tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636753868888685143.comments2023-04-29T02:33:40.462-05:00Pete Hautman says...Pete Hautmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04904540764318731548noreply@blogger.comBlogger494125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636753868888685143.post-27262512227187375372022-11-14T11:10:25.001-06:002022-11-14T11:10:25.001-06:00I think there are a lot of "incorrigible"...I think there are a lot of "incorrigible" people. And the numbers seem to be growing. I don't think a dictionary is going to help.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636753868888685143.post-39934456172393625342022-08-25T13:43:46.183-05:002022-08-25T13:43:46.183-05:00When I lived in New York City for a year after col...When I lived in New York City for a year after college, I rented a space in a SOHO loft. This is before SOHO was all smart shops and nifty restaurants. The space was owned by an artist and art teacher and I had a room in back, no ceiling of my own. We shared a high ceiling.<br /><br />During the summer the artist went West to visit family, and got two Yale students - women who talked a length into the night - and one morning it was evident something large was gnawing the bottom of the kitchen trash can. I having little money, I scraped together enough to buy a large rat trap. Put cheese on it an in the morning one of the Yale women said, "There's something in YOUR trap." As if the trap were only mine and the fact it was in their sleeping area should be forgotten.<br /><br />Gratefully, the trap was upside down on a rat the size of a small horse with a yard-stick long slick horrible tail. <br /><br />Garbage bagged it and tossed in the trash on my way down the street. <br />George Sorensennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636753868888685143.post-70889571318950294382022-02-26T05:28:28.808-06:002022-02-26T05:28:28.808-06:00Just looking at the National Book Awards site and ...Just looking at the National Book Awards site and came across your work. Sorry to admit that I hadn't heard of you before and I try to keep up on writing of all kinds but, as I'm sure you appreciate, it's a very big world! I do like YA writing and I'm looking forward to reading one of your novels. My problems are that I've usually got around 10 or so books I'm working on, non-fiction and fiction and I'm actually not a very fast reader and have a tendency to nod off after a few pages, not from boredom but from poorly functioning glasses (I think!). So, problems aside, best of luck with your new book!<br /><br />Regards,<br /><br />Michael SharpeMichael Sharpenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636753868888685143.post-34916979726931879282021-12-31T08:13:10.673-06:002021-12-31T08:13:10.673-06:00Kalamazoo! That was a bunch of years ago! Thanks f...Kalamazoo! That was a bunch of years ago! Thanks for keeping me on your radar.Pete Hautmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04904540764318731548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636753868888685143.post-50682332890242331672021-12-30T14:50:57.725-06:002021-12-30T14:50:57.725-06:00I am looking forward to your next book. My class o...I am looking forward to your next book. My class of sophomores at Kalamazoo Central High School read "Mr. Was" prior to your visit.Chthonian74https://www.blogger.com/profile/07318037872735515860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636753868888685143.post-27989912614970444202021-11-26T15:18:00.720-06:002021-11-26T15:18:00.720-06:00I've heard this joke before, but as usual, did...I've heard this joke before, but as usual, did not remember it until I heard the punch line.Daughter Number Threehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08171356533232458827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636753868888685143.post-49556605928095981732021-11-26T12:04:08.775-06:002021-11-26T12:04:08.775-06:00I tried making rillettes once, after sharing one o...I tried making rillettes once, after sharing one of these in a PNW lodge restaurant. But I just need more practice. I did watch a friend attempt to cook a goose in a BBQ once. A neighbor came by and wanted to see what is looked like, as all the fat was pouring from the bird and making smoke. When the guy opened the lid, the air came in and it burst into flames and wouldn't go out. the BBQ backed on a fence and that started to burn. So the neighbor ran and got a fire extinguisher, and emptied it on the BBQ and fence. So, I don't know how to cook goose either.<br />George in Oregonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636753868888685143.post-64499133212788960062019-07-24T08:45:26.325-05:002019-07-24T08:45:26.325-05:00Thank you!
