tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968546507603375440.post2827862868047110836..comments2023-10-17T08:55:54.647+01:00Comments on this writer's life: Karen Jones writes a letter to herselfTeresa Stensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17027879292470220383noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968546507603375440.post-37184229433956619332015-10-25T20:11:12.554+00:002015-10-25T20:11:12.554+00:00As usual, I come late to the party. That was an in...As usual, I come late to the party. That was an interesting read, Karen, though many of the recent events were known to me already. <br /><br />Writing is in your blood. It will never leach out no matter how much alcohol you drink. Instead, as you have shown, it gets more concentrated with application and the result is those fluid, unaffected stories that comprise <i>Upside-down Jesus</i>. May you write many, many more.Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02427952228859939998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968546507603375440.post-70836139762137077172014-04-07T14:36:50.905+01:002014-04-07T14:36:50.905+01:00I thought that was awesome, too - thanks, Vicki!I thought that was awesome, too - thanks, Vicki!Teresa Stensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17027879292470220383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968546507603375440.post-18356427000334342142014-04-07T13:11:11.218+01:002014-04-07T13:11:11.218+01:00Wow - you remember the story? That's great - I...Wow - you remember the story? That's great - I don't think any of us could ask for anything more than one of our stories sticking with someone. Thank you, Vicki.Karen Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17855965073232507189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968546507603375440.post-40990616660135076802014-04-07T13:10:11.442+01:002014-04-07T13:10:11.442+01:00Aw, that was a lovely thing to say, Anne. Thank yo...Aw, that was a lovely thing to say, Anne. Thank you.xKaren Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17855965073232507189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968546507603375440.post-45068473485770608042014-04-07T10:50:21.319+01:002014-04-07T10:50:21.319+01:00I remember reading the Upside Down Jesus in Mslexi...I remember reading the Upside Down Jesus in Mslexia - loved it and it really stayed with me so very happy to stumble across you on twitter, via Teresa Stenson. And with a whole collection out! Woo! Will definitely be reading it one way or another. Winning a copy would of course be incredibly cool. :) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968546507603375440.post-25038417454538351062014-04-07T10:28:22.166+01:002014-04-07T10:28:22.166+01:00Thanks and hello to everyone who has commented so ...Thanks and hello to everyone who has commented so far. Really pleased Karen's letter has been so popular, here and on Twitter. <br /><br />There's just over 6 hours for more comments to come in - so if you haven't commented and you'd like to be in the draw say hello soon!<br /><br />I'll be posting the result on Wednesday. Teresa Stensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17027879292470220383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968546507603375440.post-42987475082536677612014-04-06T13:21:15.871+01:002014-04-06T13:21:15.871+01:00Us writers, we are all on the same path. We start ...Us writers, we are all on the same path. We start off unable to share what we've written, convinced it's rubbish. Then, we take the first step and find a world full of people willing to help, to review, to encourage us to be brave enough to expose ourselves to rejection. Rejection - that's the bad news. The goods news is we meet people like Karen and are enriched by the experience. Good luck with this collection Karen. I look forward to your first novel!rainbowmakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06045124994182553455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968546507603375440.post-22460063017134781432014-04-03T12:41:36.383+01:002014-04-03T12:41:36.383+01:00Thanks everyone.
I'm glad so many of you coul...Thanks everyone.<br /><br />I'm glad so many of you could relate to the letter. I think many of us have similar journeys, especially if we have children and our time is never really our own.<br /><br />And I'm glad the story summaries are an enticement to buy. Writing the stories in the book was easy compared to sorting out blurb and cover.Karen Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17855965073232507189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968546507603375440.post-8347455479717922592014-04-02T22:33:31.002+01:002014-04-02T22:33:31.002+01:00I like the title, the Upside Down Jesus. That got...I like the title, the Upside Down Jesus. That got my attention.<br /><br />I'm not just commenting because I like the idea of winning a book. <br /><br />... Ok, that might be what got me reading, but I did enjoy the letter too.<br /><br />And a lot of the stories hinted at in the summary of the collection sound really intriguing so I think I might buy a copy anyway (will leave it a week though just in case I do win!).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968546507603375440.post-16453567766001326582014-04-01T20:07:58.970+01:002014-04-01T20:07:58.970+01:00I like the "letter to yourself" idea! An...I like the "letter to yourself" idea! And yes, I can also relate to a lot of the content of that letter. Congratulations!Nora Nadjarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03776605471987006125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968546507603375440.post-83429056775750226852014-04-01T14:40:16.207+01:002014-04-01T14:40:16.207+01:00It's like reading about myself, Karen. Althoug...It's like reading about myself, Karen. Although you are braver than me and have done an anthology. That's my next step (after winning the Booker, of course). Good luck with all the next stages xxxxPetra McQueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18254867984067331005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968546507603375440.post-74990155885539235092014-04-01T11:22:55.868+01:002014-04-01T11:22:55.868+01:00I just bought your book and look forward to readin...I just bought your book and look forward to reading it. Both my sons write and I'll have them read this letter.LDLAX-Man11https://www.blogger.com/profile/13664831581876159312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968546507603375440.post-78076579749036325852014-03-31T20:01:08.057+01:002014-03-31T20:01:08.057+01:00I've read some of Karen's work online and ...I've read some of Karen's work online and would love to read the newly released short story collection. Thanks Teresa (and thanks Karen for sharing some of 'your' story).Samaritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06062056487441877679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968546507603375440.post-6908420702321462352014-03-31T16:42:13.980+01:002014-03-31T16:42:13.980+01:00Thanks Miss McFish (what a fabulous name).
And th...Thanks Miss McFish (what a fabulous name).<br /><br />And thanks to you too, Betty McFab (another great name.Karen Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17855965073232507189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968546507603375440.post-417099895233588802014-03-31T16:39:07.385+01:002014-03-31T16:39:07.385+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Karen Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17855965073232507189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968546507603375440.post-586525550926811572014-03-31T16:38:29.616+01:002014-03-31T16:38:29.616+01:00Ha - yes, Patsy, my husband's dire warning tha...Ha - yes, Patsy, my husband's dire warning that I was setting off to meet people who would turn out to be axe-murderers never came true, thankfully. Or should I say, so far.<br /><br />And that's very true - I was far more comfortable with meeting a bunch of strangers than I was with letting people read my work. Odd.Karen Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17855965073232507189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968546507603375440.post-31979894274437068952014-03-31T16:14:14.030+01:002014-03-31T16:14:14.030+01:00Lovely to hear about your development as a writer....Lovely to hear about your development as a writer. Good luck with your short story collection and that long thing!BettyMcFabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782405103465879757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968546507603375440.post-73032931259777498032014-03-31T13:35:05.265+01:002014-03-31T13:35:05.265+01:00Hi Karen, great letter, with many points I'm s...Hi Karen, great letter, with many points I'm sure we call all relate to!<br /><br />And 'hi' to you, Teresa - you've been a bit too quiet lately, glad to have you back! xMiss McFishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01411146378505200757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968546507603375440.post-37120093869054147522014-03-31T12:23:14.560+01:002014-03-31T12:23:14.560+01:00Karen, you're one of the first people I ever m...Karen, you're one of the first people I ever met after coming across them on the internet. I think you were also the first person I'd heard refer to axe murderers in that context too. <br /><br />Odd isn't it that we can be more worried about sending out or words than in sending ourselves into the unknown.Patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12263765378083045973noreply@blogger.com