tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post2137371831013335067..comments2023-10-25T02:14:11.431-07:00Comments on Living Vicuriously, aka Pasadena Daily Photo, has moved.: Guest Author: Margo Sorenson and Aloha for Carol AnnPetrea Burchardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-42702787438329140762011-09-29T08:36:50.668-07:002011-09-29T08:36:50.668-07:00It's been a pleasure, Margo. Stop by any time....It's been a pleasure, Margo. Stop by any time.Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-28696971073475293802011-09-29T08:12:13.217-07:002011-09-29T08:12:13.217-07:00Laurie, I'll have to find your photographs! S...Laurie, I'll have to find your photographs! Steven, yes, I did read the Nancy Drew books, but not the Hardy boys, and I did think they were well-written. They certainly kept me turning the pages! Petrea, there is a huge discussion going on right now, as Laurie pointed out, about "OA" -- and you can certainly run with that. How great the sound engineers wanted to read your work! I'll listen and watch for the Stater Brothers ads! Thank you again, Petrea, for inviting me to post -- you do a super job!Margohttp://www.margosorenson.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-42502732157551927112011-09-28T22:56:56.156-07:002011-09-28T22:56:56.156-07:00Laurie, I'm only sorry everything has to be pi...Laurie, I'm only sorry everything has to be pigeonholed into a genre just so people know where to shelve it.<br /><br />Steven, I'm sure Margo will return to answer your question. In the meantime:<br /><br />I want to thank Margo for joining us today and thank all who participated in the conversation. I could not enjoy the guest author posts more.<br /><br />Every once in a while I like to point out that the guest author posts came from the generous suggestion of the inimitable Margaret Finnegan. Thanks, Margaret.<br />http://margaretfinnegan.blogspot.com/Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-56058294115540751962011-09-28T19:29:28.850-07:002011-09-28T19:29:28.850-07:00I just thought of a question I wanted to ask Margo...I just thought of a question I wanted to ask Margo.<br />Were you a fan of the Nancy Drew/Hardy Boys mystery books when you were a youth? Do you think they were well written? They are a vivid memory from my younger days.Stevennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-85454101072393501752011-09-28T18:24:13.156-07:002011-09-28T18:24:13.156-07:00Thanks for the promo, Petrea!
Am I right about OA...Thanks for the promo, Petrea!<br /><br />Am I right about OA? I loathe the whole Women's Fiction term, too. Chick Lit is even worse. It's not that there aren't some great books under those little, pink umbrellas. It's just that too many readers don't know about them. <br /><br />I'm happy to see YA claim it's rightful place in literature. I think that the readers raised on these books are going to demand more from their fiction as they become adults and older adults. OA to the rescue!Laurie Alleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14460272282273523408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-34584823143088289492011-09-28T17:42:57.574-07:002011-09-28T17:42:57.574-07:00I'm loving today's discussion. Thank you a...I'm loving today's discussion. Thank you all.<br /><br />OA! That's what I write! I've been looking for a genre label for it and Laurie, you've given it to me. I don't like the label "women's fiction" at all. Today I pitched my book to two of the male the engineers at the recording studio where I do the Stater Bros. voice-overs. They were hooked, begging me for pdf copies to read. OA is it.<br /><br />Although YA isn't my main thing it is the hot thing in publishing right now. I've been following Libba on Twitter thanks to Laurie, and I was there watching on #YAsaves day, a great day.<br /><br />Laurie won't mention it but I will: her photos will be shown at Charlie's in South Pasadena starting with Saturday's reception: <br />http://bit.ly/oqwQ8gPetrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-25138521056386909962011-09-28T17:36:06.218-07:002011-09-28T17:36:06.218-07:00Lib and I go way back -- all the way back to colle...Lib and I go way back -- all the way back to college at University of Texas. She's the one who showed me the amazing work being done in contemporaty YA. Amazing literature tackling tough topics with some great, great characters. I tease her and her agent husband Barry that they need to come up with an OA -- Old Adult -- to bring the same grit and wonder to middle aged readers! :-)<br /><br />Storytime at night is my favorite part of the day. I'm going to Vroman's tomorrow to add yours to our collection!Laurie Alleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14460272282273523408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-30502326037805506332011-09-28T17:15:29.925-07:002011-09-28T17:15:29.925-07:00Thank you, Laurie! Libba Bray is a friend of your...Thank you, Laurie! Libba Bray is a friend of yours -- that's awesome! I did follow that twitter hashtag after I'd read the original article in the Washington Post. Yikes! Have fun reading with your daughter!Margohttp://www.margosorenson.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-5197132964133923532011-09-28T16:29:29.552-07:002011-09-28T16:29:29.552-07:00I think childrens books and YA books are some of t...I think childrens books and YA books are some of the finest work in fiction these days. Recently, there was a hashtag at Twitter started by my friend YA author Libba Bray and another YA author Maureen Johnson called #YASaves. Some knucklehead at the Washington Post was trying to say that young adult fiction was too edgy and corrupting and the entire world came to the defense of those books. It was very moving, and potent proof that books heal and enlighten and transform -- especially the ones we read as kids<br /><br />I'm looking forward to reading Margo's books, and sharing them with my daughter. :-)<br /><br />And Petrea, this author series is exceptional. Hat tip to you, lovely one.Laurie Alleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14460272282273523408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-92128664066450980622011-09-28T15:47:14.163-07:002011-09-28T15:47:14.163-07:00Yes, geography and a sense of place can almost be ...Yes, geography and a sense of place can almost be a character in themselves!Margohttp://www.margosorenson.