Comments for LINDA WICHMAN

Comment on EXTRA! EXTRA–READ ALL ABOUT IT!! by lazodavis

lazodavis — Thu, 03 May 2012 15:57:50 +0000

Makes perfect sense, but pushing gently is what it is all about. Telling that body to let you SING your WRITING again I believe will be a good thing as long as you don’t OVERDO!!! GRIN

I like the look of the new site. Where’s the cover art from?

Comment on EXTRA! EXTRA–READ ALL ABOUT IT!! by Linda Wichman

Linda Wichman — Thu, 03 May 2012 04:11:34 +0000

Oy, Jan! Yep, and my body is telling screaming to slow down! I’m having a frustrating good time…if that makes any sense?

Comment on EXTRA! EXTRA–READ ALL ABOUT IT!! by lazodavis

lazodavis — Thu, 03 May 2012 03:07:50 +0000

You’ve Been BUSY!!!

Comment on Who’s Your Target Audience . . . by Linda

Linda — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:58:44 +0000

Oh, Cynthia! I’m so glad you like Legend of the Emerald Rose! Meeting like-minded writers is such a treat! We each need to pray for each other and for all writers who are compelled to reach the lost in this very lost world. I agree with Wesley and you, about music and fantasy! I love the arts and Rock and Roll! God gave us imaginations and the gift of words; a sin if we don’t use them. Hope to talk to you via email and encourage each other. Have a blessed Christmas!

Comment on Who’s Your Target Audience . . . by Cynthia Summers

Cynthia Summers — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 04:43:56 +0000

I stumbled on your book Legend of The Emerald Rose at a Christian thrift store and finished it today. I really enjoyed it. I am a 62 year old Christian who is very prolific. Aside from the over 10,000 mostly secular songs that have been written there is a non published fantasy book based in Hollywood as well as over 2200 fantasy world which will ( God willing ) have books based in. And yes, there are Christian missionaries in those worlds. Much of what I write is edgy but there is certainly a Christian message there. I have felt led to do the believing that it is a variant of what John Wesley said. He mentioned “Why should the devil have the best music?” To which I might add “Why should the devil have the best fantasy?” Keep me in prayer for God to guide me, for Him to be glorified and for souls to be saved with our writings.
God bless you,
CH ( Cynthia ) Summers

Comment on Purple People-Pleezer Steampunked! by Linda Wichman

Linda Wichman — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 20:10:15 +0000

Sweet Maureen, we must do something about our miss-crossed paths, like the cyber-phone or Skype! LOL Honestly, I miss you, girlfriend! Thanks for 'liking' my latest attempt to realign with writers and life. 'Mushy smack'

Comment on Purple People-Pleezer Steampunked! by Maureen Lang

Maureen Lang — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 20:00:11 +0000

Hey, Linda, so glad to see you in cyberspace! Evidently our paths haven't been crossing much lately, but I love this new blog of yours. It looks great, and the content promises to be wonderful because of your untamed muse mixed with gusty honesty! I just love your phrasing…

Comment on Dumbing Down Young Adult Fiction by Shellie

Shellie — Wed, 25 May 2011 14:24:21 +0000

Whoo-hoo. Great topic (and not just because I'm a YA author:D). I'm with Maureen on this one. Some of the newer YA pieces (Can I add WinterGirls and 13 Reasons to the list?) use vocabulary that can challenge and add to today's youthful imagination, but if we go beyond vocabulary and plot lines, today's teens are inundated with books containing difficult, contemporary issues (like eating disorders, suicide, and bullying–even in the paranormals and graphic novels). Definitely not topics for the faint at heart or the very young. IMHO I wonder if it is a generational thing (please forgive me, I don't mean to offend anyone–I'm included in that statement:). Teens of this generation have access to things that I didn't. Whether it's through TV, internet, cell phones, or ease of travel, they see and experience the world in such a way that even Huck Finn begins to look unappealing (and I LOVE Huck Finn). They think that book is too simple (can you imagine?). All that to say, their colloquialisms may be different (simple and odd to our ears–I have a couple teens, it's odd:D), but their issues and topic choices are deep and meaningful. Again, great discussion. Thanks for posting this!

Comment on Dumbing Down Young Adult Fiction by Maureen Lang

Maureen Lang — Wed, 25 May 2011 13:38:57 +0000

I think some of the YA stuff has been dumbed-down, such as the graphic "novels" that are mostly pictures and very little actual reading (why do they call them books when they're comics in a new form?). But I will also say that of the recent YA novels I've read in the past several months, I've been impressed by the quality of the writing. The Hunger Games series, The Uglies Series, Delirium (first in a series) are all pretty riveting (although Delirium does start with a sort of dumb-down voice, it picks up as the action and plot progress). The writing is different from the classics you mention – as most or all books published today are. Our attention spans are a bit shorter, since we have more choices on how to spend our time. I've also been under the impression, because of that shorter attention span/competition for how readers spend their time, that our books should naturally become shorter. However, a recent poll suggested that readers – at least a healthy percentage of them – actually like the longer reads, which I found encouraging. Obviously not everyone is on board for the dumbing-down, fast-food-style book. As a writer, I say yippee!!!Thanks for bringing up an interesting topic, Linda!

Comment on Dumbing Down Young Adult Fiction by Deb

Deb — Wed, 25 May 2011 13:08:07 +0000

Dumb down YA fic? Jingly-bells, I've been asked to dumb down adult fic! No lie. I sent a proposal for my 973 Wales book to a press I won't name, one on the newer, smaller side. They said they liked the tale but were having some issues with the language. I replied that these weren't 2011 Valley girls, so no, they didn't talk quite the same way we do. What's wrong with stretching the horizons, if only a little?

Comment on Dumbing Down Young Adult Fiction by Linda Wichman

Linda Wichman — Tue, 24 May 2011 23:44:22 +0000

Oy! Two Linda's…no make that three with me. Okay, clearly two different opinions. I love when that happens. So how about some current authors and books examples from both sides? Yep time to name names…

Comment on Dumbing Down Young Adult Fiction by Linda Glaz

Linda Glaz — Tue, 24 May 2011 23:28:37 +0000

I hadn't thought about it. I'm thinking some of it is actually better than what I read as a teen (and that was some time ago) I guess it depends on the author and especially the topics.