tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post1041428261800202454..comments2024-02-18T00:24:05.514-08:00Comments on The Zoë-Trope: LESSONS FROM A CLUB SANDWICHZoë Marriotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01275368005359548134noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-77658554476943330752012-01-15T00:37:05.627-08:002012-01-15T00:37:05.627-08:00Megha: Most people do seem to prefer the UK covers...Megha: Most people do seem to prefer the UK covers... I wonder if it's just that they're more familiar? Or if it's because the UK ones tend to be more feminine looking? Hmmm...<br /><br />Thanks for the compliment, too. I try my best!Zoë Marriotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01275368005359548134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-30753115162541298122012-01-14T10:57:36.486-08:002012-01-14T10:57:36.486-08:00Also, your metaphors are ingenious :DAlso, your metaphors are ingenious :DMegzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08664110589451892977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-14516930877045610912012-01-14T10:57:11.353-08:002012-01-14T10:57:11.353-08:00Checked out the new cover! It's pretty, but I ...Checked out the new cover! It's pretty, but I prefer the UK one too :)Megzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08664110589451892977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-33071672911423777862012-01-07T13:27:26.751-08:002012-01-07T13:27:26.751-08:00From Anonymous comment number 2.
Yes please. I wou...From Anonymous comment number 2.<br />Yes please. I wouldn't mind seeing it in a post next week :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-32075868674174199832012-01-07T13:11:16.732-08:002012-01-07T13:11:16.732-08:00Well, it's very pretty! Kind of an optical ill...Well, it's very pretty! Kind of an optical illusion of sorts, too. :) But I personally prefer the UK edition.Isabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11342147057396470743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-37928594588073204762012-01-07T12:56:53.972-08:002012-01-07T12:56:53.972-08:00Isabel: Yes, there is - I'm just not allowed t...Isabel: Yes, there is - I'm just not allowed to post it to my website until closer to the release date! But it's there on the internet, so someone put it on GR. *Shrugs*Zoë Marriotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01275368005359548134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-58643048193895214592012-01-07T12:42:05.008-08:002012-01-07T12:42:05.008-08:00Zoe: I was looking at the page for Shadows on the ...Zoe: I was looking at the page for Shadows on the Moon on Goodreads, and it seems as if there's already a US hardcover edition! Is this the final cover? It looks the same as the other one you showed me that I think was for the audio edition...Isabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11342147057396470743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-7844889136211857182012-01-07T00:52:07.766-08:002012-01-07T00:52:07.766-08:00Isabel: I never really bothered about coffee eithe...Isabel: I never really bothered about coffee either until about four or five years ago. I was a tea-drinker too, when I bothered with hot drinks at all. And then I was taken off my interesting office job and made to do the most boring job ever. So boring that I literally started nodding off mid-sentence. Coffee was all that kept me going and I'm afraid I got a bit addicted. Now if I try to do without I get headaches and can't concentrate. *Sigh*<br /><br />Voss: Thanks. Maybe I can try to work music in next time...Zoë Marriotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01275368005359548134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-16543206522567761522012-01-06T18:08:45.368-08:002012-01-06T18:08:45.368-08:00Woohoo! Food and writing--if you'd thrown musi...Woohoo! Food and writing--if you'd thrown music in, it would have been a trifecta of a post =D<br /><br />Happy writing--I always enjoy reading your posts.<br /><br />VossVoss Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05103339132058102578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-72485664818887870312012-01-06T14:10:05.185-08:002012-01-06T14:10:05.185-08:00Ha, you and your coffee! I have tea every day at W...Ha, you and your coffee! I have tea every day at Winsor with my best friend - I don't know what I'd do without it. :) Never had coffee, though, surprisingly!Isabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11342147057396470743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-61365762187106915122012-01-06T13:29:48.875-08:002012-01-06T13:29:48.875-08:00Erica: I can probably combine food and writing wit...Erica: I can probably combine food and writing with pretty much anything else, too. They're my main obsessions. Which is a bit sad when I come to think about it. But yes, you're right - sometimes the ideas are just SO brilliant that they fool you into thinking you're getting a complete story. But just think how awesome a book like that could be if the author had combined the brilliant ideas with a decent plot? That's what makes me sad.