tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999125118927001112.post3686256913104198384..comments2023-09-16T05:02:59.946-07:00Comments on Heroines with Hearts: Oh my: Lions and tigers and bears. Oh my. Lions and tigers and bears.Debra St. Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07154130275058459169noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999125118927001112.post-33509956268543129942015-04-13T19:54:55.293-07:002015-04-13T19:54:55.293-07:00I had several of those books as well. My favorite ...I had several of those books as well. My favorite great uncle used to send them to me and my dad would read them to me at night.JENNIFER WILCKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16218241106543538422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999125118927001112.post-38109546032255654492015-04-13T16:14:55.160-07:002015-04-13T16:14:55.160-07:00I never realized there were so many Oz books! I re...I never realized there were so many Oz books! I read "The Wizard of Oz" with my kids every year, and I knew there were several other stories based in Oz, but I had no idea the series was so extensive.<br /><br />For me as a kid (and still now to an extent) it was Nancy Drew. My favorite parts were when she spent time with her boyfriend Ned. I guess I had the romance 'bug' even as a kid. LOL<br /><br />And I totally agree with you, writing a good book is better than reading one!Debra St. Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07154130275058459169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999125118927001112.post-32814882631111901592015-04-13T14:51:03.618-07:002015-04-13T14:51:03.618-07:00I enjoy reading, Ana, but I love writing more - I ...I enjoy reading, Ana, but I love writing more - I think. When it's not going right I don't. But on the whole I wouldn't have been doing it this long if I didn't enjoy it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00743481757318429114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999125118927001112.post-28686254471411961782015-04-13T13:13:19.536-07:002015-04-13T13:13:19.536-07:00I think every writer had their favourites as a chi...I think every writer had their favourites as a child. I was never into fantasy (or science fiction either!), but preferred school stories and especially any with a theatre connection. <br />I had a similar experience, although mine happened after I'd written my first full length novel. I wrote mainly for myself (and a couple of friends), but I was reading a lot of romances at the time, and one I read was so poor (with stilted 1930s movie dialogue) and not even a decent plot, just a rambling story, that I decided my story was better than that, and sent it off. It was accepted, and the rest, as they say, is history! Paula Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10040623635956769807noreply@blogger.com