619387320500407..comments2024-03-22T06:00:11.313-07:00Comments on Pen & Pro$per : I'm "Sweet" on Chocolate Writing Contest* Honoring National Chocolate WeekJennifer Brown Bankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15525705931988259779noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632640970016916029.post-79557598045451753492012-10-26T14:31:34.251-07:002012-10-26T14:31:34.251-07:00Thanks, Linda. You get no argument here. :-)Thanks, Linda. You get no argument here. :-)Jennifer Brown Banksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632640970016916029.post-82954336860669793642012-10-25T17:59:22.386-07:002012-10-25T17:59:22.386-07:00Some great entries!Some great entries!Linda O'Connellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15982895073903619018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632640970016916029.post-19906903434396057082012-10-22T13:08:06.269-07:002012-10-22T13:08:06.269-07:00Thanks so much, Vicki!Thanks so much, Vicki!Jennifer Brown Banksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632640970016916029.post-42877604593133816842012-10-22T13:06:42.353-07:002012-10-22T13:06:42.353-07:00Chocolate, Oh Chocolate my love…
The dark rich c...Chocolate, Oh Chocolate my love… <br /><br />The dark rich cacao morsel rests pensively <br /><br /> Between tongue and upper palate warming now <br /><br />Quietly evoking remembrances of plot, <br /><br />Of haunting first words that connect, that draw in <br /><br />Taste buds at once flooded, delighted, fulfilled <br /><br />This sensuous morsel captures and captivates <br /><br />Flavors encircle words, emotions spark senses <br /><br />Toying, creating a longing for more. <br /><br />Like remembrance of spent love, <br /><br />A pleasant flood of joy, tastes still linger <br /><br />A scintillating feeling of emotions touched <br /><br />Yet abandoned climactically, leaving in its wake <br /><br />A need … oh yes, an incredible want for more. <br /><br />Drawn to savor, to taste, to untangle the mystery <br /><br />Of taste, of words, of life’s delicious story. <br /><br />Vicki L. Ward <br /><br />This was entered by publisher, Vicki WardJennifer Brown Banksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632640970016916029.post-67134304614142273442012-10-16T01:19:46.534-07:002012-10-16T01:19:46.534-07:00Mmmmm, the best greeting card companies for freela...Mmmmm, the best greeting card companies for freelance submissions, based upon my experience...? <br /><br />Currently it's more based upon some of the research <br />I did for that post about Greeting Cards, you can also find some <b>Greeting Card Markets</b> in that (Most Popular) post titled:<br /><br /><a href="http://hpshappywriting2.blogspot.nl/2011/11/open-up-books-laptops-and-greeting.html" rel="nofollow">Open Up Books, Laptops and Greeting Cards</a><br /><br />Because up till now it all has been pretty <i>'Hap Hazzard'</i> and I didn't really had a very specific approach yet other than just frequently enter competitions, and jotting down submissions in a special - Submissions Book - and underlining the ones I actually won prizes with. <br /><br />As I recently wrote about on my About Page, I won Prizes with all kinds Creative Contests from companies, like <i>Banks, Ice Cream Companies,(also Chocolate Copanies btw), Music Publishers, etc. etc.</i> and also writing that actually made it into some of the Glossy Magazines as you can read about on <i>'The Secret to Writing Success'</i> page on my blog.<br /><br />It's just that now I am thinking about a little more organised approach, and actually created special file folders for several of my writing projects to be able to have a more focussed approach. HP van Duurenhttp://hpshappywriting2.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632640970016916029.post-79155066403109356242012-10-15T18:33:45.248-07:002012-10-15T18:33:45.248-07:00Susan,
I thought I would hear from you. LOL Thank...Susan,<br /><br />I thought I would hear from you. LOL Thanks!Jennifer Brown Banksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632640970016916029.post-51371658187089817372012-10-15T16:05:45.289-07:002012-10-15T16:05:45.289-07:00Hi, Jen. It doesn't take much to drag the poet...Hi, Jen. It doesn't take much to drag the poet out of me. Here's my submission.<br /><br />Come here my lovely Ghiradelli<br />I need you inside my belly.<br />Once we two have had our fun,<br />Perhaps I’ll get some writing done!<br /><br />Susan Sundwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17747706680849311882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632640970016916029.post-36628995729980665382012-10-13T18:27:13.317-07:002012-10-13T18:27:13.317-07:00H.P.,
