tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post6810454397856825046..comments2024-03-27T00:32:20.340-04:00Comments on The Alchemy of Writing: Open Wounds - Under the MicroscopeBryan Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09555071335245492790noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post-55204068664515526052011-11-15T12:04:23.488-05:002011-11-15T12:04:23.488-05:00Joe,
No problem, it was a great read. Happy to sp...Joe,<br /><br />No problem, it was a great read. Happy to spread the word!Bryan Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09555071335245492790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post-67944374450316914282011-11-14T18:55:10.616-05:002011-11-14T18:55:10.616-05:00Thanks, Bryan for the wonderful review. I'm gl...Thanks, Bryan for the wonderful review. I'm glad you enjoyed the book. The YA title is good for marketing in some ways but not in others. I wrote this for adults and ended up marketing it for YAs as I think others do because of the young protagonist. A whole world opened up to me as a writer that I had been investigating for years as a reader. All the best,<br />JoeJoe Lunieviczhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14484546087380905437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post-76947924950099533702011-11-14T16:32:48.651-05:002011-11-14T16:32:48.651-05:00AHHHH...we have brought over another to our side.....AHHHH...we have brought over another to our side...<br /><br />NOT all YA is sparkly vampires or giggling teenagers. If it was I wouldn't be reading or writing it.<br /><br />Just about to crack open A Monster Calls! It sits on my bookshelf taunting me as I burn dinner.Marsha Sigmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11095210839900479297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post-81015915478255825622011-11-14T14:42:44.293-05:002011-11-14T14:42:44.293-05:00@ DG
I like reading unusual things. I seem to lea...@ DG<br /><br />I like reading unusual things. I seem to learn more that way...Bryan Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09555071335245492790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post-3256365442726162292011-11-14T14:41:39.468-05:002011-11-14T14:41:39.468-05:00@ Alex and Jeffrey
I'm so poorly educated in ...@ Alex and Jeffrey<br /><br />I'm so poorly educated in YA that I'm not even sure what's typical. But there are no sparkly vampires in it.Bryan Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09555071335245492790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post-42063096590304976422011-11-14T14:40:50.866-05:002011-11-14T14:40:50.866-05:00@ Matt
A Monster Calls is pretty damn good so far...@ Matt<br /><br />A Monster Calls is pretty damn good so far.Bryan Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09555071335245492790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post-88315944994914185142011-11-14T14:40:11.724-05:002011-11-14T14:40:11.724-05:00@ Susan
As someone who came out of the womb in lo...@ Susan<br /><br />As someone who came out of the womb in love with sword fights, I have to say that the fencing in this book is awesome.Bryan Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09555071335245492790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post-72775218093867534932011-11-14T11:32:23.407-05:002011-11-14T11:32:23.407-05:00It's a good idea to sometimes read outside our...It's a good idea to sometimes read outside our comfort choices. <br /><br />This book has an inviting cover (translate=interesting) and dystopian-type tales can attract me. They seem to highlight the strength of the puny human in the face of overwhelming odds.<br /><br />Thanks for the review, Bryan.D.G. Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213237734772028645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post-74477733887180384052011-11-14T10:40:04.291-05:002011-11-14T10:40:04.291-05:00I'm so glad you enjoyed this. I'm sending ...I'm so glad you enjoyed this. I'm sending Joe over.<br /><br />And I see you've got the Ness novel. That one just showed up at my house, and I'll be getting into it soon.Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post-52233700804709719212011-11-14T09:47:28.978-05:002011-11-14T09:47:28.978-05:00Awesome! That you're reading YA and that it ha...Awesome! That you're reading YA and that it has FENCING!! (Did you know that two of my boys are fencers?) I'll put this on the Xmas list for my oldest. :) #thanksSusan Kaye Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348197999397141067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post-19479887085035524552011-11-14T07:31:00.223-05:002011-11-14T07:31:00.223-05:00Nice to see that there are some YA books which do ...Nice to see that there are some YA books which do not feature sparkly vampires at all. Thanks for sharing!Jeff Beeslerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17935580053176710609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post-38923650642340373062011-11-14T07:08:38.655-05:002011-11-14T07:08:38.655-05:00Certainly doesn't sound like your typical youn...Certainly doesn't sound like your typical young adult book.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com