tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post6278213321159908885..comments2024-03-28T06:28:49.282+00:00Comments on Picture Book Den: Do Picture Book Writers need Good Memories? by Malachy DoyleUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-50392953645321053052012-05-29T11:56:14.716+01:002012-05-29T11:56:14.716+01:00Wow, it pays to stick with it! Congratulations, Ma...Wow, it pays to stick with it! Congratulations, Malachy.Jane Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01361379190770989657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-45694661467730274262012-05-29T11:31:07.592+01:002012-05-29T11:31:07.592+01:00I really enjoyed this, Malachy ... and the peanut ...I really enjoyed this, Malachy ... and the peanut butter thing is magic :)Wendy Meddourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11232145254833119663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-16332992494218301622012-05-24T10:24:51.197+01:002012-05-24T10:24:51.197+01:00Oooops!
There are always earplugs....!Oooops! <br />There are always earplugs....!apricotfoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05487439964729651505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-28916224780888318112012-05-23T17:11:03.371+01:002012-05-23T17:11:03.371+01:00You sure know how to sell a course, Anthea!You sure know how to sell a course, Anthea!malachy doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14428551785118345251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-92013094808555349802012-05-23T10:48:31.454+01:002012-05-23T10:48:31.454+01:00Looking forward to it, too....
Hoping, selfishly, ...Looking forward to it, too....<br />Hoping, selfishly, that I get a room to myself! I would not want to inflict all my nocturnal tossing and turning..and probable snoring....on a stranger! I am not good with sleep deprivation!apricotfoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05487439964729651505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-13340541012281716762012-05-22T12:48:42.041+01:002012-05-22T12:48:42.041+01:00We all have our part to play, Anthea... I actually...We all have our part to play, Anthea... I actually think it might not have been published without the nudge you inadvertently gave me.<br />Good luck with the sequel to Share, by the way. I'm chuffed, too, to have played a small part in helping you down the road to publication. And looking forward to seeing you on the Arvon picture book course in a couple of weeks - one place left at the last count, if anyone feels like squeezing in!)malachy doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14428551785118345251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-72416389246180847602012-05-22T12:27:28.054+01:002012-05-22T12:27:28.054+01:00I am so unutterably chuffed that in a very small w...I am so unutterably chuffed that in a very small way I was a part of the acceptance process...and that you mentioned me at all!!apricotfoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05487439964729651505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-40349456692180427442012-05-22T10:22:39.313+01:002012-05-22T10:22:39.313+01:00Great story! Really looking forward to reading you...Great story! Really looking forward to reading your book soon.Juliet Clare Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06020801246132751659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-53260388398872022752012-05-22T09:25:34.399+01:002012-05-22T09:25:34.399+01:00Yeah! A Peanut Butter Party. Except I'm a ma...Yeah! A Peanut Butter Party. Except I'm a marmalade man myself. So much so that one of my cats is called Wilkins, after my favourite marmalade - Wilkins Tawny Orange.malachy doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14428551785118345251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-12796314972178233252012-05-22T09:18:50.942+01:002012-05-22T09:18:50.942+01:00Great to hear it is coming out at last. The time h...Great to hear it is coming out at last. The time has come!You should have a sandwich and hug-based launch!Moira Butterfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17355420549929911500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-19592025120114572422012-05-22T09:10:16.105+01:002012-05-22T09:10:16.105+01:00It's because Rona (my editor at Andersen)is a ...It's because Rona (my editor at Andersen)is a good friend of Jenny's, as is Celia, our agent, - who tells me that the family in The Snuggle Sandwich bear a surprisingly close resemblance to Jenny and David (who's a highly esteemed artist), and their children when they were young. So someone else has a good memory of childhood, too!malachy doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14428551785118345251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-54038733484717939512012-05-21T23:30:11.076+01:002012-05-21T23:30:11.076+01:00I never knew Jenny Nimmo was her mum! I'm goin...I never knew Jenny Nimmo was her mum! I'm going to tell my children in the morning (they love it too) and they'll say 'that's awesome!' -their current favourite phrase. I've used it in schools to introduce a game I play with the children on author visits as it's great for using objects to tell stories... Love the story of sending it to her mum first!Juliet Clare Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06020801246132751659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-83372159544709307052012-05-21T20:13:58.718+01:002012-05-21T20:13:58.718+01:00So do I, Julie. I haven't heard of a US relea...So do I, Julie. I haven't heard of a US release yet.malachy doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14428551785118345251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-33216107666397579282012-05-21T19:38:27.536+01:002012-05-21T19:38:27.536+01:00Hope we'll get it in the States too!Hope we'll get it in the States too!Julie Rowan-Zochhttp://julierowanzoch.