tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post3336386495656756197..comments2023-10-31T07:49:59.631-04:00Comments on Edited to Within an Inch of my Life: Friday Feature: Journeys Toward Publication and Beyond: Daniel McInerny's Kingdom of PatriaHeather Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06699360166269376285noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post-49477141085722971532013-02-28T17:55:12.346-05:002013-02-28T17:55:12.346-05:00I've been browsing online more than 2 hours to...I've been browsing online more than 2 hours today, yet I never found any interesting article like yours. It's pretty worth enough for <br />me. In my view, if all web owners and bloggers made good content as you did, the internet will be a lot more useful than ever before.<br /><br /><br />my blog :: <a href="http://www.facebeen.com/blog/11110/bajaj-allianz-life-insurance-online/" rel="nofollow">cheap car insurance</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post-52317462705375937702013-02-27T05:02:03.772-05:002013-02-27T05:02:03.772-05:00Hmm is anyone else encountering problems with the ...Hmm is anyone else encountering problems with the pictures <br />on this blog loading? I'm trying to find out if its a problem on my end or if it's <br />the blog. Any feed-back would be greatly appreciated.<br /><br /><br /><br />Here is my web-site ... <a href="http://ralphcdanding.yourcaringpal.com/blogs/1687/2719/a-spotlight-on-sensible-vitamins" rel="nofollow">ralphcdanding.yourcaringpal.com</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post-80597811948012945812013-02-03T02:16:03.073-05:002013-02-03T02:16:03.073-05:00Oh my goodness! Amazing article dude! Thanks, Howe...Oh my goodness! Amazing article dude! Thanks, However I am going through difficulties with your RSS.<br /><br />I don't understand the reason why I can't join it. Is there anybody else getting similar RSS <br />problems? Anyone that knows the solution will you kindly <br />respond? Thanx!!<br /><i>Here is my page</i> ; <b><a href="http://www.youseemii.net/node/1030634" rel="nofollow">www.youseemii.net</a></b>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post-76490734478270792542011-12-21T22:35:45.794-05:002011-12-21T22:35:45.794-05:00Thanks, Robert! So come along with them on an adve...Thanks, Robert! So come along with them on an adventure in Patria!Daniel McInernyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17395718013706017328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post-88110904401761105892011-12-21T12:30:21.023-05:002011-12-21T12:30:21.023-05:00Trojan refugees... I love it!Trojan refugees... I love it!Robert Guthriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15618840090348189477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post-31067455109883107242011-12-17T20:39:34.986-05:002011-12-17T20:39:34.986-05:00I answered that last question too fast...apologies...I answered that last question too fast...apologies for all the typos...I mean typos! :)Daniel McInernyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08773077754926104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post-24233776756689373952011-12-17T09:26:16.580-05:002011-12-17T09:26:16.580-05:00Hi Matthew!
Thanks so much for the kind words abo...Hi Matthew!<br /><br />Thanks so much for the kind words about Stout Hearts & Whizzing Biscuits! It's especially gratifying to hear that your 8 y/o son enjoyed it, too.<br /><br />It's a good question whether I originally envisioned my Patria stories as a series. I suppose I did, but not the kind of series in which each the series is one long, continuous plot-line (as in the Harry Potter books). Once I determined to self-publish Stout Hearts and create the Kingdom of Patria website, by then I had committed to a series, but one in which the stories build on one another in a fairly loose sense. "Stoop of Mastodon Meadow," which will be released in January (sorry, I'm late it with!) picks up on Oliver's story a few months after Stout Hearts, and almost all of the characters from Stout Hearts are involved (and some new ones, too!), but the plot is completely distinct from Stout Hearts. It's its own story, even thought the "world" of Stout Hearts is still in play. Again my inspiration has been from P.G. Wodehouse, specifically in his series of comic novels about Blandings Castle. <br /><br />Blue socks? A silly play on the "Knights of the Garter."Daniel McInernyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08773077754926104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post-3022915197079397472011-12-16T22:52:18.469-05:002011-12-16T22:52:18.469-05:00I've read Stout Hearts and Whizzing Biscuits a...I've read Stout Hearts and Whizzing Biscuits and can attest to the good humor. My 8 y/o son enjoyed it as well.<br /><br />My question for Daniel; did you conceive the Patria stories as a series from the start? If so, are there characters and elements introduced in the first book for which you already have planned a story arc? <br /><br />There must be something significant about blue socks, for instance.Matthew Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14732400123226464742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post-23551806910355200032011-12-16T16:11:05.690-05:002011-12-16T16:11:05.690-05:00Heather- Thanks Heather, I'll pass that along ...Heather- Thanks Heather, I'll pass that along to Dan and the rest of the team :) Dan, the technical mastermind, had trouble fitting his head through the doorway on the way out :D hah!<br /><br />Great blog here too Heather, I'll add you to my RSS feed!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post-852687866742221412011-12-16T14:31:41.330-05:002011-12-16T14:31:41.330-05:00Jon--I second Daniel's "don't be daun...Jon--I second Daniel's "don't be daunted". Don't be daunted!! <br /><br />Troy--thanks so much for stopping by! Very cool work on the website. <br /><br />Thanks, Daniel for being such a great host for the comments section!<br /><br />Anita--his website definitely rocks!<br /><br />Tracey--I know, his elements are fabulous. Great job finding the reference. LOL :)Heather Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06699360166269376285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post-57037602707806196822011-12-16T14:24:43.263-05:002011-12-16T14:24:43.263-05:00You had me at Magna-Pneumatic Whizzing Biscuit Bla...You had me at Magna-Pneumatic Whizzing Biscuit Blaster. This sounds great! Thanks for such an in-depth interview, Heather.<br /><br /><br />(And I do love the ROUTS mention. Haha)Tracey Neithercotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539278941411542797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post-20713505578592171892011-12-16T13:47:21.743-05:002011-12-16T13:47:21.743-05:00Yay! Love this...will go check out some of the lin...Yay! Love this...will go check out some of the links. Thanks!Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333494452915600562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post-31815613751279311132011-12-16T11:49:26.971-05:002011-12-16T11:49:26.971-05:00Thanks, Troy!
