tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-334850517005977763.comments2023-04-04T06:44:40.226-06:00Jolene Writes. . .Jolene Gutiérrezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13074647966788702252noreply@blogger.comBlogger129125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-334850517005977763.post-88845056613735733172022-06-10T21:58:46.559-06:002022-06-10T21:58:46.559-06:00Love the backstory on your backstory! Thank you so...Love the backstory on your backstory! Thank you so much for sharing!Elaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15886644298151226992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-334850517005977763.post-49260283052159311032022-06-10T13:53:08.419-06:002022-06-10T13:53:08.419-06:00Thank you so much for reading, Judy!Thank you so much for reading, Judy!Jolene Gutiérrezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13074647966788702252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-334850517005977763.post-85883806230220161332022-06-10T09:40:21.554-06:002022-06-10T09:40:21.554-06:00Great post! So inspiring to hear the revision stor...Great post! So inspiring to hear the revision stories behind these wonderful books. Congratulations! Judy Bryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06433205369420685780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-334850517005977763.post-72632283534562593992022-06-10T09:13:08.994-06:002022-06-10T09:13:08.994-06:00Thank you so much for reading! Yay for Zombie manu...Thank you so much for reading! Yay for Zombie manuscripts everywhere!Jolene Gutiérrezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13074647966788702252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-334850517005977763.post-90192939766101015522022-06-10T07:43:37.813-06:002022-06-10T07:43:37.813-06:00What an awesome idea--a giant Lego version of the ...What an awesome idea--a giant Lego version of the book cover! I don't have the skills to do that, but I'd love to see yours when the time is right!Jolene Gutiérrezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13074647966788702252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-334850517005977763.post-27149620632910942522022-06-10T07:42:37.553-06:002022-06-10T07:42:37.553-06:00Wonderful, and how awesome to hear that your manus...Wonderful, and how awesome to hear that your manuscript might be part of a series! Yay!Jolene Gutiérrezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13074647966788702252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-334850517005977763.post-71829639000153476322022-06-10T07:41:09.574-06:002022-06-10T07:41:09.574-06:00Thanks so much for reading!Thanks so much for reading!Jolene Gutiérrezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13074647966788702252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-334850517005977763.post-7205528950547045122022-06-10T05:13:51.812-06:002022-06-10T05:13:51.812-06:00Great post! Love to hear how your Zombies now sit ...Great post! Love to hear how your Zombies now sit on shelves everywhere. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-334850517005977763.post-87745302497537854892022-06-09T19:39:48.978-06:002022-06-09T19:39:48.978-06:00Love elephant stories, really enjoyed reading thia...Love elephant stories, really enjoyed reading thia post. As far as marketing, I remember seeing someone make a giant Lego version of their book cover. I want to do that!Stephanie Maksymiwnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-334850517005977763.post-44559456105377645372022-06-09T16:11:38.545-06:002022-06-09T16:11:38.545-06:00Great Post. I'm happy to say I have the book S...Great Post. I'm happy to say I have the book SHE LEADS. Love it! My resurrected manuscript is shaping up, and I now see it as part of a series.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-334850517005977763.post-78732777286204136242022-06-09T12:28:32.305-06:002022-06-09T12:28:32.305-06:00Such a great inspirational post and so many ideas!...Such a great inspirational post and so many ideas! Thanks for sharing! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-334850517005977763.post-53959239164081037342022-01-28T18:57:31.608-07:002022-01-28T18:57:31.608-07:00YES, Mia, food and picture books are such a beauti...YES, Mia, food and picture books are such a beautiful way to "taste" other cultures. Thank you! I'm excited to join in during the party tonight--thanks for making this possible!Jolene Gutiérrezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06872582768750814614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-334850517005977763.post-75063835480574075462022-01-28T14:20:51.218-07:002022-01-28T14:20:51.218-07:00I love that you teach a "comfort food" p...I love that you teach a "comfort food" picture book unit at school. It's exactly how I like to learn about other cultures too, through food and picture books. I learned so much from your wonderful book review. Thank you so much for sharing with Multicultural Children's Book Day. Please join us tonight at 9 pm EST for our Twitter Party to win book bundles. We are giving one away every 5 