tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721981671290108541.post1770927313027632108..comments2023-11-02T06:14:54.861-05:00Comments on SIZZLING SCRIBES: Kicking Down the Publishing DoorRuby Stormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06124244528948643826noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721981671290108541.post-804079933764924202008-10-09T22:12:00.000-05:002008-10-09T22:12:00.000-05:00Man, I haven't thought about this in a long time. ...Man, I haven't thought about this in a long time. I wrote my first story (I think it was 4th grade) and won first prize. It was about a spaceship blowing up. Gosh...maybe I was destined to do this thing called writing.<BR/><BR/>Reading? I can't remember anyone pushing me to read. I just remember curling up on the couch from the time I was six or seven with my mom begging me to go outside because all I DID was read.<BR/><BR/>Tielle - your comment on Victoria Holt. She was really the first author I read that was more romance (gothic though it was) instead of reading animal stories. I read ever Lassie, Laddie, White Fang, Flicka, Black Beauty, Misty of Chincoteague (the entire series). My librarian back in those days used to hold onto new books for me so I could be the first one to write my name on the care. Sheesh.<BR/><BR/>RubyRuby Stormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04561961085536661811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721981671290108541.post-69394167809701081462008-10-09T21:49:00.000-05:002008-10-09T21:49:00.000-05:00I was 8 when I wrote a story for an English assign...I was 8 when I wrote a story for an English assignment about what I'd do with three wishes. Before that story, I hadn't given a lot of thought to reading or writing. I had so much fun making up what I'd do with those wishes, I wanted to keep writing. I began writing short stories for myself, and those stories grew to longer and longer ones.<BR/><BR/>I discovered reading about the same time. We had a small library in my small school, and I started checking out books. It didn't take me long to become hooked on reading romances.<BR/><BR/>LynnLynn LaFleurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17859597499640023156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721981671290108541.post-64317323060761694102008-10-07T22:34:00.000-05:002008-10-07T22:34:00.000-05:00No real heroes. I just needed to find the right bo...No real heroes. I just needed to find the right books. <BR/><BR/>My whole family has always been big readers and my mother used to say "I don't know why you don't read. We all read."<BR/><BR/>I only wanted to read books that had been read to me. If a teacher read a book aloud, I'd take it home and re-read it. I've decided now that even then I wanted to know it would have a happy ending.<BR/><BR/>Then, in 7th grade (Like you discovering Kathleen Woodiwiss), I discovered romance novels...specifically, Victoria Holt. That was all it took. <BR/><BR/>By my junior year in High School, I was writing romances. And during my senior year, we had a dress up as what you'll be in 20 years. I came as a romance writer and at my 20 year class reunion, I was handing out cards advertising my first book.<BR/><BR/>Brings back great memories, Ti!Tielle St. Clarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12291318457330608109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721981671290108541.post-87526568942177749872008-10-07T22:09:00.000-05:002008-10-07T22:09:00.000-05:00Angelia -- That's so cool you were able to compens...Angelia -- That's so cool you were able to compensate with your mom's typewriter. And yay on the Robin Hood story! Thanks for stopping by. :)<BR/><BR/>Cait -- I'm so glad you had your mum to introduce you to the library and prod and encourage you along the publication path. Thanks for your thoughts!<BR/><BR/>TitaniaTitania Ladleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14154864900128974257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721981671290108541.post-87294112775159309852008-10-06T10:56:00.000-05:002008-10-06T10:56:00.000-05:00My mum was my main encouragement for reading she i...My mum was my main encouragement for reading she is an avid reader herself and always made sure I had books. We went to the library weekly and she let me wander to my hearts content among the shelves. As to writing, I had an English teacher who encouraged me so much and showed me it was okay to love it. He was also responsible for hooking me on Scottish poetry. But again, my mum is my biggest cheerleader. She has read my books, though she skips the love scenes :) And she also prods me to get writing and helps me plot. I'm very lucky to have her.Cait Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00227604252399059784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721981671290108541.post-38873007448277709772008-10-06T00:07:00.000-05:002008-10-06T00:07:00.000-05:00What inspired me? My mother's typewriter.My handwr...What inspired me? My mother's typewriter.<BR/><BR/>My handwriting was abysmal because of a neurological disorder that landed me in the Learning Disability class for 3 hrs a week.<BR/><BR/>But Mom's old manual typewriter... There I could peck out the stories I needed to tell and people could READ them, unlike the handwritten scrawls.<BR/><BR/>As for what inspired the stories? Everything! <BR/><BR/>(And I'm tickled to find someone else doing Robin Hood. My co-author and I just subbed a Trans Robin Hood piece)Angelia Sparrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04980408280435868479noreply@blogger.com