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-47354636323274170542012-05-21T14:52:34.664+01:002012-05-21T14:52:34.664+01:00Sorry - got in a muddle there. The Bog Baby was t...Sorry - got in a muddle there. The Bog Baby was the Jeanne Willis one. The Beasties, of course, was the one she did with her mum. Gwen had done fantastic little-creature stories, but I'm not sure if she'd done any with actual humans, so it was a leap of faith on my and my publisher's part - but it paid off, big time.malachy doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14428551785118345251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-29571653610836794812012-05-21T13:52:10.578+01:002012-05-21T13:52:10.578+01:00Thanks Penny. I really like your line 'the wor...Thanks Penny. I really like your line 'the words sing the story'. That's what I try and do in all my picture books, rhyming or not. Rhythm is as important as rhyme, if not more so.malachy doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14428551785118345251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-78086317221910347212012-05-21T13:43:13.068+01:002012-05-21T13:43:13.068+01:00Wonderful information. It was great seeing the evo...Wonderful information. It was great seeing the evolution of The Snuggle Sandwich...Wow! Thanks for sharing lines from the text...it was fun reading them. I love rhyming picture books and when they're done right I am just delighted as the words sing the story. Thanks for sharing!Penny Parker Klostermannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15043861965501388155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-18742800278362674662012-05-21T13:35:29.051+01:002012-05-21T13:35:29.051+01:00Yes, I loved the Beasties, too, Clare, which is wh...Yes, I loved the Beasties, too, Clare, which is why I asked for Gwen. I'd assumed it was an Andersen book, as it was written by the wonderful Jeanne Willis, but it turns out it wasn't. Andersen, though, really wanted to work with Gwen. They sent the text first to her mother, Jenny Nimmo, who really liked it and put in a good word for me!malachy doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14428551785118345251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-59415038178130982302012-05-21T13:29:41.794+01:002012-05-21T13:29:41.794+01:00Thanks Amanda. As well as having a long memory, I...Thanks Amanda. As well as having a long memory, I seem to keep emails for a long time. Comes in handy, when you want to tell a long-drawn-out story like this one!malachy doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14428551785118345251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-28935223204597163542012-05-21T13:16:44.422+01:002012-05-21T13:16:44.422+01:00Thanks for the post, Malachy. Really interesting. ...Thanks for the post, Malachy. Really interesting. And I LOVE Gwen Millward! She did The Beasties, which I think is fab. How exciting. And I love reading about the editing process when choosing to work with -or ignore- feedback from others. So glad its time has finally come and it's only as it is because of all that waiting (and writing loads of other books in the meantime). And I agree that some books just need to rhyme -and that that's the time to use it!Juliet Clare Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06020801246132751659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-75322385686678902882012-05-21T12:59:42.244+01:002012-05-21T12:59:42.244+01:00Thanks for being so generous when sharing your pub...Thanks for being so generous when sharing your publishing experiences, I have enjoyed your previous posts and love this one. I am so glad Snuggle Sandwich found a publisher at last!Amanda Lillywhitehttp://www.crazypanda.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-55746103397694093972012-05-21T09:45:06.627+01:002012-05-21T09:45:06.627+01:00Thanks Jean. I wish you all the best in finding a...Thanks Jean. I wish you all the best in finding a home for your story.malachy doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14428551785118345251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-82452640659927227862012-05-21T09:43:39.833+01:002012-05-21T09:43:39.833+01:00Thanks Catherine. The essential is to keep creati...Thanks Catherine. The essential is to keep creating new stuff, but sometimes the older ones just refuse to lie down and go silent. If they shout loud enough in my head, I listen.malachy doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14428551785118345251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-4906280175660897842012-05-21T09:40:29.669+01:002012-05-21T09:40:29.669+01:00Yes, Klaus remains a tour de force of children'...Yes, Klaus remains a tour de force of children's publishing. Long may it last.malachy doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14428551785118345251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-80670798812258367192012-05-21T07:28:00.475+01:002012-05-21T07:28:00.475+01:00What an great post. Thanks for sharing. This give...What an great post. Thanks for sharing. This gives me hope that one day I will be published. As well as other stories I have written, I have a particular story I deffinately want to get published. My critique group thinks its great and havent really faulted it (and it rhymes), its just finding a publisher! One day! Hopefully :-)Jean Healeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14491177116235310390noreply@blogger.com