tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971026925134956743.post2913402955361196163..comments2023-07-22T07:59:05.327-07:00Comments on Valerie J Brooks - Gobsmacked: Confessions of a Working Writer: How a Pulitzer Prize Winner Writes and Gobsmacked Blog AwardsValerie Brookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03974801169865595635noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971026925134956743.post-86990311983082967702011-11-12T04:42:27.683-08:002011-11-12T04:42:27.683-08:00Val, hope this isn't a day late and a dollar s...Val, hope this isn't a day late and a dollar short, but THANK YOU for including http://artofpractice.com in your awards :) I'm overwhelmed with keepin' the proverbial decks swabbed this fall but if I ever get the second mates to bed before I conk out myself, I'll be browsin' your picks first and foremost!Lesley Howardhttp://artofpractice.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971026925134956743.post-29706891330888622092011-10-26T18:22:25.406-07:002011-10-26T18:22:25.406-07:00@Ms. K @ Write On Thyme And you are one of the rea...@<a href="#c3506372511842799225" rel="nofollow">Ms. K @ Write On Thyme</a> And you are one of the reasons it's all worth while. Thanks, mate, for kind words and sailin' with me. Maybe next year we'll take a whole boatload of buccaneers to Wordstock, make it a big adventure and huge fun. Yes, so many blogs, so little time. And thanks for keeping me in touch with our beloved Paris.Valerie Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03974801169865595635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971026925134956743.post-35063725118427992252011-10-26T14:27:57.090-07:002011-10-26T14:27:57.090-07:00Whoo hoo! Congratulations on the awards and to tho...Whoo hoo! Congratulations on the awards and to those they went on to. So many blogs to check out, so little time. And so very sorry to have missed the line up at Wordstock! I am always amazed at how much you keep up with and as another said, how very supportive you are to other writers! We are grateful for the beacon from your prow through the ever foggy, salty horizon!Kirsten Steenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07497761140112542336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971026925134956743.post-31034827880354166062011-10-24T23:02:02.908-07:002011-10-24T23:02:02.908-07:00@Anne Schroeder Ai, Miss Anne, 'tis an honor t...@<a href="#c2948216644034857841" rel="nofollow">Anne Schroeder</a> Ai, Miss Anne, 'tis an honor to be sailin' wi' ye. Now if we can only get that Johnny on board!<br />Thanks for ya comment, mate. Onward to more adventures.Valerie Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03974801169865595635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971026925134956743.post-29482166440348578412011-10-24T10:56:25.133-07:002011-10-24T10:56:25.133-07:00Valerie, I am honored to be gobsmacked for my blog...Valerie, I am honored to be gobsmacked for my blog. You are a supportive and creative writer with gobs of blog taste! (And men taste!) I love Johnny Depp in all his roles, Sparrow most of all. <br /><br />I'll follow you to the gallows, mate. Gotta run now and post my own blog about gal friends and road trips.Anne Schroederhttp://anneschroederauthor.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971026925134956743.post-35627427845478800732011-10-23T20:52:20.132-07:002011-10-23T20:52:20.132-07:00@LOU SIMAENZ VIA EMAIL CONGRATULATIONS! on so many...@<a href="#c5201732584899858674" rel="nofollow">LOU SIMAENZ VIA EMAIL</a> CONGRATULATIONS! on so many counts!.<br /> <br />My novel has been restructured totally and arduously and with tears for the parts I have to kiss good bye to, but I think now with a ton of writing it will actually work. I AM FINALLY EXCITED about it!!! I like my characters, I think they are real and the action grabs. (Sorry, I know this shouldn't be about me, but I had to tell someone and my outrageously solitary life limited that someone to you. The price you pay for the blog:-)<br />Thanks,<br />LouValerie Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03974801169865595635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971026925134956743.post-52017325848998586742011-10-23T18:34:01.390-07:002011-10-23T18:34:01.390-07:00@JULIE WESTON VIA WOMEN WRITING THE WESTEnjoyed yo...@<a href="#c2069056875062368161" rel="nofollow">JULIE WESTON VIA WOMEN WRITING THE WEST</a>Enjoyed your blog, Valerie. Since few of my posts ever get posted, I am<br />commenting here. Congratulations on the awards you received!Valerie Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03974801169865595635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971026925134956743.post-67585683395902415042011-10-23T18:29:15.332-07:002011-10-23T18:29:15.332-07:00@FROM LORI ORSER VIA WOMEN WRITING THE WESTI too e...@<a href="#c2069056875062368161" rel="nofollow">FROM LORI ORSER VIA WOMEN WRITING THE WEST</a>I too enjoyed your post, Valerie (aarg, matey!). Jenifer Egan is a fascinating writer, for sure. And I feel that sometimes we need to push boundaries in order to be true to ourselves and our story. I was also delighted to find another writer who writes her first draft by hand, on a yellow legal pad!!! (Although sometimes I buy the gray or mixed pastel pads; the yellow ones can induce migraines. Yeah, I'm weird.) I'm no luddite, but it just flows better from my pen than from my keyboard. (Of course, revisions are SO much easier on the computer!)<br /><br />I realize that I probably won't be writing like Jenifer; she has such unique style and voice that my work wouldn't fit it. I'll also probably never win a Pulitzer Prize, since I suspect most of my work will be genre paperbacks (hopefully a trade paperback, eventually, or even a hardcover!). But that interview is something worth seeing. Y'all, if you missed it the first time, go back to Digest 4126 and read Valerie's blog! Valerie's writing is equally fascinating, and truly fun! I couldn't leave a message either, Valerie, so I guess this is my comment on it!Valerie Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03974801169865595635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971026925134956743.post-20690568750623681612011-10-22T11:22:43.747-07:002011-10-22T11:22:43.747-07:00@Samantha StaciaThanks, Samantha! We all need a li...@<a href="#c3187480581646347450" rel="nofollow">Samantha Stacia</a>Thanks, Samantha! We all need a little playfulness in these times. Lucky you to date someone who reminded you of Jack. Then again, maybe not?<br />You can drag the photo of the blog to your desktop, then upload them to your blog.<br />Thanks for commenting. And commenting on Barb's blog. She's amazing, isn't she?Valerie Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03974801169865595635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971026925134956743.post-31874805816463474502011-10-22T00:10:10.125-07:002011-10-22T00:10:10.125-07:00You were a shoe in for those awards! That pirate t...You were a shoe in for those awards! That pirate talk makes me smile,especislly coming from a lady!I love that streak of playfulness, Captn Jack would be proud and I love that character too-actually dated a guy once that reminds me a lot of him actually! lol Keep up the good work! <br />Thank you slso for naming me in your awards,it's nice to be among such good blogs as those!Samantha Staciahttp://samantha-stacia.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971026925134956743.post-90713345896784791802011-10-21T17:55:59.309-07:002011-10-21T17:55:59.309-07:00@Kelly HashwayThanks, Kelly! I'm just happy th...@<a href="#c3091839312586984669" rel="nofollow">Kelly Hashway</a>Thanks, Kelly! I'm just happy that I'm reaching people and they're finding my blogs inspiring, entertaining or useful.Valerie Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03974801169865595635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971026925134956743.post-30918393125869846692011-10-21T12:01:27.929-07:002011-10-21T12:01:27.929-07:00Congrats on your awards!Congrats on your awards!Kelly Hashwayhttp://www.kellyhashway.comnoreply@blogger.com