tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post2813423736338373763..comments2024-03-29T07:43:01.003+00:00Comments on Help! I Need a Publisher!: THE SECRETS OF WRITING FOR YOUNG PEOPLE...Nicola Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12189894289540344094noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-49097153852151949672011-02-13T12:36:01.050+00:002011-02-13T12:36:01.050+00:00Sounds great! I love kids books - reading them to...Sounds great! I love kids books - reading them to my children - but I've always written for adults. But I will think about it.<br /><br />I agree it's probably a lot harder than it sounds - I have seen self-published children's books!JW_Firthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02883661609381686214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-21027283144561190952011-02-12T21:44:40.543+00:002011-02-12T21:44:40.543+00:00Sure, okay - AndySure, okay - AndyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-36257164783390634612011-02-12T09:26:10.585+00:002011-02-12T09:26:10.585+00:00Andy - don't worry: Stroppy was referring to t...Andy - don't worry: Stroppy was referring to the comment by MArtin Amis recently that he'd only write a children's novel if he had a brain injury. Honestly, she wasn't being offensive.<br /><br />Catdownunder - I don't know if I'm going to write it. Not in the near or middle future, no. Sorry!Nicola Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12189894289540344094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-46441927121568134952011-02-12T09:15:40.122+00:002011-02-12T09:15:40.122+00:00Stroppy Author - was that comment necessary? It is...Stroppy Author - was that comment necessary? It is bad enough that our delightful politicians had a cheap shot at Paul Maynard. There are a couple of excellent regular contributors here who happen to have disabilities and, even said in jest, it is surely unnecessary? I do not think they are unduly sensitive but it is still insensitive.<br />Andy (normally a lurker)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-56513163131036760942011-02-12T08:43:00.509+00:002011-02-12T08:43:00.509+00:00Don't forget needing to get brain-damaged...
...Don't forget needing to get brain-damaged...<br /><br />Good luck with workshop :-)Stroppy Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16560035800075465845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-8959911742223523972011-02-11T18:39:32.421+00:002011-02-11T18:39:32.421+00:00Hmmmmm, for chocolate I would nearly on a plane to...Hmmmmm, for chocolate I would nearly on a plane to Edinburgh... :-)<br /><br />DebbieDebbie McCune *Notebook to Novel*https://www.blogger.com/profile/14683696656240483399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-79549594088665252032011-02-11T12:19:57.994+00:002011-02-11T12:19:57.994+00:00There's chocolate? Hmmmmm...There's chocolate? Hmmmmm...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-5184708671290429372011-02-11T00:01:03.519+00:002011-02-11T00:01:03.519+00:00This is great! Wish I could come. Thanks for this ...This is great! Wish I could come. Thanks for this :)<br /><br />Sarah Allen<br />(<a href="http://fromsarahwithjoy.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">my creative writing blog</a>)Sarah Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01185278849400551014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-23636448894162556622011-02-10T19:24:03.142+00:002011-02-10T19:24:03.142+00:00You're right - nothing beats chocolateYou're right - nothing beats chocolateMelinda Szymanikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10202080805759494767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-17274503413148096722011-02-10T19:19:00.759+00:002011-02-10T19:19:00.759+00:00I think voice is one of the most important parts o...I think voice is one of the most important parts of writing for children--such a delicate balance of not condescending, being intelligent and age- appropriate all at the same time. Those who can do it are marvelous writers.Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05536293384635588296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-52887941597943498212011-02-10T18:21:45.490+00:002011-02-10T18:21:45.490+00:00My tv is badly dented after I slapped Martin Amis ...My tv is badly dented after I slapped Martin Amis when he was on it the other night.<br /><br />Workshop sounds great and I love the bag!Kath McGurlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02526923882402757423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-50226571406654134742011-02-10T18:05:56.458+00:002011-02-10T18:05:56.458+00:00Like others I would love to be there, as I can ima...Like others I would love to be there, as I can imagine the great laughs (sorry learning). Being down under makes attending difficult, which is why I love this techie world of ours that joins us together in blogs like this. Keep up the good work.Shaunahttp://199.238.185.146/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-72596005508503036812011-02-10T09:08:37.366+00:002011-02-10T09:08:37.366+00:00wish I could be there too, but I'll just have ...wish I could be there too, but I'll just have to be there vicariously via your blog.Ebony McKenna.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02724727996270658767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-59363852128088525942011-02-10T09:06:00.260+00:002011-02-10T09:06:00.260+00:00Sounds like a great idea. I'd come along for t...Sounds like a great idea. I'd come along for the social hour with my Orchard hat on were it not in Edinburgh - I might not quite be able to get there after work.<br /><br />If Martin Amis didn't exist, we'd suspect some other writer of being him on the quiet. Fortunately he's obliging enough to spout, so people can point and laugh.Go away googlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00920753582190379988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-55267275569576164632011-02-10T08:50:02.607+00:002011-02-10T08:50:02.607+00:00Dont't forget writing in a lower register than...Dont't forget writing in a lower register than that of which you are capable :pDan Hollowayhttp://eightcuts.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-78805413078044149812011-02-10T08:44:14.040+00:002011-02-10T08:44:14.040+00:00But my dear M/s Crabbit you are still going to wri...But my dear M/s Crabbit you are still going to write the book sometime in the future?catdownunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06959328192182156574noreply@blogger.com