tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011133488035315179.post4730381599663886802..comments2024-02-16T02:32:13.736-08:00Comments on Write About Now: Author Spotlight on: Barrie SummySherrie Petersenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11670339498152684137noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011133488035315179.post-87214946735260955392010-07-05T20:36:14.444-07:002010-07-05T20:36:14.444-07:00Sherrie, From your lips to Random House Canada'...Sherrie, From your lips to Random House Canada's ears!! :)Barriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04678698296265168217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011133488035315179.post-17558221885727928162010-07-05T10:58:52.204-07:002010-07-05T10:58:52.204-07:00Oh, you really should since you're Canadian an...Oh, you really should since you're Canadian and all :PSherrie Petersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11670339498152684137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011133488035315179.post-47708974141403933352010-07-05T10:52:09.755-07:002010-07-05T10:52:09.755-07:00Gabe: That is a WONDERFUL idea!!! Actually, I thin...Gabe: That is a WONDERFUL idea!!! Actually, I think visiting a bunch of schools in the Great White North would be very fun.Barriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04678698296265168217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011133488035315179.post-73474117095473286892010-07-05T05:05:02.253-07:002010-07-05T05:05:02.253-07:00Great interview! Fun series!! So you got to resear...Great interview! Fun series!! So you got to research in Hollywood, eh? Does that mean at some point Sherrie will head up to Canada, so you can research here? I<br /><br />'d go for the newest book, since it's not in my local indie yet.Gabriele Goldstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04481625919437738131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011133488035315179.post-6129699635968515342010-07-04T16:23:58.296-07:002010-07-04T16:23:58.296-07:00Stina: I, too, am glad it didn't take so long ...Stina: I, too, am glad it didn't take so long to write the sequels!<br /><br />Carolyn: Oh yes, read them and let me know what you think. ;)<br /><br />Tory: I think conferences can be great for networking. Especially if you find one that has editor(s), agent(s) that you're definitely interested in talking to.<br /><br />Tricia: Hi! Nice to see you over here!<br /><br />Lori: Any fan of Nancy Drew is a friend of mine:)<br /><br />Laughingwolf: How come I didn't know you had a daughter???!!!<br /><br />Laura: I am blushing!Barriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04678698296265168217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011133488035315179.post-80228226829115992652010-07-04T16:18:20.868-07:002010-07-04T16:18:20.868-07:00Dawn: Guess where our local SCBWI meets? At the nu...Dawn: Guess where our local SCBWI meets? At the nursing building on the USD campus!<br /><br />Lydia: So glad you enjoyed the interview<br /><br />Michelle: Sherrie DOES ask good questions! Email me the address of the middle school where you mom works and I'll send some bookmarks (barrie.summy@gmail.com)<br /><br />Tabitha: Thank you!!!<br /><br />Riv: Well, I think Makeup is funny. teehee. :)Barriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04678698296265168217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011133488035315179.post-23118855893376793312010-07-04T16:14:01.352-07:002010-07-04T16:14:01.352-07:00Anita: Barrie is short for Barbara. I know, weird....Anita: Barrie is short for Barbara. I know, weird. Anyway, no one calls me Barbara. And I married into Summy. ;)Barriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04678698296265168217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011133488035315179.post-39101503319088865572010-07-04T15:16:48.090-07:002010-07-04T15:16:48.090-07:00What a great interview. Barrie is wonderful, and h...What a great interview. Barrie is wonderful, and her books sound super fun!<br /><br />I would love either book, but I've already won a book here so I feel guilty entering. Thus, I'll have to buy my own copy.<br /><br />Barrie, I went to school in San Diego! USD! Go Toreros! ;)<br /><br />Sherrie, I'll be at the SCBWI Summer Conference! We have to find each other and meet in person!Dawn Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05667675689038435581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011133488035315179.post-77581066179539027362010-07-04T15:06:06.973-07:002010-07-04T15:06:06.973-07:00I wonder how the author got her name? Unusual in a...I wonder how the author got her name? Unusual in a good way.Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333494452915600562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011133488035315179.post-64915719955056653272010-07-04T10:22:43.624-07:002010-07-04T10:22:43.624-07:00I love these books! I've been studying them as...I love these books! I've been studying them as my mentor novel before I attempt a mg mystery! I've read the first two, so I'd love the arc of I So Don't Do Make-up!Laura Paulinghttp://www.laurapauling.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011133488035315179.post-27920123431841214082010-07-03T16:57:19.219-07:002010-07-03T16:57:19.219-07:00thx sherrie, on getting more 'stuff' outta...thx sherrie, on getting more 'stuff' outta barrie ;) lol<br /><br />either book would do since i'd pass it on to my younger daughter...laughingwolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08873675614347328116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011133488035315179.post-21921675931119089382010-07-03T11:41:09.748-07:002010-07-03T11:41:09.748-07:00Welcome back, Sherrie and thank you and Barrie for...Welcome back, Sherrie and thank you and Barrie for a great interview! These books sound fun. I'd love to win the I So Don't Do Makeup one. I just re-read a Nancy Drew mystery last weekend. Loved those so much as a girl!Lori W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15513938828806159874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011133488035315179.post-36631738627423233172010-07-02T20:27:49.969-07:002010-07-02T20:27:49.969-07:00What a fun interview! But I'm not surprised si...What a fun interview! But I'm not surprised since it was you and Barrie. Thanks for brightening my day.Tricia J. O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993110400088806252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011133488035315179.post-5207339788399938072010-07-02T19:25:14.331-07:002010-07-02T19:25:14.331-07:00Thanks for sharing this with us, Kristan!
