tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560601732139136978.post1366395593041757216..comments2023-08-21T06:34:36.103-04:00Comments on Abby Stevens - The Tabby Catt: I WON! ...a sense of belonging?Abby Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06630840834227330806noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560601732139136978.post-88087718970561836172010-03-02T17:20:11.735-05:002010-03-02T17:20:11.735-05:00Congratulations on your win! Please keep us updat...Congratulations on your win! Please keep us updated on your prize.<br /><br />I am *ahem* hopelessly obsessed with Harry Potter. And I actually just recently read "Gone with the Wind" and fell in love with it. Reading that you, too, enjoyed those books immediately gave me that sense of belonging of which you blogged today. Yea for connections!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560601732139136978.post-84171437691488682202010-03-02T16:15:49.784-05:002010-03-02T16:15:49.784-05:00Congrats! You'll have to tell me how it all go...Congrats! You'll have to tell me how it all goes!<br /><br />The other day I served a girl a coffee and she was sitting reading this thick book. I barely even saw the tiny strip of visible dust cover and was like "Harry potter? I love it", to her as I handed her her drink, and she grinned. It was Deathly Hallows. I think I actually recognised the font too. I love seeing people on the train reading HP as well. You can always bet they've read it dozens of times but they seem so lost in the whole world.,https://www.blogger.com/profile/03289474479107522116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560601732139136978.post-81917298068719932872010-03-02T13:31:17.190-05:002010-03-02T13:31:17.190-05:00I don't go to a lot of movies in the theatres ...I don't go to a lot of movies in the theatres (which is weird, since they are a tax deduction for me), but I love that rush of experiencing the same thing with so many people at once. Horror movies especially are so much more frightening when you get that scared group mindset (unless, of course, one of those annoying people who talks loudly during a scary movie to keep themselves from being scared is there...they totally ruin it).<br /><br />The one movie that stands out for me the most as giving me a sense of belonging is MOULIN ROUGE. I went to see at the cinema with two of my girlfriends, and there was only one other person in the theatre. But this man was SO enthusiastic, totally taking in every bit of the film. He even stood and clapped at the end. I felt like I had a connection with this random middle-aged man that day, even though we never spoke. <br /><br />I get this a lot with books too. A lot. But I think I have written a long enough comment already, so I will just leave it at that. <br /><br />I hope you are still enjoying Philly!Rachel Batemanhttp://rachelbateman.com/blah-gnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560601732139136978.post-11792193920922101302010-03-02T12:56:36.061-05:002010-03-02T12:56:36.061-05:00So glad you won! Congrats!
I've been through ...So glad you won! Congrats!<br /><br />I've been through a lot with people. Querying. Something so horrible bonds you. Rejection.<br /><br />Signing.<br /><br />Submitting.<br /><br />It's such an emotional journey.<br /><br />I also think the people who read my blog (and I read theirs) that we've been on a journey together for a while now. And it's fabulous. I love the blogging community.Elana Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877856005992028912noreply@blogger.com