tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8455470936377851195.post425274562934914159..comments2023-09-20T06:55:47.948-04:00Comments on WILD ABOUT WORDS: Why I Write for Children . . .Wild About Wordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07325527050158095051noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8455470936377851195.post-11306938117905808642012-11-28T10:13:19.719-05:002012-11-28T10:13:19.719-05:00Nancy, I loved your comment. If I was on that bus...Nancy, I loved your comment. If I was on that bus with you, I'm sure we'd be reading together. :)<br /><br />I can't wait for your new book to come out. It sounds terrific!Wild About Wordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07325527050158095051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8455470936377851195.post-16288632658084423112012-11-28T10:04:59.499-05:002012-11-28T10:04:59.499-05:00I have fond memories of loving some of the same bo...I have fond memories of loving some of the same books you did while growing up. I had a really long bus ride and used to read my way home. While other kids were screaming, yelling, or goofing around with their friends on the bus, I had my head buried in Henry Huggins or Beazus and Ramona or like you the Hundred Dresses. I was in my own little world, and it made me fall in love with reading!Nancy J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04256678711946430131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8455470936377851195.post-82726513327657928282012-11-13T16:07:24.953-05:002012-11-13T16:07:24.953-05:00So true, Katie. We write for the kid we once were...So true, Katie. We write for the kid we once were . . . and in the process, we write for so many other kids who need those words at just that time.Wild About Wordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07325527050158095051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8455470936377851195.post-52843155199417139652012-11-13T13:57:51.098-05:002012-11-13T13:57:51.098-05:00I think we all write for the kid we once were. Gre...I think we all write for the kid we once were. Great post! I loved the fan mail.Katie L. Carrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13261567983919353142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8455470936377851195.post-23425957674727932162012-11-13T08:47:24.485-05:002012-11-13T08:47:24.485-05:00Thank you, all, for your lovely comments.
Paula,...Thank you, all, for your lovely comments. <br />Paula, when I think of you as a child, I think of the Northeast Regional Library. When decision-makers cut (or increase) library funding, they can't imagine the ripples it creates. Wild About Wordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07325527050158095051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8455470936377851195.post-36139846866152727302012-11-13T06:59:16.886-05:002012-11-13T06:59:16.886-05:00Wow! Just...Wow! Thank you for sharing!!! Wow! Just...Wow! Thank you for sharing!!! Rileyhttp://www.pageturneradventures.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8455470936377851195.post-73414628522709312822012-11-12T20:30:35.875-05:002012-11-12T20:30:35.875-05:00I want to write squeals to my books too! :-) Inspi...I want to write squeals to my books too! :-) Inspiring post!Julie Hedlundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477115458570906449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8455470936377851195.post-65837158164542302732012-11-12T13:57:33.989-05:002012-11-12T13:57:33.989-05:00Reading your post all I could think was, "You...Reading your post all I could think was, "You too..."<br />Yes, book were my friends growing up. What a privilege it is to create friends for others now. <br />Mirka Breenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8455470936377851195.post-16589911437464819252012-11-12T12:57:21.133-05:002012-11-12T12:57:21.133-05:00Ah! Validation!!!! Fan letters mean all the pie w...Ah! Validation!!!! Fan letters mean all the pie was worth it!!!! xo AAmy Goldman Kosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12097402730754013139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8455470936377851195.post-41575634068029778412012-11-12T12:55:49.159-05:002012-11-12T12:55:49.159-05:00I loved that place. I still donate to it now and t...I loved that place. I still donate to it now and then. I really like Diana Wynne Jones's essays on why she writes for children, in the posthumously published <i>Reflections: On the Magic of Writing</i>. I think her answer can be summarized as "because too many adults want to read boring stuff," but of course she says it much better.Paula Bermanhttp://paxber.us/avontuurnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8455470936377851195.post-1764114592598879402012-11-12T12:01:43.023-05:002012-11-12T12:01:43.023-05:00Dawn, couldn't agree more!Dawn, couldn't agree more!Wild About Wordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07325527050158095051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8455470936377851195.post-23954757769379042412012-11-12T11:01:42.401-05:002012-11-12T11:01:42.401-05:00To me, fan mail is one of the best parts about bei...To me, fan mail is one of the best parts about being a children's writer. They're a testament that we are doing things right!D.E. Malonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10256696009575732721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8455470936377851195.post-9742201423343181762012-11-12T10:12:58.067-05:002012-11-12T10:12:58.067-05:00Yes, Stina, every author hopes to write a squeal. ...Yes, Stina, every author hopes to write a squeal. :)Wild About Wordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07325527050158095051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8455470936377851195.post-49965736453401199732012-11-12T10:10:26.512-05:002012-11-12T10:10:26.512-05:00I love the one about writing a squeal to the first...I love the one about writing a squeal to the first book. :)Stinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.com