tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post8276118810795113332..comments2023-10-30T03:57:36.471-07:00Comments on Creepy Query Girl: Oh, You Never Forget Your First...Creepy Query Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18115161057496086972noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-41468821893919704862010-09-05T01:55:28.948-07:002010-09-05T01:55:28.948-07:00Great post. I think Isabel Allende was one that st...Great post. I think Isabel Allende was one that stuck with me. I love the romantic style of writing mixed with ironic self-awareness, it certainly changed my approach to writing!Culture Served Rawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16340963911619670196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-77159094313754043772010-09-04T21:20:10.045-07:002010-09-04T21:20:10.045-07:00Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster! I found a cop...Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster! I found a copy at a garage sale a few weeks ago and just HAD to buy it. Such good childhood memories. But I also read and reread The Hobbit and The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Those all sparked my imagination at a young age and made me want to write! Oh, and Madeline L'Engle - A Wrinkle in Time. I was a total book geek.Jennie Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088195986628533511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-43548135398983581022010-09-03T23:08:57.274-07:002010-09-03T23:08:57.274-07:00Charlotte's Web was the one that made me stop ...Charlotte's Web was the one that made me stop and think about books as items to be cherished.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-2168658231450704382010-09-03T15:43:32.150-07:002010-09-03T15:43:32.150-07:00OMG, there are so many. I don't remember what...OMG, there are so many. I don't remember what the VERY first one was. <br /><br />I remember the first romance, I couldn't put it down and would read it in class. <br /><br />There was one about the President's daughter (her name was Megan and she was the spunkiest MC I'd ever read). <br /><br />I remember Flowers in the Attic (8th grade) -- how SHOCKING!<br /><br />Stranger in a Strange Land (6th grade) I wanted to meet (ahem grok) Michael...<br /><br />ahhhh, the memories!Vicki Rochohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07381089434014961076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-34899338837989243212010-09-03T14:36:27.812-07:002010-09-03T14:36:27.812-07:00My fourth grade teacher read How To Eat Fried Worm...My fourth grade teacher read How To Eat Fried Worms aloud to the class. I found myself seeing what she was reading, drifting further and further into the story, and when she stopped for snack time I was disappointed. It took what seemed like and eternity -- probably only a week -- for her to finish the story. From that moment on I was in love with the art of storytelling, from reading to writing to watching movies. Ever since then I'd long for the time to compose in our little black speckled notebooks. Story's became my life at the ripe old age of nine. :)Nicole L Riverahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01407282219503162959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-39051797053337821502010-09-03T12:51:43.775-07:002010-09-03T12:51:43.775-07:00The Girl with the Silver Eyes and Shutterbugs and ...The Girl with the Silver Eyes and Shutterbugs and Car Thieves were two books I LOVED as a kid. I read them over and over.<br /><br />Funny, I hadn't thought of them in years and you know what...I totally write in that genre! Weird.<br /><br /><b><a href="http://nitewriter6.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Edge of Your Seat Romance</a></b>Raquel Byrneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12870113745683162915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-70482332885626011202010-09-03T10:19:27.876-07:002010-09-03T10:19:27.876-07:00Believe it or not the first book i read of my own ...Believe it or not the first book i read of my own accord was a collectors edition of Black Beauty... Oh the fond memories of adolescents.Jillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04185423759021869130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-47557123933372272532010-09-02T19:18:58.160-07:002010-09-02T19:18:58.160-07:00As a child, Anne of Green Gables. I laughed, I cr...As a child, Anne of Green Gables. I laughed, I cried, it became part of me. I reread them recently. Still excellent.<br />As a young adult, it was a fantasy/romance called White Raven by Diana Paxon (doesn't appear to be in print any lonter) that my parents never should have let me read. There was a spiritual aspect that touched me, left over from my time in Ireland as a child. And there was a sexual aspect that intrigued the young, hormonal me. I read that book I don't know how many times. Even the cover was super cool in a Celtic way.Erin Kane Spockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05376851676240606472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-17501823136198672602010-09-02T19:06:28.928-07:002010-09-02T19:06:28.928-07:00There were so many books, but the one that sticks ...There were so many books, but the one that sticks out the most was called <i>Into the Land of the Unicorns</i>. I remember reading it and feeling as though I was having some kind transcendent, spiritual experience. It was supposed to be the first in a series, but if any others were written, I never found them. I have no idea what happened to the book :-(<br /><br />Also, <i>The Chronicles of Narnia</i> was probably my first epic fantasy series, and I'm loving the way the movies capture the books.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-39354798458932388952010-09-02T15:05:54.526-07:002010-09-02T15:05:54.526-07:00Yes! I went to Barnes and Nobles a few weeks ago a...Yes! I went to Barnes and Nobles a few weeks ago and I went to the children's section to find GOOSEBUMPS books. I used to love those, but I gave all of them away after losing interest in them, but I am determined to get them all back when I have the money of course. <br /><br />Also, DELTORA QUEST, which I still have all the copies of on my bookshelf, is another that has actually stayed by me since I was seven or eight years old. I remember the epic adventures of Lief, Barda, and Jasmine still. I'm definitely going to try rereading them when I get all this college books out of the way.<br /><br />Write on and read on!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-12659782087716902542010-09-02T14:03:54.426-07:002010-09-02T14:03:54.426-07:00I don't think I write like any of them, but so...I don't think I write like any of them, but some of my absolute faves were Nancy Drew and Anne of GG :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-89472170372268777012010-09-02T13:59:30.881-07:002010-09-02T13:59:30.881-07:00Ella Enchanted.
