tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post841092628033245343..comments2024-03-27T23:13:43.597-05:00Comments on Prairie Rose Publications: WHAT MAKES A BOOK IMPORTANT?Livia J Washburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05958199886826207363noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-74201375484105246232017-03-17T17:22:13.586-05:002017-03-17T17:22:13.586-05:00Wow, thank you so much, Celia. High praise from a ...Wow, thank you so much, Celia. High praise from a fellow author is the best! xoTanya Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08994772555687894913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-23814727497450976672017-03-17T15:07:19.607-05:002017-03-17T15:07:19.607-05:00Savanna--so you, too, like to follow a conversatio...Savanna--so you, too, like to follow a conversation through comments. I do this, as well..but not all the time. It depends on how interested I am in the book.<br />Thank you so much for your comments..I cherish each and every one.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272417114895975742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-26202252447065379402017-03-17T15:03:48.758-05:002017-03-17T15:03:48.758-05:00Ah, I love your favorite saying. It is so true, at...Ah, I love your favorite saying. It is so true, at least I hope it is true that I am "the world" to at least one person. <br />Lately, for no real reason, I have been told through emails or FB how this person loved my stories. You see, even good reviews don't really tell us if we're really important to anyone. But a personal note, etc, from an individual can really be special.<Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272417114895975742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-35141826621951301172017-03-16T23:24:10.922-05:002017-03-16T23:24:10.922-05:00Thanks for the conversation, lady authors. I reson...Thanks for the conversation, lady authors. I resonate with so much of what you all have to say. I'm a renegade when it comes to writing. The whole literary-important book 'thing' never appealed to me. Yes, I've read some of the so-called important books mentioned, enjoyed some like Huck Finn... and I got a lot of value of The Road Less Traveled ... however writing romance novels Savanna Kougarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15698138048388102279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-72652193278167907952017-03-16T21:57:12.742-05:002017-03-16T21:57:12.742-05:00Loved this post, Celia. You always make me think! ...Loved this post, Celia. You always make me think! <br /><br />I think To Kill a Mockingbird is "the Great American Novel"--I was shocked to see the low number of sales of that book--IMO, the best--or one of the best ever written!<br /><br />The thing is, we just don't know how "important" what we write may be to others. We've all read books that others have never heardCheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-10397272893372968132017-03-16T21:34:58.698-05:002017-03-16T21:34:58.698-05:00Taking Jacquie's comments to another level... ...Taking Jacquie's comments to another level... Have you noticed that the Academy Awards for Best Picture invariably go to the movie that portrays the 'human condition' at it's most fragile, vulnerable, and dark? The light-hearted, humorous movies don't seem to fare as well.Kaye Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13530735658588595790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-23351385134826188282017-03-16T21:26:52.603-05:002017-03-16T21:26:52.603-05:00At one point in my teaching career, I was a Great ...At one point in my teaching career, I was a Great Books certified instructor. Neither me nor my students who 'joined' the club could get into these stories. BlehKaye Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13530735658588595790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-91130150436135241662017-03-16T19:18:16.510-05:002017-03-16T19:18:16.510-05:00Paisley--I think you've hit on the solution. &...Paisley--I think you've hit on the solution. "Try to write a story better than the one before. Very good. And trust me, we do not want you to make yourself crazy!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272417114895975742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-22302612234056895092017-03-16T19:15:59.732-05:002017-03-16T19:15:59.732-05:00Beverley--oh, so true...every word is true. What I...Beverley--oh, so true...every word is true. What I wrote should be taken as you did--it's all theory and "what if." I know as well as anything that I will never write a story that will live on "in infamy." Nope, good stories are wonderful,and I nor any of you expect to write a book that might be similar to "To Kill a Mockingbird". <br />All our stories are Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272417114895975742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-61379408854585456172017-03-16T18:27:59.664-05:002017-03-16T18:27:59.664-05:00I think each one of my stories is better than the ...I think each one of my stories is better than the one before. As long as I can continue on in this way, I am happy otherwise I'd make myself crazy. :)<br />Paisley Kirkpatrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06401039126457210324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-2854727750806923202017-03-16T18:03:31.780-05:002017-03-16T18:03:31.780-05:00Celia, Sorry I'm a day late in commenting. Aga...Celia, Sorry I'm a day late in commenting. Again, as always, I so enjoyed your post. Truly, I can respect the Important books as you've pointed out and it's right to view them all as such. However, we--authors who write fiction that will never be classified with those you've mentioned--write some very entertaining, heartwarming,thought provoking, meaningful stories and that to me Beverly Wells authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12248685758575824289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-8852641500334554402017-03-16T17:38:37.919-05:002017-03-16T17:38:37.919-05:00Celia,
I even blogged about it. :-)
http://krist...Celia,<br /><br />I even blogged about it. :-)<br /><br />http://kristymccaffrey.blogspot.com/2015/09/end-of-summer-reading-recommendations.html<br />Kristy McCaffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11097717361053482260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-30531310398823446932017-03-16T15:39:02.304-05:002017-03-16T15:39:02.304-05:00waste, not waist.
