tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2307488015534951581.post3130278731239404504..comments2023-03-18T05:18:42.515-05:00Comments on Painted Pony Books: Painted Pony Books New Release -- The Saga of Indian Em'ly: Book 2 On The Colorado Trail by Sara Barnard -- GiveawayLivia J Washburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05958199886826207363noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2307488015534951581.post-14963888972370526992014-09-09T16:57:26.535-05:002014-09-09T16:57:26.535-05:00Thanks to everyone who stopped by today! Sara'...Thanks to everyone who stopped by today! Sara's been under the weather and just started a new job (teaching 6th graders!)Cheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2307488015534951581.post-85209900218413712462014-09-09T16:56:22.754-05:002014-09-09T16:56:22.754-05:00What? No winner? OK, I'll pick a winner!
LIE...What? No winner? OK, I'll pick a winner! <br /><br />LIETTE YOU ARE THE WINNER! <br /><br />I will FB you your smashwords code to get this installment of this great story!Cheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2307488015534951581.post-10332351940876724512014-09-04T09:52:38.426-05:002014-09-04T09:52:38.426-05:00I'm just now catching up...nice work, Sara! Yo...I'm just now catching up...nice work, Sara! Your story recalls in my mind the bitter Ponca trail of tears that went through my childhood home county in 1877. A little girl died on the trail and her marker is cared for by the people of Neligh NE to this day.Richard Proschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08314680709014254183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2307488015534951581.post-26552540039235284682014-09-02T23:52:55.989-05:002014-09-02T23:52:55.989-05:00Sara,
Well, I'm dangling off the edge of your...Sara,<br /><br />Well, I'm dangling off the edge of your cliff-hanger "...And he laughs" and I HAVE to find out what happens next. ;-)<br /><br />Writing in first person is so challenging, and the challenges that come readily to my mind are: keeping track of verb tenses, not hopping out of the character's point of view, and figuring out plot devices to give the reader more information than what the character sees/thinks/knows.<br /><br />Your excerpt is a jewel. *wink*<br /><br /><br /><br />Kaye Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13530735658588595790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2307488015534951581.post-55018919333789821692014-09-02T21:34:31.535-05:002014-09-02T21:34:31.535-05:00Sara, you know how I love this series of yours! Ca...Sara, you know how I love this series of yours! Can't wait to see how it all ends up. You have a wonderful "voice" for this kind of story!<br />CherylCheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2307488015534951581.post-58350492985976443982014-09-02T21:31:11.140-05:002014-09-02T21:31:11.140-05:00Hi there Sara,
This looks like a very interesting ...Hi there Sara,<br />This looks like a very interesting book... even for me, a grandma! Hey, maybe I could read it to my grandson (and translate it at the same time - the poor baby doesn't speak English yet but it will come.) Well, if I ever win, you can contact me via Facebook or my regular email: hibouperch@yahoo.ca. :) :) :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04880638535934581587noreply@blogger.com