Comments on: Dream big, work harder http://kristanhoffman.com/2008/12/10/dream-big-work-harder/ Just another WordPress site Wed, 16 May 2012 23:02:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Diane http://kristanhoffman.com/2008/12/10/dream-big-work-harder/#comment-952 Diane Fri, 12 Dec 2008 04:17:35 +0000 http://kristanhoffman.com/?p=845#comment-952 Esp. like that first anecdote. A while back, I used to read too many self-help books. Esp. like that first anecdote. A while back, I used to read too many self-help books.

]]> By: Kristan http://kristanhoffman.com/2008/12/10/dream-big-work-harder/#comment-950 Kristan Thu, 11 Dec 2008 18:17:55 +0000 http://kristanhoffman.com/?p=845#comment-950 <b>Marci-</b> She does? Oh boy... Actually Playboy used to host pretty respected fiction contests, dunno if they still do or not. <b>TFAH-</b> Haha, yeah, Riley's about ready for his first book too. <b>Mary-</b> That's a shame. I poked through some of his archives and they seemed good. <b>Liz-</b> Hehe. Luckily I was high on cookie dough, so the news (delivered by Marci above) could not affect me. <b>Angie-</b> Me too! Marci-
She does? Oh boy… Actually Playboy used to host pretty respected fiction contests, dunno if they still do or not.

TFAH-
Haha, yeah, Riley’s about ready for his first book too.

Mary-
That’s a shame. I poked through some of his archives and they seemed good.

Liz-
Hehe. Luckily I was high on cookie dough, so the news (delivered by Marci above) could not affect me.

Angie-
Me too!

]]> By: Angie http://kristanhoffman.com/2008/12/10/dream-big-work-harder/#comment-949 Angie Thu, 11 Dec 2008 17:49:47 +0000 http://kristanhoffman.com/?p=845#comment-949 Don’t live vicariously online. Dang it, now I have to go out into the sunlight...well as soon as this paper is finished. Wow, I really like Alex Beauchamp. <abbr><em>-- Angie’s last blog post: <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jbu/~3/qIBbqEkq_dc/" rel="nofollow">After this post, I’m going to stud something</a></em></abbr> Don’t live vicariously online.

Dang it, now I have to go out into the sunlight…well as soon as this paper is finished.

Wow, I really like Alex Beauchamp.

– Angie’s last blog post: After this post, I’m going to stud something

]]> By: Liz http://kristanhoffman.com/2008/12/10/dream-big-work-harder/#comment-951 Liz Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:38:06 +0000 http://kristanhoffman.com/?p=845#comment-951 So true. This made me feel better. I almost had a stroke when I heard about Tila Tequila's book deal. <abbr><em>-- Liz’s last blog post: <a href="http://mabelshouse.blogspot.com/2008/12/sugar-cookies-and-nair-plosion.html" rel="nofollow">Sugar Cookies and a Nair-plosion</a></em></abbr> So true. This made me feel better. I almost had a stroke when I heard about Tila Tequila’s book deal.

– Liz’s last blog post: Sugar Cookies and a Nair-plosion

]]> By: Mary http://kristanhoffman.com/2008/12/10/dream-big-work-harder/#comment-945 Mary Thu, 11 Dec 2008 05:11:32 +0000 http://kristanhoffman.com/?p=845#comment-945 Timothy Egan tends to write pretty good stuff. I wish he was still blogging regularly (I think he more or less stopped, at least for now, with the election). Timothy Egan tends to write pretty good stuff. I wish he was still blogging regularly (I think he more or less stopped, at least for now, with the election).

]]> By: Twenty Four At Heart http://kristanhoffman.com/2008/12/10/dream-big-work-harder/#comment-947 Twenty Four At Heart Thu, 11 Dec 2008 03:45:05 +0000 http://kristanhoffman.com/?p=845#comment-947 Isn't this the truth? I think I'll write a book under my Golden Retriever's name ... <abbr><em>-- Twenty Four At Heart’s last blog post: <a href="http://www.twentyfouratheart.com/twenty_four_at_heart/2008/12/random-tidbits.html" rel="nofollow">Random Tidbits</a></em></abbr> Isn’t this the truth? I think I’ll write a book under my Golden Retriever’s name …

– Twenty Four At Heart’s last blog post: Random Tidbits

]]> By: Marci http://kristanhoffman.com/2008/12/10/dream-big-work-harder/#comment-946 Marci Thu, 11 Dec 2008 02:57:20 +0000 http://kristanhoffman.com/?p=845#comment-946 That Timothy Egan article forgot to mention that Tila Tequila also has a published book. See, all you have to do is pose for playboy and you can get a book deal! That Timothy Egan article forgot to mention that Tila Tequila also has a published book. See, all you have to do is pose for playboy and you can get a book deal!

]]> By: Les http://kristanhoffman.com/2008/12/10/dream-big-work-harder/#comment-948 Les Wed, 10 Dec 2008 19:53:26 +0000 http://kristanhoffman.com/?p=845#comment-948 I like that quote at the end there haha. It's astonishingly true. A lot of what you need to be a good writer nowadays is a good "hook." All pun intended from your previous post. <abbr><em>-- Les’s last blog post: <a href="http://designkitty.net/" rel="nofollow">Puzzlement</a></em></abbr> I like that quote at the end there haha. It’s astonishingly true. A lot of what you need to be a good writer nowadays is a good “hook.”
All pun intended from your previous post.

– Les’s last blog post: Puzzlement

]]> By: Kristan http://kristanhoffman.com/2008/12/10/dream-big-work-harder/#comment-944 Kristan Wed, 10 Dec 2008 19:15:02 +0000 http://kristanhoffman.com/?p=845#comment-944 LOL! LOL!

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