tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post1865406289168557925..comments2023-10-24T05:53:13.006-05:00Comments on Something She Wrote: Tell Me WhyJanna Leadbetterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06339705935553160673noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-6604447312748110882009-03-06T14:26:00.000-06:002009-03-06T14:26:00.000-06:00Well I just posted my answers on my blog. http://r...Well I just posted my answers on my blog. http://ralfast.wordpress.com/2009/03/06/ill-tell-you-whyi-write/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-60194030094285442222009-03-06T10:53:00.000-06:002009-03-06T10:53:00.000-06:00Rafael - Awesome! I'll keep my eyes open for it.Rafael - Awesome! I'll keep my eyes open for it.Janna Leadbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339705935553160673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-33239444645635088802009-03-06T10:03:00.000-06:002009-03-06T10:03:00.000-06:00This one I'll dedicate a blogpost too. It deserves...This one I'll dedicate a blogpost too. It deserves it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-72306819999616602742009-03-06T09:22:00.000-06:002009-03-06T09:22:00.000-06:00Colby - Best get them out, then! :)Colby - Best get them out, then! :)Janna Leadbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339705935553160673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-79295775692135815622009-03-05T21:46:00.000-06:002009-03-05T21:46:00.000-06:00If I didn't tell my story, those ideas would just ...If I didn't tell my story, those ideas would just bounce around in my head forever and drive me nuts ;-)colbymarshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14056535503422186623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-61948285194622515152009-03-05T20:39:00.000-06:002009-03-05T20:39:00.000-06:00Turk - Trees, indeed. ;)Melanie - Definitely!Amy -...Turk - Trees, indeed. ;)<BR/><BR/>Melanie - Definitely!<BR/><BR/>Amy - You make people laugh, and therefore love you. That's what you do.Janna Leadbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339705935553160673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-59094965505226859392009-03-05T12:42:00.000-06:002009-03-05T12:42:00.000-06:00I've heard lots of good stuff about that book. I t...I've heard lots of good stuff about that book. I think I'll have hubby read it. I'd like him to finish his blockbuster novel, so I can stay home and do whatever it is I do.Amy Mullishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09650408133826832302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-57884465565688483212009-03-05T10:25:00.000-06:002009-03-05T10:25:00.000-06:00Great questions!Why tell your story? Because I fee...Great questions!<BR/><BR/><I>Why tell your story?</I> Because I feel I've stumbled upon a way of life that most Americans are unaware of, and I want to share it with them.<BR/><BR/><I>What does your story offer? What would one gain by reading your book?</I> See above. :) I've learned details through my research that surprised me, and I think my book will give readers a different perspective on Melanie Hooyengahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08781235493983907234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-65945665278672050052009-03-05T09:19:00.000-06:002009-03-05T09:19:00.000-06:001) - I've got a scene in my head and I need to kno...1) - I've got a scene in my head and I need to know how it got there and where it goes from there. Then I sit back, type, and enjoy the ride.<BR/><BR/>2) - Maybe someone else wants to escape to the same place.<BR/><BR/>3) - Less trees are cut down to make my book.JLChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05405559509794744714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-34282509270534419272009-03-05T08:51:00.000-06:002009-03-05T08:51:00.000-06:00Jessica - I'm with you; I look forward to this bei...Jessica - I'm with you; I look forward to this being my "full-time job" when both mine are in school. :)<BR/><BR/>Angie - Is the workbook separate? *runs to flip through book*Janna Leadbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339705935553160673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-90665663335626222352009-03-05T07:21:00.000-06:002009-03-05T07:21:00.000-06:00Janna, reading the Maass book and doing the workbo...Janna, reading the Maass book and doing the workbook will slow down your targeted "finish" date, but it will be SO worth it. I recently did both, and even though ms revisions are going ever so slowly, I know I'll have a better book when the smoke clears. And you will too!Angie Ledbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16407006980893727627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-24471194526137779752009-03-04T21:40:00.000-06:002009-03-04T21:40:00.000-06:00What would happen if I didn't write the book. I'd ...What would happen if I didn't write the book. I'd have to go work at a bank when my kids go to kindergarten. LOL<BR/>Actually, I think now that I've discovered writing fiction, I won't ever stop. The trick is to find a way to get paid to do it.<BR/>I write the stories because the characters are in my head, because I'm curious as to what they'll do, but also because if someone actually reads my Jessica Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12365768876905444157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-82852233682161437452009-03-04T20:42:00.000-06:002009-03-04T20:42:00.000-06:00FringeGirl - My post was so good, you commented tw...FringeGirl - My post was so good, you commented twice! ;)<BR/><BR/>Terri - That's so important to me - maybe all of us... making our readers feel something deep. Great!