Comments on: take me the way i am

By: courtney

courtney — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 08:29:27 +0000

Thanks, Angela! It’s nice to know I’m not alone! When it’s really a struggle I go nuts trying to find another way to write but it’s just impossible. :) I guess we’re all stuck with our processes, eh?

By: Angela Ackerman

Angela Ackerman — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:13:29 +0000

I’m like you–every time I sit down to draft a new book, I feel like I have to get the opening write to proceed. I don’t know what it is, but that first scene I need to get right before I feel comfortable just letting the joy of drafting take over. I guess I want to feel like I’m using the right set of directions for my road trip before I can relax and enjoy the scenery.

Keep plugging away–I’m sure you’ll get it! :-)

By: courtney

courtney — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 06:38:25 +0000

Becca: Hope you find something else that interests you in the links!! There’s a lot of great stuff out there–your blog included. :)

Daisy: Thanks! And you’ll be happy to know I’m warming to Ingrid in the sense that I have listened to her song Keep Breathing 222 times. I like Take Me the Way I am too–except for the Rogaine line which I still find a teensy bit cloying (although that hasn’t stopped me from listening to that song like… 180 times hah!!). AND, the other night I watched about a million videos of her on youtube playing live. So. Basically yes. I’ll probably be a fan in a week. A hard won victory. ;) I’m jealous of you seeing her live!! After all the videos I watched she seems very on & professional, very well-rehearsed!!

By: Daisy

Daisy — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 04:55:47 +0000

Courtney, you gotta give Ingrid another chance! Listen to December Baby and Far Away and Breakable. I just saw her perform in San Francisco last night and she’s great, plus she’s hilarious. She’s like a stand-up comedian too. She definitely had some great material in between her songs. And she did an awesome cover of Blister in the Sun and then covered I Can’t Help Falling in Love with You for her encore…

..Can’t wait to read your book

By: becca

becca — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:04:14 +0000

Hi, Courtney! I hadn’t heard of Yapping about YA before, so I popped over there; very interesting stuff. I’ll be checking out your other links to see if I can find anymore gems. Thanks for posting this.

By: courtney

courtney — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 19:14:30 +0000

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DAMON, THAT WAS THE BEST COMMENT EVER.

SERIOUSLY.

EVERY TIME I LOOK AT IT I SMILE.

By: Damon

Damon — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 12:54:00 +0000

Your protagonist could always be listening to the music of Ingrid Michaelson and thinking about how precious she is as she writes a perspectives paper on current directions in young adult fiction for that teacher who shares a passing resemblance to David Hasselhoff.

Or, much more likely, is not doing any of those things :)

And given that baldness is related to a elevated testosterone level (in males) there is a good chance that there would be some action in the bedroom. And keep in mind that bald men save money on hair care, and can thus spend more on their lovers, if they stop being judgemental. She might want to think about that.