tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post2466216252101213095..comments2024-03-28T23:20:45.447-04:00Comments on Girlfriends Book Club: Tales of the (empty) Trunk NovelWriter Wenchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16730769794553260336noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-76720110435215343742012-06-24T16:05:06.547-04:002012-06-24T16:05:06.547-04:00Love the prologue! If a publisher doesn't want...Love the prologue! If a publisher doesn't want this book, indie-publish it yourself. I'll buy it!Judith Arnoldhttp://www.juditharnold.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-64313579431481964492012-06-21T01:09:10.430-04:002012-06-21T01:09:10.430-04:00I meant be grateful it is not ...I meant be grateful it is not ...Christa Allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12620389675433700944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-57285069077854076902012-06-20T21:17:57.703-04:002012-06-20T21:17:57.703-04:00Thanks to all! I've been in meetings all day ...Thanks to all! I've been in meetings all day and am now taking a break from peeling 20# of raw shrimp--be grateful this is a sensory blog!Christa Allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12620389675433700944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-21939546486146296342012-06-20T20:11:04.594-04:002012-06-20T20:11:04.594-04:00Your prologue to this story is so compelling, Chri...Your prologue to this story is so compelling, Christa! Thanks for sharing it and for telling your answer to that big question...Marilyn Branthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05303846770348840645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-88649957217718378642012-06-20T15:00:01.616-04:002012-06-20T15:00:01.616-04:00I'm with Jessica - you have a very distinctive...I'm with Jessica - you have a very distinctive (and wonderful) voice. I'm also with you oh The Question. I don't like to admit I sold my first ms - or that I signed with the first agent I queried (even if I did rack up an impressive 50-something rejections between submission and acceptance). Great post!Amy Bourrethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09282391142545297965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-36699275871908930482012-06-20T13:35:12.549-04:002012-06-20T13:35:12.549-04:00Christa, I try not to begrudge other writers' ...Christa, I try not to begrudge other writers' success and I wouldn't call getting a first novel published "beginner's luck" - truth to tell, I think *all* of us who are published are lucky. In your sample, I particularly liked "I mean, really, I can’t function without eyelids." What I liked about it is that despite the narrator being down, she still retains a sense of humor.Lauren Baratz-Logstedhttp://www.laurenbaratzlogsted.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-69210519602894887882012-06-20T13:02:43.266-04:002012-06-20T13:02:43.266-04:00Hi Christa, loved the prologue!
It's funny h...Hi Christa, loved the prologue! <br /><br />It's funny how something negative can be a positive and vise versa. I have friends who were dropped and their books went out of print. They were devastated. Now they have a backlog of books ready for the emarket and are laughing all the way to the bank!Sara Rosetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02963383062554754294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-48002557803556145312012-06-20T12:05:47.661-04:002012-06-20T12:05:47.661-04:00Love, love, love your prologue, Christa! I also lo...Love, love, love your prologue, Christa! I also loved your trunk story, another fascinating, "How I got here..." tale, even if your trunk wasn't brimming!Laura Spinellahttp://www.lauraspinella.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-9505453659943486572012-06-20T09:44:11.390-04:002012-06-20T09:44:11.390-04:00That's a heartbreaking intro...and I loved you...That's a heartbreaking intro...and I loved your answer to THE QUESTION. :)Jess Rileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06987689969282168406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-90924505421559972112012-06-20T09:24:59.950-04:002012-06-20T09:24:59.950-04:00Thanks, Karin. And as the reigning blog queen, do ...Thanks, Karin. And as the reigning blog queen, do you have any idea what I did to cause those two sections of the blog to be highlighted as they are? I didn't intend for them to be!Christa Allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12620389675433700944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-496566282884651102012-06-20T08:59:44.416-04:002012-06-20T08:59:44.416-04:00Ooh. You had me from the start. Love this.Ooh. You had me from the start. Love this.Judy Merrill Larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06675069484490433295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-70512498364752473062012-06-20T08:49:48.392-04:002012-06-20T08:49:48.392-04:00Love that, Christa! And I love what you say about ...Love that, Christa! And I love what you say about the importance of the trunk novel- we writers DO need to write a lot. Now I don't have to feel so bad about the novels I've got in MY trunk!Brenda Janowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02341902606434073240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-74009204038081623612012-06-20T08:35:19.460-04:002012-06-20T08:35:19.460-04:00Wow. I really liked that. Just hang onto to it. Ma...Wow. I really liked that. Just hang onto to it. Maybe some day.Karin Gillespienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-25323443378688495242012-06-20T08:21:33.149-04:002012-06-20T08:21:33.149-04:00Christa, I know I've said it a million times o...Christa, I know I've said it a million times on a million blogs, but I love your voice and writing. And this post is so encouraging! :)Jessica R. Patchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13614501794157211301noreply@blogger.com