tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978497880525976810.post5187382176520905772..comments2024-01-17T01:33:01.361-08:00Comments on Staffer's Book Review: Guest Post | Courtney Schafer Holding onto JoyJustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18030992882575439420noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978497880525976810.post-87952221225564353882012-09-06T17:20:52.549-07:002012-09-06T17:20:52.549-07:00Very informative site! Let me share you something ...Very informative site! Let me share you something about the Benefits of a Physical Therapy Career include the intrinsic rewards of life as a PTA. In other words, you are helping people each and every day of your career, and having a direct role in. <a href="http://physicaltherapyschoolsite.com/career-info/where-do-physical-therapy-assistants-work" rel="nofollow">Read more</a> for the details.Max Morenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15865643656447353314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978497880525976810.post-35933207462396105522012-07-28T08:19:26.997-07:002012-07-28T08:19:26.997-07:00Thanks, Philip - hope you enjoy Whitefire if you g...Thanks, Philip - hope you enjoy Whitefire if you give it a try!Courtney Schaferhttp://www.courtneyschafer.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978497880525976810.post-8388898638110144312012-07-27T11:57:55.259-07:002012-07-27T11:57:55.259-07:00"...before publication, writing is an escape ..."...before publication, writing is an escape from stress. After publication, writing becomes a source of stress." I don't think I've ever seen this put so succinctly before. Very, very true. And I love the premise of Whitefire Crossing - going to pick up a copy and check it out.dfvsdvsdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07571021554165156986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978497880525976810.post-5241105205690675372012-07-24T06:27:51.957-07:002012-07-24T06:27:51.957-07:00Shauna - yay! That's always music to an autho...Shauna - yay! That's always music to an author's ears. :) Hey, it was great meeting you at WFC last year - hope you're coming to Toronto this fall!Courtney Schaferhttp://www.courtneyschafer.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978497880525976810.post-34151330216689560972012-07-23T16:04:40.489-07:002012-07-23T16:04:40.489-07:00Hi, Courtney! I'm glad to hear about The Taint...Hi, Courtney! I'm glad to hear about The Tainted City coming out in October because I've been impatient for your next book since reading The Whitefire Crossing.Shauna Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871768714926149114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978497880525976810.post-33823123179916142522012-07-23T09:24:12.524-07:002012-07-23T09:24:12.524-07:00Always glad to help out with virtual hiking. :) H...Always glad to help out with virtual hiking. :) Hope your IT band is feeling better these days! <br /><br />(I had a bout of ITBS myself way back when I was in grad school and had taken running up for exercise. It flared up on the 1st day of a 7-day backpack trip in the Grand Canyon - which made the next 6 days an exercise in limping endurance, ugh. The doc who examined me afterward said my bone structure meant I was predisposed to IT band troubles, but I could avoid further problems once I finished PT by: a) giving up running, b) always using trekking poles for steep descents on hikes, c) never carrying more than 1/3 of my body weight while backpacking. I hadn't much liked running anyway, so I took his advice...and yup, never had another problem (trekking poles *rule*). Would've been harder if I liked running, though.)Courtney Schaferhttp://www.courtneyschafer.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978497880525976810.post-87311827245184142962012-07-20T05:41:04.470-07:002012-07-20T05:41:04.470-07:00All work and no play is definitely a creative kill...All work and no play is definitely a creative killer. And it's not good on your body, either. Got to get out and get that air.<br /><br />And glad there's a bit of hiking in this one - last autumn I was in physical therapy for ITBS, and the only hiking I could do was in the Whitefire Mountains. It helped my mood a good deal, so thanks for that.Steve MChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15026970188928733645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978497880525976810.post-84241728043736124402012-07-19T08:44:19.918-07:002012-07-19T08:44:19.918-07:00I had to check...yeah, Justin beat me by nearly tw...I had to check...yeah, Justin beat me by nearly two months to reviewing Whitefire...Paul Weimerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02444942522624902562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978497880525976810.post-84262882821353275672012-07-19T08:38:03.924-07:002012-07-19T08:38:03.924-07:00*If* I read the first chapter, Courtney? ;)*If* I read the first chapter, Courtney? ;)Paul Weimerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02444942522624902562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978497880525976810.post-44506829656994419032012-07-19T08:34:48.058-07:002012-07-19T08:34:48.058-07:00Elspeth - haha, I often think there should be an o...Elspeth - haha, I often think there should be an online hangout or convention or something for the spouses & significant others of writers, so they could get together and moan over the trials and tribulations they face as our better halves! <br /><br />Teresa - yes, I think #2 was the most important thing I learned through this whole process! <br /><br />Paul - Ha, it's a new hybrid: urban/mountain fantasy! :) If you read the 1st chapter later today, you'll also see a little canyon climbing (gotta start the book off right).<br /><br />Anne - Yes, I always find it fascinating how different every writers' experience is! Whitefire of course had more characters than just my 2 main guys, but scenes tended to be limited to 2 or 3 characters at a time - what I found most difficult in handling an ensemble cast was writing scenes with 3+ characters without some getting "lost" in the conversation, or the scene dragging on too long. (Plus handling all the little subplots without turning the book into a total doorstopper!) <br /><br />Justin - Yes, you were indeed the 1st blogger to review Whitefire! Ironicially enough, in the old Night Bazaar post about writing the 2nd novel that I linked to above, at the end I'm all giddy over my very first review: yours.Courtney Schaferhttp://www.courtneyschafer.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978497880525976810.post-74850945319728396182012-07-19T08:12:25.840-07:002012-07-19T08:12:25.840-07:00I'm with you on all three - but I need to bear...I'm with you on all three - but I need to bear 2 in mind, especially in the coming months. Maybe I'll pin them up by my computer...<br /><br />It's funny, though, how we all have different challenges. For years I stalled in my attempts to finish novels, because I find it hard to stretch out a story that long with only two characters. A multi-pov ensemble cast is so much easier for me because I never get stuck for something to write about!Anne Lylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10081266463465731929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978497880525976810.post-32262912855326588132012-07-19T08:11:08.068-07:002012-07-19T08:11:08.068-07:00Plus, while the book certainly has some scenes of ...Plus, while the book certainly has some scenes of mountain adventure – come on, you think I’d write a sequel to Whitefire without sneaking in some ice climbing and glissading?<br /><br />I thought this was going to be strictly "urban" fantasy!<br /><br />I've been looking forward to Tainted City since I read Whitefire Crossing. Very excited. (and I love that cover)Paul Weimerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02444942522624902562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978497880525976810.post-61131957018501158572012-07-19T07:25:12.298-07:002012-07-19T07:25:12.298-07:00I wonder... there's an equally likely chance m...I wonder... there's an equally likely chance my wife would kill me for writing too much, or kill me for not writing hard enough. I suspect no matter which I chose, the killing would commence ;)Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18030992882575439420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978497880525976810.post-9661968134976273272012-07-19T07:24:04.908-07:002012-07-19T07:24:04.908-07:00Stepping back -- definitely! My best thoughts ofte...Stepping back -- definitely! My best thoughts often come when I'm not staring at words on the screen. You inspire me, Courtney!T. Frohockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04807817898955012947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978497880525976810.post-13840594722147405992012-07-19T07:14:50.185-07:002012-07-19T07:14:50.185-07:00Oh yes, lesson #2. In spades. Plus, I suspect our ...Oh yes, lesson #2. In spades. Plus, I suspect our husbands might be related. Great post, Courtney!Elspeth Cooperhttp://www.elspethcooper.comnoreply@blogger.com