Comments on: Weekly Wrap: Introverts at the Microphone http://litpark.com/2006/12/01/weekly-wrap-introverts-at-the-microphone/ where writers come to play Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:14:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: litpark » Oronte Churm (and a CONTEST) http://litpark.com/2006/12/01/weekly-wrap-introverts-at-the-microphone/#comment-76371 litpark » Oronte Churm (and a CONTEST) Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:15:10 +0000 http://litpark.com/2006/12/01/weekly-wrap-introverts-at-the-microphone/#comment-76371 [...] can’t say enough about the impeccable taste, keen intelligence, and boyish good looks of Internet Tendency editor John Warner. Also, I had dinner with Dave Eggers once, and I’ll just [...] […] can’t say enough about the impeccable taste, keen intelligence, and boyish good looks of Internet Tendency editor John Warner. Also, I had dinner with Dave Eggers once, and I’ll just […]

]]> By: Top 5 with John Warner | litpark http://litpark.com/2006/12/01/weekly-wrap-introverts-at-the-microphone/#comment-71331 Top 5 with John Warner | litpark Wed, 31 Oct 2007 04:03:25 +0000 http://litpark.com/2006/12/01/weekly-wrap-introverts-at-the-microphone/#comment-71331 [...] Okay, here’s John. (I wonder if he knows I’ve blogged about him before?) [...] […] Okay, here’s John. (I wonder if he knows I’ve blogged about him before?) […]

]]> By: Susan Henderson http://litpark.com/2006/12/01/weekly-wrap-introverts-at-the-microphone/#comment-1604 Susan Henderson Sun, 03 Dec 2006 12:38:46 +0000 http://litpark.com/2006/12/01/weekly-wrap-introverts-at-the-microphone/#comment-1604 Betsy - Great story about the reading you hosted. I would have loved to have seen you and Amy K-Rosenthal read! Even during the World Series! Julie - What a sweetie. Thanks, Julie! Frances - I'm so happy to see you here! I know a writer who regularly flies an actor around with him, and the actor reads and the author sits in the audience. I don't know who came up with the idea of getting recluses to do readings and tours, but half of the fun is that it's such a strange mix. Betsy - Great story about the reading you hosted. I would have loved to have seen you and Amy K-Rosenthal read! Even during the World Series!

Julie - What a sweetie. Thanks, Julie!

Frances - I’m so happy to see you here! I know a writer who regularly flies an actor around with him, and the actor reads and the author sits in the audience. I don’t know who came up with the idea of getting recluses to do readings and tours, but half of the fun is that it’s such a strange mix.

]]> By: Frances O'Brien http://litpark.com/2006/12/01/weekly-wrap-introverts-at-the-microphone/#comment-1583 Frances O'Brien Sat, 02 Dec 2006 10:55:12 +0000 http://litpark.com/2006/12/01/weekly-wrap-introverts-at-the-microphone/#comment-1583 I'm pretty new to the business of book launches. As my first launch event loomed I decided to get creative about the format; I figured that months spent with only my dog and a laptop for company did not best qualify me for a performance piece. So I contacted a drama student and she read (in character!) - it was fantastic! I would recommend this to any writer! There are lots of actors out there who would welcome the opportunity to get involved. Let's all work together and stick to what we're good at! I’m pretty new to the business of book launches. As my first launch event loomed I decided to get creative about the format; I figured that months spent with only my dog and a laptop for company did not best qualify me for a performance piece. So I contacted a drama student and she read (in character!) - it was fantastic! I would recommend this to any writer! There are lots of actors out there who would welcome the opportunity to get involved. Let’s all work together and stick to what we’re good at!

]]> By: Julie Ann Shapiro http://litpark.com/2006/12/01/weekly-wrap-introverts-at-the-microphone/#comment-1575 Julie Ann Shapiro Sat, 02 Dec 2006 04:42:44 +0000 http://litpark.com/2006/12/01/weekly-wrap-introverts-at-the-microphone/#comment-1575 Susan, Thank for sharing this special reading you hosted. Like so many of your wonderful posts I feel priveldged to hear about your life and what a life it is. This place brightens the week. When I need a break during work I come over here and feel like it's a mini writerly get together and that feels so good. Thank you! Julie Susan,
Thank for sharing this special reading you hosted. Like so many of your wonderful posts I feel priveldged to hear about your life and what a life it is. This place brightens the week. When I need a break during work I come over here and feel like it’s a mini writerly get together and that feels so good. Thank you!