Barri...Thanks for sharing this with us, Kristan! <br /><br />Barrie's road to publication is so incredible! Makes me want to spend every extra penny on attending a conference. <br /><br />Hope you have a safe and happy Fourth w/ your family! ToryToryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002374176500840411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011133488035315179.post-64613163234704755102010-07-02T16:49:33.695-07:002010-07-02T16:49:33.695-07:00I want to read all her books! I love the cover of ...I want to read all her books! I love the cover of her new one. How cute! =)Carolyn V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15456210036213016603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011133488035315179.post-6034564912553385582010-07-02T16:10:33.983-07:002010-07-02T16:10:33.983-07:00Pic Me! Pick Me! Pick Me!
I would love to enter f...Pic Me! Pick Me! Pick Me!<br /><br />I would love to enter for I so Don't Do Mysteries. <br /><br />Great interview. Glad to hear it didn't take as long to write the sequels.Stinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011133488035315179.post-40464488008251637892010-07-02T15:15:15.455-07:002010-07-02T15:15:15.455-07:00Kristan, I recently read a blue edition of THE SEC...Kristan, I recently read a blue edition of THE SECRET IN THE OLD ATTIC. Blue editions came before the yellow covers. They're a little bit non-PC. Interesting read!Barriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04678698296265168217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011133488035315179.post-85128660946760443712010-07-02T13:25:09.783-07:002010-07-02T13:25:09.783-07:00So I Don't Do Makeup looks hysterical! I'd...So I Don't Do Makeup looks hysterical! I'd love that!Riv Rehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09385226727864037794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011133488035315179.post-53558466392603889792010-07-02T08:41:24.998-07:002010-07-02T08:41:24.998-07:00I *love* Barrie's books! They are so much fun...I *love* Barrie's books! They are so much fun. :) And great interview!<br /><br />I'd love a copy of I So Don't Do Makeup (I already have a copy of Mysteries). :)Tabithahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420910182752981979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011133488035315179.post-54996792307727171362010-07-02T08:16:57.481-07:002010-07-02T08:16:57.481-07:00I have been meaning to get Barrie's books fore...I have been meaning to get Barrie's books forever! My mom works in a middle school library and I know the kids there would love them. I don't think they have them there yet. And I want to read them, too! <br /><br />Great, great interview. You always ask the best questions! Thanks to you both. :)Michelle D. Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696465137285587646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011133488035315179.post-61950370703248206052010-07-02T08:12:50.553-07:002010-07-02T08:12:50.553-07:00Great interview! and the books look like such fun ...Great interview! and the books look like such fun reads. I really appreciate learning about how Barrie made it to a published author. That was great!Lydia Kanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00484415427764822386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011133488035315179.post-91129473861436589582010-07-02T07:38:44.165-07:002010-07-02T07:38:44.165-07:00Aw, I used to love Nancy Drew too. I even read the...Aw, I used to love Nancy Drew too. I even read the series when she and George and Bess went to college... but I did lose interest after a few of those. (Perhaps more because of me than the books.)<br /><br />Anyway, I think I'd like to start at the beginning, if I win. ;)<br /><br />Thanks to both of you for doing this!Kristanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04771013578685419826noreply@blogger.com