tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post5595233910136299348..comments2023-10-24T05:53:13.006-05:00Comments on Something She Wrote: Meet LivJanna Leadbetterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06339705935553160673noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-78051613591170390332009-02-23T14:54:00.000-06:002009-02-23T14:54:00.000-06:00Kimmi - Hope all is well!Stina - Thank you so much...Kimmi - Hope all is well!<BR/><BR/>Stina - Thank you so much! And good luck using this exercise. :)Janna Leadbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339705935553160673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-56351468838444301882009-02-23T08:26:00.000-06:002009-02-23T08:26:00.000-06:00I am going to have to use this with my MC. Before ...I am going to have to use this with my MC. Before I run off to do that, I wanted you to know that I think your blog is fabulous. Stop by my blog to claim your award.<BR/>http://riikartsrose.blogspot.com/2009/02/fabulous-blogs.html<BR/><BR/>Stina RoseAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06633193351352023097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-40695497565786528472009-02-22T17:48:00.000-06:002009-02-22T17:48:00.000-06:00Great idea, Janna. Happy Sunday to you.Great idea, Janna. Happy Sunday to you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-18856419182732657072009-02-21T13:30:00.000-06:002009-02-21T13:30:00.000-06:00I love it, Joy, thank you!Colby - Eek! That sounds...I love it, Joy, thank you!<BR/><BR/>Colby - Eek! That sounds awesomely difficult.Janna Leadbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339705935553160673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-49724787195876702362009-02-21T12:40:00.000-06:002009-02-21T12:40:00.000-06:00These weekend, my MC is planning on tracking down ...These weekend, my MC is planning on tracking down her ex-husband. Oh my.colbymarshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14056535503422186623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-74756320472269263952009-02-21T11:43:00.000-06:002009-02-21T11:43:00.000-06:00Janna - Here's a try at the very interesting lette...Janna - Here's a try at the very interesting letter to Father Flanigan. It's fun to imagine!<BR/>*********<BR/><BR/>Dear Edward,<BR/>Here is a check toward the large dining hall. It is the least I can do. It's good to hear you will be able to start building this year. Your dreams for Boys Town continue to come true!<BR/><BR/>I wish I could have been there for Babe's visit. I bet the boys JOYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16530746118038339670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-50448156816227237842009-02-21T09:13:00.000-06:002009-02-21T09:13:00.000-06:00Turkey - THANK YOU!Melissa - You should, absolutel...Turkey - THANK YOU!<BR/><BR/>Melissa - You should, absolutely.<BR/><BR/>Josh - Yes!<BR/><BR/>Amy - Oh my gosh, I just love antiques stores. Had SUCH good luck at a local one last weekend.<BR/><BR/>Morgan - Welcome! It definitely gets those juices flowing again.Janna Leadbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339705935553160673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-57517552050342080722009-02-21T09:02:00.000-06:002009-02-21T09:02:00.000-06:00Good cure for writer's block. I'll have to remembe...Good cure for writer's block. I'll have to remember to use these questions. Great idea.<BR/><BR/>Morgan Mandel<BR/>http://morganmandel.blogspot.comMorgan Mandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-43802540868580466222009-02-21T08:02:00.000-06:002009-02-21T08:02:00.000-06:00Great idea! I love this and will try it out this w...Great idea! I love this and will try it out this week. Also didn't know about your love of antiques--a love I share. My parents have always been into antiques and now own their own shop in NJ. Love that Father Flanagan letter!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06376258782520198445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-35585260452783237062009-02-20T23:58:00.000-06:002009-02-20T23:58:00.000-06:00sweet, gonna give this a try!sweet, gonna give this a try!Joshuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05392363844762406853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-34567664076695091742009-02-20T15:59:00.000-06:002009-02-20T15:59:00.000-06:00Oh! What an awesome thing to do for your character...Oh! What an awesome thing to do for your characters! I think I need to try this one out.Melissa Amateishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16086267508858187716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-45020487874475352082009-02-20T15:27:00.000-06:002009-02-20T15:27:00.000-06:00Yay! I am so glad you had fun with this! It real...Yay! I am so glad you had fun with this! It really revved up my creative juices for my current WIP. By the way, I LOVE your first response about how the winds "kick up thoughts about my thirtieth birthday, just around the corner." Awesome!JLChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05405559509794744714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-54593401209370119072009-02-20T14:08:00.000-06:002009-02-20T14:08:00.000-06:00Jessica - You'll have to let me know if you have g...Jessica - You'll have to let me know if you have good luck with it!