tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782231935569058555.post8296676331999864716..comments2024-03-22T15:57:20.329-06:00Comments on Pensive Pens: Sketching Nature In Prosediedre Knighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12772557495518846226noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782231935569058555.post-12915511138134162932018-02-15T11:55:13.078-07:002018-02-15T11:55:13.078-07:00Hi Arlee!
Before the internet I could fill up ent...Hi Arlee!<br /><br />Before the internet I could fill up entire spiral notebooks with research notes obtained from the library. Now, I guess I'm spoiled.<br /><br />Often, I'll go to a bookstore with a specific author in mind and discover a new one whose book is strategically placed nearby ;-)diedre Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12772557495518846226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782231935569058555.post-74882440547891876192018-02-15T11:20:47.219-07:002018-02-15T11:20:47.219-07:00I miss the bookstores that used to be near me. No...I miss the bookstores that used to be near me. Now I'm not sure where the closest one is. I used to like to just randomly browse, but often when I made a special trip to a bookstore it was with something specific in mind.<br /><br />When I was in college I spent a lot of time in the library and I would just browse to see what interesting things I could find. It's been several years since I've been to my local library which is within walking distance of where I live. Those visits were rarely to browse, but to pick up specific books (or other media) that I had requested online. I'd go and just pick them up then leave.<br /><br />Lee<br /><a href="http://tossingitout.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Tossing It Out</a><br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782231935569058555.post-35073482237470933072018-02-12T08:36:50.102-07:002018-02-12T08:36:50.102-07:00Hi Stephen!
"Secondary character," What...Hi Stephen!<br /><br />"Secondary character," What a perfect summary! I love storms as well. Here in the desert they are cause for celebration;-)diedre Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12772557495518846226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782231935569058555.post-91922863381609591252018-02-11T08:19:12.582-07:002018-02-11T08:19:12.582-07:00Ho Diedra, I use weather a lot in my stories as a ...Ho Diedra, I use weather a lot in my stories as a backdrop, almost as a secondary character. I love lots of storms. Show storms. Thunder and lightning. Even a major sand storm.Stephen Tremphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10387553613827257304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782231935569058555.post-29504840889979022932018-02-09T08:49:08.022-07:002018-02-09T08:49:08.022-07:00Hi Victoria!
Me too! Even when I can't stop i...Hi Victoria!<br /><br />Me too! Even when I can't stop in, it's a comfort to know that libraries still exist ;-)diedre Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12772557495518846226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782231935569058555.post-37204086383770742032018-02-09T08:45:32.452-07:002018-02-09T08:45:32.452-07:00Hi Madeline!
Absolutely! Take a shopping cart ;-)...Hi Madeline!<br /><br />Absolutely! Take a shopping cart ;-)diedre Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12772557495518846226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782231935569058555.post-71258124061352101442018-02-08T16:18:22.351-07:002018-02-08T16:18:22.351-07:00I LOVE libraries. I just wish I had more time to l...I LOVE libraries. I just wish I had more time to look around and pluck books off the shelf to read. Great post!Victoria Marie Leeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05294868315757138169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782231935569058555.post-17749145829559641992018-02-08T07:32:43.298-07:002018-02-08T07:32:43.298-07:00I usually go into the library or a bookstore with ...I usually go into the library or a bookstore with a list of what I'm looking for. I don't browse as much as I used to. Hmm, maybe something to go back to, try again for fun? :)Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782231935569058555.post-56672933959630308502018-02-07T14:58:14.062-07:002018-02-07T14:58:14.062-07:00Hi Crystal!
I sure know how you feel. We all need...Hi Crystal!<br /><br />I sure know how you feel. We all need our "me" books ;-)diedre Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12772557495518846226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782231935569058555.post-5470396104210851472018-02-07T14:36:19.959-07:002018-02-07T14:36:19.959-07:00Libraries... I take my kids to the library regular...Libraries... I take my kids to the library regularly, usually once a week, and they each come home with at least 10 books. Half the time I'm eyeing what they're reading, while working on my kindle collection, but sometimes I have to indulge and just grab a few books for myself.Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782231935569058555.post-62658569351074344142018-02-07T12:20:12.708-07:002018-02-07T12:20:12.708-07:00Hi Lady Chrys!
I like to sit in the children's...Hi Lady Chrys!<br />I like to sit in the children's section to see what they bring to the table. One little guy read a story (to me) so well that I couldn't believe he'd not yet learned to read.<br />Once I recovered my charger,I was astonished to find I have three unread books on my kindle ;-)diedre Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12772557495518846226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782231935569058555.post-27927310566567832822018-02-07T12:12:31.892-07:002018-02-07T12:12:31.892-07:00Hi Reno!
Bless you, too ;-)
For the very young, ...Hi Reno! <br />Bless you, too ;-) <br />For the very young, I thoroughly enjoyed writing Beanie's Backyard. It was a thrill to have my grandson read his favorite chapters to me.<br />You have a story languishing in webs of uncertainty?! Dust it off, my friend! Dreams don't have to fade. Ever.diedre Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12772557495518846226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782231935569058555.post-48801277673910149912018-02-07T12:02:38.694-07:002018-02-07T12:02:38.694-07:00Hi Angela!
True. As fascinated as the very young ...Hi Angela!<br /><br />True. As fascinated as the very young are by the written word, why not present the best ones first? diedre Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12772557495518846226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782231935569058555.post-13170040165603598952018-02-07T11:44:08.878-07:002018-02-07T11:44:08.878-07:00When I browse at a library, it's for a specifi...When I browse at a library, it's for a specific type of book, mostly research books. Otherwise, I use the online system to request what I want then I stop in to pick it up, which reminds me...I have two books waiting for my on hold. :)Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782231935569058555.post-70645260571187764392018-02-07T09:58:50.750-07:002018-02-07T09:58:50.750-07:00Howdy, dIEDRE ~
Every time I see the word "ha...Howdy, dIEDRE ~<br />Every time I see the word "haiku" I have to suppress the urge to say, "God bless you".<br /><br /><i>>>... "Home is the nicest word there is" <br />~ Laura Ingalls Wilder</i><br /><br />Hmmm... I didn't know that. I always thought "nice" was the nicest word.<br /><br />I like your approach to children's literature ("impressionable" and "caution"), and I really need to buy one of your books someday. What's your favorite of the children's books you've published?<br /><br />I wrote a manuscript for a children's book many years ago (prior to the print-on-demand self-publishing era) and I still like it. A friend of mine was going to illustrate it and publish it for us but that never happened. (I think he's really just not a children's lit kinda guy.)<br /><br />So, I still need to find an illustrator for it. That'll probably happen in my next life. ...Or the one after that.<br /><br />Dreams fade with the years.<br /><br />~ D-FensDogG<br /><b><a href="http://stmccpresentsbattleofthebands.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">STMcC Presents 'BATTLE OF THE BANDS'</a></b>Stephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782231935569058555.post-87530255625014304102018-02-07T03:48:54.647-07:002018-02-07T03:48:54.647-07:00Hi Diedre, 'Impressionable' and 'cauti...Hi Diedre, 'Impressionable' and 'caution', such powerful watchwords - particularly when considering introducing children to fiction.Angela Wooldridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13087511266107287296noreply@blogger.com