tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post6684428025927050717..comments2024-03-15T09:26:02.796-05:00Comments on PROJECT MAYHEM: Surviving Bear Island: Four DetailsProject Mayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05154342399869089664noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-78838584964174020612015-02-27T07:33:45.564-06:002015-02-27T07:33:45.564-06:00Excited for your debut novel to release, Paul! Excited for your debut novel to release, Paul! Joanna Roddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15872747084305014996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-3064191876480622212015-02-21T17:54:50.751-06:002015-02-21T17:54:50.751-06:00Thanks, Michael!Thanks, Michael!Paul Grecihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11340974339238587138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-16829911395096050642015-02-21T01:27:52.812-06:002015-02-21T01:27:52.812-06:00I admire your persistence, Paul--and I look forwar...I admire your persistence, Paul--and I look forward to supporting SURVIVING BEAR ISLAND on its release!Michael G-Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947421844294471304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-48509598489094070422015-02-20T10:34:36.482-06:002015-02-20T10:34:36.482-06:00Indeed, Paul! I love the revision process as much ...Indeed, Paul! I love the revision process as much or more so than first- drafting. It's where you find the layers to peel back and uncover the power in your story - and where you find the golden nuggets to polish and make your story shine!DonnaGalantihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16936331145444649588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-13126199798364605202015-02-20T07:14:22.829-06:002015-02-20T07:14:22.829-06:00Thanks, Donna! Good luck with your recent book! On...Thanks, Donna! Good luck with your recent book! One of my simple writing mantras during the revision process is "you have to mess up your story in order to make it better..."Paul Grecihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11340974339238587138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-91042402645284367342015-02-20T06:13:43.641-06:002015-02-20T06:13:43.641-06:00Paul, this book looks so exciting and I just pre-o...Paul, this book looks so exciting and I just pre-ordered it on Amazon - although I may have to hide it away to read it before my son does. <br /><br />And I think it's so fascinating to hear the behind the scenes stories about how a book comes to life and gets published - and how much a story can change before it finds its place. A writer must have a certain amount of grit and love for his or her story to stick with it and change it from YA to MG and 3rd person to 1st person POV as you have done. And in doing these changes I think, as writers, we seek the truth - which is to discover the most compelling path to tell our story. This may also include eliminating characters and even combining characters, as I've done in my recent book handed in to my publisher. Now I have to wait and see if it worked (but there are sure to be more changes!). <br /><br />Congratulations on this coming out, Paul!DonnaGalantihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16936331145444649588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-11280509958505215032015-02-19T23:04:20.800-06:002015-02-19T23:04:20.800-06:00Thanks, Diane! And, good luck with your story!!!!Thanks, Diane! And, good luck with your story!!!!Paul Grecihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11340974339238587138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-48748020263545111952015-02-19T22:59:48.948-06:002015-02-19T22:59:48.948-06:00Thanks, Marissa!Thanks, Marissa!Paul Grecihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11340974339238587138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-57897187779844787752015-02-19T22:49:10.098-06:002015-02-19T22:49:10.098-06:00Great post and looking forward to your release! I ...Great post and looking forward to your release! I didn't know it was going to be illustrated. That is awesome! (And a dream of many middle grade authors!)<br /><br />I'm currently working on revising a manuscript I started in 2009. It hasn't been 10 years yet, but it has undergone so many drafts I have long since lost track and sometimes wonder why I keep trying. Hearing this story of how Surviving Bear Island came to be published is a great reminder to never give up on the stories that are worth telling!Dianne K. Salernihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459839567235304842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-7797073659779141662015-02-19T11:53:22.711-06:002015-02-19T11:53:22.711-06:00So excited to read it, Paul!So excited to read it, Paul!Marissa Burthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079821721448782710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-10500273883603643442015-02-19T08:28:58.187-06:002015-02-19T08:28:58.187-06:00Thanks, Hilary!! Working on those plane reservatio...Thanks, Hilary!! Working on those plane reservations right now.Paul Grecihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11340974339238587138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-44775165506951294712015-02-19T08:27:38.562-06:002015-02-19T08:27:38.562-06:00Thanks, Steve! Yes, the bear really does come aliv...Thanks, Steve! Yes, the bear really does come alive in that illustration!Paul Grecihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11340974339238587138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-28837493988011909662015-02-19T08:26:27.659-06:002015-02-19T08:26:27.659-06:00Thanks, Matt!Thanks, Matt!Paul Grecihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11340974339238587138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-84924241913002984712015-02-19T08:19:07.247-06:002015-02-19T08:19:07.247-06:00I just pre-ordered this for my son! This is soooo ...I just pre-ordered this for my son! This is soooo perfect for him! :) You will have to fly in from Alaska and sign, though, so.... ;)Hilary Wagnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18199287020561210673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-33797666270937870302015-02-19T08:13:22.327-06:002015-02-19T08:13:22.327-06:00Love that illustration - it caught just the right ...Love that illustration - it caught just the right moment, and carries movement as well. Looking forward to this book!Steve MChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15026970188928733645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-54069280183307994752015-02-19T07:22:48.784-06:002015-02-19T07:22:48.784-06:00Can't wait to read it, Paul!Can't wait to read it, Paul!Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.com