tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642795057392908919.post1196218832827751740..comments2023-12-11T11:36:37.489+00:00Comments on Macmillan New Writers: Shameless blog stealingmattfwcurran.com Web Admin http://www.blogger.com/profile/13651266491906006561noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642795057392908919.post-88533382230605485192008-07-24T08:49:00.000+01:002008-07-24T08:49:00.000+01:00Hi Eliza, Thanks for doing this. I'll put your lin...Hi Eliza, <BR/>Thanks for doing this. I'll put your link on my (pitiful) blog site. Have a great holiday.<BR/><BR/>Best<BR/>SionSion Scott-Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08391926148966081506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642795057392908919.post-64612825770804628822008-07-23T23:34:00.000+01:002008-07-23T23:34:00.000+01:00Eliza, have a great holiday. I hope you're somepl...Eliza, have a great holiday. I hope you're someplace where the sun is shining. <BR/><BR/>Like the others, I very much enjoyed Playing With the Moon. I read it last spring and thought you especially nailed the shifts from the present to the past, and then again to the present. That had to be a challenge. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for including me on your blog. For now, have fun and don't spend too much time with the laptop.Ann Weisgarberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11220698901977906665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642795057392908919.post-19006880093640950582008-07-22T09:35:00.000+01:002008-07-22T09:35:00.000+01:00Sion--I've pinched your launch blog, too, as I'm a...Sion--I've pinched your launch blog, too, as I'm away on holiday tomorrow.Eliza Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06366249915039505394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642795057392908919.post-73330161642083287122008-07-21T16:39:00.000+01:002008-07-21T16:39:00.000+01:00David, believe me, you haven't lived until you've ...David, believe me, you haven't lived until you've tried pork scratchings.You don't need to know what they are. If we ever meet, I'll buy you a packet (and a pint of best bitter to go with them).Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642795057392908919.post-83281629858343381882008-07-21T09:55:00.000+01:002008-07-21T09:55:00.000+01:00Oh, sorry. Got sidetracked (there's something new)...Oh, sorry. Got sidetracked (there's something new).<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure about dropping the whole interview onto our blogs, though those who like certainly can; but dropping a post and a link and some commentary might be a grand idea. That would not only spread the word, but drive some traffic over here, too. <BR/><BR/>Gracias, Eliza.David Isaakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04928598446742324391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642795057392908919.post-33391758047788206062008-07-21T09:49:00.000+01:002008-07-21T09:49:00.000+01:00Actually, I do my bit, but it certainly isn't half...Actually, I do my bit, but it certainly isn't half the work. More like 25% at best. (Plus the name of the blog is stolen from Matt.) MFW is the head honcho.<BR/><BR/>[Pointless digression: most people assume, if they think about it, that "honcho" is a Wild West term, probably Spanish. It's actually Japanese, from "Han Cho", 'Squad Leader', and came back to the vernacular after WWII for "Guy in Charge." "Head Honcho" is kinda redundant.)<BR/><BR/>Anyhow, the important points are:<BR/><BR/>1) Alcohol is a suitable and fungible coin of the realm, and<BR/><BR/>2) Yep. <I>Playing with the Moon</I> was pretty damned good, and<BR/><BR/>3) I don't know what "pork scratchings" are, and, on consideration, think I'm happier not knowing.David Isaakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04928598446742324391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642795057392908919.post-52655332036920555652008-07-19T22:21:00.000+01:002008-07-19T22:21:00.000+01:00It was kind of you to read my book, Tim and glad y...It was kind of you to read my book, Tim and glad you liked it!<BR/><BR/>Thanks, Ann, too! I'll blog you too (working backwards through the titles).Elliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10811043705085959688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642795057392908919.post-57296969432706564362008-07-19T21:37:00.000+01:002008-07-19T21:37:00.000+01:00Eliza, this is a fantastic idea. I don't have a b...Eliza, this is a fantastic idea. I don't have a blog or I'd jump right in with this project. Good luck and have fun spreading the word.Ann Weisgarberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11220698901977906665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642795057392908919.post-48978136006214819602008-07-18T20:30:00.000+01:002008-07-18T20:30:00.000+01:00Thanks Eliza - honoured to feature on such an illu...Thanks Eliza - honoured to feature on such an illustrious blog (and the very week I finally read--and loved--Playing with the Moon)...Tim Strettonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08598897603628943741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642795057392908919.post-84598529203078837602008-07-18T19:39:00.000+01:002008-07-18T19:39:00.000+01:00OK, well for anyone who wants to join in, copy and...OK, well for anyone who wants to join in, copy and paste Tim's interview on this blog into your own blog this week.<BR/><BR/>Next week, those who want to join in, can do the same with the post on Sion and his book. It may get bitty over the summer holidays but we can try and work back through the list, at the same time as blogging the months' debuts.Elliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10811043705085959688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642795057392908919.post-55927376375185870682008-07-18T17:03:00.000+01:002008-07-18T17:03:00.000+01:00Good plan, Eliza - let's do it!Good plan, Eliza - let's do it!Alishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18406189984167289987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642795057392908919.post-40201374511592959522008-07-18T14:55:00.000+01:002008-07-18T14:55:00.000+01:00Hee! Frances. I haven't seen pork scratchings for ...Hee! Frances. I haven't seen pork scratchings for a while, though.<BR/><BR/>I'll try and repost some of the backlist blogs over the summer and see how many I can get through. <BR/><BR/>If at some stage we could all coordinate this (ie, a group of us decide to blog about one MNW title during a particular week), the debut (or otherwise) book could actually get quite a bit of internet coverage. It worked well in the group I used to belong to in the US.Elliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10811043705085959688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642795057392908919.post-82333582144650921972008-07-18T14:35:00.000+01:002008-07-18T14:35:00.000+01:00That's really kind of you, Eliza. And mine's a pin...That's really kind of you, Eliza. And mine's a pint please (and a bag of pork scratchings, if you can run to it).Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642795057392908919.post-41240835510005361452008-07-18T09:40:00.000+01:002008-07-18T09:40:00.000+01:00OK, Bud for you and whatever David drinks!OK, Bud for you and whatever David drinks!Elliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10811043705085959688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642795057392908919.post-40660510826064576772008-07-18T08:50:00.000+01:002008-07-18T08:50:00.000+01:00Hi, ElizaThat's a terrific idea - anything that sp...Hi, Eliza<BR/><BR/>That's a terrific idea - anything that spreads the word...<BR/><BR/>Syndication fees are indeed alcohol credits, though as I'm only doing half the work (David does his bit too) I'll settle for a bottle of Bud and a bag of nuts!mattfwcurran.com Web Admin https://www.blogger.com/profile/13651266491906006561noreply@blogger.com