tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post8237949803393408571..comments2024-03-25T09:56:16.164+00:00Comments on An Awfully Big Blog Adventure: Do You Remember The First Time? - Karen BallUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-52880790672367483342011-08-13T16:39:02.037+01:002011-08-13T16:39:02.037+01:00Congratulations! This looks like a great book and ...Congratulations! This looks like a great book and I love the story that it is based on a story the author wrote at age 11. What a great inspiration for schoolgirl writers everywhere (I know, I was one!) I am still revelling in the thrill of opening my advance copies of the Adventure Island books this summer - I keep lining them up on the my desk and gazing at the loveliness of their covers!Helen Mossnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-52344512490451763672011-07-22T21:08:44.767+01:002011-07-22T21:08:44.767+01:00How lucky for Lil you were there to share and reco...How lucky for Lil you were there to share and record it!<br />Lovely story, thank you.Stroppy Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16560035800075465845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-79419450908599273072011-07-22T20:28:38.201+01:002011-07-22T20:28:38.201+01:00This is such a lovely post - I feel I really share...This is such a lovely post - I feel I really shared the experience. The first time I opened the box of advance copies my kids were in their teens and we all stood round and they took photos. It was a great moment.<br />(Publication of my novel, Secret Territory, for adults.)Miriam Halahmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17841164190139769948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-33562686412102670852011-07-22T17:58:50.682+01:002011-07-22T17:58:50.682+01:00Hi, i was wondering when you would be announcing t...Hi, i was wondering when you would be announcing the winner of the comp, leah xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-71107040060136208022011-07-22T17:36:54.582+01:002011-07-22T17:36:54.582+01:00You couldn't ask for a better editor, Leila!You couldn't ask for a better editor, Leila!karenhttp://www.karen-ball.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-61057585675395531842011-07-22T15:38:44.853+01:002011-07-22T15:38:44.853+01:00Oh how nice to see these pictures - Lil is the per...Oh how nice to see these pictures - Lil is the person I work with for my WP books. Many congratulations to her once again!Leilahttp://www.thewritingden.webs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-2689123009130217372011-07-22T14:33:37.219+01:002011-07-22T14:33:37.219+01:00Love the 'Boys for Beginners' cover! Hope ...Love the 'Boys for Beginners' cover! Hope it does really well. When the advance copies of my first book arrived I remember the first thing I did was read it from cover to cover to check for typos!Sue Barrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04865820856646579688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-13076777837481566552011-07-22T13:07:31.900+01:002011-07-22T13:07:31.900+01:00Congratulations to Lil Sharpe!
I remember putting...Congratulations to Lil Sharpe!<br /><br />I remember putting one of my books on bookshelf and marvelling that from a distance, and then even quite close up, it looked very like a real book. <br /><br />What I wish is, that I hadn't given then all away.I'd love to see some of them again. Do put one or even two aside for yourself.hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849132435509266651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-23899755047455879732011-07-22T11:45:29.894+01:002011-07-22T11:45:29.894+01:00Congratulations to Lil Sharpe - it is a special mo...Congratulations to Lil Sharpe - it is a special moment. But, imo, even more special is when you catch sight of a child sitting and reading your book intently. Hope it happens for you & Lil!Penny Dolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16386668303428008498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-88283334663028628352011-07-22T08:43:25.330+01:002011-07-22T08:43:25.330+01:00Great title - Time Sculptor's Secret!Great title - Time Sculptor's Secret!karenhttp://www.karen-ball.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-89474875419740752822011-07-22T07:21:41.073+01:002011-07-22T07:21:41.073+01:00I'm waiting with bated breath for that moment ...I'm waiting with bated breath for that moment Karen, and when it comes, I won't push the box under the piano! I'll take out every last book and line them up, all along the piano. Then take a picture of them. Then post it on my novel blog! Now, back to reality :-) Jane GThe Time Sculptor's Secrethttp://thetimesculptor.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com