tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297695329104546623.post1115122625288321020..comments2022-11-06T04:09:43.472-08:00Comments on julie murphy: The List: a must-read for the writing reader. + Giveaway!!!andimjuliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02507826468636871371noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297695329104546623.post-47093412243397264962012-03-21T18:49:33.651-07:002012-03-21T18:49:33.651-07:00Just ONE book? Oh my gosh. All About Me. That r...Just ONE book? Oh my gosh. All About Me. That really was the book that taught me. Written by me. In Kinder. I didn't realize it at the time, but later. Much later. Even at five, I loved to tell tales. I made up pets that I didn't have (a catepillar named Inci - yeah, not sure where that came from either), I made up siblings (two sisters and I conveniently left out all of my brothers), I said that my favorite thing to do was swing from the bar in my closet in my squirrel costume (I did not have a squirrel costume - mom made ALL our costumes and we superheroes like every year...boring!). I was a very creative child. And it got me an A. And all sorts of friends! Everyone loved my stories. So that was the book that started it all for me. Um, I don't tweet yet. I'm still holding out. Email addy: jennveg@aol.com.Jennie Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088195986628533511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297695329104546623.post-64529372610176649442012-03-19T08:24:55.137-07:002012-03-19T08:24:55.137-07:00Though I wouldn't say it necessarily taught me...Though I wouldn't say it necessarily taught me about writing, Twilight has had one of the greatest effects on my writing. It was after reading this book that I decided that I should try my hand at writing YA. I realized that, quite frankly, I just enjoy YA books more than anything else. And if I love them so much, maybe I'd love writing them even more. And everyone who has read all four of my books tells me that YA is where I'm meant to be, without a doubt.<br /><br />Here's my contact info: @NHNovelist. Since you called me out on my competitive nature on Twitter last night, perhaps you already know that. :PAshley Turcottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07641064437873182899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297695329104546623.post-29619317257969951302012-03-19T02:23:40.674-07:002012-03-19T02:23:40.674-07:00Hey Julie! I'd have to say The Time Traveler&#...Hey Julie! I'd have to say The Time Traveler's Wife taught me the most about writing. It's not YA though (shocking, I know). Non-linear tellings always appeal to me, but this was especially well executed. The author (Audrey Niffenegger) writes the book almost totally in the two character's heads, but you feel like you're reading snappy dialogue. All around, she's just a fantastic writer! Her Fearful Symmetry was equally amazing!<br /><br />You probably know my twitter, but it's @novelista85Jessica Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14957697121171675306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297695329104546623.post-81482959011738957262012-03-18T17:54:31.364-07:002012-03-18T17:54:31.364-07:00Melina Marchetta! Melina Marchetta! She crafts cha...Melina Marchetta! Melina Marchetta! She crafts characters like Michelangelo crafts masterpieces.lostnthestackshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11280176984206181989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297695329104546623.post-23125512039037174372012-03-18T12:55:24.764-07:002012-03-18T12:55:24.764-07:00The Outsiders is forever my favorite YA novel. I t...The Outsiders is forever my favorite YA novel. I think its a great case study in how to write teen boys, and write them well!!Valeriehttp://www.valerie-cole.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297695329104546623.post-20825613271753404502012-03-17T17:42:32.970-07:002012-03-17T17:42:32.970-07:00Hello Julie! My first visit, will visit you again....Hello Julie! My first visit, will visit you again. Seriously, I thoroughly enjoyed your posts. Congrats for your work. If you wish to follow back that would be great I'm at http://nelsonsouzza.blogspot.com<br />Thanks for sharing!Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04483064512374521245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297695329104546623.post-26166128787619764892012-03-14T22:00:03.832-07:002012-03-14T22:00:03.832-07:00Oh, and contact is @ticklingthemuse on Twitter. ;)...Oh, and contact is @ticklingthemuse on Twitter. ;)Vivi B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05054647527562570624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297695329104546623.post-85325736181039216282012-03-14T21:58:57.984-07:002012-03-14T21:58:57.984-07:00The Hunger Games made me learn what it means to ha...The Hunger Games made me learn what it means to have a perfect balance of showing and telling. After reading that series, I started writing in earnest last year. My earliest blog entry was about how I was "kidnapped" by The Hunger Games - so engaging, I couldn't put it down!Vivi B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05054647527562570624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297695329104546623.post-916845813340491022012-03-14T14:07:10.719-07:002012-03-14T14:07:10.719-07:00Be sure to leave contact info so I can reach you i...Be sure to leave contact info so I can reach you if you win the copy of The List!andimjuliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02507826468636871371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297695329104546623.post-39343689648806151932012-03-14T14:03:32.600-07:002012-03-14T14:03:32.600-07:00Ooh I love Siobhan Vivian, read Same Difference la...Ooh I love Siobhan Vivian, read Same Difference last yeat.Ally Hayesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297695329104546623.post-86277259488171827022012-03-14T11:01:43.023-07:002012-03-14T11:01:43.023-07:00The List sounds like an Amazing read! Can't wa...The List sounds like an Amazing read! Can't wait to go and buy it! If it has Julie's stamp of approval than you know it's going to be a good one! A book that changed my life was The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis. But if you're looking for a more recent book, Divergent by Veronica Roth, was most def my favorite read last year. Any author that can create a whole new reality where possibilities are endless, never ceases to amaze me. Veronica Roth made me itch for more details about the world which these characters live in and how they thrive in it. Also the books Red, Black, White, Green by Ted Dekker will always be some of my favs! :) Happy Reading!Hayley Harrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297695329104546623.post-9194722908201459492012-03-14T10:31:15.490-07:002012-03-14T10:31:15.490-07:00I retweeted! (but you already know that. haha)
ht...I retweeted! (but you already know that. haha) <br />https://twitter.com/#!/xHeatherxMariex/status/179977110893506560Heather Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06854456944016349257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297695329104546623.post-6258091138668839482012-03-14T10:29:54.624-07:002012-03-14T10:29:54.624-07:00I would have to say that everything by V.C. Andrew...I would have to say that everything by V.C. Andrews. My Sweet Audrina, and the Dollanganger Series (Flowers in the Attic). Truly inspired my writing. <br /><br />My email is: heathermwrites@gmail.com <br /><br />Yay! :)Heather Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06854456944016349257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297695329104546623.post-59442843663865790632012-03-14T10:10:53.687-07:002012-03-14T10:10:53.687-07:00Even though I've never read a Stephen King nov...Even though I've never read a Stephen King novel, his memoir ON WRITING was inspirational and informative...a MUST for any writer!<br /><br />@AnnMarie_Walker on TwitterAnn Marie Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03112647109520950160noreply@blogger.com