My mom got it for me as the firs...Ella Enchanted. <br /><br />My mom got it for me as the first ever Book-as-a-Birthday-Gift I ever got and I love it. I actually had to purchase a new, hardback copy of it because the one my mom gave me was in two million pieces because I read it so much.Paigeewahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07147262096880585294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-81741433883810380092010-09-02T13:38:31.654-07:002010-09-02T13:38:31.654-07:00Somehow I got a copy of Stephen King's Salem&#...Somehow I got a copy of Stephen King's Salem's Lot at the tender age of nine and fell in love with his awesome story telling. I also remember adoring The Secret Garden and The War Between the Pitiful Teachers and the Splendid Kids. All I can say is, Up With Worms!Tamara Narayanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03725262301091012950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-68790694073010858772010-09-02T12:22:45.643-07:002010-09-02T12:22:45.643-07:00This isn't a direct answer to your question, b...This isn't a direct answer to your question, but I LOVE William Sleator! Surprisingly, I don't think I've read Into the Dream - but I love Interstellar Pig, The Boy Who Reversed Himself, The Duplicate, and The Spirit House. Sleator is the Stephen King of YA!Dianne K. Salernihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459839567235304842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-89753671722050684612010-09-02T11:18:52.053-07:002010-09-02T11:18:52.053-07:00Oh what a lovely book - great premise too - it'...Oh what a lovely book - great premise too - it's got me hooked just reading the blurb! Wonderful.<br /><br />My first book that made me want to try my hand at writing stories?? <br /><br />S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders.<br /><br />Take care<br />xOld Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13185547869183611159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-65550553250555062172010-09-02T10:19:19.904-07:002010-09-02T10:19:19.904-07:00To Kill a Mockingbird made me want to write. I re...To Kill a Mockingbird made me want to write. I read it really young (stole if from my older sister) and even though I didn't fully understand it then, I did love the book.Jolene Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14809468564016928636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-61131647380549413452010-09-02T09:36:48.535-07:002010-09-02T09:36:48.535-07:00YES!!!! And yours sounds really good too. Mine w...YES!!!! And yours sounds really good too. Mine was the Phantom Tollbooth. Also, I loved a book called Time at the Top about an elevator that takes a girl back in time. Thanks for the stroll down memory lane..Lisa Gail Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03648323153868702165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-81063718081938017642010-09-02T09:19:40.022-07:002010-09-02T09:19:40.022-07:00I loved Scribbler of Dreams by Mary E. Pearson. I ...I loved Scribbler of Dreams by Mary E. Pearson. I still read it occasionally and I still fall in love with it every time. I also read a lot of the Boxcar Children books.BK Mattinglyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13758638245846622284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-16744584459274017702010-09-02T09:07:59.604-07:002010-09-02T09:07:59.604-07:00We loved RL Stine at my house. Our copies went th...We loved RL Stine at my house. Our copies went through me then my sister and are in sad shape now!Renaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08190361875174742351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-79054865390054687652010-09-02T08:58:12.020-07:002010-09-02T08:58:12.020-07:00I loved the first Black Stallion. And that theme o...I loved the first Black Stallion. And that theme of the underdog fighting back and winning is always one of my favorites. And I do believe that theme is sometimes present in my current work.Laura Paulinghttp://www.laurapauling.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-27274988667394922842010-09-02T08:33:07.491-07:002010-09-02T08:33:07.491-07:00Robinson Crusoe, my first hard-cover book! I was s...Robinson Crusoe, my first hard-cover book! I was so upset later when my mum gave it away to charity!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04283371140346602856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-91352265206491577062010-09-02T08:30:15.241-07:002010-09-02T08:30:15.241-07:00The Boxcar Children was the first 'real' b...The Boxcar Children was the first 'real' book that I loved. I was in third grade. However the book that was more serious that I fell in love with first was The Forgotten Door.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13267066733031149882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-9098539008842340842010-09-02T08:29:02.900-07:002010-09-02T08:29:02.900-07:00For some reason I was completely fascinated by the...For some reason I was completely fascinated by the very idea of history, so I was awestruck when my mom gave me Illustrated History of the World for my fifth birthday. I made sure I gave it to my own sons, too.Ted Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09022309459554237650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-30350191712945573892010-09-02T07:56:53.271-07:002010-09-02T07:56:53.271-07:00The golden beetle, a mistery! I actually started w...The golden beetle, a mistery! I actually started writting misteries, then went to fantasie! <br />Nice to remember!Clarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00062728322162370588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-24421829063360919812010-09-02T07:55:07.546-07:002010-09-02T07:55:07.546-07:00Let's see... I can't really remember anyth...Let's see... I can't really remember anything from my elementary school years. I just read everything I could get my hands on (and was allowed to read). But then, in Jr. High, I was part of a summer reading program that recommended NIGHTMARE ACADEMY, by Frank Peretti. Thus I was introduced to YA Fiction (thriller, spy, dystopian, Christian) in one fell swoop, and I have NEVER looked back. :)Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08846251713093236356noreply@blogger.com