Enjoy Stout Hearts & Whizzing ...Thanks, Troy! <br /><br />Enjoy Stout Hearts & Whizzing Biscuits around the Christmas fire...<br /><br />Tell Dan it's O.K. being a technical mastermind, just so that he doesn't turn into a criminal mastermind!<br /><br />And any writer out there looking for a fabulous web company, go directly to Snap Design!Daniel McInernyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08773077754926104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post-17588305089444901142011-12-16T11:40:51.849-05:002011-12-16T11:40:51.849-05:00Hi Daniel!
Thanks for the great compliments about...Hi Daniel!<br /><br />Thanks for the great compliments about Snap Design. I showed Dan the article and he loved being known as the technical mastermind, hopefully it doesn't go to his head too much! <br /><br />It's great working with you, and I have already purchased my own copy of <i> Stout Hearts </i> and will read it this holiday season!<br /><br />Troy Stewart<br />Marketing Strategist, Snap Design<br />www.snapdesign.caAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post-3122400232216006862011-12-16T11:37:58.745-05:002011-12-16T11:37:58.745-05:00Hi, Jonathan!
Thank you for your very kind comme...Hi, Jonathan! <br /><br />Thank you for your very kind comments. I don't know if I'm a pioneer...I'm just trying to learn from a lot of self-pubbers and writers who were busy blazing the trail long before I arrived. And as I said in the interview, J.K. Rowling's Pottermore site was a big inspiration. Last summer, as I was puttering around with ideas, news of the Pottermore launch really helped congeal a lot of thoughts in my mind, and pointed me in the direction I wanted to go.<br /><br />Don't be daunted! Dream big, and then take one practical step at a time to make it a reality. <br /><br />Thanks for chatting today!<br /><br />DanielDaniel McInernyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17395718013706017328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post-87862215758968165302011-12-16T11:07:23.871-05:002011-12-16T11:07:23.871-05:00Daniel,
Heather introduced me to your site a few ...Daniel,<br /><br />Heather introduced me to your site a few weeks ago and it inspired a thoughtful conversation about our own writing endeavors, so thank you for being a pioneer.<br /><br />The idea behind your story is so well developed! Thanks for sharing the details of your process.<br /><br />I am daunted to some extent, but even more so you have inspired me.<br /><br />Thanks!<br /><br />-JonathonJonathon Arntsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17366218140886892757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post-54844327760431965512011-12-16T10:28:56.239-05:002011-12-16T10:28:56.239-05:00Good morning, Heather and Laura!
Yes, Heather, t...Good morning, Heather and Laura! <br /><br />Yes, Heather, the book is solely in ebook and audio formats. I have no plans for paper publication at this point, mainly because I believe that if the self-publishing enterprise is going to succeed, it's going to be purely electronically. <br /><br />I appreciate the kudos, Laura! Thanks for visiting the website and downloading a sample. I hope you like it and will come back for more.Daniel McInernyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08773077754926104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post-14000993998274783112011-12-16T10:18:15.205-05:002011-12-16T10:18:15.205-05:00Great interview. I loved the website and downloade...Great interview. I loved the website and downloaded a sample onto my Kindle. Good luck Daniel!Laura Paulinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06503090226508079501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post-27007094097582359922011-12-16T10:01:20.324-05:002011-12-16T10:01:20.324-05:00Daniel, thanks so much for the great interview!
...Daniel, thanks so much for the great interview! <br /><br />Is this book solely in ebook and audio formats? If so, do you think that there will be a great rise in middle graders with e-readers in their hands soon?<br /><br />Do you plan on publishing a paper copy?<br /><br />Have you considered developing an app?Heather Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06699360166269376285noreply@blogger.com