tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33618630.post3908223599232742925..comments2024-03-05T04:39:17.364-08:00Comments on The Godding Business: Novel Excerpt - "Alice Will"Ashley Chappellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10111538335871215137noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33618630.post-66824755578630527922011-06-28T08:24:18.633-07:002011-06-28T08:24:18.633-07:00Have you thought about self publishing?Have you thought about self publishing?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33618630.post-79489136169359325842011-06-27T12:25:28.478-07:002011-06-27T12:25:28.478-07:00Thanks so much! I've been writing from the tim...Thanks so much! I've been writing from the time I could hold a pen, I think. I remember when I was a VERY young child seeing my uncle's car on a lift in a garage gave me the idea for a story about a new hero: Supercar. That was my first 4-page 'book', and as I recall it was quite a hit on the playground.Ashley Chappellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10111538335871215137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33618630.post-76764886679388882862011-06-27T11:06:34.681-07:002011-06-27T11:06:34.681-07:00Great job! Have you been writing long?Great job! Have you been writing long?Parkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33618630.post-59845938646247577652011-06-26T12:45:00.704-07:002011-06-26T12:45:00.704-07:00Ha! As an engineer myself, I got a total kick out ...Ha! As an engineer myself, I got a total kick out of your description of the Pratts. It's exactly the kind of thing an engineer would do if you gave him a wand! After he caused some major accidental damage while trying to figure out how it worked, that is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33618630.post-2847183813846716532011-06-26T10:25:31.583-07:002011-06-26T10:25:31.583-07:00Girl, you are going to be famous!Girl, you are going to be famous!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33618630.post-7516667999167543582011-06-26T09:08:39.448-07:002011-06-26T09:08:39.448-07:00Great analogy about the industry. You are quite ri...Great analogy about the industry. You are quite right, and with the economic down turn it is far harder for aspiring authors to break into the club than ever before. The good news is the digital transformation of the industry is opening a lot of doors for those willing to embrace the future of publishing. I think your samples show you've got what it takes and I wish you the best!Retired paper jockeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33618630.post-60975163561297229422011-06-26T09:05:25.143-07:002011-06-26T09:05:25.143-07:00OMG! That's hilarious. Can you post more?? Wh...OMG! That's hilarious. Can you post more?? Where can I get it?wannabemenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33618630.post-54648472137534976562011-06-26T08:20:45.679-07:002011-06-26T08:20:45.679-07:00Thanks to you both! This one is not published yet ...Thanks to you both! This one is not published yet - I'm actually heading to my first conference next month, and I'm hopeful to start making connections and learn the ropes of the industry. Apparently this is one rope that likes to change lengths right about the time you think you've just grasped the end of it...Ashley Chappellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10111538335871215137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33618630.post-19135402110308087672011-06-26T07:50:57.141-07:002011-06-26T07:50:57.141-07:00I agree! I'm definitely not a young adult anym...I agree! I'm definitely not a young adult anymore (about 20 years past), but I would love to have this on my book shelf. Is it published yet? I want to read the rest of it!Leighnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33618630.post-90701351606129249742011-06-25T17:41:32.875-07:002011-06-25T17:41:32.875-07:00I think the voice in this is really well-developed...I think the voice in this is really well-developed and every paragraph held another laugh. I can't wait to read more of your work :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com