tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.comments2023-12-09T00:33:24.572-08:00Novel MattersBonnie Grovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11377519561074174038noreply@blogger.comBlogger10666125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-80871221898529567092015-01-05T19:46:08.014-08:002015-01-05T19:46:08.014-08:00All of you have made us feel so blessed, both now ...All of you have made us feel so blessed, both now and many times in the past. Please, don't be strangers. We love you all.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04422163781603929337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-19051096796380185622015-01-05T18:00:15.310-08:002015-01-05T18:00:15.310-08:00It's been great! Thanks for the kind remarks, ...It's been great! Thanks for the kind remarks, too. We will all be hanging out on social media so we know this isn't really a goodbye.<br /><br />And, in future, we may well find ourselves blogging together again (or whatever the future of blogging turns out to be). The door isn't fully closed.<br /><br />It's heartening to hear that we have had a positive impact on lives. You all certainly have made that on our lives.Bonnie Grovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11377519561074174038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-30887071999417008312015-01-05T14:15:12.052-08:002015-01-05T14:15:12.052-08:00We all feel very loved by your words of appreciati...We all feel very loved by your words of appreciation. We have so enjoyed being part of your writers journeys.Debbie Fuller Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09174333267329587740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-40892236697539696992015-01-05T13:43:52.986-08:002015-01-05T13:43:52.986-08:00Your comments mean so much. It's hard to think...Your comments mean so much. It's hard to think of stepping away from this community. It's come to mean so very much to me. You all have. But like Patti said, you know how to find us and we'll certainly be looking for you. I wish you all the best with your writing endeavors, and I wish you a blessed life.Sharon K. Souzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02526862677417370076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-56991312318739803542015-01-05T13:37:50.178-08:002015-01-05T13:37:50.178-08:00Oh my goodness. Megan and Karen, how dear you both...Oh my goodness. Megan and Karen, how dear you both are to us. We're so thankful for the Internet and how being connected to you, even at so great a distance, has enriched us beyond what we've been able to return. Let's all keep the flame burning bright. Let's write with transcendent beauty the stories whispered in our ears. And for goodness' sake, let's not lose touch. You know how to find us. Love to you!<br /><br />Time for a good cry.Patti Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01210807015376289703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-8741961350226401392015-01-05T12:57:38.300-08:002015-01-05T12:57:38.300-08:00You ladies have been a bright light in the world o...You ladies have been a bright light in the world of Christian fiction. I've read your books, and with each one thought, "Yep. THIS. This is what it takes. This is what we need." Reading your posts gives that same feeling of recognition. You've stretched me and encouraged me to think. You've opened me up to something, something honest and real and valuable. This blog is an outpouring and you've given and given, enriching our lives and our writing in the process. "Thank you" doesn't seem like enough, but I'll say it anyway. Thank you for sharing your wisdom, for showing us your battle scars, for giving us your friendship, for cupping your hands around the flame and stubbornly guarding it even when the whole world seems intent on blowing it out. That light means something. It's of value. You've shown us a different way, a good way, and we've needed your light. You've mentored and challenged and guided us and we've fallen in love not just with your erudite minds or ideas but with you as people. You're wonderful. You're all wonderful. We love you. Karen @ a house full of sunshinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17787916466155321686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-77363627056319807472015-01-05T12:16:58.144-08:002015-01-05T12:16:58.144-08:00Ya know, I've been kind of expecting this for ...Ya know, I've been kind of expecting this for a little while, but now it's here and I need to say something I have absolutely no idea what to say. <br />Thank you. For everything. Well beyond writing. Thank you for all your wisdom and understanding. Thank you for your words, and for every time you took the time to reply to a comment. Thanks for being there. Thank you so much for...you know...all that. And the rest. <br />I love you guys dearly from the bottom of my heart. And if you wanna come visit feel free to do so any time...I'll put the kettle on. And buy