tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406795.post3682699189898931298..comments2023-10-19T09:51:25.237-06:00Comments on The Write Type - Multi-Author Musings: Part 1 of an interview with Betty Dravis, author of 1106 Grand BoulevardCheryl Tardifhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15160526951596806898noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406795.post-13506942769459095422008-12-21T21:03:00.000-07:002008-12-21T21:03:00.000-07:00Thanks to everyone for visiting my interview by Ch...Thanks to everyone for visiting my interview by Cheryl. I appreciate your kind words. Seven people left comments on Part One of the interview; ten left comments on Part Two, so I'll post this comment in both places.<BR/><BR/>Wanted you all to know that the winner of my novel, "1106 Grand Boulevard" is JARUCIA JAYCOX NIRULA.<BR/><BR/>Congrats, JARUCIA. I'll send the book as soon as I return home after Christmas in San Jose. WOO-HOO to you! I hope you enjoy this dramatized version of my beautiful older sister's life. She's so special to me ... as are all of you. xoxoxo<BR/><BR/>Thanks to all!<BR/><BR/>Hugs - BettyBetty Dravishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07592031475090114019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406795.post-4757670485952905902008-12-20T11:12:00.000-07:002008-12-20T11:12:00.000-07:00Great interview, Betty. I've read your short stori...Great interview, Betty. I've read your short stories and enjoyed them thoroughly. Now I'm looking forward to sampling your novels as well. All the best. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you.<BR/><BR/>Paul WeissBackcountry Musehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09507656821746144522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406795.post-28848157848521093892008-12-15T23:28:00.000-07:002008-12-15T23:28:00.000-07:00What an impressive and entertaining interview! I h...What an impressive and entertaining interview! I had no idea, Betty, that you had done all this. You were hanging around with the stars, you became a newspaper owner, you brought up six children by yourself, and you wrote outstanding novels. <BR/><BR/>The most important lesson I learned from the interview was your discipline of setting aside two hours every day to work on a project as part of three hours a day to write. DISCIPLINE.<BR/><BR/>The most important lesson I have learned from your writing is your suspension of reality to show the reality of the inner thought processes. The whimsical is used as a means of achieving the truth. CREATIVITY<BR/><BR/>The most important lesson I have learned from observing you is the gentle way you deal with people. You appreciate those who have mentored you, and you teach those who can learn from you. LOVE<BR/><BR/>The most amusing thing I read in this interview is that you are a Kentucky Colonel.<BR/><BR/>Mary Lou CheathamMary Lou Cheathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16002255570016071116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406795.post-7163494018497518372008-12-14T18:45:00.000-07:002008-12-14T18:45:00.000-07:00Loved reading this interview. Betty was kind enou...Loved reading this interview. Betty was kind enough to write a wonderful review of my book, Belly of the Whale. Living your life with passion is the only choice. Thanks Betty for being an inspiration to all of us.<BR/><BR/>LindaLinda Merlinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15116398128501935591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406795.post-32619359971139550762008-12-14T12:20:00.000-07:002008-12-14T12:20:00.000-07:00Great interview, Betty. I've read each of Betty's ...Great interview, Betty. I've read each of Betty's books and they're all great reads.<BR/><BR/>ChristyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03464865851372103243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406795.post-30702102460292270412008-12-13T10:10:00.000-07:002008-12-13T10:10:00.000-07:00Very intertesting--I like this a lot! Thanks!Very intertesting--I like this a lot! Thanks!themanthatgotawayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09976929542516007236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406795.post-38854881993259997122008-12-13T07:33:00.000-07:002008-12-13T07:33:00.000-07:00Hey, Betty, I feel more intimately involved in you...Hey, Betty, I feel more intimately involved in your writing process. Thanks for sharing your insights in your memoir-like interview. Cheryl was surely gracious and accommodating with her interview, and you rose to the occasion with some mighty fine anecdotes. Musings and memories--all of them enjoyable. I particularly liked how you shared the joy of having a book reach its fruition. We can only dream of having a book published. JP :>)John Peterson (JPski)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15575457591311125092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406795.post-37963853730568626772008-12-13T05:59:00.000-07:002008-12-13T05:59:00.000-07:00What a wonderful and inspirational interview. Luc...What a wonderful and inspirational interview. Lucky you - you got to interview those interesting people! You did have an interesting career while raising your children! I am also a proud and happy mother, so I admire you for also being such. And I'm sure they are proud of you for all you've done and for the books you've written.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11807957825579243754noreply@blogger.com