tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post130483150071980253..comments2023-10-31T10:59:03.023-04:00Comments on INKSPOT Crime Fiction Blog | A Place for Mystery, Mayhem, Writing and Life: Paying it ForwardLinda O. Johnstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01512430135042480450noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-9950557089818002982010-10-08T16:17:39.899-04:002010-10-08T16:17:39.899-04:00Hey thank you all for your comments. Sorry I'm...Hey thank you all for your comments. Sorry I'm so late in looking but I was ON VACATION (yippeee!) which I'll blog about sometime as it was the setting for the 3rd Darby Farr.<br /><br />Anyway, I do appreciate the feedback and to answer Keith's question (do you mention how hard it is to make a living?) my response would be no, not unless they ask. Hey it's tough making a living doing anything these days, why not do something you love? For all I know, Nicole's dad is a lobsterman, and you wanna talk about hard ways to earn a buck...Vicki Douderahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12683468231378487388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-82011413667844292262010-10-01T16:55:18.648-04:002010-10-01T16:55:18.648-04:00I'm quite sure she'll remember you for the...I'm quite sure she'll remember you for the rest of her life, and treasure the book. One day, when she's being interviewed, she'll mention a writer who gave her encouragement!Kathleen Ernsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07009876100214388898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-65057867159859130692010-10-01T13:51:22.841-04:002010-10-01T13:51:22.841-04:00Great, Vicki. Lots of the high schools out here in...Great, Vicki. Lots of the high schools out here in Silicon Valley have programs where writers visit. Yes, it's terrific talking to the aspiring bestselling authors, but do you wonder if anyone should tell them about how hard it is to make a living at our trade?Keith Raffelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926077627965529183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-18123074142822142582010-10-01T11:48:27.021-04:002010-10-01T11:48:27.021-04:00Vicki- I did a library panel in Valencia, CA a few...Vicki- I did a library panel in Valencia, CA a few years ago with author friend Tekla Miller (one of those where no one shows). There were only two people in the audience, plus a mother who had brought her kids in out of the rain to wait for the bus. It turned out the fourteen year old son had an interest in writing and asked dozens of spot-on questions. <br /><br />It gives me hope for the future.Darrell Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08394984700734588887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-80139374724911395442010-10-01T11:38:58.077-04:002010-10-01T11:38:58.077-04:00Lovely post.Lovely post.Alice Loweeceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269785237562203610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-68865166800105678012010-10-01T10:06:02.569-04:002010-10-01T10:06:02.569-04:00It is fun to talk to people about writing, but it&...It is fun to talk to people about writing, but it's very, very cool to talk to students about writing. Their passion really shines!Alan Orloffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03695574442723430347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-86489049369351859122010-10-01T09:13:25.356-04:002010-10-01T09:13:25.356-04:00Wonderful post, Vicki! We were all Nicole at one t...Wonderful post, Vicki! We were all Nicole at one time, weren't we?Sue Ann Jaffarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09984054116933714621noreply@blogger.com