tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35256059.post1705696863148205998..comments2024-01-06T05:08:42.295-10:00Comments on PATRICIA WOOD ABOARD SV ORION: AND THE WINNERS ARE...ORIONhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01534064935115027523noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35256059.post-90899080744149869742008-07-01T10:55:00.000-10:002008-07-01T10:55:00.000-10:00I like to hear authors talk about how they do thei...I like to hear authors talk about how they do their writing because absolutely everyone seems to have a different method of stoking up the muse or kicking its ass, etc., and a time or place to write that works for them. <BR/><BR/>I love to hear about an author's inspiration -- favorite books and authors, for example. <BR/><BR/>Not interested in hearing about any author's sex life, where they went on vacation, how early they began writing or reading (yes, yes, you're a prodigy, fine, fine, big woo), but I love to hear about their struggles -- how many manuscripts sat in the bottom drawer after being rejected a million times before the author started selling his self-published book out of the trunk of his car (John Grisham) and built his own little league field (uh, no, don't care).Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35256059.post-8430473587024265532008-07-01T09:32:00.000-10:002008-07-01T09:32:00.000-10:00See now I changed the picture. I think they both l...See now I changed the picture. I think they both look adorable!<BR/>Jay your abs look fine in this one but Dawn I think I liked your knees better in the other photo...ORIONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01534064935115027523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35256059.post-1562107180490175872008-06-30T19:19:00.000-10:002008-06-30T19:19:00.000-10:00That pic is scary, Pat. Just what were you doing ...That pic is scary, Pat. Just what were you doing underwater taking my picture?? I need to work on my abs. Geez.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17969794644668994847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35256059.post-78669606758073877692008-06-30T11:22:00.000-10:002008-06-30T11:22:00.000-10:00Well they certainly would rock at my place...har h...Well they certainly would rock at my place...har harORIONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01534064935115027523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35256059.post-81383091346279054662008-06-30T10:18:00.000-10:002008-06-30T10:18:00.000-10:00HAHAHA @ the screenplay/agent banter!HEY Patricia!...HAHAHA @ the screenplay/agent banter!<BR/><BR/>HEY Patricia!!!!! where'd you get a picture of my knees?!?! I swear those are my knees!!! UGH!<BR/><BR/>woohoooo!!!!!! *doing the happy dance* Bathtubs ROCK!Dawn Anonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08128560802192324243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35256059.post-81514330233173325512008-06-30T09:18:00.000-10:002008-06-30T09:18:00.000-10:00HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!ORIONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01534064935115027523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35256059.post-83442817390635884922008-06-30T08:56:00.000-10:002008-06-30T08:56:00.000-10:00Hi Patricia, funny coincidence, I have 20 authors ...Hi Patricia, funny coincidence, I have 20 authors who have written poetry collections and screenplays, and I told them you give great blurbs!!Nathan Bransfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938449789819847825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35256059.post-68468430429788502572008-06-30T07:37:00.000-10:002008-06-30T07:37:00.000-10:00I would like to know how to get my sorry ass in ge...I would like to know how to get my sorry ass in gear and write down some of the garbage floating around in my head, along with the voices.<BR/><BR/>I don't like endless detail, or dry delivery, or people who think they are funny or cute, but ain't.<BR/><BR/>I find the same thing with books, too much detail and I am bored.<BR/><BR/>I know I am shallow, but loveable.<BR/><BR/>Best to you, BarbaraBClarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08837024471946921914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35256059.post-35006373399336210482008-06-30T06:33:00.000-10:002008-06-30T06:33:00.000-10:00he he he he he he hehehehehehe he he he he he heheheheheORIONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01534064935115027523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35256059.post-55318123447063908572008-06-30T04:57:00.000-10:002008-06-30T04:57:00.000-10:00I like when authors openly antagonize agents by cl...I like when authors openly antagonize agents by claiming they want more poetry and screenplays sent their way. :)Travis Erwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09420879160702098979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35256059.post-7677512295896145192008-06-30T04:38:00.000-10:002008-06-30T04:38:00.000-10:00I don't like when writers talk about their gardens...I don't like when writers talk about their gardens or trees in their backyard. That stuff bores me to tears. I also don't like reading about what they packed their kids for lunch, and things like that.<BR/><BR/>I like writers to talk about their opinion on MFA programs, their agents, their writing process, their success and failures,how they handled rejection letters, what a typical day in their life is like, etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35256059.post-29131871758818611542008-06-30T00:07:00.000-10:002008-06-30T00:07:00.000-10:00i don't care for ANY on your list, pat, but then, ...i don't care for ANY on your list, pat, but then, i'm weird! ;) lol<BR/><BR/>what i DO want writers to talk about are tips/tricks they've discovered over the years....laughingwolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08873675614347328116noreply@blogger.com