Julie

]]> By: Betsy http://litpark.com/2006/12/01/weekly-wrap-introverts-at-the-microphone/#comment-1569 Betsy Fri, 01 Dec 2006 22:21:34 +0000 http://litpark.com/2006/12/01/weekly-wrap-introverts-at-the-microphone/#comment-1569 Dang, I spazzed on the touring Q - not that I have any super exciting stories about that - my 'tours' have usually been 'Chicago and New York' with occasional and random other cities thrown in here and there - for me the best part is getting to see a few places I haven't been. Plus it's just fun to say you were at a book festival in Las Vegas and see the puzzled looks on people's faces. Anyway, your story reminds me, in a completely different way (ha) of the one and only reading I ever hosted, a Chicago one-time-only evening of the NY-based Happy Ending Reading Series. I spent a lot of time rounding up writers and a band, finding the place, etc, got some great local talent all the way around (Joe Meno, Elizabeth Berg, Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Sundayrunners), and set it up as a fundraiser for Katrina. Who knew it would turn out to be on the night of the final game of the World Series in which the White Sox would win for the first time in nine hundred forty-eight years. We raised a couple hundred bucks in spite of that, but... I'm sure it did much to enhance my existing and unprecedented nervousness - usually I'm fine at readings but I felt so responsible for the whole night! I was never so awkward on a stage. As though I caused our night to be eclipsed by the Sox series. Oh well. Everyone involved was a surprisingly good sport about it. Dang, I spazzed on the touring Q - not that I have any super exciting stories about that - my ‘tours’ have usually been ‘Chicago and New York’ with occasional and random other cities thrown in here and there - for me the best part is getting to see a few places I haven’t been. Plus it’s just fun to say you were at a book festival in Las Vegas and see the puzzled looks on people’s faces.

Anyway, your story reminds me, in a completely different way (ha) of the one and only reading I ever hosted, a Chicago one-time-only evening of the NY-based Happy Ending Reading Series. I spent a lot of time rounding up writers and a band, finding the place, etc, got some great local talent all the way around (Joe Meno, Elizabeth Berg, Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Sundayrunners), and set it up as a fundraiser for Katrina. Who knew it would turn out to be on the night of the final game of the World Series in which the White Sox would win for the first time in nine hundred forty-eight years. We raised a couple hundred bucks in spite of that, but… I’m sure it did much to enhance my existing and unprecedented nervousness - usually I’m fine at readings but I felt so responsible for the whole night! I was never so awkward on a stage. As though I caused our night to be eclipsed by the Sox series. Oh well. Everyone involved was a surprisingly good sport about it.

]]> By: Susan Henderson http://litpark.com/2006/12/01/weekly-wrap-introverts-at-the-microphone/#comment-1566 Susan Henderson Fri, 01 Dec 2006 18:09:33 +0000 http://litpark.com/2006/12/01/weekly-wrap-introverts-at-the-microphone/#comment-1566 Robin - How fun to read that blog entry. I completely forgot about the missing innkeepers! Peter - Those are absolutely great stories! I remember after the AWP conference in Vancouver just seeing stacks and stacks of literary magazines and indie press books in the trash cans. Tish - You always make me laugh! Hey, why didn't you link your beautiful new site? http://tishcohen.com/ Lance - If you adore me, even if it's just for today, all's well with the world. Carolyn - Mr. Henderson, who is a costume designer, was working on 2 operas in Taiwan a few years ago, and all of his stitchers were local, so he had to learn how to say, "Sew this to here," and other useful things in Mandarin. He found the language surprisingly easy - it was not like Latin or French, where he could study it for years and not use it. When he came back from his job, he started taking Mandarin, and coincidentally, Bach-Boy's best friend (who was Chinese) invited B-B to go to his Chinese school. We signed the boys up, and when I'm not doing hall duty ("Boo yow pow!") I sit next to Green-Hand in his class to make sure he's writing notes and not doodling. The boys are in their 3rd year. I have an absolutely miserable way with language and find that I have to empty out the French portion of my brain to store the Chinese there. Gail - I agree, it was the whole weekend. And I think my favorite part was everyone reading the Sunday paper together, and pouring through that big book of writer photos. Robin - How fun to read that blog entry. I completely forgot about the missing innkeepers!

