tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post5684261354229646475..comments2024-02-09T19:43:19.860-05:00Comments on DEFENDING THE PEN: POLAR NIGHT WITH JULIE FLANDERSYolanda Renéehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-76445613306772158012013-08-19T10:36:28.737-04:002013-08-19T10:36:28.737-04:00@Beverly, oh, thank you so much! I am really touch...@Beverly, oh, thank you so much! I am really touched by your comments, thank you!<br /><br />@Denise, thank you! And I think you have a good point about life experience, I think maybe I needed that as well. <br /><br />Thanks again for having me here, Yolanda. I really enjoyed the interview. :)Julie Flandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05003737491313673214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-52405625766037706272013-08-15T23:11:59.257-04:002013-08-15T23:11:59.257-04:00Hello Yolanda! Hello Julie! What a great interview...Hello Yolanda! Hello Julie! What a great interview. I enjoyed it thoroughly. I, too, regret not starting taking writing seriously earlier, but I always felt I didn't have enough life experience. So I went back to university and learned some more. Now I feel ready.<br />This cover gives me the shivers. It is wonderful. I am going to learn some more about Julie.Denise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-91723490204991968012013-08-15T14:47:14.575-04:002013-08-15T14:47:14.575-04:00Yolanda: What a great job you did letting us get t...Yolanda: What a great job you did letting us get to know Julie! This was a real treat!<br />Julie: I can't tell you how much I appreciated learning more about you. I've learned a bit about your writing from the blog, but to learn about YOU was lovely. I find it very reassuring to know that successful, puvlished authors who also happen to be amazingly kind people also struggle with depression and feeling that're lost as these are feelings I struggle with myself. I so enjoyed reading this- thank you!Bevimushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14924337684790883853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-45926320825769878242013-08-15T09:19:22.151-04:002013-08-15T09:19:22.151-04:00@Christine, thanks so much, I'm so glad you li...@Christine, thanks so much, I'm so glad you liked the book!<br /><br />@Jo, thank you!<br /><br />@Julie, oh, thanks, I appreciate it!<br /><br />@Words Crafter, thank you! And it is really disturbing, isn't it? Hard to believe what goes on.<br /><br />Thank you again for having me here, Yolanda. I tagged you for a writer's meme on my blog today if you are interested! :)Julie Flandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05003737491313673214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-43301459735722345942013-08-14T22:34:54.716-04:002013-08-14T22:34:54.716-04:00This sounds like something I would read! And the t...This sounds like something I would read! And the treatment of women (and girls) around the world enrages me. The Words Crafterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14520267901489487512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-82495409286052606092013-08-14T18:51:33.575-04:002013-08-14T18:51:33.575-04:00Nice to see you over here, Julie. Polar Night is o...Nice to see you over here, Julie. Polar Night is on my to-read list! It sounds so good. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741349796538313075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-38351912301108196362013-08-14T17:01:28.605-04:002013-08-14T17:01:28.605-04:00Enjoyed this post, thanks Yolanda and Julie. Books...Enjoyed this post, thanks Yolanda and Julie. Books sound great.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-20542996433264411122013-08-14T15:45:56.389-04:002013-08-14T15:45:56.389-04:00Great interview! I loved how it started off as an ...Great interview! I loved how it started off as an idea from a dream. A lot of my inspiration comes from dreams too. And I'm so glad you did start writing. I loved POLAR NIGHT!Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-59754227179675323822013-08-14T13:43:10.706-04:002013-08-14T13:43:10.706-04:00Thanks, Melissa!
Thanks, Melissa! <br />Julie Flandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05003737491313673214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-57892949260115985522013-08-14T12:51:36.294-04:002013-08-14T12:51:36.294-04:00Great interview!
Love the quote. I wish I'd s...Great interview! <br />Love the quote. I wish I'd started writing fiction sooner, too.<br /><br />I enjoyed Polar Night. Can't wait for The Ghosts of Aquinnah. :)Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08516493326566981116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-13495165191374039672013-08-14T12:21:55.064-04:002013-08-14T12:21:55.064-04:00@Damyanti, thank you for reading!
@Tyrean, it'...@Damyanti, thank you for reading!<br /><br />@Tyrean, it's interesting that lots of us got started late!<br /><br />@Susan, nothing wrong with late bloomers. :) Thanks!Julie Flandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05003737491313673214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-85149096076057405532013-08-14T11:54:36.798-04:002013-08-14T11:54:36.798-04:00Terrific interview, ladies.
That's a great qu...Terrific interview, ladies.<br /><br />That's a great quote to motivate you, Julie, but don't feel too bad about starting "too late", because I didn't get serious about writing until I was in my stinking SIXTIES! Talk about a late bloomer, eh?<br /><br />Always nice to learn more about the stories behind the stories. Thanks, ladies.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-66824528235081631002013-08-14T11:28:52.492-04:002013-08-14T11:28:52.492-04:00That's a great quote, Julie! I started, or at ...That's a great quote, Julie! I started, or at least re-started and got serious, a lot later in life than I originally intended. When I neared 40, I realized I had to get serious if I was going to make any of my writing dreams come true.<br />However, it is never too late to start! Tyrean Martinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15356604721537744361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-38127518305601337472013-08-14T10:52:00.577-04:002013-08-14T10:52:00.577-04:00A lot of good writers start late. Thanks for shari...A lot of good writers start late. Thanks for sharing about yourself in this interview.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04283371140346602856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-26934751140760811042013-08-14T08:34:43.714-04:002013-08-14T08:34:43.714-04:00Thanks again for having me here today, Yolanda! An...Thanks again for having me here today, Yolanda! And thank you Michael, Sharon, Alex, Pat, and LG! I really appreciate your comments and kind words. :)Julie Flandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05003737491313673214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-52555699110064486332013-08-14T08:31:01.926-04:002013-08-14T08:31:01.926-04:00Great quote, and I'm so glad you took it to he...Great quote, and I'm so glad you took it to heart. Looking forward to The Ghosts of Aquinnah too. :)Luanne G. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15762881276976395955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-62448761296072254692013-08-14T08:03:46.271-04:002013-08-14T08:03:46.271-04:00Great quote and yeah should try most avenues indee...Great quote and yeah should try most avenues indeed at ones feed.Pat Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745293224202430152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-3333615678228053902013-08-14T07:39:27.163-04:002013-08-14T07:39:27.163-04:00I didn't start writing until my forties either...I didn't start writing until my forties either, Julie. We are seasoned with wisdom - think of it that way!Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-84686386408997070192013-08-14T04:56:30.859-04:002013-08-14T04:56:30.859-04:00Thanks Yolanda and Julie for a great post. Congrat...Thanks Yolanda and Julie for a great post. Congratulations on Polar Nights! It sounds like a book I would really enjoy so will look out for it. Good Luck too with the new book. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16308322887557661274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-41413803807728926042013-08-14T00:17:20.391-04:002013-08-14T00:17:20.391-04:00HI, Yolanda, Hi, Julie!
How wonderful to learn ev...HI, Yolanda, Hi, Julie!<br /><br />How wonderful to learn even more about you, Julie. Polar nights is such a great book. I remember when we had your blog tour for it. I came in on the tail end.... But it was great! Your book was one of my first intros... I remember it well.<br /><br />I'm very excited about your new book and can't wait to read it. ALL THE BEST!<br /><br />Yolanda,<br /><br />Thanks for featuring Julie today. Those were some terrific questions!Michael Di Gesuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17047267262428143113noreply@blogger.com