...Would also love for you to share some of...H.P.,<br /><br />...Would also love for you to share some of the best Greeting Card companies for freelance submissions, based upon your experience. If you have the time or inclination. :-) Thanks again.Jennifer Brown Banksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632640970016916029.post-11282125865785539212012-10-13T18:21:03.761-07:002012-10-13T18:21:03.761-07:00Karen,
I just saw where you blogged about it @ yo...Karen,<br /><br />I just saw where you blogged about it @ your site. How cool. Thanks!Jennifer Brown Banksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632640970016916029.post-20113497654363479002012-10-12T09:36:25.036-07:002012-10-12T09:36:25.036-07:00Yasmin,
How "sweet" of you to share thi...Yasmin,<br /><br />How "sweet" of you to share this! Very interesting indeed...Jennifer Brown Banksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632640970016916029.post-57864184409256633102012-10-12T07:06:49.788-07:002012-10-12T07:06:49.788-07:00Jennifer,
Happy Friday to you! I just had to shar...Jennifer,<br /><br />Happy Friday to you! I just had to share an article I read just this morning (via the Associated Press) about a new study in Wednesday's New England Journal of Medicine, which ties chocolate consumption to the number of Nobel Prize winners a country has (based on population). Switzerland was the top country in chocolate consumption and Nobel prizes. The United States, Netherlands, Ireland, France, Belgium and Germany are in the middle. You are right about the link between chocolate and creativity!Yasminhttp://www.poetsofthecaribbean.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632640970016916029.post-21384657920942068742012-10-11T20:24:08.696-07:002012-10-11T20:24:08.696-07:00Squiresj,
Welcome! That was short and "sweet...Squiresj,<br /><br />Welcome! That was short and "sweet". :-) Thanks for submitting!Jennifer Brown Banksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632640970016916029.post-46764728512580031892012-10-11T20:00:28.044-07:002012-10-11T20:00:28.044-07:00Chocolate and Caramel go hand in hand. They satis...Chocolate and Caramel go hand in hand. They satisfy my snack lust like nothing else can.<br />jrs362 at hotmail dot comsquiresjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14116632619184218017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632640970016916029.post-54357697188019108352012-10-10T11:22:42.327-07:002012-10-10T11:22:42.327-07:00Thanks so much, Yasmin! Here's wishing you a l...Thanks so much, Yasmin! Here's wishing you a lot of chocolate-filled days. :-)Jennifer Brown Bankshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15525705931988259779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632640970016916029.post-55687239874863744262012-10-10T10:44:13.104-07:002012-10-10T10:44:13.104-07:00Hi Jennifer,
This is my second entry, entitled &q...Hi Jennifer,<br /><br />This is my second entry, entitled "A Chocolate Sonnet"<br /><br />Wondering what the world would be like<br />if we just never had any chocolate.<br />Writers wouldn't have the creative spike<br />and remarkable characters we'd never get.<br />This sweet, irresistable taste,<br />food of the gods, and symbol of love;<br />eaten at leisure, or eaten in haste<br />endorphins unleashed, ideas fly like a dove.<br />Give us our chocolate, writers declare,<br />without it not a line we can write.<br />Unless we have it, we wallow in despair;<br />writer's block wins out, o what a fright!<br />Chocolate, o chocolate, you are the thing<br />whose praises writers everywhere sing.<br /><br /><br />Yasminhttp://www.poetsofthecaribbean.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632640970016916029.post-49124081492122972702012-10-09T17:20:14.565-07:002012-10-09T17:20:14.565-07:00Janet,
Welcome! I'm tickled pink to get your ...Janet,<br /><br />Welcome! I'm tickled pink to get your entry. Good luck and thanks for sharing! :-)Jennifer Brown Bankshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15525705931988259779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632640970016916029.post-40712975181279255332012-10-09T15:15:09.719-07:002012-10-09T15:15:09.719-07:00Hi Jennifer, here is my poem.
