tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115759973832197426.post4767080432462400019..comments2023-05-07T03:47:02.348-04:00Comments on The Rockville 8: Pioneer, Go Home!The Eighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03966202602120800766noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115759973832197426.post-89217217973218986382011-09-15T14:53:56.020-04:002011-09-15T14:53:56.020-04:00A different kind of magic, but magical all the sam...A different kind of magic, but magical all the same, Nichole!<br /><br />LOL about the bar code. :-)Evie Owenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00309651867249109418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115759973832197426.post-36501278598286108472011-09-15T08:13:59.165-04:002011-09-15T08:13:59.165-04:00Yvonne, I'm so old I don't have a bar code...Yvonne, I'm so old I don't have a bar code, either. LOL!<br /><br />Once upon a time, I found this early 1960's romance on my mom's bookshelf. Sadly, I can't remember the title or author. But, man, it's logline has stuck with me. Wow, I thought when I read it, that's what marketing is all about! Which certainly isn't the same kind of magic as a good book. I view it now as "marketing magic" for the aspiring writer who knows she must be business saavy, too.<br /><br />And this logline? It summed up the book perfectly! The novel was all about:<br /><br />"A beautiful girl alone with the men of an Alaskan air base."<br /><br />It's all there! Romance, adventure, danger... Marketing magic!<br /><br />Long live the magical books of our youth!Nichole Christoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09799006710672537142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115759973832197426.post-82671160249860979852011-09-10T22:00:13.957-04:002011-09-10T22:00:13.957-04:00Thank you!! I can't wait to read it.Thank you!! I can't wait to read it.Lisa McQuayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08261421741139099750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115759973832197426.post-74476814432429276052011-09-09T13:27:04.444-04:002011-09-09T13:27:04.444-04:00Thanks, Lisa. Yes, reading it was like an artist&#...Thanks, Lisa. Yes, reading it was like an artist's date for me. Filled the well! I finished the book that next night, stayed up way too late, and it was just as wonderful and funny as I remembered it being! I'll pass it on to you at the next meeting. :-)<br /><br />They made an Elvis Presley movie out of it, "Follow That Dream" which I am going to order on DVD. Can't wait to see it, now that I've reread the book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115759973832197426.post-52426161691582327362011-09-09T12:36:38.901-04:002011-09-09T12:36:38.901-04:00What a great post, Yvonne! I love it. Like Candy...What a great post, Yvonne! I love it. Like Candy, this reminds me of the bookmobile, too. I loved that thing. I would have ridden with them to all their stops if I could. I think it is very important to recapture the magic as much as you can so that you don't get burned out. I remember Julia Cameron recommending "Artist's Dates" which are something you do solo once a week to explore something that interests you. I was actually trying to do this for awhile. This was like your "Artist Date," I think, where you explored something that inspired you. I definitely want to read "Pioneer, Go Home" now. And, like Candy, I say we need you as a writer in our world. I would definitely miss you and your wonderful stories!!Lisa McQuayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08261421741139099750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115759973832197426.post-10929254318475200202011-09-07T21:27:41.360-04:002011-09-07T21:27:41.360-04:00Never give up!! You either!! We are people soup an...Never give up!! You either!! We are people soup and we are growing wings . . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115759973832197426.post-52222429423000269092011-09-07T20:54:48.235-04:002011-09-07T20:54:48.235-04:00Lovely post, Yvonne. We had a bookmobile in our ar...Lovely post, Yvonne. We had a bookmobile in our area. It was awesome. You'd climb on this bus that had been converted into a driving library. Talk about an awesome thrill for a kid who loved books in a rural community. ;0)<br /><br />I'm glad the magic has found you and the writing is getting back into you. You're an amazing writer and the world would be a sader place without your words and your stories. Never give up!Candy Lyonshttp://www.candylyons.netnoreply@blogger.com