tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115704751652270450.post3729634878340506599..comments2024-03-19T04:14:19.769-04:00Comments on Elizabeth Seckman, Author: The Boss, Ducks, & CoversElizabeth Seckmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00045076826326574984noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115704751652270450.post-22491889588599196312013-11-07T13:17:33.970-05:002013-11-07T13:17:33.970-05:00It's really all we can do, right?It's really all we can do, right?Elizabeth Seckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045076826326574984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115704751652270450.post-59473270068559432812013-11-07T13:17:12.089-05:002013-11-07T13:17:12.089-05:00Oh jaybird...I think we are sharing the same inner...Oh jaybird...I think we are sharing the same inner critic. I can't even read the books that are in print. It gives me anxiety because I start thinking that I let them out into the world too soon. I don't know if I will ever be the bold sort who says, yeah I rocked that.<br /><br />But I will say...your blog is excellent, so you evidently have talent and I bet your stories are just as good. Elizabeth Seckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045076826326574984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115704751652270450.post-13655925915668351682013-11-07T13:14:46.213-05:002013-11-07T13:14:46.213-05:00Oh well, in that case...double votes for it!Oh well, in that case...double votes for it!Elizabeth Seckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045076826326574984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115704751652270450.post-35649425989245289132013-11-07T13:14:24.756-05:002013-11-07T13:14:24.756-05:00Thanks Lynda! I'm beginning to think I need to...Thanks Lynda! I'm beginning to think I need to somehow blend the two. Maybe call in a photography friend who might be able to give me something better than a stock photo. Elizabeth Seckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045076826326574984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115704751652270450.post-91412504845251554532013-11-07T13:13:24.521-05:002013-11-07T13:13:24.521-05:00Thanks Michael. I would never shave my head, I hav...Thanks Michael. I would never shave my head, I have a lumpy forehead that I have to keep covered with bangs. I'm glad you feel I'm worthy. That means a lot. :)Elizabeth Seckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045076826326574984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115704751652270450.post-57611343882222964732013-11-07T13:12:26.991-05:002013-11-07T13:12:26.991-05:00Of course I love you. Or do I just say that becaus...Of course I love you. Or do I just say that because in reality I am just picking your brain for good ideas and advice?Elizabeth Seckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045076826326574984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115704751652270450.post-72071741108959857652013-11-07T13:11:15.381-05:002013-11-07T13:11:15.381-05:00That is the hardest thing Julie...I have a vision ...That is the hardest thing Julie...I have a vision in my head, but no way to make it happen. That happens when I decorate a room too. Elizabeth Seckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045076826326574984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115704751652270450.post-75212784683040263942013-11-07T13:10:17.904-05:002013-11-07T13:10:17.904-05:00Don't you just love his butt on the Born in th...Don't you just love his butt on the Born in the USA cover? Sigh. Talk about cover love ;)<br /><br />Thanks for picking a favorite!Elizabeth Seckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045076826326574984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115704751652270450.post-86481088069976431512013-11-07T10:45:58.370-05:002013-11-07T10:45:58.370-05:00Accept, move on and laugh about it - sounds like a...Accept, move on and laugh about it - sounds like a great formula to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115704751652270450.post-27019784920238850612013-11-07T09:25:16.288-05:002013-11-07T09:25:16.288-05:00I like both covers! And how I relate to this post-...I like both covers! And how I relate to this post- I have changed my mind about my story and it's contents and it's overall theme so many times. I feel like all of my friends and family think I am a total joke. I have had my book sitting in limbo for so long I wonder if I am just some stupid hack that should never have tried in the first place. Then, the next day I read something I wrote and think, "that's not so bad". Ugh. That inner critic needs to be b-slapped from time to time. jaybirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10708353376256621965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115704751652270450.post-65790241130584995292013-11-07T09:06:02.852-05:002013-11-07T09:06:02.852-05:00Personally ---the one with the couple is calling m...Personally ---the one with the couple is calling me.Cathrina Constantinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16960849263181625782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115704751652270450.post-20859172689339876592013-11-06T23:52:27.844-05:002013-11-06T23:52:27.844-05:00They are great covers. If I had to choose, I'd...They are great covers. If I had to choose, I'd personally go with the first one :)Lynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115704751652270450.post-91929298098787855852013-11-06T19:11:39.794-05:002013-11-06T19:11:39.794-05:00I like your covers...don't know which one is b...I like your covers...don't know which one is best, they're both nice in their own ways.<br /><br />Yeah...don't go pulling a Britney Spears and shaving your head when you're down. It's COLD.