Comments on: Yay! Now this is what I call a good day for a writer…

By: Glenda Larke

Glenda Larke — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:13:05 +0000

Hi Victoria! Thanks for dropping by.

That post by Justine was quite disturbing. I honestly don't know what goes on in the heads of marketing people sometimes!

Actually my kids are not adopted – I am married to a Malay. And they are now quite gorgeous women, one of them married to an American. The best thing you can do for kids is to give them the assurance they near to deal with anything that comes their way. And yes, there have been not so nice incidents, but I am proud of the way they have coped.

Chinese seems to be one of the in things in fantasy at the moment. Have you read Alma Alexander or the Australians Kylie Chan and Alison Goodman?

By: Victoria Dixon

Victoria Dixon — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:01:50 +0000

Hi, Glenda! First time reader. I happened to catch your comment to Justine Labalastier's blog today and wanted to drop in on you as well. I'm also the mother of a beautiful Chinese daughter. She happens to have a condition called Ocular Albinism, which means she has lousy eyesight and looks remarkably caucasian. I fear someday other Chinese children may tell her she's not Chinese and of course, we're likely to get all sorts of bizarre racially spurred remarks. (Okay, we already have and from disturbing quarters.) Anyway, I wanted to say hello to a fellow adopter. Your books look fabulous and I'll watch for them here in the U.S. Mine is still in need of a publisher, but is set in pseudo China, 220 A.D.

By: Satima Flavell

Satima Flavell — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:07:04 +0000

Never mind the squishes and the squashes: the rest makes it all worthwhile:-) Congrats on the well-earned praise and the translation prospect!

By: glenda larke

glenda larke — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:30:13 +0000

I found them quite painful when I had the first one done, must be more than 30 years ago now. I think they have perfected the machines and technology since then.

However, I found this one painful – not actually because of the squashing, but because of the contortionist position played havoc with my arthritis. But it's hardly a long process these days, so no real complaints.

By: Jo

Jo — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:12:59 +0000

Thanks Hendo.

Imagine Me – I was terrified to have a mammogram for years because I had heard it was painful. I needed to practice by shutting my boob in a fridge door or laying on the ground and allowing someone to run over it. Finally my doc insisted – I hardly slept the night before. I am considered to be WELL endowed and I didn't find it a bit painful – I was shocked. Everyone I have spoken to since said "well of course not, we told you".

By: Helen V.

Helen V. — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:34:57 +0000

Oh yes the squash. Much sympathy but your agent's comments must have eased the pain.

Jo: You're lucky because mammograms are really painful for those with either very small or very large fronts.

By: Hendo

Hendo — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:07:15 +0000

Glenda: great news! Now the pressure is on for the third book though 🙂

Jo: It depends on the writer. Some openly solicit other writers for 'shared worlds', others are very protective. Some do both.

By: Jo

Jo — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:07:29 +0000

Congratulations on the good bits and, having just had my first mammogram ever, I really don't think the squash bits were that bad were they?

Been thinking about writers who "play" in other writer's worlds. I wondered does the original author mind and do they get royalties for it, do you know?