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-35881087340377143092011-09-28T12:57:36.580-07:002011-09-28T12:57:36.580-07:00Me too, Margaret. I love it when the landscape is ...Me too, Margaret. I love it when the landscape is part of the story.Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-57334640274569261672011-09-28T12:50:57.123-07:002011-09-28T12:50:57.123-07:00I'm glad to hear that you really think about g...I'm glad to hear that you really think about grounding your work in geography. I love books in which the geography itself seems rich enough to be a character.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08668487489667818687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-3288055812137460212011-09-28T11:56:51.173-07:002011-09-28T11:56:51.173-07:00Trouble in Pasadena shall be on the banned list bu...Trouble in Pasadena shall be on the banned list but not Aloha for Carol Ann,<br /><br />I'll bet she likes Jelly Palms, peanut butter and jelly palms. <br /><br />On page 2 of Trouble in Pasadena, the city pulls out a beautiful and rare non-invasive jelly palm and hauls it off to the dump. :-(<br /><br />I love children's books more every year.Patrizzi Intergarlicticahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16047084173908563600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-20175229130448260942011-09-28T11:13:16.024-07:002011-09-28T11:13:16.024-07:00Petrea -- I'm not sure that book will ever be ...Petrea -- I'm not sure that book will ever be published -- and if it is, it should be under a pseudonym! :) As you know, Virginia Hamilton said, "Writing is what you know, what you remember, and what you imagine," and I'm afraid too many people would think I was writing what I know, not what I imagine! :)Margohttp://www.margosorenson.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-89403150324308646012011-09-28T11:10:45.064-07:002011-09-28T11:10:45.064-07:00Bellis and Susan Campisi -- I definitely appreciat...Bellis and Susan Campisi -- I definitely appreciate your enthusiasm -- and thank you! Vroman's should too! :)Margohttp://www.margosorenson.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-6690429662696544392011-09-28T10:58:33.399-07:002011-09-28T10:58:33.399-07:00Your books sound really fun, Margo. I don't ha...Your books sound really fun, Margo. I don't have children but I love to buy books for my friends' kids - and I always make sure to read them first. Glad to have some local stories to add to the book list.Susan Campisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07255628787592008617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-42137724666985998732011-09-28T10:56:41.251-07:002011-09-28T10:56:41.251-07:00If your books are as interesting to read as what y...If your books are as interesting to read as what you've written here, no wonder they're bestsellers. I must look out for them next time I'm in Vroman's children's book department.Bellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10168550139269893109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-12784857280961649652011-09-28T09:56:40.920-07:002011-09-28T09:56:40.920-07:00That's the as-yet unpublished YA, right? I'...That's the as-yet unpublished YA, right? I'm looking forward to that one. They say write what you know, right? (I also say if you don't know it you can learn it, so don't let that stop you.)Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-23406354828090519642011-09-28T09:43:58.024-07:002011-09-28T09:43:58.024-07:00Thanks for your kind words, Altadenahiker and Stev...Thanks for your kind words, Altadenahiker and Steven! Honestly, it never occurred to me that I'd be writing about what trouble I was getting into in Pasadena! :)Margohttp://www.margosorenson.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-88436935698920318652011-09-28T08:34:19.300-07:002011-09-28T08:34:19.300-07:00Hi Margo. Nice to see you have carved out a nice ...Hi Margo. Nice to see you have carved out a nice niche in the writing world. That must be quite a rush seeing your book go from a concept to the bookshelf at a bookstore. Well done.Stevennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-68826939619016000022011-09-28T08:21:38.838-07:002011-09-28T08:21:38.838-07:00I've been a fan of children's books all my...I've been a fan of children's books all my life. Particularly like that some of your stories have taken place right here -- must check them out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-43202591184763617242011-09-28T07:56:36.675-07:002011-09-28T07:56:36.675-07:00Thanks, Petrea, for inviting me to post -- and for...Thanks, Petrea, for inviting me to post -- and for supporting SGV authhors and reading!Margohttp://www.margosorenson.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-78183992983652498252011-09-28T07:22:35.818-07:002011-09-28T07:22:35.818-07:00Last time I was at the Central library's book ...Last time I was at the Central library's book shop, a woman there was buying up every single children's book they had. <br /><br />As a child, reading was so important to me. We need good authors writing for kids; it's an important part of a good start.Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.com