Comments on: The Right Questions http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2009/08/28/the-right-questions/ writing, reading, eating, drinking, sport Fri, 25 May 2012 05:19:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Kristen http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2009/08/28/the-right-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-83383 Kristen Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:08:32 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/?p=5795#comment-83383 This is probably a random question, but was the "One of us! One of us!" at the end of your post a reference to Tod Browning's movie Freaks? This is probably a random question, but was the “One of us! One of us!” at the end of your post a reference to Tod Browning’s movie Freaks?

]]> By: The Right Questions - Obernewtyn Isobelle Carmody books - Obernewtyn http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2009/08/28/the-right-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-83381 The Right Questions - Obernewtyn Isobelle Carmody books - Obernewtyn Mon, 31 Aug 2009 05:44:52 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/?p=5795#comment-83381 [...] More: The Right Questions [...] [...] More: The Right Questions [...]

]]> By: Justine http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2009/08/28/the-right-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-83373 Justine Sat, 29 Aug 2009 01:25:24 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/?p=5795#comment-83373 Sarah: Seems that almost every Aussie woman I know between the ages of 18 and 40 had a formative Isobelle Carmody reading experience. Rhiannon: My pleasure. The Rules of Invention session was the best one I did of the festival. Twas much fun. Sarah: Seems that almost every Aussie woman I know between the ages of 18 and 40 had a formative Isobelle Carmody reading experience.

Rhiannon: My pleasure. The Rules of Invention session was the best one I did of the festival. Twas much fun.

]]> By: Rhiannon Hart http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2009/08/28/the-right-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-83372 Rhiannon Hart Fri, 28 Aug 2009 23:53:38 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/?p=5795#comment-83372 I was at the Rules of Invention session and thought it was fantastic. I'm an aspiring writer and it was so good to hear you and Carmody talk about your work. Thanks for signing my book, too :) I was at the Rules of Invention session and thought it was fantastic. I’m an aspiring writer and it was so good to hear you and Carmody talk about your work. Thanks for signing my book, too :)

]]> By: sarahhazelton http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2009/08/28/the-right-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-83369 sarahhazelton Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:47:06 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/?p=5795#comment-83369 I am very jealous of your coffee with Isobelle Carmody, as I am a HUGE fan. In fact, for a couple of years I was a member of that fansite linked above. <i>The Obernewtyn Chronicles</i> was (is) one of my formative reading experiences, and she's one of the three authors responsible for me working in publishing -- because I couldn't think of anything more awesome than working on books like hers. Re the other parts of your post: I was also asked some wrong questions earlier this week, but the questioner was so young and sincere that the questions weren't as wrong as they would have been if someone else had been asking. Context is everything. I am very jealous of your coffee with Isobelle Carmody, as I am a HUGE fan. In fact, for a couple of years I was a member of that fansite linked above. The Obernewtyn Chronicles was (is) one of my formative reading experiences, and she’s one of the three authors responsible for me working in publishing — because I couldn’t think of anything more awesome than working on books like hers.

Re the other parts of your post: I was also asked some wrong questions earlier this week, but the questioner was so young and sincere that the questions weren’t as wrong as they would have been if someone else had been asking. Context is everything.

]]> By: Justine http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2009/08/28/the-right-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-83368 Justine Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:34:42 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/?p=5795#comment-83368 Steph: It's true: a stone in your shoe is much more likely to get you talking about it than perfectly comfortable stone-less shoes. Which is why it's important to talk about the comfortable shoes every so often. Steph: It’s true: a stone in your shoe is much more likely to get you talking about it than perfectly comfortable stone-less shoes. Which is why it’s important to talk about the comfortable shoes every so often.

]]> By: Steph http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2009/08/28/the-right-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-83367 Steph Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:13:31 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/?p=5795#comment-83367 I wish I could have come along to one of your events. My questions probably would have been pretty irrational, though (zombies would be referenced, definitely). I think everyone is always more likely to blog about something that has bothered them, or something that they feel should be improved, then about how gloriously wonderful everythign was, if that makes sense? A blog just saying, 'everything was fantastic' isn't as good as a blog that talks about someone's experience, and talks about something they feel people should know to do (like in your case, the questions aspiring authors should ask.) Because that's what you intended, right? Just to put across a point, maybe put the right idea in someone's head. All of your blog posts, even the slightly-critical ones, I find helpful, or enlightening. Hopefully that made a little sense. I wish I could have come along to one of your events. My questions probably would have been pretty irrational, though (zombies would be referenced, definitely).

I think everyone is always more likely to blog about something that has bothered them, or something that they feel should be improved, then about how gloriously wonderful everythign was, if that makes sense? A blog just saying, ‘everything was fantastic’ isn’t as good as a blog that talks about someone’s experience, and talks about something they feel people should know to do (like in your case, the questions aspiring authors should ask.)

Because that’s what you intended, right? Just to put across a point, maybe put the right idea in someone’s head. All of your blog posts, even the slightly-critical ones, I find helpful, or enlightening.

Hopefully that made a little sense.

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