tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647218177948670695.post8314234605135771407..comments2023-11-05T06:50:20.570-05:00Comments on Picture Book Ninja!: Why Are We Writers?Corey Schwartzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06683944890522588405noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647218177948670695.post-61344604518008604882009-06-16T15:51:57.894-04:002009-06-16T15:51:57.894-04:00These are so cool!
I am an illustrator because of...These are so cool!<br /><br />I am an illustrator because of a blunderbus, a pepper-blower, a huge red axe.Jaime Temairikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12067444222828595081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647218177948670695.post-70679236404479789062009-06-16T11:12:15.711-04:002009-06-16T11:12:15.711-04:00I am a writer because I still don't know where...I am a writer because I still don't know where the ducks in Central Park go when the pond freezes over.<br /><br />I am also a writer because the days were twenty-four hours long, but seemed longer.Steve Brezenoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974929351763422930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647218177948670695.post-83183038441344752932009-06-13T11:10:51.436-04:002009-06-13T11:10:51.436-04:00Gosh, I love these! I am a bit embarrassed that I...Gosh, I love these! I am a bit embarrassed that I don't get all the references (Yat-Yee, yours is the not the only one!) but it is so much fun to read!Corey Schwartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03883689227283545602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647218177948670695.post-50971378362543468782009-06-13T01:03:09.908-04:002009-06-13T01:03:09.908-04:00i am a writer because of maggie and millie and mol...i am a writer because of maggie and millie and molly and may.a dash of scrapshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00363037106552831141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647218177948670695.post-57757264357056687162009-06-12T00:22:51.759-04:002009-06-12T00:22:51.759-04:00I am a writer because of Flora McFlimsy's trun...I am a writer because of Flora McFlimsy's trunk in the attic and Susan's sandpipers and several brave dogs and shipwrecked horses and two very unfortunate little princes in a tower. It was the magic held within the pages of so many books that enchanted me and never let me go.<br />Glad to have stumbled upon your fine blog.Tricia J. O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993110400088806252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647218177948670695.post-35917687295361648352009-06-11T18:26:40.288-04:002009-06-11T18:26:40.288-04:00I am a writer because only suckers whitewash fence...I am a writer because only suckers whitewash fences themselves. <br /><br />And I am a writer because I know that it is not romantic at all to be a vet in Yorkshire in the middle of the night, trying to fix a "bad calving", that is until it's born. <br /><br />And of course, especially, I am a writer because... <br /><br />"In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a hobbit-hole, and that means comfort."BJWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12947302421554392540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647218177948670695.post-11667160259656869812009-06-11T12:28:35.401-04:002009-06-11T12:28:35.401-04:00I am a writer because a curious cat showed me how....I am a writer because a curious cat showed me how. Oh, and a boy found the egg and hope can be found in feathers.Sherry Dale Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18183375798495124922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647218177948670695.post-82109660879646310222009-06-11T08:05:58.758-04:002009-06-11T08:05:58.758-04:00I'm a writer because a boy found a book and ro...I'm a writer because a boy found a book and rode a dragon and because of a door that took children into another place.<br />~ WendyWendy Paine Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15136235074351188350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647218177948670695.post-2763325366244829342009-06-11T00:28:45.915-04:002009-06-11T00:28:45.915-04:00I wanted to write from back when the cat showed up...I wanted to write from back when the cat showed up in a hat.Sherrie Petersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11670339498152684137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647218177948670695.post-44841403258725306452009-06-10T09:44:59.853-04:002009-06-10T09:44:59.853-04:00I'm a writer because a little girl went on a q...I'm a writer because a little girl went on a quest to save her father from a severed brain.<br /><br />And, because of the pale green pants with nobody inside.Hardygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02268385174949496800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647218177948670695.post-65000272634677182662009-06-09T20:56:24.955-04:002009-06-09T20:56:24.955-04:00I am a writer because a little boy dared to dream ...I am a writer because a little boy dared to dream about winning a Golden Ticket.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647218177948670695.post-23804416890750202142009-06-09T18:47:30.248-04:002009-06-09T18:47:30.248-04:00And, thanks for the nice comment on my blog. It re...And, thanks for the nice comment on my blog. It really helps to know I'm not the only one who doesn't have full plot lines filling my head by the millions :)Tesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10014195715998913268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647218177948670695.post-34072165566611908802009-06-09T18:46:18.427-04:002009-06-09T18:46:18.427-04:00I'm a writer because it felt right and then I ...I'm a writer because it felt right and then I worked and worked and continue to work at learning the craft.Tesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10014195715998913268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647218177948670695.post-31055430781328506852009-06-08T23:53:55.322-04:002009-06-08T23:53:55.322-04:00I want to say that I am a writer because I was bor...I want to say that I am a writer because I was born that way, but maybe it is because of a young man who got swallowed by a boa constrictor, and a little girl who was sick, and another little girl who would not take the garbage out, and a king who loved peanut butter sandwiches, and a crocodile who went to the dentist.Rebecca Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06842712720778708758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647218177948670695.post-70016910724212304202009-06-08T21:53:32.044-04:002009-06-08T21:53:32.044-04:00I am a writer because of a bull who just wanted to...I am a writer because of a bull who just wanted to smell the flowers all day, and even though he was different from the other bulls, his mom was okay with it.MelissaPEAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03705812619145129558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647218177948670695.post-66088359304501175682009-06-08T20:33:09.791-04:002009-06-08T20:33:09.791-04:00I'm a writer because my mom always passed me h...I'm a writer because my mom always passed me her books when she was through with them and my dad spent hours reading to me about what was inside the wardrobe. I'm also a writer because of the little Indian in the cupboard.Kasie Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14169629001145903361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647218177948670695.post-58685837479552781852009-06-08T19:01:03.860-04:002009-06-08T19:01:03.860-04:00I am a writer because of a boy named Garion who fu...I am a writer because of a boy named Garion who fulfilled a prophecy and became a king.B.J. Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10767654810069240472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647218177948670695.post-71661952331600134502009-06-08T18:52:56.582-04:002009-06-08T18:52:56.582-04:00I am a writer because of two prideful sisters and ...I am a writer because of two prideful sisters and two prejudiced suitors.lisa and laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18144863275895761642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647218177948670695.post-76378225194045255282009-06-08T18:34:16.936-04:002009-06-08T18:34:16.936-04:00My references may not be as immediately recognizab...My references may not be as immediately recognizable: I write because of midnight feasts and ginger beer and fantasized boarding school adventures.Yat-Yeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04028075516122778317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647218177948670695.post-33120449706553566092009-06-08T17:57:03.530-04:002009-06-08T17:57:03.530-04:00I am a writer because I lived in the Magic Faraway...I am a writer because I lived in the Magic Faraway TreeLaura - Are We Nearly There Yet Mummy?https://www.blogger.com/profile/02827420866489863620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647218177948670695.post-12133207205052500412009-06-08T17:55:44.673-04:002009-06-08T17:55:44.673-04:00Oh, good one! I'm sure a lot of people are wr...Oh, good one! I'm sure a lot of people are writers because of that!Corey Schwartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03883689227283545602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647218177948670695.post-53840154030014729242009-06-08T16:51:43.880-04:002009-06-08T16:51:43.880-04:00I am a writer because of what's inside the war...I am a writer because of what's inside the wardrobe.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431700962951592287noreply@blogger.com