I Must Write
Bring...Hi Jennifer, here is my poem.<br /><br />I Must Write<br /><br />Bring me a Kiss<br />Wrapped in foil.<br />Bring me a Reese’s <br />While I toil.<br />Bring me a plate<br />Filled with fudge<br />Bring me a Twix<br />While I trudge.<br />Bring me a Godiva <br />For me to bite<br />Because today <br />I must write!<br /><br />I saw this over at Linda's site. I love chocolate!<br /><br />Janet Smarthttp://creativewritingintheblackberrypatch.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632640970016916029.post-66547136291268634892012-10-08T16:55:44.805-07:002012-10-08T16:55:44.805-07:00Your welcome. And thanks for having the contest Your welcome. And thanks for having the contest Jeremie Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16514378141239170639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632640970016916029.post-10476448838337005262012-10-08T14:48:43.443-07:002012-10-08T14:48:43.443-07:00A.D.,
...And your entry was "dear to our hea...A.D.,<br /><br />...And your entry was "dear to our hearts". Thanks!Jennifer Brown Bankshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15525705931988259779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632640970016916029.post-26460315540532770452012-10-08T14:20:26.430-07:002012-10-08T14:20:26.430-07:00This just in from "A.D."
Chocolate, it&...This just in from "A.D."<br /><br />Chocolate, it's so dear to my heart ... I idolize it!<br />Have to! . . . Because it's my birthmark!<br /> <br />A. D.<br />Jennifer Brown Bankshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15525705931988259779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632640970016916029.post-12008823737941851262012-10-08T13:08:47.321-07:002012-10-08T13:08:47.321-07:00H.P.,
So glad you liked the idea of a contest. Th...H.P.,<br /><br />So glad you liked the idea of a contest. Thanks too for sharing the info on your blog and greeting cards. I appreciate your time and input. :-)Jennifer Brown Bankshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15525705931988259779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632640970016916029.post-87073222923056907012012-10-08T05:46:59.818-07:002012-10-08T05:46:59.818-07:00'I like the idea
of having a Contest,'
B...<i>'I like the idea <br />of having a Contest,'</i><br /><br />Because something like that can also be something that can build anticipation, generating curiousity about what others wrote, and can make you want to come back for more, only currently I don't seem to have any sudden inspiration for <i>Writers & Chocolate</i> slogans. On the other hand while writing this....., How about this:<br /><br /><i>'As a Writer you write in a way that wants <br />your readers to constantly read more, <br />In a way it's just like Chocolate <br />from - Cote d'Ore -'</i> <br /><br />As I wrote about in a previous comment on your previous post, my post about <i>Greeting Card Writing</i> made it into the <i>Most Popular List,</i> I also just read about the <i>Greeting Card Business</i> that you can increase your chances with lettering at the top, because (in a Rack) can be seen behind other cards, and usually sells better. <br /><br />Also that you can create <i>- your own Line -</i> and <i>Promote & Sell</i> them online, and you can attempt to approach <i>Book - & Gift Stores, Online Retailers or Catalogue Companies etc. etc.</i> to sell them for you. <br /><br /><i>'Want to read more....?'</i> <br /><br />You <i>- now -</i> know where <br />you can find it on my Blog :) <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br />hpvanduurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05343831825247638323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632640970016916029.post-23372856249804408152012-10-07T16:14:12.632-07:002012-10-07T16:14:12.632-07:00Val,
Much appreciation for letting me know this; ...Val,<br /><br />Much appreciation for letting me know this; Linda remains one of my biggest cheerleaders and supporters. She is as sweet as chocolate! LOLJennifer Brown Bankshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15525705931988259779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632640970016916029.post-60355563470613539032012-10-07T14:36:40.060-07:002012-10-07T14:36:40.060-07:00I forgot to mention, I found your link on Linda O&...I forgot to mention, I found your link on Linda O'Connell's blog. And, well, I borrowed a bit from Poe, obviously, and from Kramer kidding George Costanza about his Bosco addiction. Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632640970016916029.post-82324470143908907312012-10-07T14:23:14.941-07:002012-10-07T14:23:14.941-07:00Val,
Nice! Welcome, and thanks so much for sharin...Val,<br /><br />Nice! Welcome, and thanks so much for sharing your creativity here today. I'm sure my readers will enjoy this.Jennifer Brown Bankshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15525705931988259779noreply@blogger.com