tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post5598063057641980715..comments2024-03-29T05:45:39.184-06:00Comments on Blood-Red Pencil: Just Like JoDanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-14374872668125568952012-07-18T04:45:12.059-06:002012-07-18T04:45:12.059-06:00I too used to write when I was a kid and now in my...I too used to write when I was a kid and now in my 50s, have taken it up again. Jo March is a great example. I've been fascinated with Louisa May Alcott since I was young and now follow my writing dream by blogging about her. We talk about her life, works and legacy. Stop by at www.louisamayalcottismypassion.comSusan Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14196578772207133725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-85333396647754088482012-07-16T18:00:46.070-06:002012-07-16T18:00:46.070-06:00A horrible thought: what if Peter Pan grew up? *s...A horrible thought: what if Peter Pan grew up? *shudder*<br /><br />Ah, well. Sometimes characters insist on following a certain path, no matter what the readers want.silferthttp://stitchtunes.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-17658081206214258752012-07-16T14:02:19.508-06:002012-07-16T14:02:19.508-06:00Thanks everyone, for the kind words. Linda, I agre...Thanks everyone, for the kind words. Linda, I agree with you that the years spent raising kids and working in the corporate arena were not wasted - I continually draw upon the lessons/experiences I had then, in my writing. And Dani, I too loved Anne of Green Gables, who also had dreams of being a writer, and I was unhappy when she gave them up in the later Anne books - which I agree did not come close to the excellence of the first one. But Anne Shirley as well as Jo March had an influence on me and I don't think it's coincidence that the arc of my real life is similar to their fictional lives.Kim Pearsonhttp://www.primary-sources.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-66258099760459491642012-07-16T12:04:20.375-06:002012-07-16T12:04:20.375-06:00We just nominated your blog for a Versatile Blogge...We just nominated your blog for a Versatile Blogger Award. http://fairfieldwriter.wordpress.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-34430843526616178882012-07-16T10:56:39.737-06:002012-07-16T10:56:39.737-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Linda Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16056682992943171805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-16724030045397894582012-07-16T10:56:26.649-06:002012-07-16T10:56:26.649-06:00Little Women has always been one of my favorites, ...Little Women has always been one of my favorites, and I'll never forget the opening hook. Somewhere I read that the Jo character was drawn from the author herself.<br /><br />I, too, wrote so much as a child and then moved into the zone of wife and mother when I grew up. My writing years returned on the downside of middle age (60+), and now I can't wait to get back into the novels that are sitting on my hard drive in various stages of completion (or lack thereof).<br /><br />Those years of nonproduction in the writing arena, however, weren't wasted. Besides the obvious benefits of raising children to the best of one's ability, they also provide life lessons that can translate into both plot and character development in the more mature writer. While a book from a young author on rare occasions displays depth beyond the author's years, time typically seasons a writer, smoooths the edges, and offers insights that do not come with youth.<br /><br />You go, Kim! I'm with you all the way.Linda Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16056682992943171805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-90609499194896514762012-07-16T10:20:31.423-06:002012-07-16T10:20:31.423-06:00You know who else disappointed me when she grew up...You know who else disappointed me when she grew up and became a mother? Anne Shirley. The subsequent books to Anne of Green Gables get pretty bad, too. Bleh.Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-64752335095667056132012-07-16T08:21:08.988-06:002012-07-16T08:21:08.988-06:00Good for you for achieving your dream. I love Litt...Good for you for achieving your dream. I love Little Women, but I thought Jo's Boys was terrible. I've never read Little Men.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-2041577596293440812012-07-16T08:10:02.029-06:002012-07-16T08:10:02.029-06:00Hey, maybe there's still hope of me becoming a...Hey, maybe there's still hope of me becoming a double naught spy?Christopher Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667548312923348614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-42169666805158351302012-07-16T06:35:07.075-06:002012-07-16T06:35:07.075-06:00Funny I should read this post today, as my niece a...Funny I should read this post today, as my niece arrived at my summer home yesterday and spent all day up on the sleeping porch—reading Little Women. She'd been so quiet I went to check on her at one point; she was nearing the end so I backed away. When she came downstairs I asked if she'd been emotional at the end of the book (I always was, as I parted from my alternate world of new friends).<br /><br />She said, "No, I don't really like the second half of the book," and, "Anyways, if I miss the characters I can always read it again." So practical, that one!Kathryn Crafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08371458857187160425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-25156097281108032962012-07-16T05:44:20.171-06:002012-07-16T05:44:20.171-06:00Brava,Kim! You did it, you're doing it.Brava,Kim! You did it, you're doing it.Larry Constantine (Lior Samson)http://www.amazon.com/Lior-Samson/e/B004KDPO9A/noreply@blogger.com