tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1007703247358638748.post3036741287918574473..comments2024-02-25T10:47:13.049-05:00Comments on Susanna Leonard Hill: Would You Read It Wednesday #58 - Confessions Of The Tomato Turner, And Pitch Pick #12Susanna Leonard Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17655630528649780363noreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1007703247358638748.post-16391815188798314742012-09-21T10:21:55.928-04:002012-09-21T10:21:55.928-04:00Thanks for the clarification, Julie...there are ma...Thanks for the clarification, Julie...there are many stories in every pitch, I guess...that would make a good one also. :)Vivian Kirkfieldhttp://twitter.com/viviankirkfieldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1007703247358638748.post-86052433395169436992012-09-20T20:41:37.275-04:002012-09-20T20:41:37.275-04:00Oh my goodness...thank you, Tina...I always WANT t...Oh my goodness...thank you, Tina...I always WANT to ask questions..they seem to make a pitch more engaging...but I know I've been told that for most pitches, you need to nix the questions. ;) Glad you liked it. :)Vivian Kirkfieldhttp://twitter.com/viviankirkfieldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1007703247358638748.post-63210879158201087302012-09-20T20:39:27.951-04:002012-09-20T20:39:27.951-04:00Hi Joanna,
Glad you loved the title...and I'm ...Hi Joanna,<br />Glad you loved the title...and I'm happy you would read it...I am so thrilled with the wonderful comments and suggestions...Carrie's will be really helpful! And it's funny about the 'four'...originally, I didn't have that, even in the story. But when the real Tomato Turner read it, he was afraid people would think he was developmentally challenged if they didn't KNOW he was only four years old. :) I agree with you, Joanna, it can probably be left out. :)Vivian Kirkfieldhttp://twitter.com/viviankirkfieldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1007703247358638748.post-63318372821262598802012-09-20T20:35:24.388-04:002012-09-20T20:35:24.388-04:00Thank you so much, Renee...I really appreciate you...Thank you so much, Renee...I really appreciate your thoughtful comments. Yes, the first book in the series is "The Tomato Turner" which Susanna allowed me to pitch here earlier in the summer...perhaps the 3 books need to be one book...as an early reader or something along those lines. I'm sure for early readers, there are specific words that need to be utilized...but I'm always open to reinventing anything I've done if it makes it better and more marketable...after all, the bottom line is to get our work out there and have people want to read it with their children. :)Vivian Kirkfieldhttp://twitter.com/viviankirkfieldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1007703247358638748.post-31966304709264571862012-09-20T20:31:12.075-04:002012-09-20T20:31:12.075-04:00Iza...thank you so much for your thoughtful commen...Iza...thank you so much for your thoughtful comments...I'm happy you liked the pitch. :) The first story in the series of three is called "The Tomato Turner"...Peter tries to help the green tomatoes change color by turning them around and around, because his mom told him that they aren't eaten until they 'turn' red. But I do understand what you are saying...maybe this series needs to be in one book (kind of like the "Little Bear" series by Elsa Minarik...and those were early readers...perhaps that's what this needs to be). I will have to give it some thought.:) And that's why Susanna's pitch blog is SOOOO valuable...look at all of the amazing feedback I am getting. :)Vivian Kirkfieldhttp://twitter.com/viviankirkfieldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1007703247358638748.post-20693891734828024742012-09-20T20:20:56.479-04:002012-09-20T20:20:56.479-04:00Hi Kim...thanks for sharing your "confessions...Hi Kim...thanks for sharing your "confessions" and I'm glad you liked the pitch. Some weeds are so beautiful (and some some helpful) I often want to leave them. :)Vivian Kirkfieldhttp://twitter.com/viviankirkfieldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1007703247358638748.post-76383514398935269752012-09-20T20:16:46.337-04:002012-09-20T20:16:46.337-04:00Thanks so much, Robyn...with the input from Wendy,...Thanks so much, Robyn...with the input from Wendy, I think I may have more for you to worry about. Great point about the sad seedling...but perhaps the nutrients in the compost pile will create a SUPER TOMATO PLANT!!! :) :) I'm grateful for your insights...and I agree...I think there needed to be tension in the story that lasted for more than a brief moment.Vivian Kirkfieldhttp://twitter.com/viviankirkfieldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1007703247358638748.post-23672275593621648072012-09-20T20:02:42.699-04:002012-09-20T20:02:42.699-04:00Hi Wendy...thanks for stopping by here to read my ...Hi Wendy...thanks for stopping by here to read my pitch! Your kind words are much appreciated...and, after reading your comment, I have to tell you that I LOVE your idea of a tomato plant growing out of the compost pile...there would be so much tension and angst as the plant grew bigger...the "evidence" is growing too big to hide. :) I may have to do some revising. :)Vivian Kirkfieldhttp://twitter.com/viviankirkfieldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1007703247358638748.post-62845208801412950442012-09-20T19:58:21.833-04:002012-09-20T19:58:21.833-04:00Thank you, Coleen...glad you would read it...and b...Thank you, Coleen...glad you would read it...and by candlelight while Pa plays the fiddle and Mary makes paper dolls sounds lovely...I think there was something very special about making your own entertainment before there was TV...and, of course, no worries about no electricity...cause they didn't have any. :)Vivian Kirkfieldhttp://twitter.com/viviankirkfieldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1007703247358638748.post-83049394585463752252012-09-20T14:02:34.106-04:002012-09-20T14:02:34.106-04:00Tee hee, Coleen! You made me laugh :) I will be ...Tee hee, Coleen! You made me laugh :) I will be playing with my corn cob doll named Susan :)Susanna Leonard Hillhttp://susannahill.