“The true measure of your worth includes all the benefits others have gained from your success.” ~Cullen Hightower
Novels in stories really are the best
Not that reflected glory means anything, but Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout winning the Pulitzer gave me a thrill. First off, Strout is what the big hitters consider an Outsider. Second, her novel is a series of short stories! Didja know that’s what The Hard Way is? Hello … I’m out here … blogging from the cutting edge. Ok, so I didn’t invent the format. But I did see its potential to draw a character well. And now I have a novel that has something in common with a Pulitzer Prize winner. I wish Elizabeth Strout all the success in the world and await the rabid public interest in novels in stories.
Sissy said,
April 22, 2009 at 7:31 am
Excellent! I will put Strout’s book on my shelf with yours and The Alchemist, The Bell Jar, The Book of Air, and the rest of the trillions of books I PROMISE to read this summer.
I got sucked into Harry Potter last August and then your book came out, I read a few pages, but just couldn’t let go of Hogwarts. I read book seven fist, and am half way through six now. I’m sad to see the saga end, but am excited to get back to grown-up content.
julieluongo said,
April 22, 2009 at 10:13 am
So, you weren’t hooked in the first few pages? (Sigh.)
Sissy said,
April 22, 2009 at 11:19 am
Oh, goodness. Don’t take that personally. I rarely get hooked on the first few chapters of anything. I’m a tough reader that way. Yours will be the first on my Post Potter List. I promise not to pick up the Twilight series Claire has sitting on my coffee table.
MamaPeg is Watching Out for You said,
April 26, 2009 at 3:17 pm
I was hooked…
julieluongo said,
April 27, 2009 at 9:51 am
Aw, thanks Peg.
Sissy said,
April 27, 2009 at 1:49 pm
[[i'm a very bad friend]]
julieluongo said,
April 27, 2009 at 4:09 pm
Yes, everyone who loves me should read my book, love it, write a rave review on Amazon, and pimp it shamelessly to everyone. I;m an extremely low-pressure friend.