tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post4841007943415506885..comments2023-10-30T08:00:54.059-04:00Comments on Laurel's Leaves: The magic of bilocationLaurel Garverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-5181447955335967242011-02-23T11:06:30.571-05:002011-02-23T11:06:30.571-05:00Victoria: I know what you mean about the time crun...Victoria: I know what you mean about the time crunch, but I get stuck or plot-blocked a lot less often when I stay connected to the larger world and really live.<br /><br />Holly: You need to have a few adventures yourself in order to create them for your readers. Otherwise your ideas will become mostly pale copies of others' ideas.<br /><br />Lynn: Youth ministry is something I kind of fell into, but I love it so much. Being a mentor and friend is very different from being a parent--kids let you see sides of themselves they sometimes hide from parents.Laurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-21817821823364891632011-02-23T10:59:56.065-05:002011-02-23T10:59:56.065-05:00Laura: Thanks. I think our best work comes when we...Laura: Thanks. I think our best work comes when we tap into our natural passions rather than pursuing genres or themes are supposedly "hot."<br /><br />Shannon: thanks for visiting me in both locales.<br /><br />Susan: Kids relate differently to an authority than they do to a mentor-type person, at least from what I've seen.Laurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-84463795684818766172011-02-23T10:12:24.799-05:002011-02-23T10:12:24.799-05:00I admire that you spent a weekend with teens! To c...I admire that you spent a weekend with teens! To connect to teens I just watch my own and read books for teens and have my teens read my writing about teens. I do need to connect more to my audience, and get out of my 'cocooned' head!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-75517189459652241682011-02-22T22:16:16.334-05:002011-02-22T22:16:16.334-05:00Hmmm...how is what I write connected to the other ...Hmmm...how is what I write connected to the other passions in my life? Uh...is it totally lame to say that one of my passions is escaping by reading a good book and thus I hope to offer a similar escape to other readers with my writing?Name: Holly Bownehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01079363337603264641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-4340651999535554322011-02-22T16:30:07.223-05:002011-02-22T16:30:07.223-05:00We used to do that, Laurel. It was a neat time.
A...We used to do that, Laurel. It was a neat time.<br /><br />As far as connecting to other passions in my life? *___* What other passions?! LOL One thing at a time. ;DVictoria Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14012092208934951963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-63564580439934498382011-02-22T15:42:10.036-05:002011-02-22T15:42:10.036-05:00What an awesome, refreshing (if tiring) thing to d...What an awesome, refreshing (if tiring) thing to do! Good for you! I live with my (younger) target audience and I try to stay connected with my teen nieces, but it's hard! :(Susan Kaye Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348197999397141067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-445693634696215392011-02-22T11:50:41.273-05:002011-02-22T11:50:41.273-05:00I had a wonderful weekend--laid back and relaxing!...I had a wonderful weekend--laid back and relaxing! I'll hop over to Angela's and say hi! :-)Shannon O'Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299313309059235876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-71023870016387118022011-02-21T11:03:46.062-05:002011-02-21T11:03:46.062-05:00Sounds like a great weekend and I loved your post ...Sounds like a great weekend and I loved your post over at Angela's. I think my passions/themes in life come out in my writing; friendships, family, overcoming problems, having fun. How can our writing not be influenced by the themes in our life?Laura Paulinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06503090226508079501noreply@blogger.com