tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926052979661322999.post7561047912646429835..comments2023-08-26T10:09:43.343-04:00Comments on Kristine Carlson Asselin: Middle Grade Author Anita Laydon MillerKristine Asselinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18257286523945921891noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926052979661322999.post-33172089187567670412011-12-09T18:57:45.792-05:002011-12-09T18:57:45.792-05:00KELLY: Thank you! I actually have the main charact...KELLY: Thank you! I actually have the main character in the YA make chicken enchiladas. Yum! Maybe I'll put the recipe at the end of the book???Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333494452915600562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926052979661322999.post-17350441326646256662011-12-08T16:45:35.394-05:002011-12-08T16:45:35.394-05:00Great interview and Anita's YA sounds unique a...Great interview and Anita's YA sounds unique and interesting.<br />I am only surprised that Anita didn't mention tortillas in the interview. :)<br />Anyone that pops over here. I highly recommend Anita's ebooks!!Kelly Polarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10968381456100611120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926052979661322999.post-75254181222555488022011-12-08T00:04:46.788-05:002011-12-08T00:04:46.788-05:00CAROLINA: Thank you...I love reading about your li...CAROLINA: Thank you...I love reading about your life and all the good you're doing.Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333494452915600562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926052979661322999.post-83360847433158448622011-12-07T19:53:26.875-05:002011-12-07T19:53:26.875-05:00A suicide cliff? Talk about a rich concept. So muc...A suicide cliff? Talk about a rich concept. So much to work with there. Sounds like it could be a sad, but really moving story. Great interview, Kristine!Carolina M. Valdez Schneiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11589934533051907801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926052979661322999.post-25313798920945503862011-12-07T16:58:19.766-05:002011-12-07T16:58:19.766-05:00KRISTINE: Thank YOU! I really appreciate the time ...KRISTINE: Thank YOU! I really appreciate the time and place to tell my writing story. :)Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333494452915600562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926052979661322999.post-57003167727575935702011-12-07T16:28:09.889-05:002011-12-07T16:28:09.889-05:00Thanks so much to Anita and all the wonderful read...Thanks so much to Anita and all the wonderful readers who commented today. I've been offline working on revisions and just got on now. <br /><br />Thanks Anita and good luck this holiday season! May all your dreams come true!Kristine Asselinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18257286523945921891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926052979661322999.post-21107820939968314302011-12-07T14:22:11.380-05:002011-12-07T14:22:11.380-05:00ANITA: It was a tough decision...and I didn't ...ANITA: It was a tough decision...and I didn't have much support in the writing community, because most people thought I was crazy. All in all, though, I'm very happy with the decision. Thank you so much for your interest in the YA...revising it now.Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333494452915600562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926052979661322999.post-31860808618940853792011-12-07T12:10:55.301-05:002011-12-07T12:10:55.301-05:00Great interview. I can't imagine how tough of ...Great interview. I can't imagine how tough of a decision that must have been to leave your agent and epub on your own. I'm very intrigued by your YA, can't wait to read it, whether it's traditionally published or e-published.Anita Saxenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12444339735834716979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926052979661322999.post-81896269693503727762011-12-07T11:32:05.890-05:002011-12-07T11:32:05.890-05:00RICK: Thanks for buying my books! I enjoyed your T...RICK: Thanks for buying my books! I enjoyed your THE MAN IN THE CINDER CLOUDS ebook and am recommending it to families this Christmas season. This epubbing thing is mostly fun, right?<br /><br />MICHAEL: I just think there are so many avenues for writers these days...might as well travel as many as possible and see which ones lead us to some place good. I hope lots of kids find my ebooks with their Christmas ereaders...I want as many people as possible to read my words. Kind of selfish of me, but true.Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333494452915600562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926052979661322999.post-36257738592937621322011-12-07T11:14:32.467-05:002011-12-07T11:14:32.467-05:00So basically you had these people telling you how ...So basically you had these people telling you how to write and you told them to scram and you did the work yourself and are having success.<br /><br />I like that. It shows you have guts and determination. So many of us writers are so gutless like fish staring out at the world in our fish bowl.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926052979661322999.post-62321970679696873022011-12-07T11:09:08.844-05:002011-12-07T11:09:08.844-05:00Great interview, I was wonder about the behind-the...Great interview, I was wonder about the behind-the-scenes regarding your split with your agent. I'm glad you chose to self-publish, because otherwise it sounds like I wouldn't have had the opportunity to read EARTHLING HERO or A SCARY GOOD BOOOK!Rick Daleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05173516899130463413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926052979661322999.post-45618848064083707782011-12-07T10:38:24.591-05:002011-12-07T10:38:24.591-05:00LAURA MARCELLA: It's a great feeling to sell b...LAURA MARCELLA: It's a great feeling to sell books. I hope I keep selling them...at this point people are mostly finding the books via a search on Amazon for kids' ebooks, I think. It's tricky trying to figure out how to come up high on those searches.<br /><br />HEATHER: Thank you for your support! I had planned on having EARTHLING HERO 2 done by Christmas, but then I got wrapped up in the YA. That's another benefit of indie pubbing...I can decide what I want to do. In addition to finishing the MG in early 2012, I also hope to write some MG short stories, possibly linked in some manner to the exisiting MGs. I also want to finish the current YA and start on another YA. I'll have to see what non-writing items life throws at me. :)Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333494452915600562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926052979661322999.post-45234777203741283352011-12-07T10:33:36.468-05:002011-12-07T10:33:36.468-05:00LAURA PAULING: I always like sharing the story, be...LAURA PAULING: I always like sharing the story, because people can get so down during the publishing process. The truth is, some people don't have the skills to write a great story, and that's why they get rejected. Those people probably shouldn't get published--traditionally or independently. But there are many people who write great stories and for whatever reason--maybe it's the kind of story that's not hot for publishers at the moment--get rejected. Those are the people who should consider indie publishing...and also people who are disenchanted with the system.Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333494452915600562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926052979661322999.post-86611721229329924772011-12-07T10:22:27.537-05:002011-12-07T10:22:27.537-05:00The internet's out at my house right now, but ...The internet's out at my house right now, but I'll check in soon to address these comments. Thanks so much for having me here!Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333494452915600562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926052979661322999.post-42981266156899999582011-12-07T08:44:41.449-05:002011-12-07T08:44:41.449-05:00Third time's a charm, I hope! Both previous co...Third time's a charm, I hope! Both previous comments disappeared into the blogosphere ether.<br /><br />I was wondering if Anita has any goals as far as publishing a certain number of books per year. I've been so impressed that she's already published two!<br /><br />Oh, and Kris, you won't be disappointed when you read Anita's books--they are wonderful. And for anyone who is wondering, you don't need an e-reader to read an e-book. Just a computer (although I do prefer reading on my nook).Heather Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06699360166269376285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926052979661322999.post-88866072552676143142011-12-07T07:21:37.274-05:002011-12-07T07:21:37.274-05:00Great interview, Kristine and Anita! I like Anita&...Great interview, Kristine and Anita! I like Anita's reasoning for deciding to e-publish. I'm glad it has worked out well for her!Laura S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13934230198562773803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926052979661322999.post-28573262494977294052011-12-07T06:40:51.938-05:002011-12-07T06:40:51.938-05:00That YA sounds terrific! It's always interesti...That YA sounds terrific! It's always interesting to hear the stories behind any publishing venture - trad. or self pubbed! Good luck Anita!Laura Paulinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06503090226508079501noreply@blogger.com