tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330766246822130643.post3554531370513460567..comments2024-02-09T08:14:51.016-05:00Comments on ON THE VERGE: On Cakes and Celebration and CommunityJody Casellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17892174349776047862noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330766246822130643.post-82377261633535483792016-10-20T10:13:58.961-04:002016-10-20T10:13:58.961-04:00Shari, that's awesome! So glad you made that c...Shari, that's awesome! So glad you made that connection in our workshop!Jody Casellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892174349776047862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330766246822130643.post-87911530918479355372016-10-20T10:13:02.746-04:002016-10-20T10:13:02.746-04:00Thanks Tracy. And I must say you are one of the ni...Thanks Tracy. And I must say you are one of the nicest bunnies around :) Jody Casellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892174349776047862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330766246822130643.post-81399485057400674782016-10-20T10:12:01.122-04:002016-10-20T10:12:01.122-04:00Thanks, Yvonne! Oh, I just read your new book! Lov...Thanks, Yvonne! Oh, I just read your new book! Loved it. Totally creeped me out. Thinking now there must be a cool creepy cake to go along with it. Black flowers. Cats. hmm...Jody Casellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892174349776047862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330766246822130643.post-18626198178090496242016-10-19T09:14:59.145-04:002016-10-19T09:14:59.145-04:00At the UA Library Write Stuff event, you encourage...At the UA Library Write Stuff event, you encouraged use to "network" before you began, and I announced a writing group. We now have a new member because of it.Sharihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09682684614485187955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330766246822130643.post-30131409144221518412016-10-19T08:38:38.631-04:002016-10-19T08:38:38.631-04:00All so true! They say that writing for children is...All so true! They say that writing for children is a bunny-eat-bunny world, but I always add that they're such nice bunnies. I never would be working on my 22nd book if it hadn't been for SCBWI, and my critique group. The support is so important.Tracy Barretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17668453323039794253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330766246822130643.post-63945102247653343042016-10-18T16:29:45.233-04:002016-10-18T16:29:45.233-04:00"Every day it is just You, at your lap top or..."Every day it is just You, at your lap top or sitting with a notebook, facing a blinking cursor or a blank page." So true. This post made me a little weepy, because I love my writer friends, most of whom I met through SCBWI. You've captured the community sentiment perfectly.<br /><br />PS -- Great cake, too! :)Yvonne Ventrescahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06935915085584796351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330766246822130643.post-58932679640047499902016-10-18T08:30:16.261-04:002016-10-18T08:30:16.261-04:00I know, Susan. It's my default blog post. Must...I know, Susan. It's my default blog post. Must try to branch out and write about other things :)Jody Casellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892174349776047862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330766246822130643.post-42862970328618516442016-10-18T08:29:12.701-04:002016-10-18T08:29:12.701-04:00Thanks, Jenn! Seeing your comment reminded me that...Thanks, Jenn! Seeing your comment reminded me that I didn't mention our group blog YA Outside the Lines. Such a creative, lovely, generous group of people. Jody Casellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892174349776047862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330766246822130643.post-43071429223089663022016-10-17T22:41:20.260-04:002016-10-17T22:41:20.260-04:00Oh God. Not another bloody-severed-finger-cake blo...Oh God. Not another bloody-severed-finger-cake blog post!! Sorry, but it gets a little old... p.s. Lovely post, for real.Susan Brodyhttp://www.theartofnotgettingpublished.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330766246822130643.post-41671155671929099612016-10-17T17:33:00.538-04:002016-10-17T17:33:00.538-04:00I am in love with the first line of this post.
&q...I am in love with the first line of this post. <br />"Last week, as I was putting the final bloody touches on a severed finger cake ..."<br />And it has just the right touch of nonchalance. I dare anyone not to read on after that opening!<br />(Also, my writing community is one of the best things about being a writer.)Jennifer R. Hubbardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03408588432492354248noreply@blogger.com