tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308214465210382791.post6538298957991914203..comments2024-03-26T01:28:27.414-04:00Comments on It's In The Details: Meet and Greet for GUTGAAMichelle 4 Laughshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06876457259362839114noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308214465210382791.post-18836674310881857542012-09-07T13:50:13.656-04:002012-09-07T13:50:13.656-04:00Just love the dog bowl, anyway! So nice to meet y...Just love the dog bowl, anyway! So nice to meet you on GUTGAA! What a fine concept to meet and greet..I'm a first-time author, so I don't know much about the Agent thing, but I'm having fun and isn't that what counts in this life? Muaaah!<br /><br /><br />Dr Margaret Aranda<br /><br />www.girlpowerinamm.blogspot.com<br />drmargaretaranda.blogspot.comDr Margaret Arandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11233294700250409713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308214465210382791.post-24912068992544268512012-09-06T14:34:42.986-04:002012-09-06T14:34:42.986-04:00Hi Michelle - checking in from GUTGAA ~ :) Nice t...Hi Michelle - checking in from GUTGAA ~ :) Nice to meet you!! A magic anklet = cool. :)Donea Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15393184831994368021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308214465210382791.post-42654164571519615752012-09-06T12:56:40.025-04:002012-09-06T12:56:40.025-04:00It sounds like you're a pretty established wri...It sounds like you're a pretty established writer! I'm enjoying reading all the different places writers are at in their journey through this blog hop. I also wish I had a more exciting view of mountains (I live in Illinois) but sometimes I imagine a scene like that through my balcony door. At least seeing pretty blue sky I can fill in the rest. <a href="http://agirlandherdiary.blogspot.com/2012/09/gearing-up-to-get-agent-meet-and-greet.html" rel="nofollow">Here's my GUTGAA Meet and Greet Post</a>Stephscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06328839483008086049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308214465210382791.post-83264937918331888322012-09-05T07:24:37.712-04:002012-09-05T07:24:37.712-04:00Oh yes, details! But really special/memorable one...Oh yes, details! But really special/memorable ones and not an overabundance. I also email my WIP and completed projects to myself. And chocolate, ah chocolate, where would we be without it...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10128802549435853330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308214465210382791.post-25896730811616449342012-09-04T21:20:34.379-04:002012-09-04T21:20:34.379-04:00I've never spilled anything on my laptop (knoc...I've never spilled anything on my laptop (knock on wood.) I did have my cat jump on the keyboard once and delete ten pages that I had just finished writing. Thank goodness my computer has autosave. <br /><br />carlaRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09294478134004462905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308214465210382791.post-68666343850537078032012-09-04T19:18:51.709-04:002012-09-04T19:18:51.709-04:00I love cadbury cream eggs! -Wow, looks like everyo...I love cadbury cream eggs! -Wow, looks like everyone is focused on that part. Probably because their deliciousness is out of season now. <br /><br />I loved learning about your story. Your hook about the magical anklet immediately made me want to know more. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308214465210382791.post-16948825771684475072012-09-04T17:48:58.471-04:002012-09-04T17:48:58.471-04:00Hello fellow GUTGAA participant! Good call on not...Hello fellow GUTGAA participant! Good call on not drinking while you write, I've killed 2 computers that way (So embarassing.) Now I put my drink in the desk drawer underneath.<br />Thanks for stopping by the blog. You don't like to admit that your book was inspired by a gimmick (what if the beast was FEMALE!) but I'm like you, once the characters are fleshed out with details, it moves beyond the initial inspiration to something great. (Like a plastic bracelet becoming a magic anklet!)Marian Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15911689316782199423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308214465210382791.post-26073606266150454312012-09-04T13:44:39.059-04:002012-09-04T13:44:39.059-04:00Congratulations on getting published! I could nev...Congratulations on getting published! I could never write in the middle of action - chocolate or no chocolate it would just be too distracting. My characters would get frustrated with me. Nice to meet you, and have fun with all the GUTGAA festivities!Jeannettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04121406778127520539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308214465210382791.post-82609645806859626522012-09-04T13:37:16.665-04:002012-09-04T13:37:16.665-04:00I know I already commented. But I finally made it ...I know I already commented. But I finally made it to you Ms Stuck in the Middle, lol.Angie Sandrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12942189316705391288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308214465210382791.post-44885814328117498182012-09-04T10:52:43.164-04:002012-09-04T10:52:43.164-04:00A waterpark? I guess it goes to show that a writer...A waterpark? I guess it goes to show that a writer never knows where inspiration will come from.Connie B. Dowellhttp://www.bookechoes.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308214465210382791.post-31311272859959376332012-09-04T06:37:51.976-04:002012-09-04T06:37:51.976-04:00How awesome to meet you Michelle! Congrats on your...How awesome to meet you Michelle! Congrats on your future publication!