<BR/><BR/>Melissa - I think that's awesome. I've heard a lot about this of late; that people so misunderstood our vets, it caused them to go unnoticed and neglected. So sad. <BR/><BR/>Joanne - Great wordage!<BR/><BR/>Barbara - Yay!Janna Leadbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339705935553160673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-24099471568504114272009-03-04T19:24:00.000-06:002009-03-04T19:24:00.000-06:00These are great questions. I'm not sure i have tot...These are great questions. I'm not sure i have totally clear answers on them all, but its all inside somewhere! Thanks for sharing. I have this book, but I'm still working through it too!Stonefoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01315274338937631860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-39514260976630958852009-03-04T19:02:00.000-06:002009-03-04T19:02:00.000-06:00Janna- I've tagged you, so please drop by and see....Janna- I've tagged you, so please drop by and see.Barb Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04622630143832437565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-14811750711565678272009-03-04T18:05:00.000-06:002009-03-04T18:05:00.000-06:00Great questions. The more we get inside our work,...Great questions. The more we get inside our work, looking at it from all angles like these mentioned here, the more true to the art we become.Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03972054718663959694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-41680935368472562832009-03-04T15:14:00.000-06:002009-03-04T15:14:00.000-06:00Great questions, great book. :-)I'm writing this s...Great questions, great book. :-)<BR/><BR/>I'm writing this story to shed light on a little known facet of World War II - how those who suffered from PTSD were treated and not understood very well(even by themselves).Melissa Amateishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16086267508858187716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-90328837503069461992009-03-04T14:54:00.000-06:002009-03-04T14:54:00.000-06:00I love these kind of questions. I want to write so...I love these kind of questions. I want to write so that people either feel something and to have a take away they will remember for at least a little while!Terri Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07771622379178654235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-24864893801013150462009-03-04T13:30:00.000-06:002009-03-04T13:30:00.000-06:00Good questions. A lot to think about...-FringeGir...Good questions. A lot to think about...<BR/><BR/>-FringeGirlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-58330402043026776592009-03-04T13:29:00.000-06:002009-03-04T13:29:00.000-06:00Good questions. A lot to think about...-FringeGir...Good questions. A lot to think about...<BR/><BR/>-FringeGirlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-59561554475699113822009-03-04T13:01:00.000-06:002009-03-04T13:01:00.000-06:00Cindy - You've got a handle on your answers, and t...Cindy - You've got a handle on your answers, and that's great. I agree both - entertainment and a message - are something to strive for.<BR/><BR/>Heidi - You know, I found that in my first novel, too. (Considered by Avalon but turned down and, for now, trunked.) I'd written it with something particular in mind, and found things weaved into it - subconsciously - that made it a little more. <BR/><Janna Leadbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339705935553160673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-46866167535568515952009-03-04T12:58:00.000-06:002009-03-04T12:58:00.000-06:001) Because once it's in me to tell, I can't stand ...1) Because once it's in me to tell, I can't stand not to tell it! Sometimes once it's down, I decide no one else needs to be bothered with it (lol) but other times it's like a little kid jumping up and down going "pick me! pick me!"<BR/><BR/>2) Entertainment. Escape. And hopefully the chance to laugh.<BR/><BR/>3) I haven't tried it yet. But I'm afraid that if I don't write something that I'm Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-54089750359478915132009-03-04T12:54:00.000-06:002009-03-04T12:54:00.000-06:00Such great food for thought. Now that my first bo...Such great food for thought. Now that my first book is published, it seems that it resonates with people more than I expected a regency genre category romance novel to resonate. I wrote it for entertainment value only, since I love them to pieces--but it turned out to be something a bit more than that. Who knew?Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12660156433881882098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-64726724352633695092009-03-04T11:24:00.000-06:002009-03-04T11:24:00.000-06:00These are good questions. Before I became a Chris...These are good questions. Before I became a Christian, I would write books for entertainment value. There were a few here and there that I wrote because I wanted to share a bigger message but mostly I just wanted people to enjoy what I write. And now, I still want people to enjoy what I write, but I want them to get something more from it. I want God to use me to deliver a message that will Cindy R. Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13488732331021750408noreply@blogger.com