Peter - Those are absolutely great stories! I remember after the AWP conference in Vancouver just seeing stacks and stacks of literary magazines and indie press books in the trash cans.

Tish - You always make me laugh! Hey, why didn’t you link your beautiful new site?

http://tishcohen.com/

Lance - If you adore me, even if it’s just for today, all’s well with the world.

Carolyn - Mr. Henderson, who is a costume designer, was working on 2 operas in Taiwan a few years ago, and all of his stitchers were local, so he had to learn how to say, “Sew this to here,” and other useful things in Mandarin. He found the language surprisingly easy - it was not like Latin or French, where he could study it for years and not use it.

When he came back from his job, he started taking Mandarin, and coincidentally, Bach-Boy’s best friend (who was Chinese) invited B-B to go to his Chinese school. We signed the boys up, and when I’m not doing hall duty (”Boo yow pow!”) I sit next to Green-Hand in his class to make sure he’s writing notes and not doodling. The boys are in their 3rd year.

I have an absolutely miserable way with language and find that I have to empty out the French portion of my brain to store the Chinese there.

Gail - I agree, it was the whole weekend. And I think my favorite part was everyone reading the Sunday paper together, and pouring through that big book of writer photos.

]]> By: Gail Siegel http://litpark.com/2006/12/01/weekly-wrap-introverts-at-the-microphone/#comment-1565 Gail Siegel Fri, 01 Dec 2006 16:55:46 +0000 http://litpark.com/2006/12/01/weekly-wrap-introverts-at-the-microphone/#comment-1565 The Night Train reading in King's Park was a wonderful experience for me, even though I didn't read. In truth, it was the entire weekend that was so incredible. The time spent just hanging out with you and your family, tooling around the small towns nearby, laying around the inn, was spectacular. Although the climax, the reading was, in many ways, incidental. The whole context, thanks to you, was perfection. I'm so glad you made it happen. And the NYT...my cousin Amy and my dear friend Richard -- teachers both -- on the same list! My heart can hardly take it. The Night Train reading in King’s Park was a wonderful experience for me, even though I didn’t read. In truth, it was the entire weekend that was so incredible. The time spent just hanging out with you and your family, tooling around the small towns nearby, laying around the inn, was spectacular. Although the climax, the reading was, in many ways, incidental. The whole context, thanks to you, was perfection. I’m so glad you made it happen.

And the NYT…my cousin Amy and my dear friend Richard — teachers both — on the same list! My heart can hardly take it.

]]> By: Carolyn Burns Bass http://litpark.com/2006/12/01/weekly-wrap-introverts-at-the-microphone/#comment-1564 Carolyn Burns Bass Fri, 01 Dec 2006 16:30:48 +0000 http://litpark.com/2006/12/01/weekly-wrap-introverts-at-the-microphone/#comment-1564 Lance said: <i>like “animal house” for the lit geeks.</i> [!] [!] [!] [!] [!] Susan, you may have covered this in a previous post, but I'd love to know why you're studying Chinese. I took one semester of Japanese when I lived in Japan and it was quite a challenge. Lance said: like “animal house” for the lit geeks.
[!] [!] [!] [!] [!]

Susan, you may have covered this in a previous post, but I’d love to know why you’re studying Chinese. I took one semester of Japanese when I lived in Japan and it was quite a challenge.

]]> By: Lance Reynald http://litpark.com/2006/12/01/weekly-wrap-introverts-at-the-microphone/#comment-1560 Lance Reynald Fri, 01 Dec 2006 15:31:00 +0000 http://litpark.com/2006/12/01/weekly-wrap-introverts-at-the-microphone/#comment-1560 awesome story!! like "animal house" for the lit geeks. yet another reason I adore you!! xo-LR awesome story!!

like “animal house” for the lit geeks.

yet another reason I adore you!!

xo-LR

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