Comments on: Once Upon a Time…

By: quill pen

quill pen — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:17:28 +0000

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By: --Deb

--Deb — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 14:27:53 +0000

I have a hard time forcing myself to write rather than read, too–as much as I like writing, reading was my first obsession (grin).

And, yes, those are my books–even to the old card-catalog card from my early attempts at a library. I just adored the Trixie Belden books!

By: Nicole

Nicole — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 04:10:12 +0000

You are so right about stories catching our attention. While I always think I would like to write, I prefer reading. Finding time for either is difficult. I guess I’ll never be a writer, because when I do find a free moment, I read instead.

Are the books in the photo yours? Trixie Belden was my obsession as a teen, and I haven’t thought about her or Honey and the gang in years. Thanks for reminding me of some long lost friends. I may have to pick up a couple old faves to reread.

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By: --Deb

--Deb — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:02:41 +0000

I guess Cinderella doesn’t really work any more, either, huh? I guess the trick for that age is to relate it to OTHER people’s lives, not your own. Preferably current people (as opposed to “I knew a girl who…”)–and if they appear in the tabloids, so much the better. (”Well, you know, Britney…”)

By: J

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:28:49 +0000

You’re so right, framing things in stories works very well. When talking to my daughter, when she was younger, I could give her a lesson by telling her of a similar experience in my life, and she didn’t feel like I was scolding her. Now that she’s a tween, however, if I try to relate my life that way, she says, “I’m NOT YOU”, and that’s the end of it. Sigh.

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By: maria

maria — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:07:52 +0000

I am thoroughly jealous of your Trixie Belden collection. I’ve got a few and am lazily trying to collect them. You might also like the Judy Bolton books by Margaret Sutton, though they are difficult to find. (I found a bunch on Ebay. Not great condition, but readable.)

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By: Melissa Donovan

Melissa Donovan — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 23:23:52 +0000

I think any piece of writing, even copywriting, can benefit from being worked into a story. You can see this in commercials on TV. Notice the ones that simply promote the products are boring but the ones with characters and a storyline are far more entertaining and memorable. How to squeeze a plot into tiny segments? That is the challenge!

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By: --Deb

--Deb — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 22:13:49 +0000

I know they’ve improve in terms of visuals, too–the early ones were harder on the eyes than a computer screen! I’m not saying I would hate them, just that I LIKE books and find them very comforting to have around. Curling up with a little computer in my bed at night just doesn’t have the same appeal as a book. (Oh, and I almost always prop my book against my legs or the couch cushions or whatever so as not to actually HOLD them while I read. And, believe me, I read a LOT. See? http://chappysmom.com/category/monthly-reading-list/ )

By: Lillie Ammann

Lillie Ammann — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:35:18 +0000

Deb,
To each is own. I thought at first I wouldn’t like e-books, but now I much, much prefer them to paper books. I curl up with my reader much more comfortably than I can curl up with a physical book. Of course, my vision problems and arthritis that make it hard to hold a book have something to do with that, but I think most people who bad-mouth e-books have never tried them. They might have sing a different tune if they ever experienced what they think they won’t like. Kind of like me and oysters - I KNOW I don’t like them though I’ve never tasted them … because I don’t like them.
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By: --Deb

--Deb — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:24:16 +0000

I think Ellen mostly meant a paper book, rather than specifically a novel. (Though, I read fiction and non-fiction and while I enjoy the non-fiction, it’s the fiction that makes my heart beat faster.

Personally, I much prefer the old-school paper book that I can curl up on the couch with. I haven’t tried any of the newer e-book readers, but still can’t imagine that they’d be as cozy to read from. Convenient? Sure, and definitely better than nothing at all, but it can’t compare to holding a book, turning the pages, flipping forward and backward to skim … Though, it’s got to be a WHOLE lot lighter on vacations than the libraries I lug around in my suitcase!