you a doughnut :)<br />Thank you!!!! xxxxxxxMegan Sayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15410068162701570057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-90361392256148077352015-01-05T10:13:37.617-08:002015-01-05T10:13:37.617-08:00Cherry, we've always enjoyed your comments and...Cherry, we've always enjoyed your comments and insights, especially your friendship. Thanks for all you've added to our efforts to encourage writers. And for your kind words. Patti Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01210807015376289703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-85273068598423144602015-01-05T08:06:44.896-08:002015-01-05T08:06:44.896-08:00How is it I always grow closer to people at their ...How is it I always grow closer to people at their going away party? Thank you so much for being there these past years! I feel I have dear friends here - friends I know well who know me well. And, I understand. Best wishes as you focus on writing ventures and life in all its reality. Cherry Odelberghttp://cherryodelberg.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-90525625818118490882015-01-05T07:53:14.222-08:002015-01-05T07:53:14.222-08:00As many of you know, I've published far more n...As many of you know, I've published far more nonfiction than fiction (although the page count for unpublished fiction is rivalling all the NF.)<br /><br />But i have a new, NF book just released that I co-authored. I'm privileged to be part of it. <br /><br />It's kind of the Unbroken of a Christian woman's life.<br /><br />http://tinyurl.com/nqyme4cLatayne C Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06133535124591010838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-18407680120560170462015-01-05T07:49:48.311-08:002015-01-05T07:49:48.311-08:00Thank you so much, Susie, Suzy and Jennifer. You a...Thank you so much, Susie, Suzy and Jennifer. You all have enriched and affirmed us in ways you will never know. <br /><br />Latayne C Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06133535124591010838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-21254916853611459142015-01-05T07:48:15.932-08:002015-01-05T07:48:15.932-08:00While I haven't been commenting much, not late...While I haven't been commenting much, not lately anyway, I owe a debt to you ladies that I cannot possibly pay. Especially to Bonnie, who took me under her wing and led me through the Mire of Newbie Writers.<br />So many times I've read posts here and thought, "I don't even feel like commenting, I just need to soak this in..."<br /><br />Enjoy the fishing.<br /><br />And thank you.Jennifer Majorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12696261499182486196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-20833467659486399922015-01-05T06:32:15.928-08:002015-01-05T06:32:15.928-08:00Thank you, Suzy. What a beautiful comment. It touc...Thank you, Suzy. What a beautiful comment. It touched my heart and I know it will touch the hearts of the other girls. We appreciate you more than you know, and look forward to continued interaction and fellowship on Facebook. God bless you, and I pray for great success for you in 2015.Sharon K. Souzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02526862677417370076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-20569123697503522902015-01-05T06:27:43.665-08:002015-01-05T06:27:43.665-08:00I love you guys! Always will. Novel Matters has be...I love you guys! Always will. Novel Matters has been an island to me in an ocean of writers where I always felt I didn't fit in. When I read each of your books I thought, wow, there is someone else out there like me!I have grown close to a few of you, quipped with you almost daily on Facebook.I've championed your books when they came out, running a blog tour for one which I thought was pretty successful. Your writings have always been of the highest caliber and you've not been afraid to tackle the darker side of stories, but always with the hope of Christ interjected in them. You are a much needed arm of literature in the Body of Christ and I have learned from your posts and writings. The day I get published there will be a seed from you guys in my work that will bear fruit. I pray for your individual lives and struggles, May the Lord bless you, and keep you, may HIs face shine upon you, may He be gracious to you and give you peace. Like my pastor says, "May He write His name all over you and say, You are Mine!"Suzy Parishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-30820579031601716372015-01-05T06:10:01.067-08:002015-01-05T06:10:01.067-08:00Than YOU, Susie, for encouraging us to dig deeper,...Than YOU, Susie, for encouraging us to dig deeper, love purely, and to persevere. This has been a great community for growth as writers and people because of folks like you. Thanks for coming along.Patti Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01210807015376289703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-69241261173660746692015-01-05T05:42:19.268-08:002015-01-05T05:42:19.268-08:00I