waste, not waist.<br />Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-33935389887277229662017-03-16T15:38:21.160-05:002017-03-16T15:38:21.160-05:00I bought the set of Great Books way back when I fi...I bought the set of Great Books way back when I first started working. Honestly? It was the biggest waist of money I ever spent. It have Shakespeare in it, but most of them were a drag to read. Aristotle, Plato and so on and Freud's dissertation (big snore) was the last book in the set. The public library had a Great Book Club in which the members selected a book for all to read and then Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-5556055879242731422017-03-16T14:46:34.309-05:002017-03-16T14:46:34.309-05:00Oh, my gosh! Funny.
Oh, my gosh! Funny.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272417114895975742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-30895937936094188822017-03-16T14:45:55.791-05:002017-03-16T14:45:55.791-05:00Tanya--somewhere in my Googling, I did learn that ...Tanya--somewhere in my Googling, I did learn that some children's books are considered Classics...therefore they are also Important. <br />I like your different slant on the topic. And by the way, I have admired you as an important author from way back.<br />Thanks.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272417114895975742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-29338500843424594932017-03-16T14:44:29.777-05:002017-03-16T14:44:29.777-05:00Duh, meant Catcher. And autocorrect did nothing! T...Duh, meant Catcher. And autocorrect did nothing! This after autocorrecting my grandson's name Rhys to Anus once upon a nightmare. 😳Tanya Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08994772555687894913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-38130367770898853282017-03-16T14:43:00.472-05:002017-03-16T14:43:00.472-05:00Jacquie--Since I've known you, I recognized a ...Jacquie--Since I've known you, I recognized a free spirit who wrote stories no one else could duplicate. Your have a unique humor that, luckily, you can capture in words. A real talent.<br />I am under no illusion that anyone anywhere would categorize my writings as important..not one person. Does that make me depressed?...No--all I need to do is write---and finish---stories that I like to Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272417114895975742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-88370307630030973272017-03-16T14:42:50.900-05:002017-03-16T14:42:50.900-05:00Excellent post, Celia. My favorite of them all is ...Excellent post, Celia. My favorite of them all is Goodnight Moon. Oh, I forgot Little Women, The Velveteen Rabbit, and Scott O'Delll's Zia. I find a great deal of importance in children's books, although Alcott's LW was an adult best-seller in its day. Not to change subjects, but going back to required reading lists at school, I think Huckleberry Finn is the best American novel Tanya Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08994772555687894913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-21066605658973518372017-03-16T14:36:28.321-05:002017-03-16T14:36:28.321-05:00Oh, Sarah--how touching your words are. I apprecia...Oh, Sarah--how touching your words are. I appreciate every one and every thought. I do enjoy finding a topic that strikes a chord with readers--it's not always easy, but I feel as though I hit the jackpot when I get comments such as yours.<br />True, the word important has a different connotation to each person. Remember The Grapes of Wrath? I was fifty years old before I grasped the meaning Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272417114895975742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-34063793587516172042017-03-16T14:25:00.277-05:002017-03-16T14:25:00.277-05:00Thanks, Kristy--I didn't know you'd read i...Thanks, Kristy--I didn't know you'd read it. I appreciate it. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272417114895975742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-74583821962349788382017-03-16T13:20:56.641-05:002017-03-16T13:20:56.641-05:00I take the opposite approach in that I have an ave...I take the opposite approach in that I have an aversion to writing anything Important. Maybe that's why I love genre fiction rather than literary fiction. But then everything I write is Important to me, maybe in ways that wouldn't occur to a casual reader. For one thing, every time I write The End, it's a victory for persistence and focus, two things that I sorely lack. I'm a Jacquie Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361793932364487636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-61596223652213084652017-03-16T12:42:48.664-05:002017-03-16T12:42:48.664-05:00An "important" book is all up for interp...An "important" book is all up for interpretation. If you have wisdom to pass on either from personal experience or that psychological doctorate you earned and you want to share that knowledge with others with others, I'm certain that could be "important" to those who want to live a happier life.<br />Do-it-Yourself books speak for themselves and are important if you'reSarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-12530290473270297902017-03-16T12:12:27.617-05:002017-03-16T12:12:27.617-05:00Great post, Celia. Really enjoyed it. And I LOVED ...Great post, Celia. Really enjoyed it. And I LOVED 'Wish For The Moon'. A wonderfully romantic and rich story. :-)Kristy McCaffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11097717361053482260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-15222548216051991072017-03-15T16:40:02.127-05:002017-03-15T16:40:02.127-05:00Probably not one of those who wrote an important b...Probably not one of those who wrote an important books thought that's what he/she had written. Time tells us if it's important...or just good.<br />I'm glad you're inspired. Thanks!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272417114895975742noreply@blogger.com