Comments on: Not-a-guestblogger and WINNER of the “What’s Your Book About?” Contest

By: Terry Odell

Terry Odell — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:41:40 +0000

Well, Allsion, hearing your name sure got my attention!

By: Felicia Donovan

Felicia Donovan — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:35:40 +0000

Which famous author said, “If you’ve made it through childhood, you have enough material to write a book?” I appreciate the kind words, but I think everyone has something to bring to a story. While I draw on my experiences a lot for THE BLACK WIDOW AGENCY Series, you’ve got people coming and going at the dance studio all day. What a window you have for observing personalities, characters and human nature! Use that!

“Sticky computer keys?” Yeah, I know about that, too, but probably not the way you mean. (Sorry!)

By: Allison

Allison — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 02:42:04 +0000

ROFLOL TERRY. I noticed because of the google alerts!

By: Terry Odell

Terry Odell — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 23:00:50 +0000

I’m beginning to think I posted my Yippee! comment on another blog, because I don’t see it. Thanks SO MUCH!

I’m glad I popped by, and so happy. This sure beats the rejection letter I got yesterday.

I’m on the east coast and usually cruise the blogs first thing in the morning, so I’m often a day behind.

And did anyone else notice Allison Brennan at the Olympic diving trials?

By: wendy roberts

wendy roberts — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:44:47 +0000

If I wrote only about what I knew my stories would be all about juggling kids to social and sporte events

By: Cele

Cele — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:19:32 +0000

Oh and, I have an idea for a Jenny book. A Crazy Insane Dance Mom begins stalking the guest choreographer at Jenny’s studio. She’s fifteen years older than him, weighs twenty pounds more, couldn’t go en pointe or arabesque if her life depended on it, but she is vying to be front row fifty in his class and they apple of his eye before the week is out…. or else.

just a thought….

By: Jen

Jen — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:13:27 +0000

Hey Natalie, you’ve had interesting jobs! Those dance moms are an interesting breed!

I haven’t done much interesting…I’m so boring.

By: Cele

Cele — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:12:54 +0000

You know Natalie, working for the IRS might be boring in your eyes, but I can imagine several writing senarios from that one job. Then there is the cute little Robert Redfern story your have from your early Sundance Days. Of course there is the bevy of Insane Dance Mom stories. I think you underscore your experiences my dear, one thing about writing is letting others walk a mile or five in another person’s shoes.

Congrats Terry.

By: Christa M. Miller

Christa M. Miller — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:16:06 +0000

I was just complaining to a friend the other day about how very sheltered I was growing up, and how I’m always afraid of running out of story ideas, or at least the emotional impact to deliver them. And how every other writer I know has had cool jobs (army intelligence… movie extra… paramedic…) or (heaven help me) had some kind of serious situation in life. Not that I’m courting trouble! It’s just all about the experience, you know? (I think you do!)

By: Allison

Allison — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:37:49 +0000

Natalie, as a writer I’ve always said that I know a little bit about a lot of things