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1007703247358638748.post-5649552767566057022012-09-20T13:57:39.721-04:002012-09-20T13:57:39.721-04:00Yes I would read. Maybe even by candlelight, whil...Yes I would read. Maybe even by candlelight, while Pa plays the fiddle and Mary makes paper dolls. Here's hoping you have power back Susanna!coleen patrickhttp://coleenpatrick.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1007703247358638748.post-34247469048308991872012-09-20T12:32:40.604-04:002012-09-20T12:32:40.604-04:00Uh-oh! I hope Christopher's OK, Robyn! Thank...Uh-oh! I hope Christopher's OK, Robyn! Thanks for your thoughts for Vivian! :)Susanna Leonard Hillhttp://susannahill.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1007703247358638748.post-18969480695229824812012-09-20T12:31:27.692-04:002012-09-20T12:31:27.692-04:00Personally, I can never tell the difference betwee...Personally, I can never tell the difference between the weed and the thing that's supposed to be growing, which is probably why I am known as the Black Thumb of Blueberry Hill! :) Thanks for you comments for Vivian, Kim! :)Susanna Leonard Hillhttp://susannahill.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1007703247358638748.post-84535715597997169102012-09-20T12:29:59.797-04:002012-09-20T12:29:59.797-04:00Thanks for your comments for Vivian, Renee. And y...Thanks for your comments for Vivian, Renee. And yes, brownies technically are breakfast food. You will note that they are made with eggs :)Susanna Leonard Hillhttp://susannahill.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1007703247358638748.post-35908958469606900582012-09-20T12:28:49.621-04:002012-09-20T12:28:49.621-04:00I was thinking of you at B&N - we could have h...I was thinking of you at B&N - we could have had lunch! :) You didn't lose power? Glad to hear it! Thanks for your thoughtful comments for Vivian! :)Susanna Leonard Hillhttp://susannahill.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1007703247358638748.post-12053944255115219132012-09-20T12:26:06.835-04:002012-09-20T12:26:06.835-04:00Thanks, Joanna, for your good wishes and for your ...Thanks, Joanna, for your good wishes and for your comments for Vivian. And for voting! :)Susanna Leonard Hillhttp://susannahill.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1007703247358638748.post-20142318726563711662012-09-20T12:24:56.772-04:002012-09-20T12:24:56.772-04:00Thanks so much for voting and for your comments fo...Thanks so much for voting and for your comments for Vivian, Dana. And luckily there was no basement bailing this time... thus far :)Susanna Leonard Hillhttp://susannahill.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1007703247358638748.post-42605151709242095682012-09-20T12:22:36.547-04:002012-09-20T12:22:36.547-04:00Sharron, I like the way you think! :) And thanks ...Sharron, I like the way you think! :) And thanks for your comments for Vivian!Susanna Leonard Hillhttp://susannahill.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1007703247358638748.post-27452407992114130812012-09-20T12:17:32.093-04:002012-09-20T12:17:32.093-04:00It's hard when you have to eat a triple chocol...It's hard when you have to eat a triple chocolate brownie, but I'm doing my best to soldier on :) Thanks for your comments for VIvian, Tina! :)Susanna Leonard Hillhttp://susannahill.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1007703247358638748.post-7889788855486899802012-09-20T11:49:56.128-04:002012-09-20T11:49:56.128-04:00Thanks so much for your thoughts for Vivian, Wendy...Thanks so much for your thoughts for Vivian, Wendy! :)Susanna Leonard Hillhttp://susannahill.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1007703247358638748.post-20661157261185874722012-09-20T11:47:43.643-04:002012-09-20T11:47:43.643-04:00Need...shower... and coffee that didn't get co...Need...shower... and coffee that didn't get cooked in a saucepan...! I'm glad people seem to be making it over to comment on your pitch in spite of the scheduling glitch, and thank you for your understanding! :)Susanna Leonard Hillhttp://susannahill.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1007703247358638748.post-70829168525347725582012-09-20T11:46:03.681-04:002012-09-20T11:46:03.681-04:00Hope you didn't end up losing power, Carrie! ...Hope you didn't end up losing power, Carrie! And thanks so much for your comment for Vivian - you are really good at this pitch revision thing!Susanna Leonard Hillhttp://susannahill.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1007703247358638748.post-34744839500600159372012-09-20T11:44:51.649-04:002012-09-20T11:44:51.649-04:00It's important to keep one's priorities st...It's important to keep one's priorities straight :) Thanks for your comment for Vivian, Kirsten, and hope you had better coffee this morning than I did! :)Susanna Leonard Hillhttp://susannahill.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1007703247358638748.post-49289738965781426922012-09-20T11:43:08.160-04:002012-09-20T11:43:08.160-04:00Thank you, Erik - for your comment for Ms. Kirkfie...Thank you, Erik - for your comment for Ms. Kirkfield and for your good wishes :)Susanna Leonard Hillhttp://susannahill.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1007703247358638748.post-63647432953824759612012-09-20T11:42:05.776-04:002012-09-20T11:42:05.776-04:00Thanks so much for your thoughts for Vivian, Julie...Thanks so much for your thoughts for Vivian, Julie!Susanna Leonard Hillhttp://susannahill.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com