tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post145073624491443042..comments2024-02-12T02:28:12.317-05:00Comments on The Writers' Group: A little bit of magicLynne Griffin and Amy MacKinnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11107479565926998943noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-27869477313319644152007-12-03T22:52:00.000-05:002007-12-03T22:52:00.000-05:00Wow Hank!That event where you were signing with Ja...Wow Hank!<BR/><BR/>That event where you were signing with Jane Langton sounds surreal. Congrats!<BR/><BR/>And, not a bad thing to share the same favorite book with Gregory Maguire. Cool.Lisa Marnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12235497373498278277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-50281904544816915842007-12-03T21:59:00.000-05:002007-12-03T21:59:00.000-05:00Such a moment of surprise to read your post. Diamo...Such a moment of surprise to read your post.<BR/><BR/> Diamond in the Window was my favorite--I mean, life-changingly number one favorite--book when I was what, 13? It made me love words. It made me love reading. It reassured me that being a geeky kid was okay. That it was acceptable to be bookish. That families could stick together. That there was magic in the world. <BR/><BR/>I have purchased it for countless children, and continue to do so.<BR/><BR/>Now. Talk about magic. A few weeks ago, I was at an event where authors were signing their books.<BR/><BR/>I was signing.<BR/>Jane Langton was signing.<BR/><BR/>I thought I would never feel so happy. And that the world had never felt so hilariously complete. I would not, really not, have been there without her guidance more than 40 years before.<BR/><BR/>I was trying to be cool. I told her how much her book had meant to me, but of course there was no way to truly describe it without turning into a wacked-out goofy fan.<BR/><BR/> And I fear I instructed my husband to take WAY too many photos of us togther.<BR/><BR/>Egdelwonk. Egdelwonk. I've said it to myself for as long as I can remember.<BR/><BR/>Thank you Jane, thank you.Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-74239391208443634102007-12-03T15:25:00.000-05:002007-12-03T15:25:00.000-05:00Kira, I haven't read the Wolves of Willoughby Chas...Kira, I haven't read the Wolves of Willoughby Chase. Perhaps I should of love those types of books.<BR/><BR/>It amazes me how so many children's books invlove children living a type of alternate reality. (I'm struggling to achieve that with my YA WIP - easier said than done).Lisa Marnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12235497373498278277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-73819439225224825012007-12-03T14:27:00.000-05:002007-12-03T14:27:00.000-05:00The book I was addicted to in elementary school wa...The book I was addicted to in elementary school was The Wolves of Willoughby Chase--as I recall, your typical rich kid/poor kid, mean governess, no adult supervision. But best of all, hidden passages in the mansion and a kid who lived in a cave kind of book. By Joan Aiken (had to Amazon that, didn't recall).<BR/><BR/>That and, of course, A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle. My Side of the Mountain by Jean George (did remember that). I loved the idea of living inside a tree!<BR/><BR/>They didn't make me think I could be a writer, but they sure made me love reading.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-56177064845439145292007-12-03T13:54:00.000-05:002007-12-03T13:54:00.000-05:00Thanks Larramie! What a thoughtful wish to blog w...Thanks Larramie! What a thoughtful wish to blog writers and readers.Lisa Marnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12235497373498278277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-20996959854347388942007-12-03T13:47:00.000-05:002007-12-03T13:47:00.000-05:00Better yet, carry that magic within you throughout...Better yet, carry that magic within you throughout the New Year!Larramiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14788910637361812265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-3292331085389971482007-12-03T09:54:00.000-05:002007-12-03T09:54:00.000-05:00iyan and egusi soup,Thanks for stopping by and we ...iyan and egusi soup,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for stopping by and we wish you magic as well!Lisa Marnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12235497373498278277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-51577670760838656902007-12-03T09:01:00.000-05:002007-12-03T09:01:00.000-05:00lisa,what a thoughtful and inspiring post! i'm so ...lisa,<BR/>what a thoughtful and inspiring post! i'm so glad i came here this morning. i do think there's a bit--no, a lot--of magic to the whole creative process. and thinking about the paths taken by the writers i admire, i want to continue on my own. wishing you and the writers' group continued magic as you move forward.olufunke grace bankole:https://www.blogger.com/profile/12770537948565532234noreply@blogger.com