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*cries in shame at being too writerly*

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Thanks for the fun contest, Chuck! Thanks to everyone who participated too!

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Congratulations to all the winners. That was alot of posting that people did on the topic.

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Great job everyone! Definitely a tough challenge for me.

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Yay! Thank you! I thoroughly enjoyed this exercise. 😄🌹🍫

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*Falls flat after finish line*

Thanks Chuck!

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*whomp*whomp*

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Feb 11, 2022·edited Feb 11, 2022

Congratulations winner's, I envy you all :) I'm going to buy my own box of candy and eat it with you all in spirit. Contemplating how this contest actually taught me something and I am now a little bit of a better writer for it. Thanks Chuck and everyone who participated.

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Congratz to all the winners! Hope you enjoy your prizes. Just don't eat all the chocolate at once! And please slide me a caramel or a nougat when you get it, thanks.

But this request stuck a thorn in my brain. (oh wow, finally wrote one!)

Chuck, you are WAY smarter than all of us put together when it comes to thought verbs. And I feel like over the years, you probably have your own special list of these substitutions. My question is...why'd you task us with this? Because I feel like anything I would have come up with would only adulterate the fine collection you already have.

Unless I'm just being too harsh on myself.

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Congrats to everyone that won! There were some really great ideas submitted. This exercise really helped me to *nail into my brain* (heh) this habit, which is why I sorta went crazy with writing so many. It’s a bit addicting? Now any time I see a Conceptual Thought Verb in my writing, it will be easier for me to notice it and *pick it apart* (ha —woah really on a roll here)… I received your package today Chuck! Holy shit thanks so much. I sent a separate email through the site that has a little more to it. You made my day dude.

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Seeing the results, I was floored, shellacked, thrown for a loop. Then it hit me like a ton of bricks, I was caught in a trap, held hostage, caged, in a mental prison, lost in the woods, with a millstone around my neck, drowning. I needed to punch my way through and escape the cobwebs of my mind.

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Congrats to the winners! Thanks for the exercise. Really got the juices flowing.

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This challenge was so hard for me. LOL I need to practice a bit more in order for it to sink in.

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Also...I'd totally help you pack the boxes. That sounds fun! But I shouldn't be allowed within 500 feet of a box of chocolate. I just get this sick, twisted look in my eye. Gotta have the chocolate!

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Feb 11, 2022·edited Feb 11, 2022

Awwwh! Congratulations everyone!! I join the ranks of being “too writerly” but, I’m okay with that!!! I dig learning here, meeting other writers, and sharing this once in a lifetime opportunity!! Y’all fought hard and strong for this one! Look at this library that was built! That’s something to behold! ❤️👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🎁❤️ I’m like Charlie in Wonka’s Factory, “…and you. You’re just happy to be here, aren’t you?” Yes. Yes I am!

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