tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437730797773263014.post3612880475305697107..comments2024-03-22T02:54:23.511-06:00Comments on Shallee McArthur: Teen Tales: Dreams, Desires and How Books Help Fulfill themShalleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09907680428735740943noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437730797773263014.post-3017588767825786822011-08-20T09:52:40.935-06:002011-08-20T09:52:40.935-06:00You nailed it! Completely. The thing about wanting...You nailed it! Completely. The thing about wanting as a teenager is that I believed everything was possible.KM Nallehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06714392426676743868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437730797773263014.post-23760855559189227132011-08-16T23:39:41.387-06:002011-08-16T23:39:41.387-06:00Awesome post.
SO true.
You can do this in adult l...Awesome post.<br />SO true.<br /><br />You can do this in adult lit, too. But there's something so DIFFERENT about YA. Fresher, less inhibited.Jolene Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14809468564016928636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437730797773263014.post-33363216391967366702011-08-16T02:15:26.355-06:002011-08-16T02:15:26.355-06:00I think that's why I love writing YA, there ar...I think that's why I love writing YA, there are so many dreams and all of them are still possible. Well, most of them. Great post!Christine Murrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08168406879681616375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437730797773263014.post-14331027793071937272011-08-15T15:19:13.249-06:002011-08-15T15:19:13.249-06:00Well, my dream as a kid was to create a great stor...Well, my dream as a kid was to create a great story and share it with the world. I guess my dream hasn't changed one bit. Does that mean I'm still a kid? Sweet!David P. Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259276981865439853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437730797773263014.post-30318994985530023442011-08-15T15:18:33.746-06:002011-08-15T15:18:33.746-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.David P. Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259276981865439853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437730797773263014.post-690251765369652212011-08-15T14:13:27.927-06:002011-08-15T14:13:27.927-06:00I love the way you put this.
In many ways I am st...I love the way you put this.<br /><br />In many ways I am still trying to live each of my dreams. <br /><br />Of course I know that I can't live all of them but I can write my dreams and live them that way :)Small Town Shelly Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13535247595352753415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437730797773263014.post-72924508471177745992011-08-15T12:10:40.297-06:002011-08-15T12:10:40.297-06:00I had so many dreams when I was a teen! And I woul...I had so many dreams when I was a teen! And I would imagine and pretend all of the time, especially when I was a young teen. It really was no surprise to my family and friends that I wanted to be a writer.Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00462382909938737612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437730797773263014.post-87998950644420747912011-08-15T10:37:18.894-06:002011-08-15T10:37:18.894-06:00I too had a lot of dreams as an teenager, I still ...I too had a lot of dreams as an teenager, I still have few of them unfulfilled.Rachna Chhabriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900999965919504282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437730797773263014.post-4164919084988286552011-08-15T09:58:11.622-06:002011-08-15T09:58:11.622-06:00I think I'm still like that now. I want to do...I think I'm still like that now. I want to do more things than I have time for, so family and writing take the cake. <br /><br />In college, my major had two grandmas who'd come back to school -- that really impressed me. Maybe I can't do everything I want to all at once (it's definitely time to be with my little kids right now), but when I'm wrinkled, I'm going to go and get myself that master's degree. That's my plan, anyway: do everything, but one thing at a time. Hopefully it works out. :)MKHutchinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07715686902529938959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437730797773263014.post-29897088003236653192011-08-15T09:46:57.317-06:002011-08-15T09:46:57.317-06:00Ah, yes, the wanting. I still haven't stopped ...Ah, yes, the wanting. I still haven't stopped wanting and dreaming. I always loved the way fiction allows me to live vicariously through amazing characters who got to experience the moments I dreamed about. :)lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16524291742541007382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437730797773263014.post-87970533915635686732011-08-15T09:33:36.349-06:002011-08-15T09:33:36.349-06:00I wanted to have a nice place to live that I could...I wanted to have a nice place to live that I could call my own, I wanted to teach and I wanted kids. Hmm...I got 2 out of 3, not bad.<br /><br />Oh, and I loved The Man from Snowy River. I wanted to ride my horse down a hill like that looking as cool as he did.Jenny S. Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00482342313938669366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437730797773263014.post-27603537623229750572011-08-15T09:11:21.237-06:002011-08-15T09:11:21.237-06:00I wanted a boy to love me, I wanted to figure out ...I wanted a boy to love me, I wanted to figure out what career I would pursue after high school. I wanted high school drama to end! lol ;) <br /><br />This is why I love writing YA as well. To make my characters dreams come true. Even if they have to hit a bunch of rough patches before they do. :)Chantele Sedgwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07920913211842919013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437730797773263014.post-14439409584995053402011-08-15T09:08:45.687-06:002011-08-15T09:08:45.687-06:00You are darling, and absolutely right! I loved tha...You are darling, and absolutely right! I loved that feeling as a teenager. It was wonderful and we shouldn't forget it as adults. We should keep dreaming. I'm sure that is a lot of why I loved reading too - an escape into another world, if even for a brief time. I remember when I was really young I wanted to be a veterinarian. I was always into animals and thought I could fix anything.Abby Fowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08567978659174723198noreply@blogger.com