tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post2552233893644591238..comments2023-12-25T00:38:19.500-08:00Comments on Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Today's the Day!Sarah Stevensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16534942492714970282noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-90176085534253709562008-10-20T06:26:00.000-07:002008-10-20T06:26:00.000-07:00Oh, Doret, no. That's not cool. Colleen: I think J...Oh, Doret, no. That's not cool. <BR/><BR/>Colleen: I think Julie Andrews gets a permanent pass for... just about everything, including writing a children's book because she felt like it, not because "heck, everybody's doing it, it must be easy."<BR/><BR/>Alkelda: May I *<B>never</B>* be too successful to be edited. It truly was awful when ...certain rhyming authors... stopped being edited.tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-28652869578729948832008-10-16T20:53:00.000-07:002008-10-16T20:53:00.000-07:00We got Mo'Nique's YA title in. I looked at it with...We got Mo'Nique's YA title in. I looked at it with an open mind it quickly closed after two pages. A perfect cover is ruined by having the authors face on the top corner. I still don't understand why celeb authors must have their pictures on the books.Dorethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08676911030014718403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-35265054022364636152008-10-16T20:22:00.000-07:002008-10-16T20:22:00.000-07:00I read about that National Book Award shortlist to...I read about that National Book Award shortlist today. WOW! I agree that it'll be a difficult choice. So exciting, though.Jules at 7-Imphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14439756778611468303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-37667069551530245582008-10-16T16:32:00.000-07:002008-10-16T16:32:00.000-07:00Ha! Alkelda. No kidding.Ha! Alkelda. No kidding.Sarah Stevensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16534942492714970282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-87982255801469047202008-10-16T15:38:00.000-07:002008-10-16T15:38:00.000-07:00It's interesting to me when authors become so succ...It's interesting to me when authors become so successful that their work reads as if they were celebrity authors, i.e. there wasn't an editor powerful enough to say, "You've got to cut out those extraneous adverbs (especially 'sycophantically') and stop referring to your main character's crush as 'perfect.'" I'm not naming any authors here, but I'll give you a hint: their last names rhyme with "prowling" and "higher."Saints and Spinnershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733517166056974501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-46196549568653082692008-10-16T10:00:00.000-07:002008-10-16T10:00:00.000-07:00Thank you so much for the kind words!Thank you so much for the kind words!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-14010435465247134672008-10-16T01:00:00.000-07:002008-10-16T01:00:00.000-07:00I think she could get a pass too - wait until the ...I think she could get a pass too - wait until the books come out and see how they are.<BR/><BR/>Jamie Lee Curtis gets a pass (from me anyway) because she's really good - and so does Julie Andrews.Colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18380722344521975869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-51926951382880278782008-10-15T19:03:00.000-07:002008-10-15T19:03:00.000-07:00I totally completely give Monique a pass on the BA...I totally completely give Monique a pass on the BACA rules. Why? 'Cause she IS a writer. She's a comedian and writes her own stuff. Also, anything written from a plus-sized POV is great news IMHO.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15169707337312707247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-8617217075942687862008-10-15T15:14:00.000-07:002008-10-15T15:14:00.000-07:00Is that not awesome about Something Rotten? I hadn...Is that not awesome about <I>Something Rotten</I>? I hadn't gotten a chance to read it, though I got an ARC of the sequel, so now I'm totally excited about getting to peruse it online.Sarah Stevensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16534942492714970282noreply@blogger.com