tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post7680716437996691993..comments2023-10-22T14:04:46.934+01:00Comments on Talli Roland: Meeting NicolaTalli Rolandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04780882465745107715noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-17600728260458095012010-05-10T02:21:26.065+01:002010-05-10T02:21:26.065+01:00must, not mist!must, not mist!Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-62155180414606585132010-05-10T02:21:04.811+01:002010-05-10T02:21:04.811+01:00I filled out the questionnaire at the end of Flaub...I filled out the questionnaire at the end of Flaubert's Parrot when I was 15 - it mist have been so silly and juvenile, but Julian Barnes was nice enough to send me a postcard in return! I've also been to book signings with Mordecai Richler and Roch Carrier. The most helpful authors are the ones on the Compuserve Books and Writers Community!Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-27883841849843107082010-05-08T18:01:49.347+01:002010-05-08T18:01:49.347+01:00That's great! How exciting!
I'd love to...That's great! How exciting! <br /><br />I'd love to meet Birdie Jaworski, I think I mentioned her on my blog once. Maybe someday . . . Oh! And you of course! : DAmy Saiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00346366018143891761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-83178011170170921282010-05-08T12:26:09.392+01:002010-05-08T12:26:09.392+01:00Oscar Wilde on a pub crawl! I can only imagine!
A...Oscar Wilde on a pub crawl! I can only imagine!<br /><br />And while I used to wear heels a lot, now I am firmly in the ballet shoe camp. Although I did put on some heels for Nicola! :)Talli Rolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780882465745107715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-36011791401935012152010-05-08T08:34:14.774+01:002010-05-08T08:34:14.774+01:00Very exciting and 90 books published - that is som...Very exciting and 90 books published - that is some achievement. She must be SO determined and have learnt such a lot - her blog is extremely good I agree.Flowerpothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14102679179201725732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-81060681516022003042010-05-08T06:22:03.458+01:002010-05-08T06:22:03.458+01:00How exciting! Congratulations! The only thing I ev...How exciting! Congratulations! The only thing I ever won was a saw! OMG are you kidding me?<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by my place. It is always open to visitors. Have some cookies, tea or wine...yes...wine, at any hour :)Wine and Wordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06778785233226804217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-59749882025947534802010-05-08T05:38:50.523+01:002010-05-08T05:38:50.523+01:00How incredibly exciting! I have a million authors ...How incredibly exciting! I have a million authors I'd like to meet. But I'm always afraid the shyness I tried to shed in high school will catch up with me and I'll become the tongue-tied fan girl. For now I suppose I'm just grateful to get to smile at them from afar and not tempt my temperment. :o)<br /><br />Have a lovely weekend!Jackeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03351019926958000627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-18731527713739252972010-05-08T03:39:15.033+01:002010-05-08T03:39:15.033+01:00No shoe report? Darn :)No shoe report? Darn :)Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168273312704732896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-68281588769939194582010-05-08T03:13:12.936+01:002010-05-08T03:13:12.936+01:00Congrats on winning. How awesome and generous of N...Congrats on winning. How awesome and generous of Nicola to give you the book personally!TLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01613912638668399684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-3814051151423000092010-05-08T02:02:42.248+01:002010-05-08T02:02:42.248+01:00Wow! That's awesome! I'd lovelovelu-huv to...Wow! That's awesome! I'd lovelovelu-huv to meet Ellen Hopkins. She's my all-time fav.Candylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08956196611348299424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-8672194528506998482010-05-08T01:07:17.145+01:002010-05-08T01:07:17.145+01:00Talli,
That sounds like a wonderful visit w/ Nicol...Talli,<br />That sounds like a wonderful visit w/ Nicola & I'm sure she was so happy to meet you as you have a lot of good news going on right now! Nothing like getting advice from a well established author.<br /><br />Was Kindle mentioned?<br /><br />Personally, there are too many authors to list here so I won't even try! :)notesfromnadirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09904500676081267972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-60042787261184356202010-05-08T00:57:01.873+01:002010-05-08T00:57:01.873+01:00You've got a great blog! I really want to be a...You've got a great blog! I really want to be an author, and got to interview Alexandra Adornetto (a teen author) which was really cool. I'd like to meet her someday.<br />And Nicola Morgan sounds like a pretty sweet person!