tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694092506511551308.post510897285171162492..comments2023-04-12T10:45:21.979-04:00Comments on Deathday Letters: Blog Chain: Writing Under the InfluenceShaun Hutchinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01480241164653893038noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694092506511551308.post-82731092850223199472010-05-18T16:54:48.158-04:002010-05-18T16:54:48.158-04:00Nice list of authors! And great post. :DNice list of authors! And great post. :DB.J. Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10767654810069240472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694092506511551308.post-51774537799027120762010-05-18T15:04:36.463-04:002010-05-18T15:04:36.463-04:00I am influenced in some way by everything I read a...I am influenced in some way by everything I read and listen too as well! Great post.Christine Fonsecahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16986034666903054819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694092506511551308.post-6443412474635511482010-05-17T23:54:06.778-04:002010-05-17T23:54:06.778-04:00Oooh, love what you wrote about authors drawing ma...Oooh, love what you wrote about authors drawing maps, and wanting to leave a clue of your own. Just great stuff here all around!Kate Karyus Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15581176126578915929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694092506511551308.post-75998348401254687982010-05-14T18:25:49.107-04:002010-05-14T18:25:49.107-04:00The one's who showed me that there's magic...<i>The one's who showed me that there's magic in every cupboard, ring, and belt buckle. </i><br /><br />I love this! Exactly why I love reading and writing. It's fun to be able to create that magic. :)Abby Annishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05543937393055900844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694092506511551308.post-11479287982332041092010-05-14T16:46:22.932-04:002010-05-14T16:46:22.932-04:00Loved Bellairs and Fitzgerald - gobbled their book...Loved Bellairs and Fitzgerald - gobbled their books right up. Your road map analogy rocks. I hope I don't lead some poor kid into a swamp.Shannon Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07824123805925551656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694092506511551308.post-26006403961476327932010-05-14T12:13:12.582-04:002010-05-14T12:13:12.582-04:00"They're the authors who sparked my imagi...<em>"They're the authors who sparked my imagination. The one's who showed me that there's magic in every cupboard, ring, and belt buckle."</em><br /><br />I love these lines. You capture exactly what inspires a young person to read more and write their own stories. Great post.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07823808700523297184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694092506511551308.post-30303292276081655892010-05-13T22:03:11.654-04:002010-05-13T22:03:11.654-04:00This was a terrific post, and I agree. Sometimes w...This was a terrific post, and I agree. Sometimes we can't pinpoint what exactly about an author influences us but the impact they have is present in the fact that we write and the kinds of things we write and the desire to write like them.margie Gelbwasserhttp://www.margiewrites.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694092506511551308.post-44970415700697539852010-05-13T16:57:24.668-04:002010-05-13T16:57:24.668-04:00I really like Chandler, and my husband read Terry ...I really like Chandler, and my husband read Terry Brooks all the time when we were teenagers. Great list, Shaun!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17008393380426608631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694092506511551308.post-64834081032806141502010-05-13T15:27:17.801-04:002010-05-13T15:27:17.801-04:00Sometimes the first influences are the most lastin...Sometimes the first influences are the most lasting.Sandra Ulbrich Almazanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15365908651235829765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694092506511551308.post-30994980225473774412010-05-13T13:56:19.925-04:002010-05-13T13:56:19.925-04:00Oooh, great authors! I like your reference about t...Oooh, great authors! I like your reference about them drawing maps (literal and literary!)--well said!!!! :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694092506511551308.post-16925297229584730942010-05-13T12:31:58.918-04:002010-05-13T12:31:58.918-04:00I was a big Terry Brooks fan during my childhood. ...I was a big Terry Brooks fan during my childhood. Love his work. Great post.Michelle H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10117937124348728578noreply@blogger.com