Thank you!<br />Pete Hautmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04904540764318731548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636753868888685143.post-35605004864863988262019-07-22T14:18:21.711-05:002019-07-22T14:18:21.711-05:00Stumbled upon "ROAD TRIPPED" while brows...Stumbled upon "ROAD TRIPPED" while browsing the shelf at my local library. Thoroughly enjoyed it. I live in mid-missouri and you nailed many a detail of this 'show-me' state. Hope this won't be your last young adult book. But if it is, well, THANKS for the RIDE ~ it was a good one.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02898397276771801995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636753868888685143.post-62703122914645929662019-02-12T09:56:14.941-06:002019-02-12T09:56:14.941-06:00"Have you ever noticed how many superstar aut..."Have you ever noticed how many superstar authors’ early novels are shorter, more powerful, and more elegantly constructed? And how their later work is often bloated, sloppy, and self-indulgent?"<br /><br />Can we dub this The Goblet of Fire Factor?Kurtishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10177870391642054971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636753868888685143.post-44837849731890606182018-11-26T05:56:38.788-06:002018-11-26T05:56:38.788-06:00Ha ha ha! No no no!Ha ha ha! No no no!Pete Hautmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04904540764318731548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636753868888685143.post-91079094281618797042018-11-25T21:38:47.559-06:002018-11-25T21:38:47.559-06:00Doesn't "confited them in the sous vide&q...Doesn't "confited them in the sous vide" just mean marinate and grill? George Sorensennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636753868888685143.post-71689529534554040822018-11-07T08:19:35.470-06:002018-11-07T08:19:35.470-06:00Yes, nobody likes to be made to feel stupid!Yes, nobody likes to be made to feel stupid!Pete Hautmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04904540764318731548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636753868888685143.post-46073468815434934962018-11-05T14:22:15.036-06:002018-11-05T14:22:15.036-06:00I get very frustrated with novels or scenes that r...I get very frustrated with novels or scenes that require understanding a complex setting (or sometimes a physical process) in order to follow the story. It feels unnecessary and makes me question my intelligence, even though I know intellectually it's the writer's job to make it clear. So on top of not "getting" the action, I feel a bit insulted.Daughter Number Threehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08171356533232458827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636753868888685143.post-39182282792425339862018-04-17T09:04:57.256-05:002018-04-17T09:04:57.256-05:00Love the cover! I look forward to it.Love the cover! I look forward to it.Daughter Number Threehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08171356533232458827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636753868888685143.post-2460338073864884482018-03-13T12:01:03.790-05:002018-03-13T12:01:03.790-05:00Love this cover!Love this cover!Daughter Number Threehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08171356533232458827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636753868888685143.post-25980865726393612832017-11-24T08:10:39.712-06:002017-11-24T08:10:39.712-06:00Sounds like an ideal Thanksgiving. Good luck brav...Sounds like an ideal Thanksgiving. Good luck braving the shoppers. Good luck or finding shoppers discerning enough to buy your books.Mschentenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03999181833748127806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636753868888685143.post-85463176004086130282017-11-22T18:39:09.371-06:002017-11-22T18:39:09.371-06:00Happy Thanksgiving, Mary and Pete.
Happy Thanksgiving, Mary and Pete. <br />Nancy Crockernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636753868888685143.post-11561235576785705182017-09-23T03:26:40.470-05:002017-09-23T03:26:40.470-05:00This is my first time visit to your blog and I am ...This is my first time visit to your blog and I am very interested in the articles that you serve. Provide enough knowledge for me. Thank you for sharing useful and don't forget, keep sharing useful info: <a href="http://www.appletell.com/" rel="nofollow">Lukas</a><br />charlos johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07585675035630507255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636753868888685143.post-36427359365201020802017-06-30T06:24:48.716-05:002017-06-30T06:24:48.716-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.model sandal pria terbaruhttp://ztoko.net/sandal/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636753868888685143.post-81916389428332427032017-05-21T13:01:41.884-05:002017-05-21T13:01:41.884-05:00I am terrible with hyphens, as every copyeditor wh...I am terrible with hyphens, as every copyeditor who has ever worked with me will attest. As long as the meaning is clear, I don't worry about it much other than in this blog, which does not have the benefit of a copyeditor.<br />Pete Hautmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04904540764318731548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636753868888685143.post-7722518334709179262017-05-20T20:40:49.526-05:002017-05-20T20:40:49.526-05:00I never realized it was such a gray area on where ...I never realized it was such a gray area on where to place those books that are stuck between being middle-grade books and young-adult books. But I think you're right; I have found myself going back and forth between the children's books and young-adult books in multiple libraries to look for books by the same author.<br /><br />P.S. I like middle-grade hyphenated when it is used as an adjective, but then wouldn't young-adult have to be hyphenated as well? Maybe the expert will weigh in! :)Cherylhttp://giantdandelions.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636753868888685143.post-7828761134815815652017-05-05T18:34:57.522-05:002017-05-05T18:34:57.522-05:00I've only read her Lioness books. But yeah, I ...I've only read her Lioness books. But yeah, I see stuff mis-shelved often, including my books. It's a tricky business.<br />Pete Hautmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04904540764318731548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636753868888685143.post-38720035807104460642017-05-05T14:07:12.628-05:002017-05-05T14:07:12.628-05:00I remember seeing Tamora Pierce's Squire and K...I remember seeing Tamora Pierce's Squire and Knight shelved as middle grade in the children's room at the Roseville Library and thinking.... not an appropriate place for those, especially Knight. Daughter Number Threehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08171356533232458827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636753868888685143.post-28159518676128156892017-04-23T11:06:07.057-05:002017-04-23T11:06:07.057-05:00Brenda, sorry I missed your last post. I was out o...Brenda, sorry I missed your last post. I was out of town for a while and am still getting caught up. Feel free to use whatever you find on my website: www.petehautman.comPete Hautmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04904540764318731548noreply@blogger.com