ЯANdOM ЯAWRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18162626308547290617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-21794880459475396542010-05-08T00:33:19.562+01:002010-05-08T00:33:19.562+01:00Congrats, Talli! Nicola sounds like an amazing pe...Congrats, Talli! Nicola sounds like an amazing person and author and I love that she commented here. How great is that? Enjoy your prize. I'm looking forward to your review.Angie Paxtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16858564760009040975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-41014027453850564622010-05-07T23:48:53.741+01:002010-05-07T23:48:53.741+01:00Lucky!! I don't "know" Nicola, as i...Lucky!! I don't "know" Nicola, as in I haven't really communicated with her, but I've been following her blog since... well, I think she was the very first blog I ever followed! I love her advice, and she's just so fun. Can't wait to pick up her book.<br /><br />Glad you had an awesome time! :)Shelley Slyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07981620646634240160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-10813986583155124442010-05-07T22:46:05.237+01:002010-05-07T22:46:05.237+01:00I'd like to meet Wordsworth and ask him how he...I'd like to meet Wordsworth and ask him how he didn't get piles, sitting on so many rocks and looking at trees.Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-22975869022987890002010-05-07T22:44:27.734+01:002010-05-07T22:44:27.734+01:00Congrats on winning the books and lovely to meet t...Congrats on winning the books and lovely to meet the author, I would love to have met Jane Austen, also Anne Tyler and Anite Shreve. I would also travel back in time to go on a pub crawl with Brendan Behan and Oscar Wilde.Brigid O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08646687391409208367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-78576786845340047392010-05-07T22:11:05.721+01:002010-05-07T22:11:05.721+01:00Lucky you - Nicola is great - at least from her bl...Lucky you - Nicola is great - at least from her blog :) <br /><br />There are only about a billion authors I'd like to meet ... not even sure who I'd start with.Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-70044489711255154782010-05-07T22:03:44.222+01:002010-05-07T22:03:44.222+01:00She sounds great! And I love her blog! On another ...She sounds great! And I love her blog! On another note, I'm jealous - I never win anything:)<br /><br />I'd like to meet David Almond, he's my favourite author. Do dead ones count? If so, Da Vinci, Ibsen and Shakespeare would be on my list:)Privatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03018596012893869692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-48020880506035192372010-05-07T21:09:11.170+01:002010-05-07T21:09:11.170+01:00Ugh, my list of authors I want to meet is soooo lo...Ugh, my list of authors I want to meet is soooo long! I'm so jealous you got to meet Nicola!Lydia Kanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00484415427764822386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-46669757872908522642010-05-07T20:14:40.199+01:002010-05-07T20:14:40.199+01:00There are way too many authors I would want to mee...There are way too many authors I would want to meet. Congrats on the win and meeting Nicola!Christine Danekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00979611961825725350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-31278413871896969542010-05-07T19:55:22.413+01:002010-05-07T19:55:22.413+01:00One of these days I'm going to tromp down to L...One of these days I'm going to tromp down to London to meet my favourite Chick Lit/Travel author, but now I know I'm going to have to buy some better shoes!India Drummondhttp://www.indiadrummond.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-75150470923983268462010-05-07T19:37:00.391+01:002010-05-07T19:37:00.391+01:00You didn't check out her shoes? *tut* I'm...You didn't check out her shoes? *tut* I'm glad she was as nice in poerson as she seems to be in the virtual world. Don't tell her I said that obviously as she's got a 'crabbit' reputation to maintain.DJ Kirkbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08481107164497582398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-20995342957001728522010-05-07T19:26:31.258+01:002010-05-07T19:26:31.258+01:00Wasted sounds like a great book. I'm a followe...Wasted sounds like a great book. I'm a follower of Nicola's blog too. :)Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04313619484424363895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-6709146349154131682010-05-07T19:24:36.566+01:002010-05-07T19:24:36.566+01:00I would have loved to have met Roger Zelazny, his ...I would have loved to have met Roger Zelazny, his wit, warmth, and genius made him fascinating company.<br /><br />Gore Vidal (who once said that calling Harold Robbins a writer was like calling a woodpecker a carpenter) would be a fun meet, though dangerous if I weren't on my verbal toes all the time.<br /><br />Stephen King and Jim Butcher, I think, would be pleasant, stimulating, and funny company -- if they would ever tolerate a mortal into their Olympus world.<br /><br />Thanks for leaving a comment on my blog. It means a lot. Sometimes I feel like I'm playing to an empty house, RolandRoland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-89789975804897637762010-05-07T18:15:59.756+01:002010-05-07T18:15:59.756+01:00Eagerly awaiting the review! I love Nicola's ...Eagerly awaiting the review! I love Nicola's blog too.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07524878248746427258noreply@blogger.com