tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221151616674180073.post4416501021529633881..comments2024-03-26T02:07:02.561-04:00Comments on Vijaya Bodach: My First Picture BookVijayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07876606729146077830noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221151616674180073.post-73936973195333163082020-09-23T15:12:36.963-04:002020-09-23T15:12:36.963-04:00Oh Barb, I miss that too. I found a terrific book ...Oh Barb, I miss that too. I found a terrific book to help me regain some of it: Writing into the Dark by Dean Wesley Smith. Also, Write Your Great Novel Course by David Xavier--it's mistitled. It's just a short little book with great tips/quotes that's really inspiring. Vijayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876606729146077830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221151616674180073.post-84093841485756162692020-09-23T13:12:26.121-04:002020-09-23T13:12:26.121-04:00Although I'm grateful for all that I've le...Although I'm grateful for all that I've learned about writing and publishing over the years, part of me wishes I recapture that innocence when I didn't know the rules and my writing was full of joy and spontaneity.<br /><br />Good for you for revising, improving, and self-publishing your first book!Barbara Etlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07190731838738606727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221151616674180073.post-47645046764267336482020-09-09T11:35:34.247-04:002020-09-09T11:35:34.247-04:00Faith, that makes me so happy!Faith, that makes me so happy!Vijayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876606729146077830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221151616674180073.post-46578178170407141162020-09-09T10:22:18.621-04:002020-09-09T10:22:18.621-04:00My children have been enjoying this so much! :) &l...My children have been enjoying this so much! :) <3Faithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08326446352568133662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221151616674180073.post-42178138828301740402020-09-08T16:46:52.878-04:002020-09-08T16:46:52.878-04:00Michael, how good of you to visit, share in the jo...Michael, how good of you to visit, share in the joy. We are well, thanks be to God. Happy Feast Day! Vijayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876606729146077830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221151616674180073.post-85485846553485906782020-09-08T14:14:57.114-04:002020-09-08T14:14:57.114-04:00Vijaya
I always leave your site with a joyful hea...Vijaya<br /><br />I always leave your site with a joyful heart! Thank you for that ever-present gift! Praying you and your family are well!Michael Seagriffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11776200452901461059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221151616674180073.post-46752973123813379412020-09-07T15:02:24.461-04:002020-09-07T15:02:24.461-04:00Thank you, Mirka. I can imagine how much your chil...Thank you, Mirka. I can imagine how much your children loved your homemade books. These are so special. When my kids got older, they didn't care for my stick-figure drawings. But the photo-based books have been a huge hit. <br /><br />Jenni, you're so right about the correlation between not knowing all the rules and letting the muse lead the way producing words that are truer. Whenever I've done multiple revisions, I often return to the first draft to capture the voice that began it all. I hope your revisions go well. Thanks so much for celebrating with me. Vijayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876606729146077830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221151616674180073.post-44875651169172241252020-09-07T14:41:05.724-04:002020-09-07T14:41:05.724-04:00I have often looked back at old stuff and revised....I have often looked back at old stuff and revised. In fact, I'm revising my very first MG novel right now. I agree with you about the heart in some of my older stuff. I think it's because I wasn't that knowledgeable yet about the publishing industry, so I just wrote for myself. <br />Congrats on your PB release! It looks adorable!Jennihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13139361928785566916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221151616674180073.post-25079025271679712892020-09-07T14:17:24.008-04:002020-09-07T14:17:24.008-04:00I have a bunch of homemade books I wrote and illus...I have a bunch of homemade books I wrote and illustrated (not very well IMO, for the illustration part) for my kids way back when. Brava to you for publishing. I never considered it. Mirka Breenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.com