tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125812643147867559.post7522356671523802649..comments2024-01-12T00:32:05.481-06:00Comments on A Continuity of Parks: Social networking is goodJamie Eyberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05875759697016701358noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125812643147867559.post-58235237387063919382010-02-10T07:38:48.063-06:002010-02-10T07:38:48.063-06:00Danielle, YA fiction is different than it was 15 y...Danielle, YA fiction is different than it was 15 years ago. It is really aimed at a much broader audience than it used to be. <br /><br />Katey, people look at me like I have two heads all the time. I am used to it anymore. <br /><br />Carrie, if I ever get a childrens, YA or MG book published I AM going to send a copy to my old writing instructors. :PJamie Eyberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05875759697016701358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125812643147867559.post-87282936767469495112010-02-10T07:22:33.267-06:002010-02-10T07:22:33.267-06:00I ran into the same thing with an old teacher. I w...I ran into the same thing with an old teacher. I would really like to send him a copy of my book with "Neiner neiner neiner" scribbled on the inside, but that would be mean, so I won't. But I will think it really hard.Carrie Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14893023777471521703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125812643147867559.post-7154015420500742562010-02-09T10:51:09.875-06:002010-02-09T10:51:09.875-06:00God, isn't it weird when people give you that ...God, isn't it weird when people give you that look, like you're out of your mind for having a particular kind of idea? I love kids books, and I love the sound of your witch dream. (Let's hope Mary's right and it gets rid of her forever if you write it!)Kateyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05727622678452936037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125812643147867559.post-48957762669247625502010-02-08T19:49:56.937-06:002010-02-08T19:49:56.937-06:00I've been reading quite a bit of YA fiction th...I've been reading quite a bit of YA fiction these days. You go for it.Danielle Birchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11796467053451208102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125812643147867559.post-19257718560078968002010-02-08T12:45:24.442-06:002010-02-08T12:45:24.442-06:00Jeremy, exactly. I want literate people changing m...Jeremy, exactly. I want literate people changing my adult diapers for me. <br /><br />Cate, I wouldn't be able to read my own writing after an hour or two. <br /><br />Rebecca, without S.N. I wouldn't keep meeting all these really cool people. <br /><br />Nat, my wife didn't like her either. The teacher was one of those people who was an editor at Time and had also had shorts in about every major magazine you could think of.Jamie Eyberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05875759697016701358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125812643147867559.post-9604415528700912362010-02-08T12:33:28.613-06:002010-02-08T12:33:28.613-06:00Ha ha, you're being battered with inspiration ...Ha ha, you're being battered with inspiration : ) <br /><br />Also, your teacher sounds like a dildo.Fox Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05487359877190292039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125812643147867559.post-29052856602565738912010-02-08T12:18:28.270-06:002010-02-08T12:18:28.270-06:00A blessing and a curse . . . I'd go for blessi...A blessing and a curse . . . I'd go for blessing ; ) Good luck.Rebecca Nazarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586998368101239421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125812643147867559.post-68596375760406849582010-02-08T12:16:24.837-06:002010-02-08T12:16:24.837-06:00Well I adore MGs and think you should keep a noteb...Well I adore MGs and think you should keep a notebook beside you to jot down ideas in while working on your YA.Cate Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634397106201021055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125812643147867559.post-52357076805337965822010-02-08T10:53:28.099-06:002010-02-08T10:53:28.099-06:00Children's/YA/MG are important holes to fill.....Children's/YA/MG are important holes to fill...those are the people who will change our diapers when we're 110 years old living on Soylent Green drips at the CyberVac Retirement Home. Also, and of course you already know this, write what you enjoy writing. I think if I was forced to decide between writing stuff I hated for a living vs keeping my day job forever, I may have to keep the day job.Jeremy D Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16014827537536982326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125812643147867559.post-27946497466625608392010-02-08T10:49:17.716-06:002010-02-08T10:49:17.716-06:00Aaron- currently I am a creative person in a bit o...Aaron- currently I am a creative person in a bit of a slump. At least on the short story side of things. The long story side isn't doing much better. <br /><br />Alan- I think she wondered what I was doing in her class. We didn't always see eye to eye, but she was a good teacher. <br /><br />Mary- thanks for the encouragement. I am thinking this witch story will be an early chapter book or possibly MG if I can come up with enough idea.Jamie Eyberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05875759697016701358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125812643147867559.post-14979407399674676492010-02-08T10:31:39.761-06:002010-02-08T10:31:39.761-06:00I say go for it! I've toyed with the idea of Y...I say go for it! I've toyed with the idea of YA books, too, but I think my dark side might be too dominant at the moment. I blame my Grandma for the urge to branch out - she wrote kids stories :) <br /><br />Maybe by writing the tale, you'll rid yourself of the witch for good?Mary Rajottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09150864147057974882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125812643147867559.post-19246485704940176002010-02-08T10:30:20.612-06:002010-02-08T10:30:20.612-06:00I'm hoping your teacher wouldn't have thou...I'm hoping your teacher wouldn't have thought children's stories a waste of time. My nightschool instructor here had written a children's stories about a girl called Amanda Greenleaf. He recommended a children's book publisher in Vancouver called Orca Books (a number of Newfoundland writers have had success with them). They apparently have a US website you can link to here:<br /><br />http://us.orcabook.com/index.cfm?countryID=USA<br /><br />Social networking can be a good thing. Sometimes ;)Alan W. Davidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17067022519729701245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125812643147867559.post-56801033519713448162010-02-08T10:24:19.456-06:002010-02-08T10:24:19.456-06:00Yay! YA books are the best. You are a creative pe...Yay! YA books are the best. You are a creative person, Mr. Eyberg, and creative people create. Period.Aaron Polsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15173267932358617304noreply@blogger.com