tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785012510865323096.post523573793443410855..comments2024-02-28T13:05:21.023-05:00Comments on Carpe Keyboard: Being Grateful for Writers and Community...and a Free BookKaren S. Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17116824802269613088noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785012510865323096.post-83981224036258454742010-11-29T09:35:21.884-05:002010-11-29T09:35:21.884-05:00Hi Karen,
Just back from being with my family for...Hi Karen,<br /><br />Just back from being with my family for Thanksgiving, and I'm enjoying your blog! I'm a N/F author and SCBWI member living in Cincinnati. This is a wonderful writing community -- I got my first contract by networking with other SCBWI members here in southwest Ohio.<br /><br />Keep up all your good work!<br /><br />Kerrie HollihanKerrie Hollihanhttp://www.kerrieloganhollihan.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785012510865323096.post-21484568312061652202010-11-28T11:16:25.644-05:002010-11-28T11:16:25.644-05:00For friends who would cut off their right leg if i...For friends who would cut off their right leg if it would save our life and who love our kids as much as we do; for people who show kindness through random acts of affection and reassure us with simply a smile and a look that says when you need me – I’m here, and even if you don’t need me – I’m still here; for the gift of a curious mind; for forgiveness and new beginnings; for the opportunity to give more than we receive; for adventures not yet lived and a willingness to pursue them; for knowing it’s never, ever going to be just so; for a warm home and good health; for children who don’t always listen but who are perfectly themselves and allowed to be so; for people who give not because they have to, but because it’s who they are; and to know, in spite of what is true – or because of it, we persevere ~ we are grateful.Christy Cainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09475876577463712405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785012510865323096.post-37277125858341833792010-11-27T14:12:45.307-05:002010-11-27T14:12:45.307-05:00I'm getting little chills. We all have so much...I'm getting little chills. We all have so much to be grateful for, don't we? Thanks so much for sharing your feelings of thankfulness. And it is so fun to see some new names among the comments!Karen S. Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17116824802269613088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785012510865323096.post-16368973479523297752010-11-27T11:46:07.100-05:002010-11-27T11:46:07.100-05:00Wow...after reading your other comments, I feel li...Wow...after reading your other comments, I feel like such a newbie. I am just getting started again, but I am thankful for retirement after a 20 year career as a College Counselor and the fact that I have all four of my kids grown and settled which is giving me TIME to write. I am blogging now and finding great satisfaction in connecting with other folks through this world. I consider myself to be an incredibly blessed woman!The Momhttp://www.ifstonescouldtalk.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785012510865323096.post-69881894191779916892010-11-27T01:18:18.256-05:002010-11-27T01:18:18.256-05:00Karen,
I found you on She Writes a community that ...Karen,<br />I found you on She Writes a community that I am delighted to have found! I agree that most writers in the children's writing and in other genres are extremely generous and warm-hearted people. I have been a member of SCBWI New York for almost 10 years and now I have my own blog where I interview authors and review books, my own radio show once a month on Blog Talk Radio where I interview authors and publishers and my own book If I Could Be Like Jennifer Taylor, a YA is being published in September as an e-book by MuseItUp Publishing. I love the writing community and I don't think I would be having my book published if I hadn't become friendly with the publisher before she started her company.:) When I first started out I was lucky enough to have had Paula Danziger as a workshop teacher and she is the reason I wrote this book. You can contact any writer, I believe, because if you are a writer too, any writer will want to know you.:) I'm happy to meet you too! I am thankful for all the wonderful writers that I have met and of course for having my book published after five years of trying.<br /><br />I'm linking you to my Facebook page:http://www.facebook.com/behrentreu<br /><br />Also to my Twitter: http://twitter.com/barbehrdBarbara Ehrentreuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06317588534441254146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785012510865323096.post-2825304790428538772010-11-26T23:36:34.694-05:002010-11-26T23:36:34.694-05:00I'm grateful to having YOU as a writing partne...I'm grateful to having YOU as a writing partner! Thanks for a lovely post!Sayantanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11408914738803274489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785012510865323096.post-21184258572081685782010-11-26T21:49:03.192-05:002010-11-26T21:49:03.192-05:00I'm linking to you on Twitter as well!I'm linking to you on Twitter as well!paulakigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08545760422156309218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785012510865323096.post-43525713155592194702010-11-26T21:47:37.356-05:002010-11-26T21:47:37.356-05:00Hi Karen, congrats to you for following your dream...Hi Karen, congrats to you for following your dream! There really is no other way to live, right? I do extras work for our local film school (Florida State) so it's interesting to me that you have a bit of film in your background too - I find that film work makes my writing work better, because I have learned to "see" things from different angles. Here's my Thanksgiving post: http://waytenmom.blogspot.com/2010/11/perfect-shoes-mama-kat-writing-workshop.html I hope that it conveys how humbly grateful I am to have never had to worry about an utter lack of food.paulakigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08545760422156309218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785012510865323096.post-26132343900793416202010-11-26T20:30:33.609-05:002010-11-26T20:30:33.609-05:00I am thankful of all I've accomplished writing...I am thankful of all I've accomplished writing-wise within the last year! I've gone from writing for a local freebie publication to writing for 3 paying local news websites. I was also able to do a phone interview with Ann M. Martin, author of "The Baby-sitters Club" series which were my favorite books as a kid. I've also started a blog that I love. To round out my list I've also been reading a lot more, and collecting some of my favorite children's books as well. It's been a good year as a writer for me! <br /><br />I will also link to Facebook; you can find me at http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1039582076Sabrina Steylinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10502908654294596013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785012510865323096.post-90466857929029916452010-11-26T17:27:13.916-05:002010-11-26T17:27:13.916-05:00Wow that's great :) Lot's of things to be ...Wow that's great :) Lot's of things to be grateful for, that's for sure.<br /><br />When it comes to writing, I find myself thankful that all of those people take time to read my story, and some to tell me what they thought about it. It's a real motivation ^^<br /><br />I still think it's wonderful that you give away books. You are not only being generous, but in your own way, encouraging others to read. The book you're giving away this time looks very useful for young writers like myself, and my dad even told me today, I need to find out more about constructing a story :)ThatGirlWhoLikesCatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14434445542697521189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785012510865323096.post-11051407708864006752010-11-26T15:36:23.196-05:002010-11-26T15:36:23.196-05:00Thanks for directing me to your blog through an CO...Thanks for directing me to your blog through an COSCBWI e-mail! I like your generous spirit and great selection of links. I look forward to perusing some of your older posts.<br /><br />Here's one of the things I'm grateful for this Thanksgiving: my writers' group. Their feedback is always supportive and useful. Better yet: It's one thing to get people to read and comment on a chapter or two of a manuscript. But the whole thing? A second time around after a full revision? What a gift!Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10807894738015682322noreply@blogger.com