Welcome to our 22nd Road Trip Wednesday!
Road Trip Wednesday is a "Blog Carnival," where YA Highway's contributors post a weekly writing- or reading-related question and answer it on our own blogs. You can hop from destination to destination and get everybody's unique take on the topic.
We'd love for you to participate! Just answer the prompt on your own blog and leave a link in the comments -- or since this week's topic is a short one, you can include your answer in the comments.
This Week's Topic:
Which writer's career would you most like to emulate?
(Borrowing a prompt from agent Nathan Bransford)
Which writer's career would you most like to emulate?
(Borrowing a prompt from agent Nathan Bransford)
Kaitlin: "I narrowed it down by thinking, who don't I want to be?"
Kirsten: "Smartassedness aside, my answer is..."
Leila: "I would buy a beautiful villa in Ponsonby!"
Kate: "I expect a collective gasp when I say this..."
Amanda: "Are you the kind of writer that wants to be a household name?"
Lee: "I guess the overall theme here is approachability."
Kristin Sr.: "Great Shoes: 'nuff said. (yes, this IS related to my career)"
Kirsten: "Smartassedness aside, my answer is..."
Leila: "I would buy a beautiful villa in Ponsonby!"
Kate: "I expect a collective gasp when I say this..."
Amanda: "Are you the kind of writer that wants to be a household name?"
Lee: "I guess the overall theme here is approachability."
Kristin Sr.: "Great Shoes: 'nuff said. (yes, this IS related to my career)"
Road Trip Song of the Week:
"What I Am" by Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians
I love this topic! Please visit my blog to find out the many reasons why I love Elizabeth Scott:
ReplyDeletehttp://seepamwrite.blogspot.com/2010/03/what-career.html
From what most of the YA Highwayers said, we can all pretty much assume NO ONE wants to be JKR or S. Meyer.
ReplyDelete:-) My answer:
http://www.abbystevens.com/2010/03/authors-arent-necessarily-celebrities.html
Btw, maybe I just missed it, but will there be a RTW next week?
Abby, I'm going to add it later. We just haven't decided yet. LOL
ReplyDeleteThis is a really cool topic, come and dote on Suzanne Collins and Joyce Carol Oates with me: http://marquitamarks.blogspot.com/2010/03/i-want-to-be-just-like.html
ReplyDeleteAwesome topic! It resonated.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.phoebeeating.com/2010/03/24/authorial-talent-crushes/
I, too, couldn't resist. but I also couldn't keep it to this century...so many great inspirations.
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I am a SARK disciple. Feel free to check out why.
ReplyDeleteI like this question. I actually didn't comment on Nathan's blog (though I meant to), so writing a post about this was really fun!
ReplyDeleteMine is here.
Psht, /who/ would want to be JKR? (harhar, i'msofunny.)
ReplyDeletePresent!
Oh...I just noticed the song of the week. I LOVE it! I was obsessed with that song when I was a kid. Then, when I was eleven, I might have maybe borrowed the album from my mom and never returned it. I think after 14 years, she maybe doesn't miss it.
ReplyDeleteHere's my shameful answer. :)
ReplyDeletehttp://margaretwestenhoff.blogspot.com/2010/03/ya-highway-whose-writing-career-would.html
Good topic -- I found a way to relate it to Helen Keller ... ?
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