<br /><br />Take care, and stay positive. You are worthy. :)<br /><br /><a title="My Writer's Blog" href="http://mlswift.me/blog" rel="nofollow">M.L. Swift, Writer</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17064990883097071040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115704751652270450.post-78025607611622816622013-11-06T18:04:00.460-05:002013-11-06T18:04:00.460-05:00Your ducks fly off roofs?? Dang they are just as a...Your ducks fly off roofs?? Dang they are just as adventurous as you!!! I adore you my sweet pea. We have bounced that cover all over the place haven't we?? It should feel bruised but still looks pretty. Thanks for letting me be a part if your decisions or more like indecisiveness. Truly means you love me. Your really love me!!! HahahaTammy Theriaulthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128574900510175415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115704751652270450.post-16504836195958461582013-11-06T17:16:21.898-05:002013-11-06T17:16:21.898-05:00Oh I think choosing a cover that speaks, visually,...Oh I think choosing a cover that speaks, visually, of what your heart knows about your story would be almost impossible! I took like the little quackers in their orderly rows, but HA! life seldom dishes it out that way. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741349796538313075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115704751652270450.post-33221318396482045942013-11-06T14:22:45.272-05:002013-11-06T14:22:45.272-05:00That's Dancing in the Dark and now I am singin...That's Dancing in the Dark and now I am singing it and will be all day. A Boss fanatic, here. :D<br /><br />I agree, I always seem to get more insecure when I feel overwhelmed. For what it's worth I love both covers but I think I am partial to the new one. Julie Flandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05003737491313673214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115704751652270450.post-2286873162198496432013-11-06T12:18:20.489-05:002013-11-06T12:18:20.489-05:00My niece, Stacey (she takes note when NOT mentione...My niece, Stacey (she takes note when NOT mentioned by name), found this picture in the stock photos and I fell in love. The MC, Mollie is all sorts of sweet and this would so be her ride. But then she meets Craig who is an alpha ass, so sweet meets salty...now to get a cover that says that...Elizabeth Seckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045076826326574984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115704751652270450.post-53996438410699371182013-11-06T12:15:00.389-05:002013-11-06T12:15:00.389-05:00Oh a new school year was always such a thrill...no...Oh a new school year was always such a thrill...nothing like a blank slate. I too am a creature of habit and limit my changes to the realm of make believe. And my first drafts are rough, rough, rough. I hate to admit how many it takes until it's even coherent. <br /><br />I don't think the book is steamy at all. It's an old school Danielle Steele. There is sex, but I like to think plot trumps position. Elizabeth Seckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045076826326574984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115704751652270450.post-1158261077599459192013-11-06T12:11:52.359-05:002013-11-06T12:11:52.359-05:00Aren't you sweet and diplomatic in your choice...Aren't you sweet and diplomatic in your choice ;)<br /><br />I truly think it's stress induced...that's the culprit. Elizabeth Seckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045076826326574984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115704751652270450.post-67198602009881014932013-11-06T12:10:32.668-05:002013-11-06T12:10:32.668-05:00Oh, and it's Dancing in the Dark. But I made i...Oh, and it's Dancing in the Dark. But I made it tough by pulling snippets from verses that aren't even together in the songElizabeth Seckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045076826326574984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115704751652270450.post-66299615050848326442013-11-06T12:09:33.837-05:002013-11-06T12:09:33.837-05:00I'm not one for change either...99% of the tim...I'm not one for change either...99% of the time. I'm like Annalisa...too lazy for it most days.<br /><br />My publisher is a fan of people too. Elizabeth Seckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045076826326574984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115704751652270450.post-42812626241886018092013-11-06T12:08:11.596-05:002013-11-06T12:08:11.596-05:00And you've read the story, so that means a lot...And you've read the story, so that means a lot. I kept getting feedback from people that they thought the book was a sizzling read, and it's not. But like my publisher says, it's not overly "sweet" either. It's definitely turning out to be the middle child of the series. Elizabeth Seckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045076826326574984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115704751652270450.post-77286345354334074162013-11-06T12:05:29.700-05:002013-11-06T12:05:29.700-05:00Gutting a closet is an excellent idea. It totally ...Gutting a closet is an excellent idea. It totally feels good to see something finished. And this place needs a good purging. The clutter is taking over!<br /><br />The cover advice does help. I think somehow I need a blend of the two. A little on the sweet side, but not so sweet it looks like an inspirational. Elizabeth Seckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045076826326574984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115704751652270450.post-29582465720093520192013-11-06T11:39:23.569-05:002013-11-06T11:39:23.569-05:00Isn't she though? Throw some pretty pink duct ...Isn't she though? Throw some pretty pink duct tape over her mouth and we'd all be happier!<br /><br />And that IS good advice...you most certainly did learn this semester!!Elizabeth Seckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045076826326574984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115704751652270450.post-6507350182825651772013-11-06T11:16:35.003-05:002013-11-06T11:16:35.003-05:00True story:
As a 16 year old, my father got to t...True story: <br /><br />As a 16 year old, my father got to talking to a friend of his who just happened to own a VW Bug. My father bought it from him and gave it to me for my birthday. We waxed the old car and made it look awesome again. To this day, I have a great fondness for pink bugs. <br /><br />Even if pink and I only get along as a hair color...Renahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02767762370997304308noreply@blogger.com