tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628249165248179457.comments2023-03-21T19:31:04.821-04:00Michelle's Waking Dreams BlogMichelle Ristucciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12859642062078760861noreply@blogger.comBlogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628249165248179457.post-6710466015522745082016-03-10T06:32:33.303-05:002016-03-10T06:32:33.303-05:00Thank you so much for such a lovely review, Michel...Thank you so much for such a lovely review, Michelle. I channel my 11-year-old self when I write the Riverdale books so I am so glad the book made your 11-year-old heart squeal with joy! It's really great to get such positive feedback. Thank you!Amanda Willshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18075105287881711904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628249165248179457.post-54043253826400784952015-09-19T13:44:39.484-04:002015-09-19T13:44:39.484-04:00Thank you so, so much for your kind words, and for...Thank you so, so much for your kind words, and for taking the time to review in the midst of your so-busy life! There is no pleasure quite like watching a reader "get it".Barbara Friend Ishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08773584593990288452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628249165248179457.post-44438380965801007862013-08-30T13:59:25.858-04:002013-08-30T13:59:25.858-04:00Yay, thanks for hosting me here, Mica!Yay, thanks for hosting me here, Mica!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11304333283822231479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628249165248179457.post-60750875373732483582013-02-15T13:39:09.516-05:002013-02-15T13:39:09.516-05:00Luckily I personally wasn't that sick but my v...Luckily I personally wasn't that sick but my voice sounded rough for much longer than I expected! When you are coughing and sound terrible there is just nothing you can do about it for voice work. Thankfully the Drabblecast pushed the date back and it cleared up in time.<br /><br />Yay, I'm glad you have a chance to check it out! You are a writer I'd love to do voice work for someday. Michelle Ristucciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12859642062078760861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628249165248179457.post-57098586618153269122013-02-15T11:00:42.379-05:002013-02-15T11:00:42.379-05:00I've been waylaid by sickness and family probl...I've been waylaid by sickness and family problems recently too. It takes a lot out of us.<br /><br />Will click through to the Drabblecast and check out your performance!John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628249165248179457.post-88727920525507033602013-02-05T21:59:31.528-05:002013-02-05T21:59:31.528-05:00The nightly writing definitely works wonders for m...The nightly writing definitely works wonders for me. But I am easily distracted and honestly forget about this or that project or don't realize it's been so long since I worked on it last. Hopefully a SHORT goals list will help with that.Michelle Ristucciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12859642062078760861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628249165248179457.post-68066082185618576862013-02-05T18:02:47.202-05:002013-02-05T18:02:47.202-05:00For me I can enshrine a time of day as relating to...For me I can enshrine a time of day as relating to an activity, like composition or exercise, but not a day of the week. I think it's because my brain wires to daily habits. Emotionally, it barely believes weekends exist.John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628249165248179457.post-24437744489846939902013-01-26T17:42:30.580-05:002013-01-26T17:42:30.580-05:00Beneath Ceaseless Skies does some great work! Cool...Beneath Ceaseless Skies does some great work! Cool that you're shining a little more light on them.John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628249165248179457.post-79984973619433744312013-01-25T20:12:03.759-05:002013-01-25T20:12:03.759-05:00Thanks! I was worried about connecting with the ch...Thanks! I was worried about connecting with the character in so few words.Michelle Ristucciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12859642062078760861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628249165248179457.post-76371578119159596962013-01-25T09:31:27.442-05:002013-01-25T09:31:27.442-05:00Oh, how heart-wrenching! I really felt for the guy...Oh, how heart-wrenching! I really felt for the guy. The girl too, obviously, but the pov of the firestarter really came through. Tragic.Cat Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14160039271069426174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628249165248179457.post-34505424483080036942013-01-11T00:48:06.259-05:002013-01-11T00:48:06.259-05:00I liked the line about it being impolite to talk a...I liked the line about it being impolite to talk about the humans, too. I also liked that these were dragons! And that what he's asking for is the opposite of what she expects.Amalia Dillinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005039978668326144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628249165248179457.post-78694335378834022832013-01-05T21:28:04.539-05:002013-01-05T21:28:04.539-05:00I smiled at it being too polite to ask the humans....I smiled at it being too polite to ask the humans. That's a fine line!John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628249165248179457.post-6408617230006736102012-12-08T14:21:26.434-05:002012-12-08T14:21:26.434-05:00Thank you! I've been reading a lot of YA spec ...Thank you! I've been reading a lot of YA spec lately and first person has always been my favorite POV. I made it past tense to try to emulate traditional adult fantasy but that may have been a mistake.Michelle Ristucciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12859642062078760861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628249165248179457.post-23879850485185592982012-12-08T11:34:18.323-05:002012-12-08T11:34:18.323-05:00I liked the ranty, almost diary-quality of the wor...I liked the ranty, almost diary-quality of the work that's at least partially what w'ed identify as Fantasy. That's a neat approach I can't recall seeing anywhere before.John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628249165248179457.post-79023239642342914082012-10-20T08:06:14.126-04:002012-10-20T08:06:14.126-04:00Thank you! I don't have any plans to make this...Thank you! I don't have any plans to make this into a longer story right now, but I am working on several others - writing, editing, submitting to magazines. I also review scifi/fantasy magazines and young adult novels. Michelle Ristucciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12859642062078760861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628249165248179457.post-90770668422520952462012-10-19T11:35:47.523-04:002012-10-19T11:35:47.523-04:00I really like this. I saw you on Scary Mommy. Is t...I really like this. I saw you on Scary Mommy. Is this part of a story?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16105476440180268960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628249165248179457.post-5061114473764347382012-09-01T02:27:54.810-04:002012-09-01T02:27:54.810-04:00just write it long and cut! it works for me. tho&#...just write it long and cut! it works for me. tho' it's easy to cut my work as i'm overfond of my own voice...<br /><br />also: Congrats!munsihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06923335191010172091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628249165248179457.post-36287474179711641982012-07-27T07:09:06.355-04:002012-07-27T07:09:06.355-04:00Sigh. I could be more impressed with this text to ...Sigh. I could be more impressed with this text to blog post feature.Michelle Ristucciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12859642062078760861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628249165248179457.post-41774629364883917702012-05-30T23:01:22.122-04:002012-05-30T23:01:22.122-04:00I am preparing my apocalypse shelter as we speak.I am preparing my apocalypse shelter as we speak.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11304333283822231479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628249165248179457.post-83913764331378783322012-05-15T06:27:31.141-04:002012-05-15T06:27:31.141-04:00Loved the last line. I could hear Momma saying it....Loved the last line. I could hear Momma saying it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628249165248179457.post-43100416769248223792012-05-14T09:46:37.585-04:002012-05-14T09:46:37.585-04:00Really excited to read this. It's in my queue....Really excited to read this. It's in my queue.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11304333283822231479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628249165248179457.post-15204114839692819832012-04-30T22:51:44.776-04:002012-04-30T22:51:44.776-04:00Yes, spending 100% of the time on a single story c...Yes, spending 100% of the time on a single story can be emotionally draining!Michelle Ristucciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12859642062078760861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628249165248179457.post-37369553660825326592012-04-27T11:26:10.884-04:002012-04-27T11:26:10.884-04:00I like to swap up stories when I edit as well, lar...I like to swap up stories when I edit as well, largely because what I write is so...large.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11304333283822231479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628249165248179457.post-6502072976776372472012-04-18T22:10:36.323-04:002012-04-18T22:10:36.323-04:00Yay for 800 words!
And thanks for the shoutout!!!...Yay for 800 words!<br /><br />And thanks for the shoutout!!!Leah Petersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17668989627100455974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628249165248179457.post-17304299139109470652012-04-05T23:48:26.263-04:002012-04-05T23:48:26.263-04:00You're welcome. Good to see you having time to...You're welcome. Good to see you having time to write again. Can't wait to see what new, exciting speculations come of it. :-) CydAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com