tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144844961496270733.post1150756439812617868..comments2023-10-31T07:23:10.604-04:00Comments on First Novels Club: You Have Questions? We Have Answers!Donna Gambalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00317767593205769881noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144844961496270733.post-54132841975686640562009-11-06T09:28:10.114-05:002009-11-06T09:28:10.114-05:00I am writing a novel for adults now, but am lookin...I am writing a novel for adults now, but am looking into writing YA because I think it may work better for me. I am definitely going to check out some of these books. I'm not familiar with all of them besides the big names. Thanks!Melissa Sarnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11215683401795724259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144844961496270733.post-82243463914922356662009-11-06T00:09:10.331-05:002009-11-06T00:09:10.331-05:00I'm still recovering, but finally catching up ...I'm still recovering, but finally catching up on all my emails as well! So here's my answer, comment form:<br /><br />Unlike the other FNC Ladies, there IS one book that inspired me to write. Well, I suppose I should be clarify that--before I encountered said book, I already loved writing and had been creating stories for a long time, but this was the book that showed me that not only were other people writing the kinds of stories I loved, but that those stories were getting published and read by people. This was the book that planted the kernel of "This could be a profession" rather than just a hobby. My book? Alanna, by Tamora Pierce. It's the first in her Song of the Lioness Quartet. Now, I know Tamora Pierce is an IT writer right now and her books fly off the shelves, but back in the day, when I found it in my middle school library, the books had kind of fallen by the wayside and had actually gone out-of-print (this was before she'd released her Immortals Quartet.) I read the first one, loved it, and checked out number two only to discover that the middle 80 or so pages were missing! (And for those who've read that book, those are like the best 80 pages in the whole darn thing, it's when all the nookie happens!!) Being the stubborn person that I am, I refused to skip and read to the end, which meant I never read Woman Who Rides Like a Man or Lioness Rampant (the third and fourth books in the series.)<br /><br />Then, a year and a half later, at our 8th grade book fair, a wonderful thing happened. I wandered past the fantasy section to discover that Tamora Pierce had written a new series--The Immortals Quartet--which meant that Song of the Lioness had come back into print! Obviously, I scooped up all 7 (the 4th Immortals wasn't out yet) books and devoured them.<br /><br />Ta-da. There's my answer. Even the flu can't stifle my love for Tammy.Sara Kankowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13811608770353664993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144844961496270733.post-43845453226532047702009-11-05T23:13:55.472-05:002009-11-05T23:13:55.472-05:00Oh my gosh Donna, Lois Duncan was my favorite in m...Oh my gosh Donna, Lois Duncan was my favorite in middle school. I read every single one of her books!lisa and laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18144863275895761642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144844961496270733.post-80682410800425483162009-11-05T20:41:26.866-05:002009-11-05T20:41:26.866-05:00Thanks so much ladies. I hope Sara gets better.
A...Thanks so much ladies. I hope Sara gets better.<br /><br />And Donna--ahh how could I forget the China Garden back in high school? I just found my copy recently when I had moved.<br /><br />--BrittanyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com