tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post8152841569615023409..comments2024-03-28T11:18:32.811-04:00Comments on Focused on Story: IWSG Blog Hop: I Love Curious Readers, Booksigning Questions, 2018 Goals ResultsJ.Q. Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04710790553616621103noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-51881797747897750482019-01-07T07:40:04.524-05:002019-01-07T07:40:04.524-05:00I love that people are surprised that you wrote a ...I love that people are surprised that you wrote a spicy story :-) Their reactions must have been priceless. I think it'd be fun to write a story that no one would have expected from me. I've liked your FB page. If you can crack the code about how to get people to like your page, let me know. I could do with some likes as well on my author FB page :-)The Cynical Sailorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047491682363507834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-65663625117898338822019-01-04T13:44:28.275-05:002019-01-04T13:44:28.275-05:00Spicy writing is a challenge. Cute story about you...Spicy writing is a challenge. Cute story about your niece expecting every book to have a signature. Thanks for stopping in.<br />J.Q. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04710790553616621103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-75900745878728687452019-01-04T13:42:26.081-05:002019-01-04T13:42:26.081-05:00Well said!! That's funny.Well said!! That's funny.J.Q. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04710790553616621103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-71258225056988659382019-01-04T13:41:45.321-05:002019-01-04T13:41:45.321-05:00Hey Sandra, Thank you! Love your positive attitude...Hey Sandra, Thank you! Love your positive attitude!!J.Q. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04710790553616621103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-68386068877055165902019-01-04T13:41:15.498-05:002019-01-04T13:41:15.498-05:00Hi Helena, yes I have struggled with Mailchimp and...Hi Helena, yes I have struggled with Mailchimp and Vertical Response. I just need to concentrate and get serious. Plus after all these years, I have never collected emails for a list. Taking baby steps in this field. Thanks, Helena.J.Q. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04710790553616621103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-83492606510623319082019-01-04T13:39:15.413-05:002019-01-04T13:39:15.413-05:00Oh Sara, there would be even more pressure to writ...Oh Sara, there would be even more pressure to write something brilliant when signing on family and friends books. Good for you.J.Q. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04710790553616621103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-85865894618488246552019-01-04T13:38:15.253-05:002019-01-04T13:38:15.253-05:00I don't usually make goals either. In fact, I&...I don't usually make goals either. In fact, I'd forgotten all about the 2018 list till I came across the post when creating this post. I should tack the goals up on my bulletin board so I can see them everyday! Happy New Year!!J.Q. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04710790553616621103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-33659970128015307802019-01-04T13:36:44.312-05:002019-01-04T13:36:44.312-05:00Thanks, Juneta. I appreciate your offer. I'll ...Thanks, Juneta. I appreciate your offer. I'll email you next week.J.Q. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04710790553616621103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-78077195673711233992019-01-04T13:35:09.826-05:002019-01-04T13:35:09.826-05:00Hi Pat, I think I'm more conscious of my handw...Hi Pat, I think I'm more conscious of my handwriting since I taught it to 3rd graders...now, it's almost a lost art and that makes me sad. And writing reveals a lot about the writer's personality. J.Q. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04710790553616621103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-52290516075301706062019-01-04T13:33:32.893-05:002019-01-04T13:33:32.893-05:00Thank you Erika. I try to be the "glass-half-...Thank you Erika. I try to be the "glass-half-full" kind of gal. J.Q. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04710790553616621103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-41074663187916226392019-01-04T13:32:02.237-05:002019-01-04T13:32:02.237-05:00Thanks, Chrys!
