About Tulip_in_Yellow

[clauderainsrm.livejournal.com]

Awhile ago I asked the current contestants if they would mind if I posted a few fairly off the top of my head comments about each of them. They said that would be ok. I almost did it at 7, then 5, but I didn't want to space any of them out around a vote. . . so now seemed like as good of a time as any.

I reserve the right to edit once I start hearing people yell.*g* But it's the things that crossed my mind at the time when I sat down to think about each of them. They all are around the same length and cover the same categories.

We will be having four of these - one a day for the next four days, in alphabetical order according to user name. This is the fourth and final entry.

Consider each entry to be your chance for a mini fan club gathering to talk about what YOU LIKE about each contestant and their writing.

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tulip_in_yellow

Odds of Winning: 1/4

Full Disclosure: She has been on my friends list the longest of the four.

First Impressions: I noticed her fairly early, and much like kittenboo had a good feeling about her lasting awhile. But considering the size of her friends list at the time I wasn't quite sure how it was going to happen.

Writing: The quote that I liked was that she has magical, accessible work that brings the reader along for the ride, which knowing her, could be just about anywhere. Which is completely true. She has a way of bringing a sense of place and energy to her writing.

She reminds me of tru2myart, both in the feel of her writing and tendiency to attack solid walls head first when she felt she had a point to make.

Social: She was a frequent Green Room commenter throughout the season and I think that had a lot to do with people checking out her work and getting to know her back when the field was crowded and kept herself a highly visible figure in the community.

"Game": She has a pimping for votes alliance with one of her closest friends since day 1.

Other than that, to match her own blunt style, I'd have to say that her "game plan" has consisted of telling people exactly what she thought of everything and everyone without very much of a filter. She's the only person I've ever seen who's *had a friends cut DURING a season as the race got tighter*. I think that sums her complete no nonsense approach nicely.

She was named as a target back in when several "power players" were trying to throw each other under the bus. Which is why, when confronted, her name was brought up and it was taken to mean she was one of my favorites by folks wanting to distort things for their own benefit.

Current Impressions: Serious threat to take it all. Solid writer with a stubborn streak a mile long. If there's a way to win through sheer determination and drive, she's the one most likely to find it.

She has a solid base of support within the community as a well as a network of friends and supporters who love her work, and that can make all the difference.

Comments

[porcelain72.livejournal.com]

I've known Kelly for six years now, and I can tell you that the feisty, stubborn streak she shows is not an act. She's forced me to admit a lot of hard truths about my life, and various situations in my life, and though it's tough to deal with at the time, I've always been grateful for it in the long run. She's one of the smartest, funniest, fiercely loving people I know. The fact that she's a great writer as well just makes her that much more remarkable.

[tulip-in-yellow.livejournal.com]

How much do you rock my world?

[welfy.livejournal.com]

Kelly is just as cool in real life as she is on Livejournal. Just sayin'.

[tulip-in-yellow.livejournal.com]

Sank you, sank you very much :)

[eqfe.livejournal.com]

She writes good.

[tulip-in-yellow.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Gary. It's nice that there were no short jokes, I appreciate that :)

[eqfe.livejournal.com]

The short joke has been making every other comment.

[tulip-in-yellow.livejournal.com]

People say nice things, I thank them. Shut it!

[eqfe.livejournal.com]

She writes good and is mean.

[rightnow.livejournal.com]

No. She writes WELL, or she is a "good writer", but she most certainly don't write good :)P

[tulip-in-yellow.livejournal.com]

I was going to do it, but I give him hell about spelling and typos so much that he needs a break from me harping on him. Thank god you were here to do it!

Tempest

[rightnow.livejournal.com]

Whether the undertow is calling, or I'm able to tread, your prose draws me in, your insight keeps me there and when I come up for breath, I can't wait to go back down there to find out what happens next.

Skank.

Re: Tempest

[eqfe.livejournal.com]

Whether the undertow is calling, or I'm able to tread, your prose draws me in, your insight keeps me there and when I come up for breath, there's a shark!!!!! I guess what I'm trying to say, is that she draws you into her writing, with clever prose and wonderful timing and oh so often she suprises with incredible twists. or I should have just written, yeah what she said.

Re: Tempest

[rightnow.livejournal.com]

Dear eqfe,

Why must you hammer my beautiful birds? There are no sharks. A few sudden splashes of cold water, but those are refreshing; unlike a hungry, sharp-toothed shark effect.

Neener!

-rightnow

Re: Tempest

[eqfe.livejournal.com]

Yes ma'am How's this:

"Whether the undertow is calling, or I'm able to tread, your prose draws me in, your insight keeps me there and when I come up for breath, there's another cool wave to make me think, I guess what I'm trying to say, is that she draws you into her writing, with clever prose and wonderful timing and oh so often she suprises with incredible twists. or I should have just written, yeah what she said.

Re: Tempest

[tulip-in-yellow.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the beautiful words, even if eqfe butchers them over and over.

[eqfe.livejournal.com]

I meant that Kelly was the short joke. I know if you have to explain them they are not funny.