minutes. Each book bundle has 9 books to celebrate our 9th year. Some bonus packages have even more than 9! Miahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17692123101396750971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-334850517005977763.post-13327650583327771942020-10-16T21:35:01.205-06:002020-10-16T21:35:01.205-06:00Thank you so much, Kaitlyn! I'm so excited to ...Thank you so much, Kaitlyn! I'm so excited to be a part of this amazing contest again this year! <3Jolene Gutiérrezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06872582768750814614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-334850517005977763.post-34608729684157511312020-10-10T00:01:29.224-06:002020-10-10T00:01:29.224-06:00So dark and empowering, gosh I'm glad the MC e...So dark and empowering, gosh I'm glad the MC escaped and the twist of the MC now being the hunter, interesting for sure, gives me a The Village vibe ;) thanks for being such a wonderful support for the Fall Writing Frenzy!kfiechtnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14739151249738113519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-334850517005977763.post-92131212273317701482020-10-04T19:44:51.275-06:002020-10-04T19:44:51.275-06:00Thank you so much, Claire! :)Thank you so much, Claire! :)Jolene Gutiérrezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06872582768750814614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-334850517005977763.post-42194606958101817022020-10-04T19:44:31.450-06:002020-10-04T19:44:31.450-06:00<3 Thank you so much, Candice!!<3 Thank you so much, Candice!!Jolene Gutiérrezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06872582768750814614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-334850517005977763.post-89576003869777732812020-10-04T11:23:07.262-06:002020-10-04T11:23:07.262-06:00Such atmosphere and tension in so few words - love...Such atmosphere and tension in so few words - loved it! ClaireLewishttp://www.claireflewis.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-334850517005977763.post-33822576334862070522020-10-04T07:31:52.367-06:002020-10-04T07:31:52.367-06:00Whoa, you sure know how to twist an ending, Jolene...Whoa, you sure know how to twist an ending, Jolene! Great job on creating a spooky atmosphere. I especially adored "The trees are skeletal. I am one of them." So eerie! Though I wouldn't be too upset if the prey gets a chance to escape when the pack comes to find our narrator ;)Candice Connernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-334850517005977763.post-61559936182478298962020-10-03T22:41:49.577-06:002020-10-03T22:41:49.577-06:00Thank you so much, Brenda! :)Thank you so much, Brenda! :)Jolene Gutiérrezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06872582768750814614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-334850517005977763.post-88299432125933390232020-10-03T19:33:55.120-06:002020-10-03T19:33:55.120-06:00Thank you so much for your kind words, Anne. Your ...Thank you so much for your kind words, Anne. Your comments are always so perceptive, and I'm grateful that you understand my work, even the darkest pieces. <3Jolene Gutiérrezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06872582768750814614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-334850517005977763.post-56243372124696369532020-10-03T05:46:48.081-06:002020-10-03T05:46:48.081-06:00Wow, what a twist! That's a whole different le...Wow, what a twist! That's a whole different level of "in the doghouse," lol. Good luck!!Brenda Whiteheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00330029867973376132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-334850517005977763.post-36650848218361142972020-10-02T21:40:14.719-06:002020-10-02T21:40:14.719-06:00Your 2020 story is wildly eerie and evocative, Jol...Your 2020 story is wildly eerie and evocative, Jolene, and a wonderful companion to your chilling 2019 tale of terror. The vivid action and description really pull the reader along on this hair-raising chase. (The trees are dark, skeletal. I am one of them.) And oh, my beating heart, what a dramatic 180-degree twist at the end. "When the forest shifts," so does our entire perspective on everything that came before. Well done!Anne Liptonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04652416261383359608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-334850517005977763.post-32422077383064214752020-10-02T21:30:54.735-06:002020-10-02T21:30:54.735-06:00Thank you so much, Amanda!! I appreciate your kind...Thank you so much, Amanda!! I appreciate your kind words. :)Jolene Gutiérrezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06872582768750814614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-334850517005977763.post-67380040568187112722020-10-02T20:56:59.664-06:002020-10-02T20:56:59.664-06:00Wow! You had me hooked with that exciting first li...Wow! You had me hooked with that exciting first line. Love the suspense and descriptive language. I think there’s more to this story that I want to find out :) Amanda D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18428709213043747684noreply@blogger.com