Comments on: A Lucky Break: What My Last Book Taught Me http://www.hungermtn.org VCFA Journal of the Arts Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:15:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Susan Patron http://www.hungermtn.org/what-my-last-book-taught-me/comment-page-1/#comment-1172 Susan Patron Tue, 08 Dec 2009 22:01:36 +0000 http://69.36.166.41/?page_id=502#comment-1172 Many, many thanks for those generous comments. They are especially heartening as I struggle to wind up the final story in the trilogy, "Lucky for Good." Many, many thanks for those generous comments. They are especially heartening as I struggle to wind up the final story in the trilogy, “Lucky for Good.”

]]> By: Jan Godown Annino http://www.hungermtn.org/what-my-last-book-taught-me/comment-page-1/#comment-146 Jan Godown Annino Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:19:01 +0000 http://69.36.166.41/?page_id=502#comment-146 after concurring with other commentors, what, o, what if susan had no wise editor to mildly remark about the sneaky, slight aging of fabulous characters? everyone deserves an editor. & good news, good news, editors are out there, even if you don't have a book contract. via your membership in SCBWI at www.scbwi.org or any local university/college children's writing seminar find critique partners who are your unpaid, loyal editors. they are with you across the mountains, online, or in your own neighborhood. find a group near you, (local librarians & bookstore folk know where they meet, too) join & find the opportunity to critique and be critiqued. kudos to susan patron for writing this essay. perhaps in a month from now, you'll settle in wit a cuppa tea at your first scbwi critique session... "... after concurring with other commentors, what, o, what if susan had no wise editor to mildly remark about the sneaky, slight aging of fabulous characters?

everyone deserves an editor.

& good news, good news,
editors are out there, even if you don’t have a book contract.

via your membership in SCBWI
at http://www.scbwi.org or any local university/college
children’s writing seminar
find critique partners who are your unpaid, loyal editors.

they are with you across the mountains, online, or in your own neighborhood.
find a group near you, (local librarians & bookstore folk know where they meet, too) join
& find the opportunity to critique and be critiqued.

kudos to susan patron for writing this essay.

perhaps in a month from now, you’ll settle in wit a cuppa tea at your first scbwi critique session…

“…

]]> By: Sharon Mentyka http://www.hungermtn.org/what-my-last-book-taught-me/comment-page-1/#comment-125 Sharon Mentyka Wed, 19 Aug 2009 01:09:10 +0000 http://69.36.166.41/?page_id=502#comment-125 Susan: Thanks for sharing this. I was "lucky" enough to meet and speak with you at Seattle's SCBWI conference over a year ago. Thanks for sharing your process and I look forward to reading "Lucky Breaks." Susan: Thanks for sharing this. I was “lucky” enough to meet and speak with you at Seattle’s SCBWI conference over a year ago. Thanks for sharing your process and I look forward to reading “Lucky Breaks.”

]]> By: Rita Crayon Huang http://www.hungermtn.org/what-my-last-book-taught-me/comment-page-1/#comment-69 Rita Crayon Huang Tue, 04 Aug 2009 07:11:02 +0000 http://69.36.166.41/?page_id=502#comment-69 Hello, Susan, This article was fascinating and a delight to read. Thank you so much for sharing. I've struggled with similar dilemmas with my own characters, and I cannot wait to read <i>Lucky Breaks.</i> Yours, Rita (a fellow SCBWI member) Hello, Susan,

This article was fascinating and a delight to read. Thank you so much for sharing. I’ve struggled with similar dilemmas with my own characters, and I cannot wait to read Lucky Breaks.

Yours,
Rita
(a fellow SCBWI member)

]]> By: Lee Wind http://www.hungermtn.org/what-my-last-book-taught-me/comment-page-1/#comment-63 Lee Wind Mon, 03 Aug 2009 18:32:58 +0000 http://69.36.166.41/?page_id=502#comment-63 Susan, thanks for sharing this - how fun and enlightening to see your process! Namaste, Lee Susan, thanks for sharing this – how fun and enlightening to see your process!
Namaste,
Lee

]]> By: Dean Pitchford http://www.hungermtn.org/what-my-last-book-taught-me/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Dean Pitchford Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:33:24 +0000 http://69.36.166.41/?page_id=502#comment-4 Dear Susan - It's such a joy, as always, reading about your process. And your editor was right ... about the subtle but undeniable maturing of Lucky and her cohorts. It's one of the things that most impressed me about the sequel. I just published my second novel last week - CAPTAIN NOBODY - and am giddy with the possibilities that this new journey (appearances/signings/etc.) will bring. All good wishes... Dean Dear Susan –

It’s such a joy, as always, reading about your process. And your editor was right … about the subtle but undeniable maturing of Lucky and her cohorts. It’s one of the things that most impressed me about the sequel.
I just published my second novel last week – CAPTAIN NOBODY – and am giddy with the possibilities that this new journey (appearances/signings/etc.) will bring.
All good wishes…
Dean

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