[tulip-in-yellow.livejournal.com]

Well, at least someone got a short joke in at my expense.

[spydielives.livejournal.com]

Probably my earliest favorite to win the whole thing, tulip_in_yellow still remains the one contestant that I seek out each round two or even three times.

Her writing is always poetic. She will make the words waltz, stand on point, or even tango if the mood strikes her.

I hope that, no matter what happens, she continues to write after the season ends.

[tulip-in-yellow.livejournal.com]

Wow. I'm humbled by the compliments. Thank you :)

[spydielives.livejournal.com]

You are welcome. You deserve every nice thing that I, and everyone else, is saying here.

You always have.

[eqfe.livejournal.com]

*g* admit it, she's one of your four favorite writers left in the contest.

[clauderainsrm.livejournal.com]

Absolutely.

I can GUARANTEE that she is going to win. . . or finish second, maybe third, or fourth!!! I will absolutely guarantee that she finishes no less than fourth in this thing!*g*

[spydielives.livejournal.com]

*mumblebringbacksomeonebesidesme?mumble*

[tulip-in-yellow.livejournal.com]

It's ridiculous how much this made me smile.

[superhappytime.livejournal.com]

You forgot to mention that she did an excellent job of proving all the doubters wrong...despite popular belief to the contrary, there actually is somebody, somewhere under the age of 50 who admits to listening to James Taylor.....

[clauderainsrm.livejournal.com]

I refuse to accept this. I think it's a ploy of some kind.

[superhappytime.livejournal.com]

I know, it's hard to believe...what next? Will we see Pitchfork or Stereogum to a retrospective, telling all the young hipsters that they've been missing out on him all along? Will he be brought into Mission Control to calm the nerves of several astronauts after Homer almost breaks the space shuttle? Will people take a second look at Loggins & Messina?

[tru2myart.livejournal.com]

tulip_in_yellow is very, VERY shiny and I like her very much.

I wandered to her journal because of her writing here, I stayed because she's an incredible woman.

[tulip-in-yellow.livejournal.com]

I'm shiny? That's so funny. Is shiny a compliment? I've never heard anyone use it like that before.

[tru2myart.livejournal.com]

Oh absolutely! Shiny stars, shiny moon, shiny sun, shiny new penny. I love shiny.

And Gary tells me I'm like a "damn crow", I tend to get distracted and made happy by shiny things and people. :D

[tulip-in-yellow.livejournal.com]

Valid points :)

Thank you!

[clauderainsrm.livejournal.com]

I'm kind of surprised that you got through this comment to be be perfectly honest. Usually you would write, get halfway, and then see something else that you wanted to stare at for a minute before wandering away from the computer with a dazed smile on your face!*g*

[creature-girl08.livejournal.com]

tulip_in_yellow was one of the first people that caught my eye when I joined the community.

Every week I looked for her entry right after my friends who got me to join the community. I was always able to read her entries and many times I could relate to them myself.

I'm glad I count her as one of my friends now that I look forward to meeting next month.

[tulip-in-yellow.livejournal.com]

I think these later entries are probably easier to relate to than the earlier ones anyway. In the earlier entries, I was telling some incredibly personal truths from my life and I think depending on a person's background they might not be able to relate to a lot of those. Then again, it has surprised me a few hundred times in this contest, just how much a lot of us seem to have in common.

[kathrynrose.livejournal.com]

Kelly's writing is sensual. It is intimate. She caresses the words. Her words have breath and blood and life, and that is why we feel them as we read.

[tulip-in-yellow.livejournal.com]

Wow again! Thank you :)

[shay-writes.livejournal.com]

Kelly "wows" me on a regular basis. I am envious of her descriptive ability.

Meeting and getting to know her better was one of the best things that happened to me this year and during the season.

[tulip-in-yellow.livejournal.com]

I'm glad I met you too!

[eqfe.livejournal.com]

Clearly, "what she said," is not an acceptable answer.

Many months ago, it seems like a lifetime ago. I was introduced to writing contest called therealljidol. I started reading the submissions of a friend and her team, called Team Badger Pants. Gradually I read the entries of other participants in the contest. One quickly became a favorite, and I can't remember for certain what the first entry of hers I enjoyed was, or when she began the tradition of teasing me. I can tell you that I fell in love with the writing of tulip_in_yellow almost immediately.

I guess I am most amazed at the wide range of tools she has at her disposal. She creates a distinct mood in each entry through a combination of pacing, and astounding visualization skills. When you read her work, you may laugh, cry, fap, or grow angry, but you will feel.

Reading her work, commenting and swallowing hard and thinking about her responses can be a learning experience. For me it has been an "educating Rita" experience. Gradually learning literary criticm, spelling, grammer and html.

[tulip-in-yellow.livejournal.com]

Thank you! And very few typos to boot, go you!

[eqfe.livejournal.com]

someday I'll do something right and you'll probably faint.

[lttledvl.livejournal.com]

I agree with all of that. I like stubborn. :D

[tulip-in-yellow.livejournal.com]

*smile*

Something tells me you'd enjoy my latest entry for this round.