<br /><br />Isabel: I'm glad :) I come up with this on only one cup of coffee this morning, so I'm quite surprised it made sense to anyone, even me. I'll pass your birthday wishes on, thanks!Zoë Marriotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01275368005359548134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-51092965565399616842012-01-06T13:07:39.786-08:002012-01-06T13:07:39.786-08:00I can totally understand what you mean by this, an...I can totally understand what you mean by this, and I agree! Nice post. (And happy late birthday to your dad, too!)Isabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11342147057396470743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-53350629597161975152012-01-06T10:42:41.091-08:002012-01-06T10:42:41.091-08:00I love any analogy that combines food and writing....I love any analogy that combines food and writing. Well done! <br /><br />And yes, I've found many a book with that exact problem...though sometimes the awesome stuff is so awesome that I don't even realize there was nothing holding it together until I re-read it or begin to recommend it to someone.Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09454308442495029111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-49109625344592775232012-01-06T09:22:15.050-08:002012-01-06T09:22:15.050-08:00Anon: I think that's a very good question, and...Anon: I think that's a very good question, and if you don't mind I'll make a post answering it sometime next week. If you'd rather I didn't do that, just email me through my website and I'll answer that way instead.<br /><br />Jenni: Thanks. I was a little bit anxious about whether it would work or not, but no one's told me off yet, so I'm relieved!Zoë Marriotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01275368005359548134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-62423274081041386992012-01-06T05:20:13.979-08:002012-01-06T05:20:13.979-08:00Great post, I really like this analogy.Great post, I really like this analogy.Jenni (Juniper's Jungle)http://junipersjungle.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-80858518304680574312012-01-06T03:40:30.272-08:002012-01-06T03:40:30.272-08:00Great analogy, lol
I remember you saying in one o...Great analogy, lol<br /><br />I remember you saying in one of your previous posts that you go through a few drafts before calling it your "first draft," but when you do your actual first draft, how do you keep your spirits up? There are some parts that I write that I really love, but other parts don't seem as good. I know you always improve what you write after your very first draft, but how do you keep your spirits up in the meantime? I love my idea and my characters and I'm not going to desert them, but every now and again I do get insecurities about whether my writing is, or will be, as good as some of favourite books. I feel like I'm on a rollercoster.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-67335791338890402832012-01-06T02:46:47.680-08:002012-01-06T02:46:47.680-08:00Alex: Oh, good! I was a bit worried I was just ram...Alex: Oh, good! I was a bit worried I was just rambling on because I was craving bacon :) And yes, he is, bless him.Zoë Marriotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01275368005359548134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-73442088028020575452012-01-06T02:43:29.966-08:002012-01-06T02:43:29.966-08:00I know exactly what you mean. Your father is a wis...I know exactly what you mean. Your father is a wise man. *bows down*Alex Mullarkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12385523523229124157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-77724615421282327322012-01-06T02:07:49.437-08:002012-01-06T02:07:49.437-08:00Hob: I've made myself hungry, actually! Mmmm, ...Hob: I've made myself hungry, actually! Mmmm, bacon...<br /><br />Borky: thank you :)<br /><br />Viv: No, I just think my brain is a bit odd, really. Even as I was putting this together I was thinking 'Man, people are going to think you're strange...' But I'm sure he'll enjoy fish and chips more. He's a simple guy at heart.Zoë Marriotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01275368005359548134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-51096517779248276662012-01-06T01:50:05.443-08:002012-01-06T01:50:05.443-08:00What a fabulous post! I am amazed you could find w...What a fabulous post! I am amazed you could find words of writing wisdom amidst the layers of a club sandwich. You are just so clever. I hope your dad enjoys his fish supper more.serendipity_vivhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07156013023056026525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-58348895132533890592012-01-06T01:47:48.138-08:002012-01-06T01:47:48.138-08:00Ha! I believed without thinking! But I do not feel...Ha! I believed without thinking! But I do not feel betrayed. :D Really good post. And congratulations on the nomination of "Shadows on the moon". I wish you luck!borkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475525162265564248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-56216212104301252992012-01-06T01:44:24.701-08:002012-01-06T01:44:24.701-08:00You've made me hungry. Or at least - you'v...You've made me hungry. Or at least - you've made me realise I'm hungry. Lunch is an hour away, now what will I do?!<br />Lovely post anyway, happy birthday to your dad!<br />-HobbitAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com