<BR/><BR/>Joy - Ditto ^<BR/><BR/>Melanie - Who knew poultry could be so smart? ;)<BR/><BR/>Barbara - Very good, lady! Thanks!<BR/><BR/>Terri - I hope it proves helpful for you!<BR/><BR/>Thanks so much, Joanne! I love to hear that. And I had the same thought about using something like this as a guideline for a query.Janna Leadbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339705935553160673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-87719588582251831532009-02-20T13:00:00.000-06:002009-02-20T13:00:00.000-06:00Well Janna, this definitely looks like a story I'd...Well Janna, this definitely looks like a story I'd love to read. I always enjoy the mother/daughter relationships in a book, and this seems to have a critical one brewing. This exercise might also work to write a blurb or short synopsis for querying, with only a little finetuning.Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03972054718663959694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-87745808056883116652009-02-20T12:44:00.000-06:002009-02-20T12:44:00.000-06:00I love this exercize. I will try it with my own MC...I love this exercize. I will try it with my own MC.Terri Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07771622379178654235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-12751391726304467202009-02-20T11:26:00.000-06:002009-02-20T11:26:00.000-06:00Ok, Janna, here I go:His given name was Nelson, bu...Ok, Janna, here I go:<BR/><BR/>His given name was Nelson, but everyone lovingly called him Nellie. His mother had looked forward to his birth, but when the moment of birth came, she gave her life for his.<BR/><BR/>Nellie was blonde and fair with the beautiful blue eyes of his mother. Everyone said they could see Virginia when they looked at him. She may be dead but she was never forgotten as longBarb Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04622630143832437565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-79485322644790106642009-02-20T10:54:00.000-06:002009-02-20T10:54:00.000-06:00I love this - Turkey is a genius. :) The one I d...I love this - Turkey is a genius. :) The one I did for my MC has really helped me get inside her head. I think I'll make a point to do this for all my characters from now on.Melanie Hooyengahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08781235493983907234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-14734759333285518152009-02-20T10:44:00.000-06:002009-02-20T10:44:00.000-06:00Neat exercise. I'm going to try it with a MC I dr...Neat exercise. I'm going to try it with a MC I drafted a long while ago. See where it goes. Thanks!JOYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16530746118038339670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-86182196695716145752009-02-20T09:50:00.000-06:002009-02-20T09:50:00.000-06:00Oh my gosh!!! What a cool idea!Oh my gosh!!! What a cool idea!Jessica Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12365768876905444157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-10302465944053766652009-02-20T09:16:00.000-06:002009-02-20T09:16:00.000-06:00Well thanks, Angie! And to you, too.Spy - I can't ...Well thanks, Angie! And to you, too.<BR/><BR/>Spy - I can't take credit; it was all Turkey's fault. I mean, idea. ;)<BR/><BR/>Jenni - I thought so, too! I'm really glad I did it.Janna Leadbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339705935553160673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-61481212658994133612009-02-20T08:45:00.000-06:002009-02-20T08:45:00.000-06:00Eeeh! I love this! And how fun! It really does for...Eeeh! I love this! And how fun! It really does force you to get completely in their head! Thanks, JenniJenni Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14340454147439103595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-25248673737959393572009-02-20T08:16:00.000-06:002009-02-20T08:16:00.000-06:00I think using memes for characters is one of the m...I think using memes for characters is one of the more brilliant things I've seen done, Janna!Spy Scribblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14299551957327543491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-34287077506244394222009-02-20T06:17:00.000-06:002009-02-20T06:17:00.000-06:00Nice way to pick an MC's brain! Always such good w...Nice way to pick an MC's brain! Always such good writing ideas here. Happy weekend to ya, Janna.Angie Ledbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16407006980893727627noreply@blogger.com