tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647218177948670695.post1370842897584699278..comments2023-11-05T06:50:20.570-05:00Comments on Picture Book Ninja!: Tell the Truth ThursdayCorey Schwartzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06683944890522588405noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647218177948670695.post-50787060075781527172010-01-18T11:39:45.650-05:002010-01-18T11:39:45.650-05:00I recently read about a posthumous novel that was ...I recently read about a posthumous novel that was getting published due to the efforts of the author's husband. Portions of the book were published as short stories first...wish I could remember the name of the author now.<br /><br />I think about this, too. How can you not with the lead time for a picture book now hovering at around 3 years?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647218177948670695.post-6266445946526692272010-01-15T11:22:04.957-05:002010-01-15T11:22:04.957-05:00LOL, I think of that every now and again. Will my ...LOL, I think of that every now and again. Will my books get published if I die? Can they God? I'd still love that. I love how our hearts desires superceed our will to live. ALthough, I'm convinced I'll be around a really long time ;) positive thinking, right?Tanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518718614911804428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647218177948670695.post-2025423849430528162010-01-14T23:47:34.113-05:002010-01-14T23:47:34.113-05:00I think we writers just have a naturally morbid st...I think we writers just have a naturally morbid streak - either that or we're just naturally weirdos! :-)Shannon O'Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299313309059235876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647218177948670695.post-41993887695027316942010-01-14T22:54:30.778-05:002010-01-14T22:54:30.778-05:00I've talked about that with my hubby too!I've talked about that with my hubby too!Rebecca Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06842712720778708758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647218177948670695.post-17376189772306803832010-01-14T21:40:08.808-05:002010-01-14T21:40:08.808-05:00OMG, Kelly. That is so sad. Let me know if there ...OMG, Kelly. That is so sad. Let me know if there is anything I can do to help!Corey Schwartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03883689227283545602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647218177948670695.post-84175552938212890672010-01-14T19:13:11.688-05:002010-01-14T19:13:11.688-05:00I have to agree ... I don't think it's an ...I have to agree ... I don't think it's an odd request at all. I haven't really thought about it for myself, but will soon be helping a woman who lost her teenage son - a prolific writer - who wrote a children's book before he died at the age of 15. I have yet to see the manuscript, but I absolutely understand how important this is to her.Kelly H-Yhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07324529762031928328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647218177948670695.post-64376867238015364902010-01-14T18:51:24.800-05:002010-01-14T18:51:24.800-05:00This has occurred to me as well. I guess I'd b...This has occurred to me as well. I guess I'd better get a bigger safe deposit box!J.A. Palermohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18325616361174334630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647218177948670695.post-10991934536766903352010-01-14T18:27:54.059-05:002010-01-14T18:27:54.059-05:00Writers are a bit strange..... Not really :o) Imag...Writers are a bit strange..... Not really :o) Imagine if Margaret Mitchell would have died before she met with the publisher and no one ever thought to get Gone With The Wind published? One thing about us artists, after we die, our stuff becomes a lot more valuable! Great blog you have Corey.MrBibleHeadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13689409226190086912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647218177948670695.post-53368713783310110992010-01-14T18:19:42.805-05:002010-01-14T18:19:42.805-05:00I think we writers are just weird by nature! :-)I think we writers are just weird by nature! :-)Ms. Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07445302152266676950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647218177948670695.post-54486566857917649572010-01-14T14:46:02.233-05:002010-01-14T14:46:02.233-05:00i do the same thing. I have a couple critique part...i do the same thing. I have a couple critique partners in charge if something ever happens :)Shelli (srjohannes)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17123227845032402600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647218177948670695.post-77985328370556977132010-01-14T14:41:45.103-05:002010-01-14T14:41:45.103-05:00Ha - I love the idea of post-mortem publication......Ha - I love the idea of post-mortem publication... I think my husband and I will be having a serious discussion about this tonight;)Kate Karyus Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15581176126578915929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647218177948670695.post-48576731743135415492010-01-14T14:14:21.667-05:002010-01-14T14:14:21.667-05:00You don't know how close to home this post hit...You don't know how close to home this post hits. I have a feeling both of my parents and my grandmother are not going to make it to 2011. And, BSD just left for Haiti yesterday to help with relief efforts. <br /><br />So...I am surrounded by heavy thoughts about now.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01648861548786258875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647218177948670695.post-12531440121800523622010-01-14T13:34:28.327-05:002010-01-14T13:34:28.327-05:00This is great! I'm so going to ask my husband ...This is great! I'm so going to ask my husband this when I get home tonight.Elana Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877856005992028912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647218177948670695.post-46695850495817520702010-01-14T13:22:28.912-05:002010-01-14T13:22:28.912-05:00well, you know the saying...artists aren't art...well, you know the saying...artists aren't artists until they're dead. *cringe* Yes, I would want my work to still be worked on. But I plan on world domination in the meantime, so I'll be remembered somehow. :0)Kristi Faithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17527544253341529009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647218177948670695.post-82576941887486534122010-01-14T13:07:28.795-05:002010-01-14T13:07:28.795-05:00I just asked my mom to do the same thing for me. ...I just asked my mom to do the same thing for me. It's something I would definitely want to happen after my death. Before death would be better, but I'd settle for after.Susan R. Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09578747592345750650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647218177948670695.post-78675293191012896212010-01-14T13:01:08.271-05:002010-01-14T13:01:08.271-05:00wow..i did NOT know that about A Confederacy of Du...wow..i did NOT know that about A Confederacy of Dunces! That is pretty incredible. For some reason it almost makes me cry! disclaimer: i am on an emotional roller coaster today for no apparent reason, and burst out crying at a commercial where one year olds were jumping up and down laughing, b/c i was like "look how happy they all are!!" LOLOL...oh boy.Tiffany Strelitz Haberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17756584163193458094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647218177948670695.post-40616808777424111842010-01-14T12:13:21.816-05:002010-01-14T12:13:21.816-05:00I'm sure one of them would do it for you, Tric...I'm sure one of them would do it for you, Tricia. I was very flattered to be asked Shows how much faith that friend puts in me!Corey Schwartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03883689227283545602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647218177948670695.post-7202385577066265302010-01-14T12:10:23.851-05:002010-01-14T12:10:23.851-05:00Believe me, I've thought the same and wondered...Believe me, I've thought the same and wondered if my daughter or my best friend would do it. It shows how deeply we care about what we write, how much we want it to live on.Tricia J. O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993110400088806252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647218177948670695.post-27456413023834250362010-01-14T12:09:57.715-05:002010-01-14T12:09:57.715-05:00Oh good, so it's not only me! (Was wondering ...Oh good, so it's not only me! (Was wondering if I was nuts :)Corey Schwartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03883689227283545602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647218177948670695.post-36974022615026736132010-01-14T12:05:12.924-05:002010-01-14T12:05:12.924-05:00OMG - I was just thinking about this same thing ye...OMG - I was just thinking about this same thing yesterday. Morbid, yes, but I envisioned (fantasized?) my best bloggy friends collaborating to get my book published and it becoming a best-seller and then a movie yada, yada, yada. LOL!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07570437173288571934noreply@blogger.com