<br /><br />I'm a bit of a chocolate freak myself, after all it IS the food of the Gods. (I assume...) But I really don't back up my work anywhere near as much as I should. I gamble with my sanity sometimes. <br /><br />Thanks for stopping by my blog :)Heather M Bryanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17991599364208766781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308214465210382791.post-63637362954147633932012-09-04T02:43:00.365-04:002012-09-04T02:43:00.365-04:00I hear you about jumping the gun with querying. An...I hear you about jumping the gun with querying. And with chocolate :)Shiela Calderón Blankemeierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05164253791139502033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308214465210382791.post-71245505770291843192012-09-03T22:42:44.885-04:002012-09-03T22:42:44.885-04:00I agree - good details, properly placed, can do wo...I agree - good details, properly placed, can do wonders for characterization! Best of luck with the contest!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308214465210382791.post-90160465035595785172012-09-03T22:28:31.439-04:002012-09-03T22:28:31.439-04:00Oh! *headknock* Now why didn't I stop there wh...Oh! *headknock* Now why didn't I stop there when we went to England a few years ago. Michelle 4 Laughshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06876457259362839114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308214465210382791.post-59319255798531267612012-09-03T22:26:43.842-04:002012-09-03T22:26:43.842-04:00If only it were Easter time, right? It's so me...If only it were Easter time, right? It's so mean they restrict them to springtime.Michelle 4 Laughshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06876457259362839114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308214465210382791.post-4603626135677596882012-09-03T22:25:06.072-04:002012-09-03T22:25:06.072-04:00Glad to know I'm not the only paranoid writer....Glad to know I'm not the only paranoid writer.Michelle 4 Laughshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06876457259362839114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308214465210382791.post-4355367456125243442012-09-03T22:24:18.544-04:002012-09-03T22:24:18.544-04:00Woot! Go Smithland!Woot! Go Smithland!Michelle 4 Laughshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06876457259362839114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308214465210382791.post-59569486310168824802012-09-03T20:09:25.721-04:002012-09-03T20:09:25.721-04:00Hi there, blog hop neighbor! Thanks for stopping ...Hi there, blog hop neighbor! Thanks for stopping by my blog earlier. I did a little research and it turns out that I have an aunt and uncle who live near Smithland, IA - how's that for a small world? :)<br /><br />I hope you had a great Labor Day!Kay Kauffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09548015800317146108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308214465210382791.post-34389869765091891172012-09-03T19:31:07.416-04:002012-09-03T19:31:07.416-04:00Well, hello! Nice post. And I do that thing of ema...Well, hello! Nice post. And I do that thing of emailing my work to myself too. I created an account just for that.. i'm ultra paranoid that I'll lose something I've been working on. <br />And your novel sounds very interesting, I cam't wait to read it :)<br />Read you around! Johana Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06145595302533357260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308214465210382791.post-40666358788618692262012-09-03T19:20:47.840-04:002012-09-03T19:20:47.840-04:00My favorite field trip of all time: the Cadbury Ch...My favorite field trip of all time: the Cadbury Chocolate Factory in England! I share your love of the delicious eggs, esp. the ones with caramel in the center. So cool that your inspiration for one of your novels came from a water park anklet. I absolutely love that inspiration can be found in the smallest things. Thanks for stopping by my post! It's great that you're a special ed teacher...you ladies and guys really deserve more credit than you get.<br />-JennaJenna and Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00952637818862079014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308214465210382791.post-55698046631508911732012-09-03T18:58:41.213-04:002012-09-03T18:58:41.213-04:00I have issues with waiting to send out my query as...I have issues with waiting to send out my query as well. I usually didn't... haha. I figured by the time the agent contacted me (IF the agent contacted me) it would be done by then ;)<br /><br />So nice to meet you! :)Kelley Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06373650788799372118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308214465210382791.post-80133122677472769162012-09-03T18:18:59.199-04:002012-09-03T18:18:59.199-04:00Many congratulations on the publishing deal! :) I&...Many congratulations on the publishing deal! :) I'm your newest follower. Very nice to meet you!<br /><br />AA<br />http://anallegedauthor.blogspot.com/Alleged Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04869021184116123477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308214465210382791.post-80259042935148621792012-09-03T18:13:46.435-04:002012-09-03T18:13:46.435-04:00Hi Michelle
Thanks for visiting my blog ( 152 whe...Hi Michelle <br />Thanks for visiting my blog ( 152 when I grow up I wanna write a kids book)<br />Firstly huge congrats on your upcoming novel, and I love the anklet story, hope I get to read the query. Cheers Julie Jambohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01704840860387375378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308214465210382791.post-65673824458006338692012-09-03T18:02:09.717-04:002012-09-03T18:02:09.717-04:00I'm always for being close to grabbing chocola...I'm always for being close to grabbing chocolate ;) Sounds like a cool idea for a story- and all from a cheap ankle bracelet. That rock if it ended up being the next big thing! Good luck and hope to see you around!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308214465210382791.post-80996176116052783472012-09-03T17:18:55.918-04:002012-09-03T17:18:55.918-04:00Hi Michelle! I love your 'magic anklet' in...Hi Michelle! I love your 'magic anklet' inspiration story--how unique. And I checked out the query for Dodge the Sun. I'd definitely pick it up! Cool concept! And awesome title! I email the many drafts of my query to myself, and I save chapters of my WIP on Google Docs. I have copies on my hard drive, memory sticks...yeah, I'm a little paranoid about backing up my work. P.S. I'm a fan of Cadbury Cream Eggs too! Chocolate-holics unite!Teresahttp://thelitconnection.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com