Thanks, Chrys!<br /><br />J.Q. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04710790553616621103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-48538482554775293492019-01-04T13:31:34.196-05:002019-01-04T13:31:34.196-05:00LOL--you're only human and I'd say that...LOL--you're only human and I'd say that's a human reaction! You are developing a good attitude. It's tough not to beat yourself up. Good job.J.Q. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04710790553616621103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-892663466666855782019-01-04T13:30:15.472-05:002019-01-04T13:30:15.472-05:00Thanks, Tyread.Thanks, Tyread.J.Q. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04710790553616621103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-72467697046748686282019-01-04T13:29:46.383-05:002019-01-04T13:29:46.383-05:00Hey, sounds like the interview is a great opportun...Hey, sounds like the interview is a great opportunity for you. Thanks, I'll keep plugging along toward accomplishing my goals. You're gonna rock in 2019 too!J.Q. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04710790553616621103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-82240195170137138502019-01-03T22:40:19.583-05:002019-01-03T22:40:19.583-05:00HI, JQ! I've never done a book signing. I st...HI, JQ! I've never done a book signing. I still have to publish that book. But I have had many books signed by authors at book signings ~ especially children's books. I always sent my nieces and nephews books for their birthdays and at Christmas, and I bought many, many books for my second and third grade classroom. I had many of them signed, so much so that one little niece thought Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-20492456295973713452019-01-03T19:57:26.489-05:002019-01-03T19:57:26.489-05:00My handwriting is awful. I'm painfully aware o...My handwriting is awful. I'm painfully aware of that when I sign books. Good thing we have computers. LOL Good luck with your blog tour. Drop me a line if you want more exposure. I love visitors.Diane Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03754105332297068271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-57259839262018252022019-01-03T18:28:52.364-05:002019-01-03T18:28:52.364-05:00I find it funny when someone says they're surp...I find it funny when someone says they're surprised I write what I do. I guess the packaging doesn't match the subject matter I turn out, either. Happy 2019.cleemckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456109243453726483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-84354930532997382972019-01-03T15:54:41.413-05:002019-01-03T15:54:41.413-05:00Good response to questions! What a great attitude....Good response to questions! What a great attitude.<br />Count me in for your blog tour.<br />Wishing you much creativity in 2019, Janet.Sandra Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814573408898140885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-61128103414128154332019-01-03T11:09:44.522-05:002019-01-03T11:09:44.522-05:00Happy New Year, JQ! I've never done a book sig...Happy New Year, JQ! I've never done a book signing, but I have signed copies for people who've requested them. I have never liked my handwriting, and was always in trouble for it at school!<br />Congratulations on your achievements in 2018. I did my newsletter through Mailchimp and it wasn't easy at all to set up. But it gives me a lot wider reach than my Facebook page, and I don'Helena Fairfaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00435930085468105031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-15035951229590672012019-01-02T22:05:00.826-05:002019-01-02T22:05:00.826-05:00I've only done one book signing, and most of t...I've only done one book signing, and most of the people who came were relatives, friends, friends of friends, or friends of family. I found myself writing a lot of personal messages. Sara Codairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06641404741137574506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-64026706408655961892019-01-02T21:10:55.148-05:002019-01-02T21:10:55.148-05:00Great goals. Best of luck with them. I don't m...Great goals. Best of luck with them. I don't make goals because I wouldn't keep them. When I sigh a book I hope my words can be read. Have a great new year.Beverly Stowe McClurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02176195451841801819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-82326561172913921872019-01-02T17:29:06.309-05:002019-01-02T17:29:06.309-05:00No experience of book signings yet.
I can help...No experience of book signings yet. <br /><br />I can help you with connecting your reader with your free gift. Email me. I can help with landing pages too or any other website related type thing although you will have adapt WP to blogger but I don't think they are so unsimilar to not be similar. Email me. Great post. Juneta keyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08815758043024184034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-29968257864491026472019-01-02T17:06:37.574-05:002019-01-02T17:06:37.574-05:00Yeah, no way my handwriting is legible. Can be goo...Yeah, no way my handwriting is legible. Can be good sometimes though haha asking about writing means they are interested, hopefully, indeed.Pat Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745293224202430152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-74332031601557060722019-01-02T17:02:30.508-05:002019-01-02T17:02:30.508-05:00I love your positive spin on questions. I love you...I love your positive spin on questions. I love your positive voice this month Janet. Thank you. It really perked me up. Congratulations on your goals! 2.5 is more than before :)Erika Beebehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12899619461035583262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-31603399133482971852019-01-02T16:43:36.282-05:002019-01-02T16:43:36.282-05:00That's very true. I like it when people ask me...That's very true. I like it when people ask me questions about my writing and/or books because that means they are interested.<br /><br />Good luck with all of your goals!Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.com