tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-694222619047441202.post583248286485001410..comments2023-05-07T05:18:12.306-07:00Comments on A Writer's Progression: The Birthplace of Harry PotterAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02568940271252821814noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-694222619047441202.post-9723679142614568892014-08-21T21:21:52.150-07:002014-08-21T21:21:52.150-07:00I have to admit - I didn't go inside. Too crow...I have to admit - I didn't go inside. Too crowded with people looking around and taking pictures. Probably touching all the tables too :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02568940271252821814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-694222619047441202.post-59720035036477195242014-08-21T18:56:34.641-07:002014-08-21T18:56:34.641-07:00I would love tho get to visit Elephant House! I th...I would love tho get to visit Elephant House! I think I'd have to touch every table, just so I could maybe soak up some of her writing magic. ;)Leandra Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00381034024025750992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-694222619047441202.post-13585436837722954352014-08-17T08:29:35.985-07:002014-08-17T08:29:35.985-07:00Great point - you have to love what you write, bec...Great point - you have to love what you write, because not everyone else will (no matter how great or how popular it becomes). Thanks.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02568940271252821814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-694222619047441202.post-45584695888052728112014-08-15T23:15:44.913-07:002014-08-15T23:15:44.913-07:00I got into Harry Potter after studying abroad in S...I got into Harry Potter after studying abroad in Scotland during college. It was on my reading list. Lol! I was the only non-fan in my class, so I wanted to read it to see what the big fuss was about. I don't know if we ever know why something takes off like that. But there is one line in that book that I have glued to my wall to this day. The teacher was thrilled that I fell under the Harry Potter spell. And then my sister read it and she loves it, too. And she knows people who are such big fans they flew to the UK for the movie premieres! And still, I know people who have said they found that first book boring. <br /><br />It boggles the mind. :)<br /><br />I actually originally passed on the books because they were middle grade and I was a teenager at the time and didn't want anything to do with them. But the older I get, the more I realize that a book is a book. And it's fine if people want to write for children, but I think people should just write books that they love. We all have something in common, you know. I think that's why the books blew up the way they did. She didn't write them for children. She wrote them for herself. I really think it makes a difference. <br /><br />But yeah, it's not for everyone. There are things that are popular, like The Walking Dead, that's just not appealing to me at all. I'm sure the fans would love for me to get into that show, like I would love everyone to love Harry Potter, but yeah, it's just not possible. <br /><br />I try to remind myself of this when I'm in the querying trenches. Not everyone is going to love my book, but I really feel like if I love it, surely there are other people out there who will, too. So yeah, definitely keep doing your thing. I think it's really the only way to achieve any kind of lasting success at all. krystal janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02115542477066959046noreply@blogger.com