love you all. So, so, so grateful for all that y...I love you all. So, so, so grateful for all that you've done to mentor us. My writing life matured because of your gentle guidance. But, much more than that, I have gained dear friends - writing sisters. <br /><br />I thank my God on every remembrance of you - each of you. <br /><br />Thank you. For all of it. Susie Finkbeinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02134090068018561836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-13600944506473636522014-12-11T04:36:48.066-08:002014-12-11T04:36:48.066-08:00My pleasure, and you are welcome!My pleasure, and you are welcome!Latayne C Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06133535124591010838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-43940373246751522802014-12-10T11:49:01.146-08:002014-12-10T11:49:01.146-08:00My mouth is opening and shut like a goldfish at th...My mouth is opening and shut like a goldfish at this. What words to say but "wow", and "yes", and "so true, so true". <br />Thank you. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-80732543283511698492014-12-03T01:10:13.256-08:002014-12-03T01:10:13.256-08:00I concur on the endings-are-hard thing. Very much ...I concur on the endings-are-hard thing. Very much so. <br />Christopher Vogler, in The Writer's Journey (which is, in my opinion, one of the very best craft books) makes the interesting observation that Americans tend to like stories that wrap up neatly, whereas Australians prefer more open-ended stories. Obviously there are many exceptions, but I think, in a very broad sense, he's right. Maybe this is what your reader was hoping for, too: a good strong circular story with a nice bow at the end. <br />I don't like those endings much. I don't much like wide open endings, either...yes, I'm very fussy :)<br />One of my very favourite novels ever is Peter Hoeg's "Miss Smilla's Feeling For Snow", a Danish book, which I've always said has THE most open, unresolved, far-and-away-from-where-we-started ending I've ever read...but as I write this I'm understanding for the first time that although the novel may not have resolved in the way I'd expected (or would have been satisfied with), but the character ended in the place where she - not the story, but SHE - began. Hmmm. I need to think about that some more...Megan Sayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15410068162701570057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-78435808863512897892014-12-02T05:45:40.740-08:002014-12-02T05:45:40.740-08:00Lovely, tender passage. I have this book and it is...Lovely, tender passage. I have this book and it is a treasure!Latayne C Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06133535124591010838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-84453512932479466092014-11-30T13:46:05.873-08:002014-11-30T13:46:05.873-08:00I love Pooh and the characters that he associates ...I love Pooh and the characters that he associates with. From the time my first son was born, I found the words of wit and wisdom captured my attention. Today is one of those "black kind of rain cloud days" which threaten to darken each hour. Now I can just lighten up and enjoy the day as it is! Great quotes to remember.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-4375738295333781852014-11-26T19:53:54.713-08:002014-11-26T19:53:54.713-08:00Very wise, Susan. about Eeyore. Thanks for that.
...Very wise, Susan. about Eeyore. Thanks for that. <br />Kathleen Popahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03682046279211463305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-47637405296714500902014-11-26T07:46:41.515-08:002014-11-26T07:46:41.515-08:00That moment right before you eat the honey is why ...That moment right before you eat the honey is why Thursday is my favourite day of the week and very early spring is my favourite time of year.<br /><br />As for the bad day, I like something I read recently that talked about Eeyore and how he was likely a clinically depressed character, and yet all his friends accepted him just as he was and included him without making him feel he had to feel other than he did.Susan Fishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03312940264954447796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-55867927496842687402014-11-25T07:15:48.560-08:002014-11-25T07:15:48.560-08:00I've pondered that, too, Denise. But they'...I've pondered that, too, Denise. But they've done such an excellent job so far, I'm hopeful it will continue.Sharon K. Souzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02526862677417370076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-12822260177120054472014-11-24T18:09:55.441-08:002014-11-24T18:09:55.441-08:00I'm a fan, but how they get 2 movies out of th...I'm a fan, but how they get 2 movies out of the last, and least interesting book beats me.Denise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.com