tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post8293600970636277645..comments2024-03-15T13:33:48.878-04:00Comments on The Shellshank Redemption . . . : A Giveaway!! - Plus a Reading Conference RecapMadeline Mora-Summontehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-56054790489480790842012-03-24T18:43:57.129-04:002012-03-24T18:43:57.129-04:00Hey, Sylvia - sorry you missed this, too! But than...Hey, Sylvia - sorry you missed this, too! But thank you for following us here at TSR. :) I've got to get going on the A-Z Challenge myself.Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-32998427325925975062012-03-24T18:35:21.144-04:002012-03-24T18:35:21.144-04:00Sorry I missed this one. Congratulations to whoeve...Sorry I missed this one. Congratulations to whoever wins. New follower here. I’m getting a head start on visiting my fellow “A to Z”ers. I look forward to visiting again.<br /><br />Sylvia<br />http://www.writinginwonderland.blogspot.com/Sylvia Neyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09700149683391617521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-53331923879971139932012-03-22T08:33:10.535-04:002012-03-22T08:33:10.535-04:00Jillian, one of the things I found fascinating abo...Jillian, one of the things I found fascinating about BEFORE I FALL was that I didn't like the protagonist in the beginning and yet there was still something about her and her story that made me want to keep reading. That's not an easy thing for a writer to accomplish.<br /><br />Have a great time at the library talk! And definitely keep an eye out for more events like that - I always learn something when I go to things like that. :)Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-61987247283153197752012-03-21T22:02:14.502-04:002012-03-21T22:02:14.502-04:00This weekend Ursula LeGuin will be speaking at my ...This weekend Ursula LeGuin will be speaking at my local library (yay!), which will actually be the first time I've met a big author in person. Hopefully there will be many more to come as I find events and conferences to attend out here.<br /><br />I'm excited about your Lauren Oliver contest too. I don't usually read this type of YA contemporary, but I've heard such amazing things about Before I Fall that I've been meaning to give it a try. <br /><br />And I could definitely use a Plot Patrol!Jillian Schmidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14421351338544997541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-72717233926369243052012-03-21T12:38:42.800-04:002012-03-21T12:38:42.800-04:00You're welcome, Emily.
I would still say tha...You're welcome, Emily. <br /><br />I would still say that the authors you've met still count - why not? :)Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-22371407614403694012012-03-21T12:35:01.058-04:002012-03-21T12:35:01.058-04:00I like the conflict advice. Dead on!
Thanks for sh...I like the conflict advice. Dead on!<br />Thanks for sharing.<br /><br />As for meeting an author, I haven't met any besides the blogger/authors I know. Sad, huh?Emily R. Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03892444969625637064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-63848520122573866282012-03-21T12:12:22.885-04:002012-03-21T12:12:22.885-04:00Angela, isn't it funny how that works?
Every...Angela, isn't it funny how that works? <br /><br />Every author signing I've been to has been amazing - no matter how "big" the name, they were still approachable and encouraging.Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-39028831468147552592012-03-21T11:48:00.927-04:002012-03-21T11:48:00.927-04:00I meet romance author Sarah Eden at a conference l...I meet romance author Sarah Eden at a conference last year. She was amazing! Funny, clever, and kind. It made me love her books all the more!Angela Cothranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09243582290698922119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-11200126023109422222012-03-21T09:21:06.890-04:002012-03-21T09:21:06.890-04:00Oh, Cathy, that's so nice - thank you! :)
May...Oh, Cathy, that's so nice - thank you! :)<br /><br />Maybe we need some sort of gang, like the Plot Patrol - we can monitor our novels for plot, or for lack of one and then...fix it!Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-73003830651599902412012-03-21T09:10:59.513-04:002012-03-21T09:10:59.513-04:00LOVE her. (I love you, too, Madeline and I'm c...LOVE her. (I love you, too, Madeline and I'm clearing out a space on my bookshelf for YOUR book! But in the meantime, I'm fan girling on Lauren Oliver).<br /><br />I realized plot was my big problem, too--but we can conquer. (She said, deep in outlining mode on her novel. ;-)Cathy C. Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16491874468936336577noreply@blogger.com